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 With Force India due to show off their new livery at a
presentation in Mexico City later, Williams released images of the
Mercedes-powered FW37 through their website and the cover of F1
Racing magazine.
Last year's car lifted Williams out of the doldrums to third in the
championship and the 2015 version has been reshaped to meet new nose
regulations designed to rid the sport of the previous 'ugly'
solutions.
Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds recognized that had
posed a 'slight headache' for the designers, with the Williams
featuring a shorter nose.
"The new front bulkhead and nose geometry had much more of an impact
than we had initially anticipated and the effect on the aero was
profound," he said in a statement.
 "The team have worked hard on pulling back the deficit these
regulations have made for us."
Williams finished ahead of Ferrari and McLaren last season, the
first year of the new V6 turbo hybrid era, and behind only dominant
champions Mercedes and Red Bull.
With no major changes to the regulations this year, former champions
Williams are hoping to challenge for wins and the title with
Brazilian Felipe Massa and Finland's Valtteri Bottas but recognized
others could close the gap on them.
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"The more rule stability there is, the closer the field gets. I hope
as a team we are more capable of maintaining the forward momentum to
catch Mercedes, than the teams behind us are of catching us," said
Symonds.
"It’s not just about stable regulations but also about the team and
every individual that works here moving forward and improving."
The season starts in Australia on March 15, with the first
pre-season test in Jerez on Feb 1.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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