Nyck de Vries participated in the Italian Grand Prix in the FW44, replacing Albon due to the Thai driver suffering appendicitis.

[2] The chassis is Williams' first car under the 2022 technical regulations, and their first to be developed wholly under new owners, Dorilton Capital, with Jost Capito at the helm.

On the same day, Williams launched their new livery for 2022 which was a darker blue design compared to the previous predominantly white cars.

With a notably tight design around the sidepod radiators, aerodynamics from the front pushing air to the floor which will be generating ground effect.

Zhou's Alfa Romeo flipped over the top of Albon's Williams before launching over the tyre wall into the catch fencing.