Mercedes and Williams have extended their contracts

Mercedes-Benz will continue to supply Williams with powertrains and technical support until 2030.

After McLaren, Williams became the second Mercedes customer team to confirm a contract extension until 2030 – for four seasons following the change in engine regulations in 2026.

Markus SchaeferMember of the Board of Directors of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer: “We are pleased to extend our partnership with Williams Racing until 2030. We have maintained a close relationship since the introduction of the current powertrain regulations and look forward to to continue our cooperation in the new era.

We greatly appreciate their support for our future propulsion strategy. We look forward to approaching the new regulations together with the same passion and enthusiasm as in 2014, with the aim of achieving the same successes.”

Toto Wolffhead of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: “We are pleased to confirm that Williams Racing has become our second customer team to which we will be supplying forces under the 2026 regulations.

Today’s news underlines the strength of Mercedes-Benz’s proposition in Formula 1 and not only confirms but also strengthens our motorsport strategy. Since 2014 we have continued to develop our relationship with Williams. As the team lays the foundation to compete at the forefront, we are happy to support them with the supply of our power units.”

Hywel Thomas, Managing Director of Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains: “Williams is a historic Formula 1 team and we have achieved remarkable success during our collaboration. We were proud that our power units took the top four places at the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix, with Williams taking a well-deserved third and fourth place. Our working relationship with Williams has gone from strength to strength over the past decade and we look forward to continuing it.”

James VowlesHead of Williams Racing: “We have enjoyed our long-standing partnership with Mercedes-Benz and are very pleased to continue this as we enter a new era of Formula 1. The experience, support and technology that Mercedes offers fits perfectly with our medium to long-term ambitions.

The long-term agreement with Mercedes is part of our strategic objectives for the future, while we will maintain our own expertise and capabilities in design and production.”