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Back At Base: Episode 8 - The Final Piece in the Puzzle

Williams launch their 2024 car in front of their fans in New York while Mercedes hit the track at Silverstone as they prepare to go racing again.

For the last three months, we have followed the Williams and Mercedes teams as they prepared and built their cars for the 2024 season. Holly Samos and Sarah Holt have been our guides as we鈥檝e gone with them inside the factories - but now it鈥檚 almost time to return to the track.

First, the teams have to launch their race cars and reveal them to the rest of the world. Williams have travelled to New York to present their car in front of their American fans and partners. For homegrown driver Logan Sargeant this is a chance to mix business and pleasure.

Even on the brink of a new season, Formula 1 is already looking ahead. On the horizon in 2026 is a major new set of technical regulations. The next generation of F1 cars will use less energy - and run on sustainable fuels with net zero CO2 exhaust emissions, as the sport鈥檚 CEO Stefano Domenicali explains. The teams are also looking to the future. Mercedes are introducing sustainability initiatives close to home and Williams are on the path to transforming their organisation.

It鈥檚 the 14th of February, 2024. Valentine鈥檚 Day - and Mercedes are hoping it will be love at first sight, as their new race car makes its bow. The team have travelled just eight miles from Brackley for their pre-season launch at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix. It鈥檚 time for the wraps to come off the 2024 car. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton get their first drive in the car the team has lovingly built just for them.

Now, as our series comes to a close, just one question remains. How will the Williams and Mercedes cars fair in the season to come?

F1: Back at Base is an IMG Production for the 成人快手
Hosted by me, Joseph Fiennes
Co-hosts & Executive Producers are Holly Samos and Sarah Holt
The Producers are Alasdair Cresswell, Joe Aldridge and Jack Winstanley.
The Senior Producer is Ollie Kneen
The Executive Producer for IMG is Steve Tebb
The Showrunner is Holly Samos
The Story Editor and Scriptwriter is Sarah Holt
The Commissioning Editor at the 成人快手 is Stevie Middleton

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