Williams and Atlassian Announce Title Partnership to Form Atlassian Williams Racing
11 February 2025 - 11:48PM
Business Wire
Williams Racing and Atlassian are thrilled to announce a
long-term title partnership that will usher in a new era for the
iconic Formula 1 team as Atlassian Williams Racing.
Williams, the joint-second most successful team in F1 history
with 114 wins, 9 Constructors’ Championships and 7 Drivers’
Championships is joining forces with Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM), a
leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software
whose world-class platform serves over 300,000 customers across the
globe.
This partnership unites two organisations driven by teamwork:
Atlassian’s AI-powered collaboration software empowers teams of 10
to 10,000+ people so they can plan and track work, align on goals
and unleash knowledge seamlessly. For almost 50 years Williams has
been competing in F1 which is the ultimate test of teamwork across
a range of disciplines in pursuit of sporting success.
Under the partnership, Atlassian becomes the Official Title
Partner, Official Technology Partner and Official Collaboration
Software partner. The multi-year commitment is the biggest
partnership deal in Williams’ 48-year history, recognising its
position as an icon of one of the most-popular and fastest-growing
sports on the planet. It is another vote of confidence in the
team’s comeback plan to transform and deliver future World
Championship success.
Atlassian will play a major role in accelerating this
transformation with its System of Work for technology-driven
companies: a deliberate approach to teamwork that emphasises
connecting all teams, and leveraging AI to maximise impact and
innovation. The adoption of this approach and the Atlassian product
suite across Williams will unleash the potential of Atlassian
Williams Racing, deepening teamwork and collaboration to deliver
on-track performance.
As Official Title Partner, Atlassian’s branding will feature
prominently on the FW47 race cars being driven in the 2025 Formula
1 season by Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz – one of the most
formidable line-ups on the grid – which will be unveiled at
Silverstone on Friday. Atlassian branding will also be integrated
into all aspects of the team environment both trackside and at
their Grove HQ.
The new Atlassian Williams Racing logo, unveiled today,
symbolises this true partnership. It has been uniquely crafted to
unite the identities of Atlassian and Williams Racing, seamlessly
combining two distinct marks and incorporating signature blues from
each brand’s colour palette.
The FW47 will launch on Friday with a special one-off livery to
celebrate the partnership, before the official 2025 race livery is
revealed on February 18 at the F1 season launch at London’s The
O2.
James Vowles, Team Principal, Atlassian Williams Racing:
“I am delighted to welcome Atlassian into Formula 1 and our
evolution into Atlassian Williams Racing. Attracting a title
partnership of this size and significance is a momentous day in our
team’s illustrious history and a major milestone in our comeback
transformation. We are putting in place all the right ingredients
to get this team back to the front of the grid, and in Atlassian we
have a partner that through its technology and tools will help
unleash our full potential by improving teamwork and collaboration
right across the organisation. Our values and ambition align
perfectly, and I’m excited about what we can achieve together.”
Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO, Atlassian: “Formula 1 is the
ultimate team sport. It's where engineers, developers, commercial
teams, pit crews and countless others work together in real-time at
incredible speeds to race for a podium finish. Atlassian shares
Williams' deep belief in the power of teamwork. We know that when
great teams have the right tools and practices, they can achieve
things that would be impossible alone.
“As one of the first global technology companies out of
Australia, we understand what it's like to have passion, drive and
the belief that you're building something great. This team has been
through a remarkable transformation, and I believe Atlassian
Williams Racing has all the foundations for a renewed era of
greatness.”
Notes to editors
- The FW47 launch event will be streamed live on our website
williamsf1.com and app from 0930GMT on Friday 14 February
- For any Atlassian media enquiries please contact
press@atlassian.com
About Williams Racing
For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront
of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top
three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula
1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of
engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that
demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad
boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name. Since its
foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and
engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine
Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda
and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven
Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the
sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell,
Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made
history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission
to evolve and return to the front of the grid.
About Atlassian
Atlassian unleashes the potential of every team. Our software
development, service management and work management software helps
teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. The majority of
the Fortune 500 and over 300,000 companies of all sizes worldwide -
including NASA, BMW, Kiva, Deutsche Bank and Dropbox - rely on our
solutions to help their teams work better together and deliver
quality results on time. Learn more about our products, including
Jira, Confluence and Jira Service Management at
https://atlassian.com.
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