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Impact Report 2026

Today, Formula 1 is the biggest annual sporting competition in the world, with more than 800 million fans, over 20 races, and billions of pounds of economic value. Atlassian Williams F1 Team is a key part of the ecosystem. We are one of 11 teams on the grid, now with a near 50-year history and 1,200 people across our sites in Grove, London, and New York. We know that we have a critical role to play in helping the sport move forward – whether that’s by reducing our Environmental Impact, helping more people to get involved in racing, or creating new economic opportunities.

We are committed to working with F1, the teams, our partners, and our suppliers to help create a brighter future for the communities and places where we race. In 2025-2026, Williams has continued to strengthen our sustainability and social impact approach, including through new double materiality assessments, waste audits, and ongoing investment in our driver, STEM, and academy programmes.

This report showcases that progress, and the team’s next steps as we build towards our anniversary next year.

Next generation

How is Williams supporting the next generation of drivers?

Atlassian Williams F1 Team has always been invested in discovering and developing the racing talent of the future – giving future World Champions Jacques Villeneuve, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg their first F1 seats, along with current F1 stars George Russell, Valtteri Bottas and Williams F1 Team Driver Academy graduate Franco Colapinto.

Today, the Williams F1 Team Driver Academy continues this legacy, supporting eight drivers across every level from OKJ-N Karting to FIA Formula 3. Jamie Chadwick, three-time W Series Champion, also acts as an adviser to F1 Academy driver Jade Jacquet in her first season in the sport.

How is Williams inspiring the next generation of engineers?

STEM

Atlassian Williams F1 Team’s STEM programme is a grid-leading offering, supporting the next generation to learn about the skills you need to thrive in F1.

Since the programme was first launched in 2020, the STEM team have welcomed 29,222 students to educational opportunities in Grove and beyond. Those students and young people had an opportunity to see their science lessons come to life – with nose cone crash tests, simulation runs, and a tour of the team’s iconic museum. From September 2026, STEM pivots towards a global offering – with learning opportunities in our Fan Zones and through STEM Camps in the USA.

Komatsu Williams Engineering Academy

Komatsu Williams Engineering Academy is a flagship initiative – created in partnership with Komatsu – which aims to support leading young engineers to supercharge their careers in motorsport or industrial engineering.

First launched in 2024, the programme welcomed its second cohort in September 2025, following the STEM Racing World Finals in Singapore. The Academy now includes 20 students from 10 different countries, aged 15-22.

For 2026, Komatsu Williams Engineering Academy partnered with Formula Student UK, and collaborated with its sister programme FSAE, to recruit its next cohort. This group will be first- and second-year university students, who are ready to take the next step in their career whether that’s through motorsport or industrial engineering.

How is Williams connecting with fans around the world?

Less than 1% of fans will ever go to a race. As a team, we are committed to opening up our sport, and finding new ways for our audiences to engage with the work we do, wherever they are and however they support.

Our Fan Zones are a key part of that work. Hosted at seven major races across the 2025 calendar, and set to reach seven more in 2026, the events are an opportunity for fans to hear from our drivers, see cars up close, and experience the thrill of racing with simulators and Batak displays. Starting from 2026, we have also hosted STEM activations in the Fan Zone, which enable young people to learn more about our sport, and how the subjects they study in school could convert into university or career opportunities.

In 2025, we reached 150k people through these activations. 2026 has seen a 13% increase in footfall across the first half of the year

Sustainability

How is Williams using energy more sustainably?

At our Grove HQ, we offset 100% of electricity consumption through Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs)

We have also replaced golf buggies on site with new Pangea 4x4 electric buggies. With the diesel mule now only needed in heavy snow, this shift will save around 2 tonnes of CO₂ a year – the equivalent of 100 trees absorbing carbon for 12 months, while giving us quieter, more efficient, and more cost-effective vehicles.

Trackside, we have also participated in Formula 1’s expanding Event Energy Transition across all European races in 2025. At these events, we use green energy sources including Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Solar and Grid, to fuel our hospitality, race trucks, and garage.

Across the European leg, we substituted some of the diesel used in our logistics fleet with HVO. This reduced total emissions from road freight by 18.3% compared to if full diesel fuelling had been used for the same trips.

We have continued to renew and update lighting as part of our efforts to make our Grove facility more efficient. This year, LED lighting was installed across more parts of the facility. Through these LED lighting replacements, we expect to save 90,788kWh each year.

How is Williams improving its approach to waste?

Due to changing regulations, certain manufacturing materials are no longer needed in the factory. Together with factory teams, we donated these materials to local schools – helping to inspire the engineers and teams of tomorrow.

We have also been working with our additive manufacturing (ADM) teams to minimise waste produced as part of the 3D printing process that we use in our factory. The ADM team use their expertise to identify ‘empty’ areas between printed components which are large enough to include small items that we can use for a variety of applications. These include keyrings and small models and as a result of this workstream nearly 500kg of material has been saved.

How is Williams improving its supply chain management?

The team have brought in a Supplier Emissions Development Lead, who will work with suppliers to reduce emissions and waste footprint.

We have continued to focus on improving data accuracy and maturity, alongside suppliers – including through a changed approach towards quantity rather than spend calculations for raw materials.

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