Williams have announced that James Vowles, Jamie Chadwick and Lia Block will drive Nigel Mansell’s iconic FW14B at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as the event prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the F1 World Championship.
With the theme for the 2025 festival being ‘The Winning Formula: Champions and Challengers’, the Williams team will showcase the legendary car that saw Mansell clinch nine Grand Prix victories en route to the title in 1992 – and Mansell himself will also be in attendance to get behind the wheel of his famous challenger.
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The Briton last appeared at the festival in 2022, where he drove the FW14B to mark the 30th anniversary of his championship triumph.
Vowles, meanwhile, participated in the 2024 Festival of Speed at the wheel of the 1982 Drivers’ Championship-winning FW08, with the Team Principal looking forward to returning this year as part of the line-up to drive the FW14B.
Vowles participated in the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, getting behind the wheel of the Williams FW08
“It’s fantastic news that Jamie, Lia and I will all be driving the FW14B up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year,” said Vowles. “When you walk around the museum at our base in Grove, the 14B is the car that stands out. This is a dream come true; an iconic car, with such a huge list of success.
“The 14B had technology that was way ahead of its time, and it’s so well known for not only what it achieved but how it took the team forward. Taking it to Goodwood and having the honour of driving it is going to be incredible.”
Joining him will be Williams Brand Ambassador and F1 ACADEMY Adviser Chadwick, who has enjoyed a strong start to her European Le Mans Series season with two back-to-back race victories, becoming the first-ever female driver to secure an outright win in ELMS.
“One of my earliest memories is from the Festival of Speed; I didn’t start in the sport until later and I went when I was about 10,” Chadwick commented. “That was my first time being exposed to so many cars and to F1. It’s also the place I drove my first F1 car so it’s very special.
Nigel Mansell – 1992 World Champion
“The FW14B is the most iconic car that we have in our collection at Williams. With the active suspension and everything that this car stood for in its time, it’s simply legendary. The sound of it is unbelievable so I’ll be getting my earplugs ready.”
Completing the line-up is F1 ACADEMY star Block, who joined Vowles at last year’s event by driving the FW08.
The American driver said: “I started going to Goodwood when I was really young with my dad who used to do the hillclimb a lot. Last year was a very big moment for me being able to drive an F1 car up the hill.
“It was a dream come true, and Goodwood is so special to me because so many people from different areas of motorsport come together to celebrate the sport. This year is going to be an iconic experience for me in an iconic car – I can’t wait!”
The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place from July 10-13.
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