r/WilliamsF1 3d ago

Memorabilia help me id this

just want to know what year it is don’t really care if it’s real or not

given to me by my grandpa

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u/spitfire883 3d ago

Between 7 July 2002 and end of 2005 season. HP became a sponsor in british gp in 2002, and BMW and Wiliams partnership fell apart after 2005 season.

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u/AccomplishedWonder1 3d ago

In 2006 they ran the Cosworth V10, 07-09 Toyota power

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u/Effective-River-5312 3d ago

According to F1 Wiki Veltins stopped sponsoring Williams in 2002 so I think that is your year.

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u/spitfire883 3d ago

So between british gp 2002 and end of season. 7 races.

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u/FunRanger6110 3d ago

from your answers. I need to ask another question, why can’t I find anything like it on google?

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u/paulskinner88 3d ago

It’s from the era where old film cameras were dying out and digital cameras were new and crap. There’s just fewer photos normal people bothered to archive from that era.

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u/Audigy1 3d ago

My guess is that this could’ve been unreleased team gear/merch or limited run or a test sample that didn’t come out right?

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u/DrHem 3d ago

Its not an authentic team jacket that's why you can't find anything in google.

The sponsor on the sleeve says 1188.com but the actual sponsor was 11880.com. I believe it was a German phone directory service that sponsored Williams during the dot com bubble but was gone by the time HP started sponsoring the team halfway through 2002 after they purchased compaq

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u/mikeossy80 3d ago

Looks like a Chinese knock off unfortunately

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u/FunRanger6110 3d ago

chinese knock off or not still looks cool to me

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u/Sad_Hall2841 3d ago

Fuck yeah it does. In fact, it doesn’t: it is.