The Williams Formula One team have completed the almost-intense list of 2012 car launches for the first pre-season test of the year, confirming that their FW34 will be revealed to the world on the morning of February 7th.
Williams, kings of the understated car unveiling, will roll out their new car in the Jerez circuit's pit lane ahead of the opening day of pre-season testing for 2012.
The launch will consist of a straightforward photocall, with 2012 race drivers Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado set to pull a sheet off the car before the start of the morning test session.
Senna has joined the team alongside Maldonado for 2012, replacing Rubens Barrichello at the team.
The first four-day test of the pre-season schedule is set to take place at the Spanish track from February 7th-11th.
Williams will be the only team to launch their car on the day of the test itself, with most of the other F1 teams launching their new cars over the days leading up to the test.
The FW34 will mark the team's return to life as a Renault-powered outfit, after securing a switch to the French company's V8 unit for 2012.
Confirmation of the launch date for the FW34 means that all nine 2012 cars set to attend the first tests have been allocated official launch times.
Caterham have already having launched their CT01, and McLaren, Ferrari and Force India set to follow with their own cars by the end of the week.
Lotus will then unveil their E20 car at the launch of their new website on Sunday evening, before the remaining four teams pull the covers off their own cars on Monday and Tuesday.
The remaining three F1 teams - Mercedes, HRT and Marussia - are all set to delay the introduction of their 2012 car until after the first test.
Mercedes will launch their own W03 machine on February 21st prior to the second test of the pre-season, with HRT also planning to join the field at that test.
Marussia will then launch their own 2012 car prior to the third and final pre-season test in Barcelona.
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