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Williams: Hackers spoilt augmented reality car launch

Hackers prevented the Williams Formula 1 team from giving fans a first glimpse of their car's new livery via an augmented reality app on Friday. Rendered images of the FW43B car were published instead with a predominantly blue, black and white look but few visible sponsors other than those linked to Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi. The team apologised and said the app had been removed from both the Apple App and Android Google Play stores. Williams reported: “Williams Racing planned to reveal its 2021 challenger, the FW43B, via an augmented reality app. However, sadly, because the app was hacked prior to launch, this will no longer be possible. We have subsequently removed the app from...
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