Sainz, Albon and Vowles to appear in Marvel comic book in Williams collaboration
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15:35, 29 Apr
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Williams have announced an all-new collaboration with comic book brand Marvel that will see drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, as well as team principal James Vowles enter the superhero universe.
In what will be a one-off comic book, the story will see the Williams trio take on iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom in the middle of the F1 racing season, with other famous heroes such as Iron Man, Black Widow and Captain America set to also appear.
Williams have revealed that the comic book one-shot will be available for sale with special edition event-exclusive variant covers starting from the Monaco Grand Prix in June, with the book later on shelves in the US in October.
At the Miami GP this weekend, fans will be able to pre-order the comic at the Williams Fan Zone, which is set to feature a mural of Marvel characters and a "giant Marvel cover photo opp".
Other special variants of the comic will be available at Silverstone, Madrid, Singapore, Austin, and Las Vegas Grands Prix.
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Williams' Director of Merchandise and Licensing, Luke Timmins said: “Alex and Carlos are already heroes to our millions of fans, and now they get to prove it in print by uniting with the Marvel Super Heroes to save racing from Doctor Doom.
"We are proud to be bringing these two universes together for the first time, and hope it gives fans another way to find and fall in love with our iconic Atlassian Williams F1 Team.
"There is no better place than Miami to launch a unique collaboration like this, and with special edition covers for races around the world the story is only just beginning."
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Mansell said: "I might get shot for saying this, but sadly some of the overtakes are just totally false.
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