
Williams FW43B Mercedes #63 G. Russell Belgian GP 2021 Minichamps 1:18
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TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 resin Williams FW44 Mercedes reproduces Alexander Albon's #23 entry from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, the season-opening race of his return to Formula 1 with Williams. This case edition adds a display cover to the sealed resin build, suiting collectors tracking Albon's comeback season.
Alexander Albon spent a season on the sidelines before Williams handed him a race seat for 2022, and the Bahrain season opener was where that comeback actually began on track.
This FW44 arrives as a case edition, meaning the sealed resin body ships with a display cover rather than the open tray more common at this scale. Resin construction gives Minichamps sharper edges along the FW44's sidepods and floor than a diecast equivalent, though there are no opening panels to inspect since the body is a single cast piece. The Mercedes-powered livery is applied through fine tampo printing, and at 1:18 the FW44's low nose and narrow cockpit opening read clearly under direct light, a detail resin captures more cleanly than heavier die-cast tooling.
After losing his Red Bull seat at the end of 2020, Albon spent 2021 as a Red Bull-affiliated reserve driver before Williams brought him back to a race seat for 2022. Bahrain was the first round of that return, run against a Williams team that was rebuilding rather than fighting for points, which makes this livery a marker of a comeback rather than a race-winning result. For collectors following Albon's career specifically, this is the car that restarted it.
Displayed among other 2022-season liveries, this FW44 case edition works best as a driver-focused piece rather than a headline result, and the included cover makes it easy to keep dust-free without a separate cabinet fitting.