Jacques Villeneuve, Former F1 driver and the Williams Formula 1 Team’s last World Champion has said that he thinks his former team has found itself in a position from which it can not come back. Never usually shy of sharing his typically outspoken views on all things Formula 1, Villeneuve Read more…
Williams have brought an updated front wing to this weekend’s German Grand Prix along with a number of other aerodynamic improvements in an effort to solve the instability issues that blighted their British Grand Prix weekend where both cars were forced to start from the pitlane. The team are hoping Read more…
An evolution of the previous season’s car that performed so admirably, the main visual difference between the Williams FW17 and the FW18 were the mandatory safety elements introduced by the FIA for 1996. Higher head protection on either side of the cockpit and a lower seating position for the driver Read more…
The Williams FW19 was again an evolution of the mega-successful FW18 which swept to both titles in 1996. Despite this, Williams weren’t to find winning as easy as they did in 1996 – Schumacher and Ferrari had developed a strong car and they were to be serious competition throughout the Read more…
The Williams FW20 as the first Williams for eight years without any input from Adrian Newey, and the first without ‘Renault’ power for a decade. For 1998 Williams would be powered by a ‘Mecachrome’ which was essentially a rebadged 1997 Renault engine, which, in the fast-paced world of Formula 1 Read more…
Again decked out in Winfield red (albeit with a great deal more white), and again an evolution of the previous year’s car the Williams FW21 was more tightly packaged than its predecessor, and slightly more angular. This was Williams’ second season of a transitional period between a works engine deal Read more…
Another evolution of the previous year’s Williams FW21, the FW22 heralded the beginning of an exciting new partnership between Williams and BMW, who powered Nelson Piquet and Brabham to two world championships in the early 1980s. Geoff Willis’ input had refined the aerodynamics on the FW22 to be extremely efficient Read more…
With the FW23, Williams’ chassis and BMW engine were well matched, and this translated into a string of excellent results, including four victories over the course of the season. One for CART Champion and Formula 1 rookie Juan-Pablo Montoya, and three for Ralf Schumacher in his third year with the Read more…
The Williams FW24’s main strength was the mega-powerful BMW V10, which compensated for the car’s comparatively (to Ferrari and McLaren) inferior aerodynamics. This allowed drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan-Pablo Montoya to compete with, but seldom beat the all conquering Ferrari team with its F2002 in the hands of Michael Schumacher, Read more…
The FW25 was a completely new design after BMW showed signs of discontent at the performance of its predecessor in 2002. Despite showing early promise with a potential win in the opening round at Albert Park in Melbourne (which became an actual second place, following a spin by Juan Pablo Read more…
