Early view of 2017 Williams
Discussion
I don’t think one single design engineer in the history of Grand Prix or F1 racing ever had the requirement “beautiful” in his brief. The term beautiful with racing cars is only a subjective rating, usually stamped-on long after a car has become too slow to be competitive. In other words: in 20 years from now, we will find the 2017 cars fantastic and old-skool.
But I agree with others: not a real ground breaking design, I would have hoped for a more exciting car. The Martini livery has much more potential to add to the excitement too.
But I agree with others: not a real ground breaking design, I would have hoped for a more exciting car. The Martini livery has much more potential to add to the excitement too.
I certainly don't look at the 1997 cars as being "beautiful".
It's not an age thing at all - it's an aesthetic thing. For me, cars from lots of eras (from the 1920s right trough to the early 1990s) have been beautiful on and off but since the mid to late 90s aero and safety requirements have come to dominate and have resulted in fairly ugly machines.
It's not an age thing at all - it's an aesthetic thing. For me, cars from lots of eras (from the 1920s right trough to the early 1990s) have been beautiful on and off but since the mid to late 90s aero and safety requirements have come to dominate and have resulted in fairly ugly machines.
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