New Williams FW26

[ridds]

WTF???? lol



I hope that works.

[Scratch'n'Diff]

I was wondering where my snow shovel had got to.

[LuS1fer]

Sponsored by JCB Design by the look of it.

Still, could be worse....couldn't it????

[rico]

I'm impressed by Williams effort this year. It brings a tad of variation to Formula 1 which it desperately needed.

Watch something like the Bathurst with Diablos racing 360Gts racing Vipers racing GT3s. Great racing and pretty close but entertaining. 360s could brake later but couldn't match the Diablos power.

[zooooom]

ridds said:

WTF???? lol I hope that works.

I did a post earlier on this (The worlds fastest bulldozer) was with no comments so deleted it.
Its a ugly monster
Dont look in your mirrors now schumacher Im coming to get ya.
Good luck to Williams this year just hope it goes better than it looks.

[eric mc]

Have a look at the 1973 Ferrari 312B3 "Spazzaneve" if you can find a picture of it. It has striking simlarities to the new Williams except that it was rubbish and never raced.

[The DJ 27]

I'm thinking that they're trying to gain downforce by creating a much bigger low pressure area under the nose, sort of a ground effect tunnel at the front of the car. Can't really see it working though, which makes me think they're taking the p*ss with it. Plus it is butt ugly

[FourWheelDrift]

eric mc said:

Have a look at the 1973 Ferrari 312B3 "Spazzaneve" if you can find a picture of it. It has striking simlarities to the new Williams except that it was rubbish and never raced.

Oh dear.

[ridds]

Yep, that's why the noses were'lifted' all those years ago to aid the flow of air through to the area around the barge boards (forget what it's called now).

[ScoobyZoom]

Jesus Christ...

Kill it. Kill it now...

[Mojocvh]

when does it go testing?

if it's any good Ferrari will have it banned!

MoJo.

[LuS1fer]

Best looking Formula 1 car ever - 1973 Lotus John Player Special.

[bad boy]

chris bangle hasnt joined the f1 dept has he?
still at least its different, take away the livery on most of todays f1 cars and i probally couldnt tell one from another....

[steviebee]

It's just extra strength to aid Monty when he whacks it up Ruben's @rse!

I like it. At least it's different!

What are the others doing? "ah yes, the new Jaguar is completely revolutionaly -as you can see, we've moved the third googley flap on the rear elevated flange over by 2mm!"

[tuffer]

ridds said:

WTF???? lol I hope that works.

I don't think much of this two seat version!!

[tuffer]

Those tyres are lovely and shiny, do you think they would fit on my Seat 1.2S?








Sorry full MaxMuppet mode!

[minghis]

LuS1fer said:

Best looking Formula 1 car ever - 1973 Lotus John Player Special.

Followed a close second by the 1991 Jordan.

[tuffer]

Mojocvh said:

when does it go testing? if it's any good Ferrari will have it banned! MoJo.

Looks like it's doing OK..

Jerez: the new Williams on top !
Impressive result by Juan Pablo Montoya [07/01/04 - 18:30]




The new FW26 starts its "career" on a high note


he new Williams FW26 was the fastest car today in Jerez. Juan Pablo Montoya is close the track record held by a McLaren MP4-19 (1'16"210) and the Colombian improves his own best time at this circuit.

This result is very encouraging for Williams, since the Grove-based team had only done a few laps since the car's launch on Monday.

Ferrari were also running today but their performance was rather discreet. McLaren will start testing tomorrow and BAR should arrive on Friday.

Jerez - 07/01/04
1. J.P. Montoya Williams-BMW FW26 1'16"630 51 laps
2. R. Zonta Toyota TF103 1'17"984 72 laps
3. J. Trulli Renault R23 1'18"092 99 laps
4. M. Gene Williams-BMW FW25 1'18"099 41 laps
5. F. Montagny Renault R23 1'18"424 90 laps
6. F. Massa Ferrari F2003-GA 1'19"002 60 laps
7. L. Badoer Ferrari F2003-GA 1'19"207 60 laps
8. O. Panis Toyota TF103 1'19"377 47 laps