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[JordanIreland]

Would love to hear some of the not so well known aspects of the Williams F1 team.

 

In this video at 10:15 the FW20 looks so beautiful, but it really looks like an FW19. Did the team just take the FW19, modify it for the 1998 rule changes and hope for the best?

 

Edited by JordanIreland, 21 December 2024 - 09:36.

[danmills]

Probably a show car, last years car with next years livery and weird hybrid mixes of interim parts.

Edited by danmills, 21 December 2024 - 11:27.

[JordanIreland]

Probably a show car, last years car with next years livery and weird hybrid mixes of interim parts.

Yes it looks off. But still stunning.

[JordanIreland]

Does anyone know the meaning of the symbol on the front of the car that looks like an arrow?

https://en.m.wikiped...rabham_BT26.jpg

[MCS]

It's the Frank Williams (Racing Cars) logo sticker:

 

https://www.redbubbl.../56384050.EJUG5

[funformula]

For me it´s clearly a FW20, no way It´s a resprayed FW19 as the monocoque is too different.

Of course the FW20 was an evolution of the highly successful FW17-FW19 family hence the similarity in appearence but the first one without input from Adrian Newey... and probably the reason why it was far less successful than it´s predecessors.

[Myhinpaa]

Came in slightly different versions, with and without address. (Possibly just cut off)

 

'69 - '70 versions

 

 

 

Without address in this photo, Monaco '69.

 

 

https://www.motorspo...456/1013551456/

 

 

 

[JordanIreland]

For me it´s clearly a FW20, no way It´s a resprayed FW19 as the monocoque is too different.
Of course the FW20 was an evolution of the highly successful FW17-FW19 family hence the similarity in appearence but the first one without input from Adrian Newey... and probably the reason why it was far less successful than it´s predecessors.

Thank you.

The overlap between the FW19 and FW20 seems to be substantial

I’m also assuming that the team was low of funds to push development as they needed to pay for their engines.

[JordanIreland]

Came in slightly different versions, with and without address. (Possibly just cut off)

'69 - '70 versions





Without address in this photo, Monaco '69.



https://www.motorspo...456/1013551456/

Thank you for sharing.

They both look cool. Is there any info on the logos themselves? What do they symbolise? An arrow?

[JordanIreland]

For the Williams FW17, did the team have a different qualifying engine compared to the race engine?

It seems the Williams was the quickest car overall in qualifying during the 1995 season, but Benetton had the faster race car.

https://www.statsf1....s-victoire.aspx

Edited by JordanIreland, 12 January 2025 - 15:37.

[Ray Bell]

Is the FW07 winning at Calder in the Australian Grand Prix of 1980 significant enough to be included?

 

It was a bit outside the normal F1 racing scene.

[JordanIreland]

Is the FW07 winning at Calder in the Australian Grand Prix of 1980 significant enough to be included?

It was a bit outside the normal F1 racing scene.

https://en.m.wikiped...ates_Grand_Prix

To be included in?