Williams FW26
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It is a little ugly but not too bad. I think I could stand it if it starts to win a lot more.
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I dont like the nose, but have a look at the work thats gone into that front wing!
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10th anniversary of Senna. I think they've always run that, but I might be wrong.
That is one ugly GP car. I understand the principals behind it (and I believe the chief aerodynamicist at Williams is ex-Ferrari).
As for GP cars that didn't look fast, I direct your attention to the 1994 Benneton Renault, which, whilst hideous, was a rather effective weapon.
That is one ugly GP car. I understand the principals behind it (and I believe the chief aerodynamicist at Williams is ex-Ferrari).
As for GP cars that didn't look fast, I direct your attention to the 1994 Benneton Renault, which, whilst hideous, was a rather effective weapon.
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Like sn00pie said, it doesn't look that fast. But there's probably some sort of aerodynamic enhancement with it?!
I agree. It doesn't look good either
Anyway, they test aerodinamycs on Wind Tunnels. They probably know what they are doing (at least i hope so).
PS: Something that i was thinking. If Montoya or Ralf Schumacher crash in someone in front of him, they probably go underneath , because the nose is just a ramp. Me wonders how accidents will end
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You're not wrong on this occasion. There have always been "Senna Esses" on the inside of the front wing pillars since 1994, it's just that with this design, the insides of the wing pillars are rather more visible than before.
Well, I think that the most interesting element of the design is that Williams have gone to the twin-keel setup as pioneered by Sergio Rinland, and then perfected by McLaren. What makes that so interesting is that Williams (together with Ferrari) were really demonstrating that it wasn't perhaps the giant leap forward that everyone was thinking, and I'd heard that the notion was beginning to fall out of favour.
Nick Tombaskis (or something like that)? The Greek one who did his National Service during Gardening Leave, anyway. Where did he end up I thought it was McLaren, but he'd been linked with at least three other teams as well.
That would be a Benetton Ford. I personally believe that its effectiveness was due to three factors, listed in order of importance:
1. The Ford engine was a V8, which had a much greater torque spread, allowing Michael Schumacher to run half of the Barcelona race stuck in 5th gear, but at barely reduced pace.
2. Michael Schumacher.
3. Setup tolerance. The 94 Williams was notorious for being picky about setup, whereas the Benetton was a much more amenable machine.
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that car looks like a walrus with its different front wing. its bulky all over. lets hope its fast (but not too fast so ferrari still win )
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thats pretty radical actually well I reckon it will either be very fast or very slow. Full marks to Willys tho thats the most unusual design feature since the 95 Mclaren and its '3rd wing'.
thats pretty radical actually well I reckon it will either be very fast or very slow. Full marks to Willys tho thats the most unusual design feature since the 95 Mclaren and its '3rd wing'.
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I think that should read "The ex-Ferrari lady is Dr Antonia Terzi. Joined mid 2002, so this is the first car under her direction."
I don't pretend to understand what's happening to the airflow under the front of this car, but it's obviously something pretty trick to require such a short nose.
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Eiffelland anyone?
This latest design reminds me of of some of the "wing-car" designs of the late-'70s, which used the chassis as one huge aerodynamic dvice, prompting longer, flatter areas so wind would be less turbulent over the length of the car from above.
On the other hand, the font wing is one of the most unusual designs I've ever seen. There's so many waves in the front wing panel , and the nose opts for the "large frontal area" design not often seen in open-wheeled racing cars anymore.
It's unique, I'll give it that. Lap times will dictate whether we will see copycats...
This latest design reminds me of of some of the "wing-car" designs of the late-'70s, which used the chassis as one huge aerodynamic dvice, prompting longer, flatter areas so wind would be less turbulent over the length of the car from above.
On the other hand, the font wing is one of the most unusual designs I've ever seen. There's so many waves in the front wing panel , and the nose opts for the "large frontal area" design not often seen in open-wheeled racing cars anymore.
It's unique, I'll give it that. Lap times will dictate whether we will see copycats...
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I think that should read "The ex-Ferrari lady is Dr Antonia Terzi. Joined mid 2002, so this is the first car under her direction."
I thought the 'a' at the end of the first named signified a woman, but all of the information I could find on the web referred to her as 'him', 'his', 'he'. Thanks for that.
The car's proving quite quick in current testing at Jerez - it's to within about half a second of the December testing times, and for a brand new car less than a week into its development, that's pretty impressive, and Williams don't tend to play games in pre-season testing.
You mean this car?
This one?
Or this one?
All of them are Eiffelland, from 1972.
More pics here: http://f1rejects.crosswinds.net/teams/eifelland/picture-gallery.html
More info on Eiffelland and other famous but not succesful F1 teams at www.f1rejects.com . That site is a fantastic place for info about F1
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I'm pretty sure about it, and found this "Qui sont ces hommes qui font aujourd'hui le succès de cette équipe? Le plus important d'entre eux est probablement une femme et elle s'appelle Antonia Terzi. Cette jeune italienne de 33 ans, a travaillé 5 ans chez Ferrari"
Which may (poor schoolboy french) translate as:
Who are these men who are currently responsible for the success of this team (Williams). The most important one amongst them is probably a woman, and she's called Antonia Terzi. This young Italian is 33 years old and worked for Ferrari for 5 years.
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Indeed, there's a picture of her in this week's Autosport magazine.
Apparently, the nose length comes from the fact that Williams can meet the frontal impact regulations with the pillars, and the nose only gets in the way.
Looks like it may not be an April Fool after all!
Apparently, the nose length comes from the fact that Williams can meet the frontal impact regulations with the pillars, and the nose only gets in the way.
Looks like it may not be an April Fool after all!
There's no way this car will win the championship this season. The nose will kill it. It's not narrow, so I think they'll lose lots of speed, they MIGHT gain something on the corners, but then they'll just be good on Monte Carlo. I also think the extra material they used on the nose will definitely add some weight(not much but they already lost so much speed by making a crappy looking nose cone like that). PS: Have they finally decided to add bargeboards?
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I have to say that enhanced performance or not, that is one of the ugliest F1 cars I have seen in recent times. But I supppose F1 isnt won on looks, so I guess time will tell as to whether its poor looks have justification.
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Its sucks being away, then having to catch up on 13908 threads that you missed
I must say, a first glance a that williams reminded me, for some reason, of the 6 wheel tyrrell
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It looks like a walrus. One fast walrus at that.
