Williams FW35 launch

[CinnamonOD]

Now that the car passed the final crash test (Let's see if it does the same with Maldonado's ), the last car to be presented for this season is on it's way

Lotus E21 - January 28th
McLaren MP4-28 - January 31st
Ferrari F138 - February 1st
Force India VJM06 - February 1st
Sauber C32 - February 2nd
Red Bull RB9 - February 3rd
Mercedes AMG F1 W04 - February 4th
Toro Rosso STR8 - February 4th
Caterham CT03 - February 5th
Marussia MR02 - February 5th
Williams FW35 - February 19th

Feel free to post the photos when it is presented

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Valtteri Bottas announced a few weeks back, that although the FW35 will have the vanity panel, the rest of the car looks very similar to last seasons car.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

With the second pre-season test starting in Barcelona today, Williams will finally launch their 2013 car, the FW35, today, becoming the eleventh and final team to do so.

Launch schedule:

Lotus E21 - January 28th
McLaren MP4-28 - January 31st
Ferrari F138 - February 1st
Force India VJM06 - February 1st
Sauber C32 - February 2nd
Red Bull RB9 - February 3rd
Mercedes AMG F1 W04 - February 4th
Toro Rosso STR8 - February 4th
Marussia MR02 - February 5th
Caterham CT03 - February 5th
Williams FW35 - February 19th

 

[hawkeye122]

We already have a thread for that, bro.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I'm not your bro.

 

[hawkeye122]

I'm not your bro.

Sorry dog.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

First picture:

 

[Grand Prix]

We already have a thread for that, bro.

Monkey see, monkey do, I guess?

 

[Small_Fryz]

 

[lbsf1]

Official image from the Williams F1 facebook page.

Looks very angular.

 

[Wardez]

The Williams has an extremely tiny gearbox, ala '11:

That stabilizer's profiled quite strangely, there's something interesting going on back their on the floor. Looking forward to better shots of its ass from testing.

The sidepods have a nice shape to them though, just on an aesthetic level. The nose and pylons are Ferrari-like, but with their modesty panel it really paints a blunt corner, at least Ferrari smoothed that out with the livery curve that they did.

I wonder if this'll be William's return to become one of the big five teams again in results this year.

Here's a comparison to the Ferrari btw, to get a gauge on how much smaller their gearbox is:

 

[lbsf1]

Here is a vid from the Williams facebook page.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It looks like someone has taken a chunk out of the rear bodywork and the nose; there's a gap between the exhaust and the rear wing big enough to drive a bus through, whilst the nose stops short as the front wing extends forward. I like it.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

I love it

Definitely looking forward this season.

 

[axletramp]

That blunt nose works for me which adds to it's 'chunky' look. One of the better looking profiles IMO.

 

[Wardez]

Tripping out over the anorexic rear of this girl!

WOW, wtf. Going to really stand out.

 

[Furinkazen]

Front reminds me of the 2009 Renault R29.

 

[DemurgicDemon]

With the second pre-season test starting in Barcelona today, Williams will finally launch their 2013 car, the FW35, today, becoming the eleventh and final team to do so.

How many times have you advised others to use the search tool? And besides I can't see how you had a tough time finding it, when it was on the front page of the Motorsport sub-forum, the whole time. So what's your excuse? (Got to be the thread starter, huh?) Yet again, your hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Moving on to the topic in question, I hope this years Williams is a consistent front-runner. In my eyes, it certainly looks the part. 👍

 

[ZEROX]

The car stands between love and hate for the appearance. Imo.
Just hope the car do well for this season.

 

[Lizard]

Moving on to the topic in question, I hope this years Williams is a consistent front-runner. In my eyes, it certainly looks the part. 👍

Unfortunately I don't see Williams being up there for a while. I believe they will eventually get back to their old pace but not yet.

2004 killed them in terms of pace IMO.

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Unfortunately I don't see Williams being up there for a while. I believe they will eventually get back to their old pace but not yet.

2004 killed them in terms of pace IMO.

How so? If the technical regulations had remained stable since 2004, that would be an understandable theory. As we've seen with Caterham, Marussia, and HRT, when you start on the back foot in modern F1, it is extremely difficult to progress.

Admittedly, it's not quite as difficult for Williams, being a well established team and all. However the technical regulations have been altered many times since 2004, and until last season, Williams had not managed to use such changes to their advantage.

So while I agree that 2004 is the season they began to full behind, I don't feel it was their troubles of that year, that held them back for so long.

 

[Lizard]

How so? If the technical regulations had remained stable since 2004, that would be an understandable theory. As we've seen with Caterham, Marussia, and HRT, when you start on the back foot in modern F1, it is extremely difficult to progress.

Admittedly, it's not quite as difficult for Williams, being a well established team and all. However the technical regulations have been altered many times since 2004, and until last season, Williams had not managed to use such changes to their advantage.

So while I agree that 2004 is the season they began to full behind, I don't feel it was their troubles of that year, that held them back for so long.

Next year I see them having a chance but not this year.
The problem was when BMW parted company with them they started to fall behind and I can imagine as they got slower sponsors were willing to pay less so they had a smaller car budget.

 

[axletramp]

And no sooner is it launched, then this happens.

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Next year I see them having a chance but not this year.
The problem was when BMW parted company with them they started to fall behind and I can imagine as they got slower sponsors were willing to pay less so they had a smaller car budget.

Ah okay, that makes sense!

And no sooner is it launched, then this happens.

Bugger.

That is all!

 

[Tornado]

That Coughlan quote.

 

[Nessy]

I love how the car's so exposed around the rear (only just noticed it today reading this thread). Shame about the exhaust thing for them and Caterham.

 

[BlacqueJacques]

Back to the drawing board boys

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Despite Coughlan's comments, I can't say I believe they weren't expecting this. Seeing as exhaust air flow manipulation is such a delicate area in modern F1, I'm sure they must have known that it was always a possibility for it to get outlawed, at the cars first test. I'd not be at all surprised to here that they have a legal exhaust waiting back at the factory.

 

[United6694]

I reckon if the top teams did this exhaust thing it would be ok, I think its good the 'smaller' teams have tried something

 

[DemurgicDemon]

I reckon if the top teams did this exhaust thing it would be ok, I think its good the 'smaller' teams have tried something

Agreed! It's just a shame that the FIA doesn't seem to what them to make much progress!