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31 Jan 2003, 10:42 (Ref:491590)
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New Williams Fw25
Yeppp! The new car's here...
Same livery...looks much sleeker than last year's design...but doesn't the front look very much like a Ferrari? What Patrick said about making a Ferrari and paint it blue and white seems to come true... But with this new start, new car, hope that Williams do make a big leap over last year... Good luck guys...its a nice car, not radical, but looks nice. With the power of BMW, and if the chassis is improved, the future looks bright.    These pics are a little on the large size, but as it sets the scene for the topic, I might as well leave them (yes, Steve, I know I'm a hypocrite!). However remember there is a 400 x 400 limit. These pics slow down the page load times for those with modems and they are available elsewhere, so a link will probably suffice. For more info read FAQ Last edited by Adam43; 31 Jan 2003 at 14:06. |
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31 Jan 2003, 10:45 (Ref:491591)
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The front nose looks lower and more "slanted".
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31 Jan 2003, 10:46 (Ref:491597)
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Anyway, just a new things i noticed...
1) The engine cover seems to have a downward arc at the rear... 2)the middle part (from the front wheels to the rear wheels) of the car doesnt seem much different from last year. 3) the car doesnt have twin kneel again |
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31 Jan 2003, 10:47 (Ref:491598)
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Looks very svelte at the rear end, they've really swept that rear bodywork in.
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31 Jan 2003, 10:51 (Ref:491602)
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The FW07 was the car that finally broke Williams' gp duck. It took the concepts of the Lotus 79 and moved the parameters to new heights. It was successful for three more years. I'm not suggesting that this is the case but the F2002 was a leap ahead of anything else in the field so this could be the FW07 equivalent. I'd like to see it.
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31 Jan 2003, 10:53 (Ref:491604)
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well yeah, the front really droops down.
The car looks far more round and the back end, and even the livery helps it look like that. The front wing looks relatively the same, and is it me, or does the collar around the cockpit have the gap in between it, and the airbox, like the McLaren? The airbox, right near the bottom, has a very sudden drop on it, which looks odd to say the least. Looks like a nose. Well, thats it for the while. The Williams website is suffering under the stresses of the world press. |
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31 Jan 2003, 11:09 (Ref:491617)
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Someone was ****ed when they where putting the livery on, note the hp on the side pod. How are they going to take on the might of ferrari when they can not do the simple things correct.
I noticed that they did away with their 2002 barge board design. I was hoping they would go more radical than this. |
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31 Jan 2003, 11:11 (Ref:491618)
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Love it. It seems fairly radical to me. The cut-way over the gearbox is interesting - they must have seriously slimmed down their tgransmission, and also tucked the dampers away very neatly. Still looks bery Williams-like. Nice
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31 Jan 2003, 11:12 (Ref:491621)
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Oh yes - conventional barge-boards. How did I miss that? Is this a first for Williams, does anyone know?
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31 Jan 2003, 11:22 (Ref:491633)
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looks lovely , does look very compact though !.....very sleek , and i love the nose section.
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31 Jan 2003, 11:24 (Ref:491636)
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I'm guessing now but did they not run barge boards in '97/'98/'99? The car looks great to me, much like a Ferrari at the front as many have said and certainly seems to be a huge change from the cars of recent years. Here's hoping it delivers and Ferrari have a fight on their hands this year.
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31 Jan 2003, 11:33 (Ref:491641)
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Looks OK!! But where are the drivers?
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31 Jan 2003, 11:38 (Ref:491647)
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They've changed the "flaps" at the radiator exits, they don't cover the rear wheel anymore. Anyway, to mee it looks that the engine cover is not lower than last year's, actually it's higher.:confused:
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31 Jan 2003, 11:42 (Ref:491699)
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31 Jan 2003, 11:46 (Ref:491704)
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Yeah that sounds about right.
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31 Jan 2003, 11:51 (Ref:491707)
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Well actually at one race (or test, forgot when/where) Ralf lost one bargeboard but the team discovered that it had little influence. They decided to drop them.
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31 Jan 2003, 11:52 (Ref:491708)
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looks good.
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31 Jan 2003, 11:52 (Ref:491709)
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I ate the barge boards
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31 Jan 2003, 12:18 (Ref:491736)
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Well actually at one race (or test, forgot when/where) Ralf lost one bargeboard but the team discovered that it had little influence. They decided to drop them.
Exactly. It was at the Austrlian GP in 1999. Ralf did a spin and one of the barge board ran away. They used very large barge board in the begining of the 99 season. The new one is the copy of the one wich Ferrari used in 2002. The new FW25 have similtudes with the F2002. It can explain why they will use normal barge board this year. |
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31 Jan 2003, 12:22 (Ref:491742)
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Did someone notice the form of the sidepods. They are very differents, much more make round. They also seem to reduce air entry.
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31 Jan 2003, 12:55 (Ref:491772)
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Very nice. But... 7 more sleeps...
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31 Jan 2003, 13:24 (Ref:491806)
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Much shorter wheelbase than the last two seasons.
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31 Jan 2003, 13:28 (Ref:491811)
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Yes indeed.
PS: Speaking of long and short wheelbase  
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31 Jan 2003, 13:30 (Ref:491812)
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Thats pretty funny! Ralf isn't a tall chap either.
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31 Jan 2003, 13:33 (Ref:491816)
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Well as they saying goes, the best things come in small packages..
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