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Originally Posted by Richard Casto
Interesting article which actually tries to end on a positive note. I read it not so much as the gearbox material as being the problem, but that it might be indicative of the overall situation. That given Williams is trying to solve more problems than they should (not sourcing off the shelf when they could), that they are providing something like an 80% solution everywhere vs a 100% solution in targeted areas which may make a difference.
Richard
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It ended on a positive note because it was written before the car had turned a wheel..! The summary is that (sadly) Williams is running a champagne ship on beer money, hoping that something will turn up - more equal regulations, VW, a mystery backer (again) who knows.
In the meantime, probably the cruel choice is to become Mercedes 'B' - take as much Mercedes kit as is allowed ( why not, they will have spent more money, time and resources designing it, testing it and building it that Williams ever could). It will mean losing probably a third of the staff, but they will be in survival mode soon..