New Williams F1 chassis debuts..

[Charlie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/photo_galleries/3370435.stm

Wow, it's, um, different.

-Charlie

[808BMW]

Any explanation on why they redesigned the nose?

[MattM20]

wow based on what ive read on other sites, the fw26 is more of a improvement than the fw25 was to the fw24, and the Fw25 was one hell of a car. i'm also suprised to see bmw already has a replacement to the P83 engine

[Jon325i]

That front end design looks like the work of Chris Bangle.

We'll see how well it performs. The McLaren/Mercedes boys already have a two week head start on testing. Hopefully the BMWs engine has the top end punch from last season.

Jon

[MattE30]

Most of the best things in life are ugly...

[nando]

looks don't win races :roll:

[Stu]

looks don't win races :roll:

Well, maybe they don't. But aerodynamics do, and by the looks of that boxy bodywork, perhaps they will not win races.

[Werksmini]

lol, thats one fugly f1 car.

Why are the rears glowin but not the fronts?

[shahe]

i think its a great design:

http://www.bmw.williamsf1.com/02-6D5174DD482002A34D7B152CE40E58CC/ms/en/4_serien/41_f1/414_highlights/4141_bildergalerie/index.html

but the radiator area does seem a bit boxy

[E30godz]

im quite sure the engineers at BMW FI have their reasons for the change in body work.. looks like it would make more downforce compared to the pointed nose design...maybe they felt it needed better high speed handling?

[trent]

looks don't win races :roll:

Well, maybe they don't. But aerodynamics do, and by the looks of that boxy bodywork, perhaps they will not win races.

Are you fucking kidding me? The design is revolutionary. They are certainly ahead of the game. There hasn't been that big of change to a car in years. The designers are not stupid -- they are not just fucking around.

[MattE30]

im quite sure the engineers at BMW FI have their reasons for the change in body work

FYI, WIlliams makes the chassis, not BMW :D

[Erick]

im quite sure the engineers at BMW FI have their reasons for the change in body work

FYI, WIlliams makes the chassis, not BMW :D

correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt BMW in charge of EVERYTHING this year? Both the chassis and the engine will be BMW in the '04 season

[Sean]

Looks awesome to me. 8)

lol, thats one fugly f1 car.

Why are the rears glowin but not the fronts?

Maybe they left the parking brake on? :P

[KidneyBoy]

lol, thats one fugly f1 car.

Why are the rears glowin but not the fronts?

Brake bias....


But the car looks very odd. Im sure what they have done was an improvement [why would they have done it otherwise] Looks like a "Manta-ray"