Williams FW30 - Steady Progress Seen
The team has made good progress compared to last year and both of the team’s drivers are happy with the current pace of the FW30.
Less than 3 weeks left for 2008 Championship to begin and with all the latest test results from past months, I am very happy to notice that Williams FW30 is making steady progress, with over-all excellent reliability and performance from the latest car … after all it is my favourite team, even though we have an Indian team in F1 now.
My guess, with this pace of development, and staying on par with the competition in the future, I’d love to see Williams Team back again in Top 3 for 2008 championship, though Williams remains cautious about making predictions for the upcoming season in light of some consistently impressive performances in winter testing. I like the attitude of Head: “We are never happy… it was okay. It is never acceptable, but it is the right direction. It is a faster car, but not fast enough yet.” Of course I understand that despite the apparent improvement in speed compared to last year’s car, there is still some way to go before the gap between themselves and F1’s front-runners is negated.
Williams F1 2008 FW30 Technical specifications:
Chassis construction: Monocoque construction fabricated from carbon aramid epoxy and honeycomb composite structure, surpassing FIA impact and strength requirements
Front suspension: Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toelink and pushrod activated torsion springs
Rear suspension: Double wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers
Transmission: WilliamsF1 seven speed seamless sequential semi-automatic shift plus reverse gear in a aluminium maincase, gear selection electro-hydraulically actuated
Clutch: AP Carbon plate
Dampers: WilliamsF1
Wheels: RAYS forged magnesium
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza, F 350mm wide, R 375mm wide
Brake system: 6 piston AP calipers all round, Carbon Industrie carbon discs and pads
Steering: WilliamsF1 power assisted rack and pinion
Fuel system: ATL Kevlar-reinforced rubber bladder
Electronic systems:MES
Fuel: Fuel by Petrobras
Cooling system: Marston oil, water, and gearbox radiators
Cockpit: Driver six point safety harness with 75mm shoulder straps & HANS system, removable anatomically formed carbon fibre seat covered in Alcantara. Safety Devices extinguisher systemsMotive Power: Toyota 2.4L V8, 900 V angle, pneumatic valve train. Fuel management and ignition systems by Toyota spark plugs by ND. Engine materials include block and pistons in aluminium, crankshaft in steel billet, connecting rods in titanium
Dimensions & weight
Weight: 605kg with driver, camera and ballast
Wheelbase: 3100mm
Overall length: 4500mm
Overall height: 950mm
With Nico Rosberg and the promising new boy Kazuki Nakajima I am quite sure that Williams will do this year much better than it did in last 2 years and will pave even stronger future for years to come … Williams is more about Sports.
UPDATE: Here is a pic of latest and final livery for FW30
March 17th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Yey, Williams scored 9 points in their first race.