Behind the airbox, the cladding drops steeply downwards and ends in a carbon mini bell, under which the gearbox and differential are hidden. The rear of the Williams FW33 is extremely low. You could hardly see the details because the mechanics always hastily pushed the car back into the garage when Rubens Barrichello returned to the pits.īut what first looked very conservative, turns out to be just as interesting on a second look at the dark blue vehicle as the protruding exhaust from Renault or the front to back drawn in side pods from ToroRosso. The big secret of the car remained undetected, which was also due to the fact that Williams did not make a presentation. Good Formula 1 standards, judged the observers after the first day of testing in Valencia. Powered by the latest Renault RS27 engine, the FW34 was driven by Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna, making his debut for Williams, evoking memories of the previous Williams/Renault/ Senna partnership back in 1994 across the Formula 1 watching world.Īccumulating 76 points across the course of the season from 15 points finishes and an incredible, unprecedented win for Maldonado in Spain (the last win to date for Williams) was enough to seal eighth in the World Constructors Championship for the team.A at first glance the new Williams FW33 looks like a normal racing car out. The front wing was significantly more complex than that of the FW33 with more elements on both the upper and lower surfaces, and was attached to a stepped nose that many of that year’s Formula 1 cars featured, due to the new height and length stipulations. The back end of the car was one thing that had evolved from the previous year’s car, having performed particularly strongly in 2011.
Revised FIA technical regulations banning blown exhausts, complex engine mapping and reducing the height of the nose on safety grounds, the FW34 borrowed little from its predecessor, the FW33. Under this new technical leadership, the FW34 took on a ‘fresh design philosophy’.
He was joined by Mike Somerville who was promoted to head of aerodynamics. Having undergone a technical review, Williams installed Mike Coughlan, formerly of McLaren as Technical Director & Chief Designer.
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