Williams FW33

[Maverik 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNMaiVNZ9o

 

Stupenda, anche se la livrea dei test non era male

Modificato 24 Febbraio, 2011 da Maverik

[gio66 6]

Quei colori (rothmans) sono sempre stati bellissimi.peccato che la rothmans sia uscita molto presto dalla f1,solo 4 anni :ermm:

 

In realt? la Rothmans era gi? stata sponsor principale della March nel 1977...

 

 

...e nel 1982

 

[RAINIERI 2]

ah...non lo sapevo.

grazie

[The Magic 0]

Stupenda anche se la livrea dei test era molto bella

[bobafett 0]

questa williams sar? vincente

[gio66 6]

[bobafett 0]

questo dettaglio lo avevo notato anke io...ma ke vuol dire^??

[luke36 6]

questo dettaglio lo avevo notato anke io...ma ke vuol dire^??

 

 

Frank Williams lo ha voluto ...... e da anni ormai. Un suo omaggio ad Ayrton.

[Mito Ferrari 1041]

questo dettaglio lo avevo notato anke io...ma ke vuol dire^??

c'? da sempre......

[theartifact 217]

Sì, lo sapevo anche io.

Non ho idea se ciò sia solo una mia idea ma mi sono sempre chiesto cosa significhi per Frank Williams sapere che Senna (e in qualche modo anche una certa F1) è morto su una delle sue macchine...

Modificato 26 Febbraio, 2011 da theartifact

[bobafett 0]

S?, lo sapevo anche io.

Non ho idea se ci? sia solo una mia idea ma mi sono sempre chiesto cosa significhi per Frank Williams sapere che Senna (e in qualche modo anche una certa F1) ? morto su una delle sue macchine...

sai, ci ho sempre pensato anke io...

...comunque ho l'impressione ke questa fw33 sar? competitiva. forse sar? la sorpresa del 2011

[The King of Spa 637]

Williams ? Lowline gearbox in detail

 

 

Having been obvious at its launch the Williams FW33 has a radical shrunken gearbox case. Now we can see how the case is actually configured, which is close to the diagram I posted back in February (http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/williams-fw33-lowline-gearbox/). As I explained Williams sought to remove as much blockage ahead of the beam wing as possible, to do this they lowered the top of the gearbox, switched to a Pull-Rod set up and repositioned the differential much lower. The revised layout has lead to a very neat gearcase.

 

Via SAC on the f1technical.net forum

 

Copyright Andrew Robertson (@JarZ)

 

To get a reference point for what we see in this picture, it?s the lower wishbone that?s fitted. This is usually mounted halfway down the gearcase and the top wishbone mounts above it. So what we are seeing is the casing dropping downwards from its front face to create a low flat top. It?s this front face that also gives an idea of how high a conventional gearcase is. So clearly Williams have lowered the case dramatically (see below).

 

Copyright: Andrew Robertson (@JarZ)

 

Copyright: Andrew Robertson (@JarZ)

 

Equally the differential (the diff? circled above) is very low too, normally its several centimeters above the lower wishbone, now the diff? is below the wishbone. This is why when we see the car from behind; we can see the driveshaft?s angle upwards from the gearbox at an extreme angle. Above the diff? is the bolt on wing mount, as explained in my previous article, this metal structure supports both the rear wing and the top wishbone. One curiosity of the diff? and wing mount set up is how the diff? is removed. Normally the gearcase is split to allow the differential to be removed from the back of the case. Perhaps with the new Williams set up, the case has a cover over the left hand side of the differential and the diff? is removed sideways. This set up would create a slightly stiffer case, critical for its complex waisted shape.

 

Copyright: Andrew Robertson (@JarZ)

 

Not seen in this picture is the top wishbone, it mounts to the top of the bolt-on metal pylon and also to the pick up on the front of the casing (circled above)

 

Copyright: Andrew Robertson (@JarZ)

 

Williams have also switched to a pullrod suspension, this places the rocker linkage and the dampers low down at the front of the gearbox. The dampers heave spring and inerter have to pass horizontally across the front of the gearbox; they enter the gear case via the aperture seen at its lower front side.

 

More info on Pull Rod Suspension

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/red-bull-pull-rod-suspension-what-is-looks-like-how-it-benefits-aerodynamics/

[gio66 6]

Patrick Head will retire this year to "focus on his next set of interests". He has netted over ?30m in share sales.

[The King of Spa 637]

poraccio.

[Kraven Van Helsing 42]

questa williams sar? vincente

 

[gio66 6]

PAT HEAD: "Adam was not in a position to make those claims. My decision will only be known when I release my own statement later this year."

 

ahi

[L.Costigan 1210]

Cmq dispiace vedere la Williams cos? indietro...

[Slh 1]

ricordate le dichiarazioni di Barrichello durante i test? Facevano tipo " la williams ? veloce quanto la rbr sul giro singolo, sul passo gara paghiamo cinque decimi". Le parole erano pi? o meno cos?

[The King of Spa 637]

pagano soluzioni troppo estreme e rispetto alla McLaren passi indietro non ne possono fare.

[The King of Spa 637]

Renault & Wiliams: Complex low drag wings for Canada

 

 

Both Williams and Renault had complex wings for the low drag demands of the Canadian GP. In Williams case the wing is shaped to create most downforce in its centre, leaving a much shallower span near the endplates. This design reduces the pressure difference where the wing meets the endplate. This reduces the vortices produced at the wing tip and hence drag. Although the Williams wing is fitted with DRS, low drag is still critical as DRS can only be used in the race in the situation where the car is less than 1s behind another at the DRS detection zone.