Sir Williams about new rear wing

Frank Williams has been involved in Formula One racing for several decades, nevertheless, he is open-minded regarding new ideas – as long as they help to improve Formula One racing in his opinion. Therefore, he is also an advocate of the new rear wing concept that was recently proposed by the FIA.

Sir Frank Williams “You have to admit that it looks strange. When I saw the new rear wing concept for the first time, I thought: what is this supposed to be? But if it really helps to make overtaking easier, thus improving the racing, then it’s good for Formula One.”
Accordingly, Williams is prepared to support this concept.

While the announcement of the new concept came as a complete surprise to the media, the teams had several days to deal with the new concept before it was officially announced.
“Max Mosley brought several documents and sketches to China and he presented them to several teams – including ours. Afterwards, we had a short discussion regarding the topic. It’s true, it came as a bit of a surprise, but on the other hand it was foreseeable that a proposition in this area would come.”

Nevertheless, Williams is not yet sure if the new wing really will be introduced. As the 64-year-old explains, his team is currently too busy preparing for the 2006 season and hasn’t got the time to extensively deal with the new concept. “I think it will take until February or March, but then we will know if and how it works.”