Williams FW32 Cosworth

[tomazy]

Engine can't need extra cooling, surely? 5 intakes! 1 for engine air, 2 for oil cooling and 2 lower down for engine cooling?

2 holes lover down are there so that marshals can hoist the car with a crain if needed.

[roost89]

That white line on the nose should be removed. Along with the complex nosecone shape it makes it look deformed.

It won't turn without a nose-cone.

Can see some details on the nose-cone in this pic.
http://twitpic.com/10qnb3/full

Engine can't need extra cooling, surely? 5 intakes! 1 for engine air, 2 for oil cooling and 2 lower down for engine cooling?

2 holes lover down are there so that marshals can hoist the car with a crain if needed.

Thank you =)

[Pandamasque]

That white line on the nose should be removed. Along with the complex nosecone shape it makes it look deformed.

It won't turn without a nose-cone

lol keep the nose, change the livery. It looks broken. That's why some people here suggested the first shakedown 'spy' pic was a photoshop job.

[Sisso KavanhaK]

Hey guys, my first post here. I'm a brazilian F1 enthusiastic and also a designer plus industrial mechanics technician. Cheers to all

So, let's cut the talk and tell you all about FW32.

Barrichello posted today two pictures of the new FW32, and i see particular details different then the car we saw at the viral video:

First: Two air intake over driver's head (very intersting, confirms that tendency showed at MP4-25):


Red Bull nose design like every one else:


You guys saw anything else?

[tomazy]

First: Two air intake over driver's head (very intersting, confirms that tendency showed at MP4-25):

The FW31 last year had those intake too

[Terrible3]

Red Bull nose design like every one else:

It looks almost exactly like the nose on the new Virgin car. The RB nose is more aggressive than most cars on the grid.

[Fil]

Well day 1 of testing has been a pretty low-key launch by the team, they just rolled out with Rubens behind the wheel and got on with it!

Nose definitely looks awkward with the camera-whiskers

[ESPImperium]

First: Two air intake over driver's head (very intersting, confirms that tendency showed at MP4-25):

The FW31 last year had those intake too

The FW31 had them too, but they were a functionality for the radiator for the gearbox to keep it cool.

[MattF1]

The car seems to have stickers advertising 'williams hybrid power', are they planning on running KERS?

[MattyT]

The car seems to have stickers advertising 'williams hybrid power', are they planning on running KERS?

They wont be running KERS, but they are still marketing their flywheel KERS system for other uses outside of F1...

[MattF1]

The car seems to have stickers advertising 'williams hybrid power', are they planning on running KERS?

They wont be running KERS, but they are still marketing their flywheel KERS system for other uses outside of F1...

Ah right, thanks.

[zgred]

[axle]

Hmmm a backend as lumpy as the TF109's was at the start...

Didn't exactly light up the timing board either...

Scarbs commented on Twitter that the FW32 DDD is huge and it looks it to me too in that shot...

[conni]

I was told today (not by anyone at willies) that they had screwed up their aero design and are screaming out for contractors offering them at least 5 months work to try and catch up anyone else heard anything?

conni

[Pandamasque]

What, again?