Williams FW43B Speculation Thread

[wogx]

Someone posted a "leak" on Reddit

[SiLo]

This seems like a really, really bad choice?

[wogx]

That model was extracted from Williams AR app
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comme ... ms_ar_app/

[MtthsMlw]

I think this is the real deal, have to get used to this look though.

[jjn9128]

Looks like the 555 BAR before they zipped it!?

[Blackout]

Someone posted a "leak" on Reddit
https://i.imgur.com/AiesYQK.png
https://i.imgur.com/WcCTppJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/TZmietN.png
https://i.imgur.com/nRBuQHl.png
https://i.imgur.com/mC4O9KJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/VGqnCMq.png
https://i.imgur.com/cd7U7vb.png
https://i.imgur.com/5ZjmYVI.png

Looks legit. Has the Williams ADN + some things borrowed from Mercedes. If it's a fake/a fan model, it's very well done.

[ScrewCaptain27]

Looks like a very 1990s livery from a generic unlicensed F1 game from back then. Not bad but not very “Williams”.

[SiLo]

I'd like to think it's a fake model, otherwise other teams are going to be running aero simulations on their entire car already

[Sevach]

It appears like the real deal, the model is complex and "Williams" enough.
The sidepods look like the style RP/AMR just moved away from.

Not a fan of the paintjob, but it could be different under sunlight.

[astorphobis]

Someone posted a "leak" on Reddit
https://i.imgur.com/AiesYQK.png
https://i.imgur.com/WcCTppJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/TZmietN.png
https://i.imgur.com/nRBuQHl.png
https://i.imgur.com/mC4O9KJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/VGqnCMq.png
https://i.imgur.com/cd7U7vb.png
https://i.imgur.com/5ZjmYVI.png

Looks legit. Has the Williams ADN + some things borrowed from Mercedes. If it's a fake/a fan model, it's very well done.

It is legit, it was me who posted the original model there:)

If you want to confirm it, here are the steps so you can extract it by yourself:

1. Get an .IPA installer of the Williams AR app. You can do that with Apple Configurator 2, there are also many other ways to do that:)
2. On Windows, download app called "AssetStudio" from here: https://github.com/Perfare/AssetStudio
3. Open that .IPA and find a "data.unity3d" file. I don't remember where it is and since everything has been leaked now, I deleted it
4. Open that data.unity3d file in AssetStudio and voilá, your models are there.

You can now export them and put them together using Blender/3dsmax or any other 3d design software.

As someone pointed out in messages, this may actually not be the aero for the 2021 Williams, it's possible that it's just a show-off model with a new floor just to show the livery. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Francesc]

I think it may be the model of the car on its early phase of development. I would expect it (and hope) to look quite different next week.

[senja]

I'd like to think it's a fake model, otherwise other teams are going to be running aero simulations on their entire car already

Why would anyone spend time on slowest car on the grid?

[jjn9128]

Look at the diffuser. There are no strakes. You can bet all the other little bits which make the car actually work have been removed. Also I expect this to be at least last years launch spec car with a generic floor plopped on.

This is the BAR livery I was minded of. It's less similar than my recollection.

[SiLo]

I'd like to think it's a fake model, otherwise other teams are going to be running aero simulations on their entire car already

Why would anyone spend time on slowest car on the grid?

Every car is the slowest car on the grid until we get to the first race

[senja]

But resources are limited. And on that pictures, everything looks exactly the sam as last year Williams, except the floor. So, I doubt that anyone will spend any resources on analyzing that.