Williams BMW FW27 Launches at Valencia - High Res. Photos
 

The BMW WilliamsF1 Team launched their 2005 campaign today with confirmation of their driver line-up and the unveiling of the Williams BMW FW27 at the Valencia circuit in Spain. Nick Heidfeld gets the second seat next to Mark Webber and Antonio Pizzonia remains the official test driver and reserver driver.

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more to come... 8)

^^^ agree, yet the design seems to be like most of the cars shown this year with that ugly IMO drop down center nose, hope it looks better in person this june to me!

they all have the drop down nose because the wing ends all have to be at a certain height.... but it is more aerodynamicly efficient to have the nose closer to the ground hence the drop

Yeah, like the others have said looks very conservative, and boring... And from what I see in pics they went back to a single keel design.

The car looks dated even though it's new.

What ever happened to the big, BIG nose that they had last season? was it really bad?

Was not stable at high speed as said mid season last year

yes it is a single keel design, but that doesn't mean anything, a car with a single keel and a car with twin keel with the exact same body work on the other parts of the car would perform the same.

the only problem I see with the new car is the lack of "gills" or extra cooling ducts. might be a problem for them in the season like it was for BAR last year.

well looks doesnt play any role in f1. IMO the car looks much better than the one they started off with last year even though it was a radical nose. Lets hope they have at least closed the gap to ferrari so we fans actually have a "race" to watch and not a parade.

:arrow: continued ...

Mark Webber

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Nick Heidfeld

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Antonio Pizzonia

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Dr Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director)

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Patrick Head (Director of Engineering WilliamsF1)

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Sam Michael (WilliamsF1 Technical Director)

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Back to a more traditional nose I see. Then again, it seems like all the new cars noses are similar because of the new regulations.

I hope this driver line up will work out for them.

i prefer the BAR Honda over this.

I hope someone will take a fight to Ferrari. It would make for some great racing. Don't get me wrong michael schumacher is the best driver ever to get in an F1 car.

Some guys seem to miss the point, an F1 racer is judged by its performance and reliability not by its looks, its not a beauty contest 8)

yes, yes, but its would be nice if the racers looked good too!

looks awsoeme, the rear wing seems pretty low on this model..

cannot wait to see it in action! :twisted: