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Williams Mercedes FW36 2014

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  1. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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  3. BrightLampShade

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    Looks like a race winner to me.... Has a bit of BrawnGP about it too! <ok>
     
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    Would love to see the Williams back as a genuine regular podium threat.
     
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    I'll second that!
     
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    Second that, looks great and looks fast. Makes me feel like the old days of motorsport....dont know why?
     
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    Does look smart, but clearly still a bit short of sponsors as sidepods are bare. Martini clearly not putting in huge amounts of money.
     
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    I love the minimalist look... Very refreshing compared to some liveries, which look like the designer loaded everything up in to an elephant gun and simply shot it at the car.
     
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  10. El_Bando

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    All teams seem to have bare sidepods these days. Its probably the biggest costing advertisement space which no backer can afford to spend money on.
     
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    Just read that Williams are using their own gearbox! Didn't Merc have gearbox issues in testing? It's interesting to find out what parts teams are actually using. i.e Red Bull their own batteries, Williams own gearboxes. Maybe Red Bull using Torro Rosso's Brake system.

    I wonder who else are using different components from the main power unit manufacturer?
     
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    The Williams livery will change throughout the season. It is believed martini have lined up 3 different liveries (The F1 Times)

    I'm assuming this will be for different regions and potentially where alcohol prohibited?

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    has to be a special monte carlo livery.

    Also that explains why they didn't run it at bahrain
     
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    If looks could win races, they would win the championship. And I wouldn't doubt they are in for a shot anyway.
     
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    Hopefully they'll be back at the front, and not just for a year. After 2012 when they thought they were back in it again , 2013 must have been like being mugged in the street and the police then coming along and kicking you in the nuts afterwards.
     
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    Just had to mention how well Bottas did today. OK so he did make a mistake that could have cost him a podium but the car seemed amazing. He seemed to be able to overtake almost anyone in front of him. Anyway he managed in 1 race more points than they did in their entire 2013 season!
    Can't wait to see what Massa can do. He seems to have been re-energised at Williams.

    Amazing effort by Williams to build a great car. All involved should be very proud.

    Hope they can continue to develop as season will only get tougher when everyone else gets going.
     
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