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Bridged front wing for Williams

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In a last effort to further improve their 2007 challenger, Williams have now also adopted the bridged front wing idea. After introducing their fully stacked wing (with upper elements connecting to the nose) and updating it (apart from track modifications) twice in the season, the engineers at Grove developed this new front wing. You can notice that in the middle section the wing will in fact produce lift which could, combined with the downforce generated at the outer edges decrease tension on the carbon fibre element. The Monza update will be the last we will see from Williams this year as they have switched all their resources towards the upcoming FW30.

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By Principessa on 03-09-2007 at 20:36

I think it looks rather different than the bridged front wings of McLaren and Red Bull, but I believe it fits the tightness of the FW29. We\'ll see if it brings results for the team at Monza...

By sennafan on 03-09-2007 at 23:21

williams are at Grove not Woking

By Steven on 04-09-2007 at 00:46

Correct my error :oops:

By megz on 04-09-2007 at 08:54

It almost looks as though the front of top of the bridge is angled up? Wouldn\'t this work ok\'er with disrupted airflow?

By BB_BOSS on 04-09-2007 at 13:27

It is correct, that they\'ve puted all there affort in to the FW30, but the last update will come in Japan.

Williams were trying new nifes, in MONZA, in front of the barge boards.
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/82569.jpg

Same solutions have - McLaren, BMW and Honda.
But This one is wider and bigger. Maybe works with the new frontwing? !!!

By BB_BOSS on 04-09-2007 at 13:31

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/296/ ... hk8wp6.jpg

By DTM310 on 04-09-2007 at 15:57

I wonder why Williams went for a bridge that does not create a continuity of smooth air flow across its entire span?

By that, I mean the outer mounting points to the lower plane. It appears as if there is no consistent aperture for air flow to create any useable downforce other than to re-direct airflow around the mid-section and nose cone. In addition, the upper spanwise curvature of the bridge would appear to create more turbulence, due to its curvature and would more than likely cause a marginal increase in lift / drag.

I guess they have their reasons.

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