Williams FW34 Renault

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I say they will be in top 3 at least, hopefully fighting for the championship. If what they have put together really works as intended, they will dominate.

That can be said of all teams dude. With all due respect, as much as I would love for you to be right, I think you're being slightly too optimistic
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Pierce89
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manchild wrote:By far this is the most advanced car presented so far - both aerodynamically and mechanically. Front wing with ingenious attachment to struts via longitudinal bars/screws (I guess titanium), front suspension with tiny space between raised lower and upper arms allowing undisturbed air flow beneath, small sidepods, sleek engine cover and of course unmatched gearbox and whole rear end assembly.

Simply fantastic!
The question is if you believe they can get back to the sharp end(fighting for the podium).
So, do you?
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Pierce89 wrote:The question is if you believe they can get back to the sharp end(fighting for the podium).
So, do you?
I know the question is for manchild but my 2bits is that this car won't be fighting for podiums no. But I do believe, and I do hope, that it will be a step in the right direction. [-o<

Then again I thought that about the FW33.

Maybe the Renault engines will help?
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They now have anti-dive on the rear Z-bone suspension.
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I certainly do. It doesn't take a miracle. Cars are very uniformed, no one has 50 or 100HP more powerful engine or much better tires. If their original solutions show on track what they've shown in CFD and wind tunnel, than I see no reason why they couldn't dominate the way RB did.

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PhillipM wrote:I don't think the williams sidepods are anywhere close to the RB, they're better than last year but not as tight as I'd be hoping for to get the most out of their gearbox :(
RBR is longer, plus their sidepods are narrower but higher too

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T Tray looks as its still got a cooling duct for the Williams KERS.

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zgred
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joseff
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n smikle wrote:They now have anti-dive on the rear Z-bone suspension.
Try as I might, I can't see the Z-bone. It's clear on the FW33, but I thought it was gone? Looks like a normal wishbone now.

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thats the green connector for that hanging out below the number 18?

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zgred wrote: Image
quite a big old sidepod intake, very r shaped - was it like that last year?

different DRS actuator to most - again, I'm not sure if that is new.

sorry, I didn't see much of the Williams last year!
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thermal cam pointing outwards at outer edge of beam wing/bottom of rw endplate from side of engine cover ?

tomazy
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The sidepod intake was similar last year, but more triangular, and yes, the DRS is new, last year the DRS was incorporated into the central wing pillar.

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Blackout
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Great front brake intake design. R31 inspired

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N12ck
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Im actually excited about this car, I would love to see an above shot :D
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roadie
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I wonder if we will see any blanking plates in the sidepod intakes like on the FW32? The intakes are definitely smaller than the FW33's, but smaller is usually better. Hopefully the KERS system is better all round and has lower cooling requirements too.

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