Though the brand new FW47 is an evolution of its predecessor, Williams seem to have made a sequence of modifications to its 2025 F1 automotive. F1Technical’s senior author Balazs Szabo dives into the small print of the brand new Williams F1 machine.
On the again of McLaren shock filming day with its 2025 F1 automotive on Thursday, Williams have develop into the second outfit to get the quilt off their brand-new F1 machine.
Williams broke cowl in entrance of followers, companions and media on Friday morning, simply weeks earlier than the squad’s new line-up of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz will give it its racing debut on the Australian Grand Prix.
The Grove-based outfit, which is the the joint-second most profitable group in F1 historical past with 114 wins, 9 Constructors’ Championships and seven Drivers’ Championships has not too long ago introduced that it’s going to be a part of pressure with Atlassian, a number one supplier of group collaboration and productiveness software program whose platform serves over 300,000 clients throughout the globe.
It’s no shock that the brand new Williams is an evolution of final yr’s FW46. With the game going through one of many greatest technical revolutions in its 76-year historical past, this transition yr will most undoubtedly see a lot of the outfit carry over their earlier automobiles into the final season of the present set of laws.
On the entrance of the automotive, Williams have made key modifications to the nostril of the automotive which is now a lot slim, exhibiting similarities to Purple Bull’s RB19. There’s now a pronounced spoon beneath the nostril because the group switched from a concave edge to a convex curvature.
The entrance wing has additionally been closely tweaked for the upcoming season. Whereas the earlier model had a extra loaded inside flap, the brand new configuration is extra evenly loaded.
On the centre of the automotive, the bodywork on the cooling canons has considerably modified whereas the form and geometry of the sidepods have additionally been tweaked. The higher a part of the engine cowl is extra tapered, and it encompasses a considerably longer fin. The decrease half encompasses a extra swollen space, and the downward sloping floor on the tail finish of the engine cowl is much less steep in comparison with final yr.
Moreover, the group has made tweaks to the mirror mounts whereas some pictures confirmed a mini T-wing above the beam wing.
As for the suspension structure, Williams have hold on to the push rod entrance suspension which matches in opposition to the mainstream from final season, with a lot of the outfits having opted to the pull rod configuration.
On the rear of the automotive, the Grove-based outfit has fully carried over Mercedes’ rear suspension, one thing which they’re entitled to do as they obtain the facility unit from the Brixworth manufacturing unit.
It’s fairly an enormous departure from what Williams have used to this point, however the group may felt the necessity of updating the rear suspension as a way to embark on the final season of the present technical regulation in comparatively aggressive trend.
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