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On Friday in Abu Dhabi Williams once again tested their new front wing, with three small flaps in its upper section. Drivers Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna, however, opted to use the previous solution for qualifying and the race....»
Williams have brought a new front wing design to Korea with a different, wider upper flap section (1), modified endplates (2) and a new shape for the L-flap (3) close to the centre of the car. At Yeongam, the team didn't use the Coanda exhaust bodywork introduced at Suzuka....»
Williams have introduced a new nosecone design for Singapore. It is now quite rounded in the bottom section, following the shape introduced by Lotus in Hungary. Both Maldonado and Senna used it for both qualifying and the race....»
Williams have a new, low-downforce rear wing for Italy, now more based on the one used in Montreal earlier in the year. The endplates have only two horizontal gills. Monza is the most expensive race for the teams in that the aero solutions introduced for this unique, very fast track effectively...»
Williams brought a new front wing to Germany. The nosecone on this new solution was markedly different, as it no longer featured an onboard camera housing on its side. A small flap had also been added (see red arrow) to the wing's second flap. Both Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna ran back-to-back...»
Williams started a trend this year with their front brakes ducts which don't have the usual ear inlets to help cool in the inside section of the drums. The design was copied by Sauber at the second winter test, appeared on the Ferrari in Montreal - despite it being the hardest race on brakes - and...»
In Canada Ferrari have introduced front brake ducts similar to these on the Williams, with no inlet ears on the inside of the channel between the tyre and chassis, but with a thin vertical inlet on the outside. With this layout the airflow to the central part of the car and its underside is...»
The Williams FW34 is full of new solutions, especially at the rear. Of particular note is the unusual single support (left arrow) for the small wing on top of the deformable rear crash structure and the innovative vertical slots (right arrow) in the side of the rear-wing endplates....»
Williams are running interesting rear brake ducts on the FW34 in Spain. They feature a new, extended element (see red arrows on main drawing) which closes the gap to the diffuser's side channel. This is designed to improve the flow of air in this area. The previous solution can be seen in the...»
Brake ducts are being used more and more by the teams for aerodynamic benefit. The front ducts are used to improve the flow of air in the space between the tyre and the chassis, whilst the rear ducts are used to boost downforce. Williams (and subsequently Sauber) have introduced front ducts without...»