Williams FW19

**Williams FW19**
	A Williams FW19, driven by later world champion Jacques Villeneuve
Constructor:	Williams
Designer:	Patrick Head (Technical Director) ; Adrian Newey (Chief Designer) ; Geoff Willis (Aerodynamics Chief)
Predecessor:	Williams FW18
Successor:	Williams FW20
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Honeycomb sandwich -Monocoque from CFK
Engine:	Renault F1 RS9A 2,998 cm³, 71 ° -V10 naturally aspirated engine ; Renault F1 RS9B 2,998 cm³, 71 ° -V10 naturally aspirated engine
Front suspension:	Double wishbone axle with stabilizer , internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods and deflection levers
Rear suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal coil springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods and reversing levers
Length:	4150 mm
Width:	Front 1670 mm ; rear 1600 mm
Wheelbase:	2890 mm
Weight:	0600 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Goodyear
Petrol:	Eleven
statistics
Driver:	3. Jacques Villeneuve, 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen ;
First start:	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	1997 European Grand Prix
World Cup points:	123
Podiums:	15th
Leadership laps:	420 over 1979,660 km

The Williams FW19 was the 22 Formula 1 - racing cars of Williams . The FW19 was used in the 1997 season and designed by Patrick Head . The car was powered by a Renault F1 -RS9A / B-V10 engine with a displacement of 3 liters. The tires came from the American tire company Goodyear , the fuel from Elf .

Technology and development

The underbody of the Williams FW19
The rear wing of the Williams FW19

The car was a further development of the previous year’s car: the transmission could be made smaller and the crankshaft lowered further, thereby lowering the center of gravity and creating an aerodynamically better situation at the rear. The cooling system was largely restructured to reduce air resistance and improve the cooling itself.

Work on the design began in June 1996 under Adrian Newey , who will leave the team before the start of the season. As a result, Gavin Fisher worked on the design of the bolide from November.

The engine was the most revised, the cylinder bank angle was increased from 67 ° to 71 °, the center of gravity sank by 14 millimeters, the height was reduced by 27 millimeters and as a result the engine weighed eleven kilograms less than the previous year's model. Despite the extensive changes, the reliability of the engine was outstanding, not once did you have to give up during the year due to engine problems. The engine achieved around 750 hp at a speed of 17,000 revolutions per minute.

A six-speed sequential semi-automatic transmission from Komatsu was used as the transmission, a double wishbone from Penske was used for the suspension and the disc brakes came from AP Racing . The rims come from the Italian company OZ Racing , the tires from Goodyear and the fuel was provided by Elf .

Racing history

The Williams FW19 by Jacques Villeneuve at the Williams Conference Center 2014

The car was an improvement on last year's very successful model. It was developed by Patrick Head and designed by Adrian Newey , who left the team for McLaren during the season . There was tremendous pressure on the staff as Ferrari improved year after year and was considered the favorite for the title that year. The first qualifying showed that the Williams team had put together the best car at first sight. Villeneuve was able to secure pole position in front of his team mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen . His best time was around two seconds faster than the best time of third-placed Michael Schumacher , but the race ended in a disaster for Frank Williams' team : Villeneuve got off to a bad start and was shot down by Eddie Irvine on the first lap . As a result, only Frentzen was left in the race, but he had to give up in second place due to an exploded brake disc.

The following races showed, however, that when the car reaches the finish line, points and podium places are constantly within the realms of possibility. So you could win all of the next three races - two times Villeneuve and one time Frentzen - and consistently score points on the following weekends. Of the 17 race weekends, only four were not on the podium. At the end of the season they were able to comfortably win the World Constructors Championship with 21 points ahead of the runner-up, Ferrari, and the Drivers World Championship with first and second place. The reason for the consistently good positions was the reliability of the car, only four times you had to give up due to a technical defect.

This Williams was the last bolide made in the old factory in Didcot as the team moved to the new base in Grove . It is also the last year Renault was available as an engine supplier as they withdrew from Formula 1 racing at the end of the year, and the last time Adrian Newey was involved in developing a Williams chassis. The young aerodynamic talent Eghbal Hamidy also left the team to work for the newly formed Stewart team.

Painting and sponsorship

A FW19 modified because of the tobacco advertising ban

The paintwork remained completely unchanged compared to the previous year, it consisted of a blue and white paintwork with orange accents. The front and rear wings were white, the nose and side pods were blue. The main sponsor was the Rothmans cigarette company , which sponsored the rear wing, side pods and the airbox. The German automobile magazine auto motor und sport advertised on the air baffles and on the nose.

At weekends when tobacco advertising is prohibited, the Rothmans logo on the side pods was replaced by R.? and on the rear wing by two question marks - each on the edge - replaced.

driver

After a dispute with Frank Williams world champion who left 1996 season , Damon Hill , the team toward Arrows . Jacques Villeneuve took over the place as the main driver , the vacant second place went to the Sauber driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen . Jean-Christophe Boullion and Juan Pablo Montoya were registered as substitute drivers .

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 1997																			123	1.
Canada J. Villeneuve	3	DNF	1	1	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	4th	1	DNF	1	5	5	1	1	DSQ	3
Germany H. Frentzen	4th	8th	9	DNF	1	DNF	8th	4th	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	3	3	3	2	6th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	^P / bold	Pole position
	_SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

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