Williams FW26

Williams FW26

Juan Pablo Montoya in the Williams FW26 at the 2004 USA Grand Prix .
Constructor:	Williams
Designer:	Patrick Head (Technical Director) Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer) Antonia Terzi (Aerodynamics Director )
Predecessor:	Williams FW25
Successor:	Williams FW27
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic ( epoxy resin )
Engine:	BMW Motorsport P84, V10 engine, 3.0 liters
Width:	1800 mm
Weight:	605 kg
Tires:	Michelin
statistics
Driver:	3. Juan Pablo Montoya 4. Ralf Schumacher 4. Marc Gené 4. Antonio Pizzonia
First start:	2004 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 18th 1 - 2
World Cup points:	88
Podiums:	4th
Leadership laps:	81 over 365.360 km

The Williams FW26 was the Formula 1 - racing cars of Williams for the Formula 1 2004 season . He followed the Williams FW25 used in the previous season .

As in previous years, the V10 engine came from BMW . The tires continued to be supplied by the French tire manufacturer Michelin .

design

The FW26 stood out due to its unusual front design. Two support structures run to the side of the vehicle nose. The hoped-for improved flow could not be achieved, which is why the nose of the vehicle was replaced by a more conventional solution in the course of the year.

driver

The driver pairing from last year, consisting of Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher , has not been changed. Prior to the 2004 season, Montoya announced he would join McLaren-Mercedes for 2005. Ralf Schumacher's contract also expired at the end of the year, so there was constant speculation about the new driver line-up throughout the season.

During the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis, Ralf Schumacher had a serious accident on lap 10, who crashed backwards on the start-finish straight at about 300 km / h into the wall of the banked curve. Schumacher could not get out of the destroyed car himself and was taken straight to the hospital. He broke a cervical vertebra and only returned for the last three races. He was replaced by Marc Gené and Antonio Pizzonia for the next 6 races .

2004 season

In terms of sport, it was a disappointing season. If you were still within striking distance of Ferrari in the first races (Montoya took 2nd place in Malaysia and 3rd place in Imola), in the course of the year you fell behind BAR-Honda and Renault. The low point was definitely the two races in North America: At the Canadian Grand Prix, both cars were disqualified due to excessive brake ventilation, and Ralf Schumacher had a serious accident at the US Grand Prix. He only returned for the last three races, where he was able to claim second place (Japanese Grand Prix) behind his brother Michael and ahead of Jenson Button, which was his only podium finish. Juan-Pablo Montoya achieved the only victory in the last race in Brazil. Montoya finished the season with 58 points in 5th place, while Schumacher got 24 points in the 12 races and was 9th in the overall standings. Pizzonia scored 6 points. Williams-BMW ended the year in a disappointing 4th place with 88 points.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2004																				88	4th
J. Montoya	3	5	2	13	3	DNF	4th	8th	DSQ	DSQ	8th	5	5	4th	DNF	5	5	7th	1
R. Schumacher	4th	4th	DNF	7th	7th	6th	10 *	DNF	DSQ	DNF	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	DNF	2	5
Marc Gené											10	12
Antonio Pizzonia													7th	7th	DNF	7th

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)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	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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