Comments on: Williams F1 cars collection (Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009 pictures)

By: Ed McDonough

Ed McDonough — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:28:03 +0000

I drove the De Tomaso F1 Friday morning…like your pics. Also drove the F3Lola ‘Veggie’ car Sat morning and the Matra M670 on Sun morning. Would like any pics of these. Possible to use them in an article?
Thanks
Ed McDonough

By: Random Chimp

Random Chimp — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:51:35 +0000

I Newey is so incompetent then why is he driving his own car?

By: HounslowBusGarage

HounslowBusGarage — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:33:53 +0000

Kazuki Nakajima looks as though he’s on wets . . .

And 1982 cars did run without front wings in some specifications. The ground effects were so efficient as to render the additional drag of front wings quite pointless. Classic example are the Brabham BT 49D, MacLaren MP4/1b and others like Ensign, ATS Arrows all produced front-wingless cars. I would have thought they would run like this low downforce circuits, and there’s clip here from Monaco showing quite a few of them wingless. http://www.travelsignposts.com/Monaco/Monaco-videos/watch-video/cRZ6P1hs7Cg/Xug/monaco-grand-prix-1982-f1.html

By: gabal

gabal — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:22:06 +0000

There is an interesting video about Williams anniversary on their official site with some video footage of previous Goodwood festivals as well as interviews with Patrick Head, sir Frank Williams, Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg.

By: Stealthman

Stealthman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:17:31 +0000

Yes, I’ve always wondered the same thing…

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:10:33 +0000

So I was only 1 in 1982 and don’t know much (if anything) about that era of F1, but why is there no front wing on the FW08? Was it standard that year or was this a configuration used at some races but not all..??

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:08:17 +0000

Keith, is that comment even within the Comment Policy??

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:03:46 +0000

Get over it, it was a fluke accident that nobody could legislate against.
If anybody was at fault it is the FIA for taking away so many technical gadgets from the cars all at once.

It was the tyre getting trapped between the car and the barrier that hit him in the head.

NOTHING ELSE it has been proved.

By: Stealthman

Stealthman — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:27:15 +0000

Just… no.

By: _Ben_

_Ben_ — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:58:16 +0000

adrian newey must be arrested & put behind bars. i would suggest life imprisonment for him. he is an incompetent engineer who killed ayrton senna da silva,my hero! i will never forget & forgive adrian newey, i will only be happy when he goes to jail. i hate adrian & his cars, particularly FW16B.
Hmmmmmmm….no. I think a barring would be in order Keith.
I loved Senna but all of this is untrue as the majority of us here will agree.

By: JHunt

JHunt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:20:52 +0000

adrian is the black stig !

By: A Singh

A Singh — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:08:27 +0000

Okay…

By: adrian newey is a murderer

adrian newey is a murderer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:47:17 +0000

adrian newey must be arrested & put behind bars. i would suggest life imprisonment for him. he is an incompetent engineer who killed ayrton senna da silva,my hero! i will never forget & forgive adrian newey, i will only be happy when he goes to jail. i hate adrian & his cars, particularly FW16B.

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:03:02 +0000

Adrian Newey drove it!?! Haha cool