Williams F1 was inspired by Aston Martin as a way to reduce weight and stripped the FW44 at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.
F1 has just finished three races in the new regulation era, but at this stage many teams’ F1 cars are overweight. Aston Martin is reported to be 30kg heavier than the minimum weight, but it has saved about 350 grams by removing some of the car’s paint.
Williams F1 tried that tactic and deployed the less bluish FW44 on the F1 Australian Grand Prix track.
“Of course, we’re always looking to make the car even lighter, and color design plays a role in reducing the weight of the car,” Williams F1’s Head of Vehicle Performance, Dave Robson, told Motorsport-Total.com.
“Keeping these cars below the minimum weight is a huge job. I don’t know where they are overweight, but I’ll continue to work on it. It’s hard to say.”
Interestingly, Williams F1 driver Alex Albon considers the FW44 to be “average” in “medium and high speed sections” and “straight speed.”
Therefore, William F1’s “weakness” is actually a slow corner of “especially braking”.
Alex Albon made a long stint on C2 tires at Albert Park, made a mandatory pit stop on the penultimate lap and finished in 10th place, giving Williams F1 the first point of the season.
At this stage, Williams F1 needs such a bold strategy to be in the top 10, but Alex Albon has revealed that an upgrade to boost the team will be done “soon.”
“That’s why we want to improve our balance,” added Alex Albon.
“But we’re not talking about the underlying problem here. We have to find out how it can be improved.”
Dave Robson believes that not only is he controlling “populating,” which is the phenomenon of a ground effect car bouncing straight, but he is also making progress in terms of balance.
However, that bouncing is a concern as it risks damaging the underside of the car and is now acting as a limitation.
Regarding balance, Dave Robson commented, “The car is in the right window because there has been some progress there and the chassis height, setup and” porpoising “are starting to get pretty good.”
“But if that’s not ideal, there’s a risk of damaging the undercarriage. That’s probably our limit.”
“The other thing we need to do is get the tires to the right temperature and a little more downforce to get the overall speed up, but much of what we’ve known so far is no longer relevant this year. No need to rethink. ”
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