Williams FW33 Interim Livery pictures ( 1st of February)

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Williams F1 Team presented their 2011-spec FW33 car at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, on 1 February 2011 only hours before the Valencia test kick-off. The car featured an interim livery, as the Grove based team is yet to finalize their sponsorship deals for the upcoming Formula 1 campaign.

The interim livery featured the team's classic navy blue color, along with the name of the team's newest major sponsor, Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company PDVSA, posted on the rear side of car, below the engine box.

Technical specifications

Chassis carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front) Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toelink and pushrod activated springs and anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear) as front, except pullrod activated rear dampers
Engine Cosworth CA2011k 2.4 L (146 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM naturally aspirated mid-mounted
Transmission Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear Electro-hydraulically actuated seamless shift
Weight 640 kg (1,411 lb) (including driver)
Fuel BP
Tyres Pirelli P Zero

Rays Wheels (front and rear): 13"

Link
Williams FW33 – Lowline gearbox (Scarbsf1's Blog)
"One fear from the outsiders point of view would be the structural efficiency of such a waisted design, especially the vertical spar, that supports the wishbones leg above the differential. Williams would either have to compromise weight or stiffness to make the design efficient. So despite the loss of a large proportion of the gear case, the gain may be offset by the penalty of added weight to make the remaining structure stiff enough."

Williams FW33 Interim Livery pictures





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Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan - classic F1

Formula 1 branches out into the unknown with the inaugural Indian Grand Prix this weekend, and BBC Sport's classic F1 series is also trying something new.

Instead of one driver picking his favourite all-time races, we have asked two. Those men are India's only F1 drivers, Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan.

As F1 tries to make the biggest splash it can in this new market, both men will be driving on home soil this weekend - Karthikeyan for the whole weekend with HRT and Chandhok in his usual role in Friday practice with Team Lotus.

Both men are fans as well as racing drivers - and between them they have picked a cracking collection of all-time classic races.

Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan

Chandhok and Karthikeyan are representing their country at this weekend's inaugural Indian Grand Prix. Photos: Reuters and Getty

We'll start with Chandhok's five choices, explained in his own words.

France 1979

"It's one of those iconic examples of a wheel-to-wheel battle. Everyone sort of forgets that Jean-Pierre Jabouille won the race, and the battle for second place between Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux was fantastic, the amount of times they ran each other off the road and all the rest of it.

"Think about all the penalties that are issued today. If it happened now, they would probably both have been penalised about four times a lap!

"But at the same time, they did it in a safe way. They squeezed each other but it wasn't ridiculously dangerous, no sudden moves. You could see it coming and the other guy had time to react. Fantastic wheel-to-wheel racing."

Australia 1986

"Probably the greatest championship finale - and most unpredictable, certainly - and one of the greatest seasons, and possibly the greatest field of drivers.

"If you think of the number of world champions and race winners - Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna; between them that's 12 world championships, between five drivers, that's pretty impressive. Just a fantastic race. I still have the DVD of it and I often watch it because it's one of those unbelievable grands prix."

Mexico 1990

"Prost never had the charismatic personality of Senna and he wasn't as spectacular, so he was less memorable, but he won 51 races - second only to Michael Schumacher. People often forget his great victories; but that was one of them -from 13th on the grid.

"I asked him about it in Monaco this year and said: 'What was going on?' He said: 'I saw on Friday that we weren't quick enough to qualify at the front, so I spent all of Saturday getting the car dialed in for the race.'

"It was a classic Prost race in that he allowed the car to do the work. He allows himself time to set the car up in the way he wants to get the result where the trophies and the points are, not for Saturday.

"He came through the field. It wasn't luck. He passed people. He passed Senna, drove away, and took the win. Senna dropped out in the end, but anyway by that point Prost was convincingly in the lead.

"And then on the final lap Mansell drove around the outside of Gerhard Berger at (the sixth-gear) Peraltada (corner)."

Hungary '98

"The good drivers are the ones that win races, but the great ones are those who win races they shouldn't win, and Hungary '98 was one of those races Michael shouldn't have won.

"He benefited because Mika Hakkinen had a damper problem and got held up, but it was one of those races he really should not have won in a normal dry circumstances.

"There are very few drivers who can do that - and Fernando Alonso is another one. The Sennas, the Prosts, these are the great drivers who win those races they shouldn't win.

"It also showed to the Italians. That's the sort of race they love. They never really took Michael to their hearts early on in the way Fernando instantly clicked, possibly because of the language thing. But races like that really helped."

Japan 2005

"Just an all-time great race. Where do you start? Fantastic overtaking wthout DRS or any of this nonsense.

"OK, the Renaults and McLarens had a huge performance advantage at that stage with their Michelin tyres, but, wow, Kimi Raikkonen still did the job. Giancarlo Fisichella should have walked that race. It showed the class of Kimi and Fernando.

"Two great passing moves - Fernando around the outside of Michael at 130R and Kimi's move for the lead.

"Fernando on Michael was good but it required Michael to back out of it and you're fighting for fifth or sixth place, whatever it was. But it's different when it's a move for the lead. Kimi's move to get the lead on the final lap of the grand prix. That is hardcore."

And here is Karthikeyan on his top five, in the order in which he ranked them:

Europe 1993

"Senna drove one of the greatest laps in the history of F1 when he went from fifth on the grid to leading the race at the end of the first lap, in wet conditions - overtaking Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger, Damon Hill and Prost in the bargain."

Britain 1987

"Mansell and Piquet were team-mates at Williams-Honda, and both were in the hunt for the championship. They had a fantastic scrap for the lead until Mansell finally pulled off an amazing overtaking move on Piquet down the Hangar. He was so marginal on fuel, that he just about made it to the end of the race."

Monaco 1984

"Senna drove another one of his incredible wet-weather displays, almost winning the race in his debut season. The race was halted because of bad weather conditions before the total number of laps were completed. Had the race gone the full distance, it would surely have been Senna's first F1 victory."

Portugal 1985

"Senna's first F1 race victory, driving for Lotus. The conditions were horrible, but his precision and ultimate car control just shone through."

Belgium 2000

"This race will always be remembered for the overtaking move by Hakkinen on Schumacher. It was probably the most incredible instinctual overtaking move in the history of F1."

As always we choose one race to highlight ahead of the coming weekend's action, and this week it is the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix - a fantastic, but somewhat forgotten, gem.

The full 'Grand Prix' highlights programme of the time is embedded below.

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The classic races will be available on the red button on digital television in the UK from 0705 - 0925 BST on Friday 28 October, which is between the first and second practice sessions at the Indian Grand Prix.

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TV/Movie Car VII CBP 'Model And Modelers' In Production!

The TV/Movie Car CBP is back with our new sequel to the TV/MC franchise...The Model And The Modelers.  This will be a six month production starting on October 1, 2011 and ending on April 1, 2012.  You are cordially invited to audition and to complete as many roles as you wish.  While I am the Executive Producer and Director, I will also participate with my own role as well to be announced later.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask me here. 

The Rules

  1. The model must represent a vehicle from a TV show, movie or video that is accessible through normal channels to all.  Please announce your role during your audition.  No what-if's!
  2. To be fair to all, the model must be unstarted or to be rebuilt from a disassembled model.
  3. Any scale except 1:1.
  4. Can be built from plastic, resin, or modified die-cast.
  5. Use aftermarket parts and accessories if desired.
  6. This is a six month production.

FYI

If you have never participated in one of my TV/Movie Car CBPs before, I run this like a like a TV or movie production.  Please be ready to start when the Director calls for ACTION and have your role completed when the Director calls THAT'S A WRAP!   The future of this franchise depends upon the success of this production.  I am depending upon all actors to work together as a team! 

Let the auditions begin! Big Smile

The Actors

  • mrmike
  • Spencer1984
  • F1 Starr
  • avidinha
  • rickr442
  • Charger 01
  • aussiemuscle308
  • ohlly

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Webber on fighting with Button, Alonso and Hamilton

Fresh from winning the Brazilian Grand Prix at the weekend, Mark Webber has been reflecting on the 2011 season. The Australian claimed that the win in Brazil – his first of the year – had been coming for a while. He also found time to discuss the exciting battles he has had with the likes [...]

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F1 2011 Launch Catch Up – McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault…

Catching up on the launches in one mega post.  Here in you’ll find quick interviews with senior members of the team and photos from the Red Bull, Sauber, Renault Lotus, Toro Rosso, Mercedes and McLaren launches. Apologies for being somewhat late, the whole blog isn’t running at full power until the season starts again. Red [...]

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