The car was shaken down at Silverstone on 28 January 2011, and made its full on-track debut at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, on 1 February 2011 in an interim testing livery. It was driven by Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello and 2010 GP2 Series champion and rookie driver Pastor Maldonado. The Williams FW33 was a Formula One racing car developed by Williams F1 for the 2011 Formula One season. Seven-speed sequential semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear electro-hydraulically actuated seamless-shift Powered by the latest Renault RS27 engine, the FW34 was driven by Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna, making his debut for Williams, evoking memories of the previous Williams/Renault/ Senna partnership back in 1994 across the Formula 1 watching world.Īccumulating 76 points across the course of the season from 15 points finishes and an incredible, unprecedented win for Maldonado in Spain (the last win to date for Williams) was enough to seal eighth in the World Constructors Championship for the team.Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoqueĬarbon-fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toelink and pushrod-activated springs and anti-roll barĪs front, except pullrod activated rear dampersĬosworth CA2011k 2.4 L (146 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM with KERS naturally aspirated mid-mounted

The front wing was significantly more complex than that of the FW33 with more elements on both the upper and lower surfaces, and was attached to a stepped nose that many of that year’s Formula 1 cars featured, due to the new height and length stipulations. The back end of the car was one thing that had evolved from the previous year’s car, having performed particularly strongly in 2011. Revised FIA technical regulations banning blown exhausts, complex engine mapping and reducing the height of the nose on safety grounds, the FW34 borrowed little from its predecessor, the FW33. Under this new technical leadership, the FW34 took on a ‘fresh design philosophy’.

He was joined by Mike Somerville who was promoted to head of aerodynamics. Having undergone a technical review, Williams installed Mike Coughlan, formerly of McLaren as Technical Director & Chief Designer.

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