Williams demonstrates their huge PR budget

[cameraman]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/Cynops/fw31_1_large.jpg
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http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/Cynops/fw31_3_large.jpg

The lights, the cameras, the drizzle:shakehead

[miatanut]

You don't suppose they might be trying to send a message?

[cameraman]

I am shocked that you would accuse Sir Frank Williams of such a thing.

[Methanolandbrats]

:thumbup: back to real racing. No caviar and ********, just build a car and put it on the grid.

[miatanut]

:thumbup: back to real racing. No caviar and ********, just build a car and put it on the grid.

:thumbup:

[ilferrari]

I prefer the garage door to this
http://home.planet.nl/~nijdame/spicebg.jpg

[Andrew Longman]

More so, that livery is not going to show up well on TV and they clearly didn't spend much time or money on it.

[chop456]

More so, that livery is not going to show up well on TV and they clearly didn't spend much time or money on it.

Testing livery. Same as last year's.

[eiregosod]

:thumbup: back to real racing. No caviar and ********, just build a car and put it on the grid.

That was the Williams mentality back when they were winning World constructors and drivers championships in the early to late 1990s.

Their unveiling was always, "here's the car and they go off and win the first race of the season"

[stroker]

What's Sideshow Bob doing at a McLaren debut?

[eiregosod]

I prefer the garage door to this
http://home.planet.nl/~nijdame/spicebg.jpg

cost em a millions pounds to put on that show.

Absolute Taste :rofl:

[Easy]

What's Sideshow Bob doing at a McLaren debut?

Its actually Sideshow Mel.:D

[Accipiter]

Hell, even Toyota phoned it in. Their launch was done over the internet.

[Indy]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/Cynops/fw31_1_large.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/Cynops/fw31_2_large.jpg


I don't care what anyone says, even with the current, "my car is uglier than your car" spec, that color looks good. Combined with the garage background, it screams no-nonsense, get the job done mentality, which in racing means fast.

Of course, we are talking about Williams, so what are the odds?

[Methanolandbrats]

I don't care what anyone says, even with the current, "my car is uglier than your car" spec, that color looks good. Combined with the garage background, it screams no-nonsense, get the job done mentality, which in racing means fast.

Of course, we are talking about Williams, so what are the odds?:thumbup: My new team, I like it.

[Insomniac]

:thumbup: My new team, I like it.

I think I'm going with Renault this year.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/_26y1387.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/_o9t1889.jpg

The color scheme was way better with Mild Seven though.

[JLMannin]

That camera shot in the rain looks fabulous, even in lo-res on a computer screen. Imagine how excellent a hi-res image would look.

I like the looks of the sidepods.

[Michaelhatesfans]

I love the return to the "roll it off the truck and take the damn photo" style of media launch.:thumbup:

[NismoZ]

I'm hearing lots of negatives about their looks, but I think they ALL look better than last year. :) When's the 1st chance for a valid comparison to previous lap times?

[Indy]

I just realized that the Williams has slicks. It makes you realize how ugly those grooved tires were.

If they just hadn't ruined the wings... :rolleyes:

[miatanut]

Of course, we are talking about Williams, so what are the odds?

They did a deal with Flybrid for an off-the-shelf KERS while everybody else was dinking around with batteries, so they have been testing it for months while everybody else has been scratching their butts figuring out how to get their system working.

Might be pretty good odds this year.

[Indy]

They did a deal with Flybrid for an off-the-shelf KERS while everybody else was dinking around with batteries, so they have been testing it for months while everybody else has been scratching their butts figuring out how to get their system working.

Might be pretty good odds this year.

Don't get me excited. I am quitting this sport, remember? :laugh:

[devilmaster]

ING is still with renault.....

guess thats why my ING car insurance hasn't gone down....

[formulaben]

They did a deal with Flybrid for an off-the-shelf KERS while everybody else was dinking around with batteries, so they have been testing it for months while everybody else has been scratching their butts figuring out how to get their system working.

Might be pretty good odds this year.

Me too. They must be happily surprised that no other team took up the mechanical storage of energy. They'll have a monopoly on it for the first 6 months.

[High Sided]

That camera shot in the rain looks fabulous

i agree :thumbup:
my newest background shot

[TedN]

I think I'm going with Renault this year.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/_26y1387.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/_o9t1889.jpg

The color scheme was way better with Mild Seven though.

The Renault livery reminds me of candy corn.

Ted

:D

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:9ttMseYyD7BS6M:http://www.aleeya.net/images/photos/600/candy-corn-close-up.jpg

[stroker]

What happened to French Blue?

[DagoFast]

What happened to French Blue?

It went away with the Japanese ciggy yen. :laugh:

[emjaya]

Williams: Cost-cutting rules saved team

Frank Williams has admitted that the cost-cutting rule changes - instigated by the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association - provided a lifeline for his team.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72981

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[Easy]

What happened to French Blue?

Renault has traditionally used yellow as their signature color. They are not true French patriots.:D

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/pros_rena_dijo_1981_470313.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/1797722651_c3c9cc154a.jpg?v=0

[Methanolandbrats]

Now that ING has cut off the cash, the only thing blue about that team will be Flav's balls. No more cash strapped supermodels for you :D