Williams FW28
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 Nico Rosbergdriving the FW28 at the2006 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Williams | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Sam Michael(Technical Director) Jörg Zander(Chief Designer) Loïc Bigois(Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Williams FW27 | ||||||||
| Successor | Williams FW29 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibreand honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Williamscarbon-fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toe-link and pushrod-activated torsion springs | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Williamscarbon-fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toe-link and pushrod-activated torsion springs | ||||||||
| Engine | CosworthCA2006andToyotaRVX-06(post-season testing only) 2.4-litreV8(90°)naturally aspirated | ||||||||
| Transmission | Williams7-speed seamless-shiftsequentialsemi-automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 755 hp @ 19,250 rpm (314.7 hp/L)[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petrobras | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Williams F1 Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Mark Webber10.  Nico Rosberg | ||||||||
| Debut | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
TheWilliams FW28was the car with which theWilliamsteam competed in the2006Formula Oneseason. The drivers wereMark Webberand rookieNico Rosberg,the reigningGP2 Serieschampion. Webber was in his second year with the team, and teammate Nico Rosberg carried a hint of nostalgia, as Nico's fatherKekehad won the1982F1 championship in a Cosworth-engined Williams.
However, 2006 was very disappointing for the team. The car was dogged by a handling problem which affected the cars on the entry to corners. Despite the effectiveness of the Cosworth engine, theBridgestonetyres and the two drivers, the FW28 could only display brief flashes of promise. Too often this promise was compromised by poor reliability - an embarrassment for a team that prided itself on engineering excellence.
The car seemed competitive at the beginning of the year when the cars scored a double points finish with Rosberg setting thefastest lapof the race on his F1 début at theBahrain Grand Prix.An excellent second-row qualifying performance atSepangwas wasted when both cars suffered engine failures, and the season went downhill from there. Exceptions wereAustraliaandMonaco,both races where Webber looked a contender for at least a podium finish until retiring on both occasions with hydraulics failure and an exhaust fire respectively.
A note of significance for Webber and Williams came on lap 21 of the2006 Australian Grand Prix.By leading the lap Webber became the first Australian to have led his home grand prix since the last non-championship AGP was held in1984.
Williams finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship - the team's lowest finish since its inaugural season in1978.Unhappy by the team's reliability problems, Webber departed the team at the end of the season to joinRed Bull Racing.
Livery
[edit]Williams went into the 2006 season with renewed major sponsorships such asAllianz,RBS,FedEx,Reuters,ORIS,Hamleys,Budweiser,PetrobrasandCastrol.Williams received new sponsorship such as Mobilecast,Tata Groupand discontinued sponsorships areHewlett & Packard.While it retained the dark blue on white scheme, the stylized "kidney grille" was gone from the nose with the loss of BMW as engine supplier.
FW28B
[edit]The Williams FW28B is an interim version of the FW28 the team used to prepare for the 2007 season. After an obviously disappointing 2006, Williams decided to opt for Toyota engines for 2007 and therefore built the FW28B. The car is similar to the FW28 in all aspects except for being powered by Toyota's 2006 engine, the RVX-06.
During winter practice, the team also experimented with new front wings and other aerodynamic parts which helped the development of their new car FW29 car.[2]
Gallery
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Test driverAlexander Wurzat the2006 Canadian Grand Prix.
Complete Formula One results
[edit](key) (results initalicsindicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | WCC |
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| 2006 | Williams | CosworthV8 | B | BHR | MAL | AUS | SMR | EUR | ESP | MON | GBR | CAN | USA | FRA | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | 11 | 8th | |
| Mark Webber
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6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| Nico Rosberg
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7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret |
References
[edit]- Henry, Alan,ed. (2006).AUTOCOURSE2006-2007.Crash Media Group. pp. 64–66.ISBN1-905334-15-X.
- ^Note 108. Cosworth 2006 Type CA Series 6 Eg SO25grandprixengines.co.uk
- ^"Williams FW28B".www.f1technical.net.Retrieved25 November2021.
External links
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Media related toWilliams FW28at Wikimedia Commons
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