2014 William FW36 my eyes no longer hurt Thanks Martini

[PeterJB]

All will be forgiven if it has that livery.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Why on earth would Martini choose a team like Williams to back?

I just can't see it myself.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Why on earth would Martini choose a team like Williams to back?

I just can't see it myself.

Red Bull wouldn't be ideal.
McLaren aren't having a title sponsor this year and as many have said they're likely to hook up with Sony in '15.
Ferrari have a million sponsors anway.
Lotus have been in a bit of financial trouble as of late so wouldn't be that wise.

Williams have been regrouping and hiring new staff to work there way up the grid, makes most logical sense with them being a team with winning heritage.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

 

[homeforsummer]

It's ironic that the first team to show off its car is Willy-ams.

Maybe the next will be Force-it Inya.

 

[nissman]

It's not so bad imo. This is only a preview picture, I'm sure it will look much better on presentation day.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It's certainly not as bad as some of the massive over-reactions have made it out to be.

 

[RacingOtaku86]

I'm no expert, but this seems pretty cool looking.

 

[Northstar]

I don't hate it, it's not any worse than most of the F1 cars churned out over the last decade.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

If you look past the nose, it's a damn fine looking car. It's just a few inches of carbon fibre that has everyone riled up.

 

[zippy_the_cat]

It looks more like the 2007/08 cars to me than anything else.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Why on earth would Martini choose a team like Williams to back?

I just can't see it myself.

Neither. The reports seem to be coming out of Brazil, but they have been bouncing around for a while now. Oddly, Joe Saward ran a piece on it on his blog, and he hates the whole "if Google says it, then it must be true" approach.

 

[Techy]

Just split the nose tip and the car will look stunning.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

It's just a few inches of carbon fibre that has everyone riled up.

It's more than a few inches.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I'm no expert, but this seems pretty cool looking.

And that's why you're not an expert

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Kinda seems a few of you guys have a small case of "nose" envy.

 

[RacingOtaku86]

And that's why you're not an expert

This... is a fact. But still, it's cool looking.

 

[HKS racer]

What the hell. Can we just have normal looking F1's instead of all this crappy stuff? Wo decided this year rules? Change pusher, that drug hurt!!!

 

[Mr Taskforce]

It's not that bad. At the very least, it is considerably better than the platypus noses of 2012.
Nor is it as bad as the early mock-ups released by Red Bull, which made the extended nose look like a carbon fibre appendage added at the last minute - which I suspect was deliberate, so as to trigger maximum revulsion.
And I keep hearing a weird rumour that Martini will be Williams' title sponsor.

Lol no. These noses look ten times worse than the "Platypus" noses.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

That is precisely what I am talking about when I say "massive over-reaction".

 

[Louie_Schumii]

Doesn't look like too much has changed apart from what they've had to adapt to the regulation changes (front wing, nose, bigger sidepods for cooling and differences around the rear).

Got a feeling that's not the Williams we'll be seeing in the first test.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Doesn't look like too much has changed apart from what they've had to adapt to the regulation changes (front wing, nose, bigger sidepods for cooling and differences around the rear).

Got a feeling that's not the Williams we'll be seeing in the first test.

Yeah exactly.

 

[axletramp]

Very similar to the CAD drawing.

 

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[Roger the Horse]

It looks like it has a cold.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Very similar to the CAD drawing.

I'd hope so or they might want to get their Catia system updated.

 

[RACECAR]

Not nearly as ugly as I thought it was going to be, but still looks off to me.

 

[DK]

Williams don't look as if they have many sponsors, do they?

 

[Robin]

Very similar to the CAD drawing.

Always a bonus

Williams don't look as if they have many sponsors, do they?

I don't know how they are still around after the way things have been going the past few years.