2009 Car Reveal

Honestly, switching to red changed the whole vibe for me. It actually looks decent now.
I finally like how this car looks.

Jose Anderson14 said:makes sense?

the spring heralds are leading the way here ☕

Yeah, totally makes sense.

I mean, look at this photo—to me, it looks way more balanced than, say, Toyota or Red Bull with those skinny noses that look like they’re gonna snap off any second.

Roger Williams3 said:yeah, it looks balanced.

Honestly, looking at this photo, I find it way more cohesive than something from Toyota or Red Bull, with those flimsy noses that look like they’re about to snap off at any given moment.

Exactly... it's all just photography tricks—tweak the angle here, mess with the exposure there... and suddenly everything looks perfectly balanced, especially if you throw a little Photoshop into the mix to hide the flaws.😉 🤣🤣

The final look for Williams 2009

That blue is way too bright for my taste. 😢

Is anyone going to say anything about those "idiots" sitting above the drivers?



A few more shots for you all

The evolution of Williams cars from 1969 to the present day

mistybear87 said:Is nobody going to say anything about these absolute "idiots" listed above the drivers?



More photos

The evolution of Williams cars from 1969 to today

That's a gorgeous car

Looks sharp. Even though I personally preferred the prototype, this one is going to pop way more on TV. I’m really curious if they’ll ban those fins behind the driver—didn't BMW run something similar a few seasons back?

Kevin Long20 said:It looks sharp. Honestly, even though I was more fond of the testing version, this one should probably pop much better on TV. I can't help but wonder if they’ll end up banning those fins behind the driver—didn't BMW run something similar a few seasons back, if I recall correctly?

True, but those were in front of the driver.

These "fins" shouldn't cause any issues for the driver at all; the real question is whether they actually comply with the 2009 regulations. Personally, I doubt the teams would even bother trying to make them compliant, but then again, you never really know what the new FIA leadership might decide to dream up, do you?

Anyway, there are definitely uglier ones out there 😁

Here’s Force India F1:




The car actually looks pretty sharp aero-wise. Honestly, if they can really lean into that technical partnership with McLaren, they might actually outperform themselves from last season. And those rearview mirrors? Pretty clever idea.

Force India looks pretty damn good, if you can just ignore the paint job🤣 so sleek 😱 but as far as actual car design goes 👍

Take a look at how clever they’ve been with those mirror placements and the design of the front wing endplates 🙂
It seems someone actually put some serious thought into this
Those air vanes on the sidepods are interesting, and man, the rear end looks incredibly tight and compact...
They clearly aren't planning on running KERS, because I have no idea where they would even fit it lol

In any case, the car gives off major Williams vibes, though every team has its own little quirks and signature details 🙂

It doesn't look bad at all. I'm genuinely curious to see the diffuser design, but we'll find out just how fast this thing really is in about 28 days

If you look at what people are saying on the international forums, there’s a lot of talk about how much they were eyeing that BMW car, and honestly, once you take a close look at the nose and the rear wing, you can see why they're right.

Williams is way too bright right now, honestly, while FI is looking pretty decent 🙂

darkmarlin16 said:Williams is way too bright, while Force India F1 looks perfectly fine🙂

Well, I guess you're right; Williams is just subtle enough, whereas Force India F1 really pops with that green and orange combo

I have to say, congratulations to Force India on managing to pull off an even uglier color scheme than Renault's...

I mean, honestly, I think F1 is just such a freaking cool formula

Frank Collins85 said:Congrats to Force India on coming up with an even uglier color scheme than Ford...

🤣 And here I thought we'd seen it all 😬

The colors are a total train wreck, but honestly? The car looks great. It actually performed decently in early testing—better than both Ferrari and Ford 😬

Though, if they'd just gone full orange, it would have looked killer 👍

Frank Collins85 said:Congrats to Force India on picking an even uglier color scheme than Renault's...

Aren't those just the colors of the Indian flag?
Personally, I don't think the combo looks half bad.

stormybadger8 said:—and honestly, looking at those early tests, he isn't bad at all; actually looks sharper than both the McLaren and the Renault 😬

Are you trying to say third from behind? 😬