Williams FW21

Racing car
Car_name = Williams FW21


Category = Formula One
Constructor = Williams
Designer = flagicon|UK Patrick Head (Technical Director) flagicon|UK Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer) flagicon|UK Geoff Willis (Chief Aerodynamicist)
Team = WilliamsF1 Team
Drivers = 5. Alex Zanardi
6. Ralf Schumacher
Chassis = Carbon-fibre monocoque
Front suspension = Williams double wishbone, pushrod
Rear suspension = Williams double wishbone, pushrod
Engine name = Supertec FB01
Capacity =
Configuration = V10 (71°)
Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated
Engine position =
Gearbox name = Williams
Gears = 6-speed
Type = longitudinal semi-automatic sequential
Differential =
Fuel = Petrobras
Tyres = Bridgestone
Debut = 1999 Australian Grand Prix
Races = 16
Wins = 0
Cons_champ = 0
Drivers_champ = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest_laps = 1
The Williams FW21 was the car the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Ralf Schumacher, who had swapped him from Jordan with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Alex Zanardi who had last raced in Formula One in 1994, but had since won the CART championship twice.

Although Schumacher had a successful season and was a consistent front-runner, Zanardi struggled all season with the handling characteristics of the grooved-tyre F1 car and failed to score a point. He was dropped at the end of the year in favour of Formula Three driver Jenson Button. This was also the team's last season using a Renault engine (badged as a customer Supertec) before a new works deal with BMW was activated for 2000.

Complete Formula One results

() (results in bold indicate pole position)

References

*"AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000", Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9

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