Williams FW21
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Williams | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
 Patrick Head (Technical Director) Gavin Fisher (Chief Designer) Geoff Willis (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | FW20 | ||||||||
| Successor | FW22 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Williams double wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Williams double wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||
| Engine | Supertec (Renault) FB01 V10 (71°) naturally aspirated | ||||||||
| Transmission | Williams 6-speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petrobras | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Winfield Williams | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
5.  Alex Zanardi6.  Ralf Schumacher | ||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
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 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
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italic indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1999 | Williams | Supertec FB01 V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | EUR | MAL | JPN | 35 | 5th | |
| Alex Zanardi | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | ||||||
| Ralf Schumacher | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 |
References
- AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9
External links
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