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The AT&T Williams Formula 1 team became the first to shake down a car fitted with the 2009-specification aerodynamic package.
On Thursday November 13, team Williams became the first team to shake down a 2009-specification aerodynamic package at Gloucestershire's Kemble airfield.
With driving duties undertaken by Formula 3 driver, Jonathan Kennard, the test team ran an interim FW30 with front and rear wing assemblies compliant with 2009 regulations.
One of the major elements of the FIA's regulation changes for 2009 has called for a significant reduction in the use of aerodynamic devices in order to improve overtaking opportunities in the sport.
To meet the conditions of the new regulations, the front wing has been lowered and made wider, while the rear wing has undergone dramatic revisions and is now taller and narrower. Both changes have reduced the car's overall downforce levels.
photo:Williams
The AT&T Williams Formula 1 team became the first to shake down a car fitted with the 2009-specification aerodynamic package.
On Thursday November 13, team Williams became the first team to shake down a 2009-specification aerodynamic package at Gloucestershire's Kemble airfield.
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| Jonathan Kennard at the wheel of the modified FW30-Toyota. |
With driving duties undertaken by Formula 3 driver, Jonathan Kennard, the test team ran an interim FW30 with front and rear wing assemblies compliant with 2009 regulations.
One of the major elements of the FIA's regulation changes for 2009 has called for a significant reduction in the use of aerodynamic devices in order to improve overtaking opportunities in the sport.
To meet the conditions of the new regulations, the front wing has been lowered and made wider, while the rear wing has undergone dramatic revisions and is now taller and narrower. Both changes have reduced the car's overall downforce levels.
photo:Williams