Why Williams Kept Their 2024 Car SECRET
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2024
- The Williams FW46 has only JUST broke cover and even then secrets are being kept about it - what is the team and James Vowles hiding from us?
🏁 Get ready to dive deep into the fascinating world of Formula 1 secrecy with our latest video, "Unveiling the Mystery: Why Williams Kept Their 2024 Car SECRET." In this thrilling exploration, we delve into the strategic maneuvers and behind-the-scenes decisions that led Williams to shroud their latest creation in secrecy, setting them apart from the flashy reveals of other teams. From dodging rainy Silverstone shakedowns to strategically maximizing virtual testing opportunities, we uncover how Williams is revolutionizing their approach to gain a competitive edge in the cutthroat world of F1. Join us as we decode the subtle hints and clues scattered across social media, providing tantalizing glimpses into the evolution of the FW46's design and the ambitious goals driving the team forward this season. Don't miss out on this exclusive peek behind the curtain as we unravel the secrets of Williams' transformation and their determined bid to ascend the F1 ranks. Tune in now to be part of the conversation and stay ahead of the curve!
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Why Gasly and Ocon want to leave Alpine (apparently): czcams.com/video/qa2qaNcRkmM/video.html
You could expect that Vowles is like Brawn, he worked with him in their time at BAR/Brawn/Mercedes. P.S: I also adore Vowles for how kind and forgiving he is to Sargeant.
Agreed. James probably observed Brawn a lot while he was at Honda/Brawn/Mercedes.
I've been saying the same of Vowles' mentors for a while. He's been connected to the team principals responsible for almost all of the non-Red Bull champoinships over the past almost 30 years...
I don't think kind / forgiving is the right terms for Vowles, I think better he is realistic and fair to Sargent which is better than most drivers get in F1 and is commendable of Vowles as well as Williams for doing so. Especially since Vowles could have tossed him like a lemon as it wasn't his choice, it was a hold over from prior leadership and I hope that Sargent tries to make good on this for Williams / Vowles this year even if the points aren't there but keeping it on the track and aim to become a solid driver like Hulkenberg or Albon are for now more than trying to dethrone Max.
@@FullTimeGaming360 well said. I really respected how forthright he was in saying Logan was meeting his expectation and would didn't see a reason to change if he continued, and he kept his word.
@@FullTimeGaming360 Its not because he's fair or realistic. Although Logan’s father might not be a notable individual, his uncle owns a multi-billion dollar conglomerate.He is a former fighter pilot and now runs airline companies, oil trading companies, and refineries, under his business conglomerate. Harry Sargeant also owns IOTC - International Oil Trading Company - that supplies aviation fuel to the U.S. military.
Thank you for “gushing” a bit about James Vowles. Since he has taken over at Williams, they are the most exciting team to watch, in my estimation. I am pulling for them and hope they can make a big step this year.
Really nice take lawVS. As a williams fan for the longest time, James is the best TP williams has had since the prime days of Frank.
Seriously hope that they can be competitive.
Keep up the good work mate
He's transformed into the next generation Ross Brawn.
Not sure I agree with a comparison to Frank, as he could be a bit of a twat.
@@BAndersen-ee1xy yeah James hasn't told his engineers to endanger his drivers yet
- from a Williams fan
@@BAndersen-ee1xy given he and head pissed away mansell, newey and hill in a span of five years i'd say so
It's also funny to think that James used to be well known for making Valtteri uncomfortable
But as a TP. he's doing a much, much better job than Toto
I hope Williams have a good year. Vowles' leadership and the shape the team has been taking is really inspiring.
I reckon it'll be a less crash prone year.
I cant wait for this season as a Williams fan
I definitely feel things are looking up for them.
Same!
Living in a time where Williams is promising and an upwards-moving threat rather than worrying if they will even exist next season is a very good change.
It's refreshing
As a Williams fan, I am so excited for this era than I have for many years
I have to agree with ya in James vowles. His approach gives me optimism about Williams future. I’d love to see them come out with a top of mid field car😊
He seems like a truly inspirational figure.
@@LawVSthe risk taking is doubly good. Not only is there the chance to blow things out of the water, but there’s also no messing around with “maybe it will do this” or “hopefully it will do that” they’re going to get to clearly see whether their ideas work and clearly see why they don’t, which makes for a better learning curve. Williams is in the perfect spot to crank up the volatility and reap the rewards as long as the leadership is right
the whole new brand looks so promising! I hope they can fight for podiums in the near future!
Maybe by 2025, but I reckon that 7th is more secure this year and maybe some key scalps from Alpine.
@@LawVS In my personal prediction I made before any car was revealed I've got them in 6th so I hope they find a bit more. But they overtake both Alpine and Aston Martin with the app overtaking all of them and Alpine clearly behind but still well ahead of Kick Sauber and Haas (because I also predicted gaps between the teams, putting the teams in groups of being on par with each other but both Red Bull and Alpine are alone). I'd love to get it right but I'd feel so bad for Alpine ánd Alonso lol
Interesting info
Komatsu actually make Excavators... Theres a demolition project down the road from my school and they are using 2 Komatsu Branded Excavators
They're excavating Williams from the back of the grid!
@@LawVS We can only hope
I remember when I read that Vowles were leaving Merc, and I felt damn thats a big loss. But then I read he was going to Williams, my team at heart if I have to say under gunpoint, and damn I was happy again. And so far that happiness is growing. Go Vowles, Go Williams.
Yeah. Within days I felt Williams would be saved and lo they are thriving.
James Vowles is cooking something, and it's not gonna burn like Alpine's engines.
He learnt from The Ross Brawn Culinary School.
Not every day you get a Juan Pablo Montoya name drop. Fingers crossed for Williams, since the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (wow that's a lot to type) will certainly take a step forward this season as well. P6 would be a good target for them this season.
As much as I don't like to get my hopes up too soon, I've been a Williams fan for years, and am really glad they've got JV as a team principal! Probably best possible assignment for the job!
I love what James Vowles is doing with this team. I love the direction he’s taking things and am so excited for the future of Williams!
It's certainly a lot clearer.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
I'm rather hyped to see Williams this year! We've been wanting to see them rise from the ashes for so long! Maybe this year we'll start to see James's efforts sprout. So gush away, Ladder Man! I know I will if this proves well-founded!
Great video, keep up and I will be waiting for you're 2024 predictions
Williams finally has a modern steering wheel 🥹
Yes. The tortilla chips.
4:55 exactly! Pure joy!
Been watching you since the beginning and still one of the best F1 news people I’ve listened too
I love when Law lowers his glasses to read stuff 😂😂
Hearing all this about Vowels really makes me appreciate the man. He definitely shows to be a great leader, inspiring those in his command.
Especially the way he is treating Logan Sargeant is a welcome bit of fresh air after watching the meatgrinders at Haas and Red Bull turn over the last years.
Indeed. He's a very calm and measured gentleman which Williams needs immensely right now.
James really came to life at Williams. His job at merc was maybe to restricted
It was more like a realisation of his potential. His inner Brawn.
one of the things im really liking at the moment is the sense of optimism surrounding Williams, rather than the pessimism around them only a few years ago, this isnt the first time we have seen Williams Shenanigans going into testing, and this time its being taken a very different angle
Agreed. They've finally figured out the issues regarding the operation and have given the genuine greenlight to take risks
Thank you so much for this excellent report on Williams! They have such a great history and I hope they can come back to the top over time. I thought Logan got treated badly last year, but I am glad James is giving him time to adjust. I'll be cheering them on this year.
Your updates are pure 🔥 😂😂😂😂 !!
This video just made want to become a williams fan. Thank you
You're welcome.
Thanks for the reference in the video. Not so sure that it's all about secrecy. I just feel that the team was pushing the envelope in terms of the design and production process that saw them take this right up until the last moment seeing the car unveiled in Bahrain.
I heard that all the teams that ran at Silverstone are still drying out their cars.
Wouldn't surprise me after their cars became rowboats
I'm really excited to see what Williams can do this season, I've predicted them to be the biggest surprise this season. I also made a couple ballsy predictions of them to score a podium and for them to finish 5th in the WCC (however on that last one I will mention I completely forgot Aston Martin existed when I made my predictions)
I don't see a podium in all honesty BUT Alex will get some top 5 finishes and Logan will score a few times.
I know I'm excited for Williams this year. Hope they do well.
As an American, I really really want Logan to succeed, so I also want Williams to succeed. Really excited for the new car, hope Albon and Sergeant can take it to the top 10 in bahrain!
Even if he scores a few times that will do.
Wanted to say that I bought the "Cool Shirt" when you released it and it has been great!
Awesome. That was a cool shop
Every reason in the world to gush over Vowles...good on him mate...what a legend!! 👍
i like you i'm going to subscribe keep it up
This is going to a special year for Williams.
Certainly a building year and definitely not last.
Gotta bare in mind VCARB also.
Hey I'm a tifosi, but man I am becoming a Williams fan aswell.
From what i am hearing for the William team(from your videos and from other sources), they will be probably a surprise team for this year and if Vowles efforts are going to pay off this year, it is going to be amazing for everyone in that team and also i hope that Sargeant will get some justice for his questionable performance last year because i believe that this year, he has made some effort to change himself for the better
Vowles has said risks have to be taken to make progress in team production.
@@LawVS That's true and I hope that the risks will pay off
Could see in the first photos of the real Williams fw46 on track they adopted the deep aggressive gulleys in the sidepods that Alpine McLaren and Aston have
Freudian slip! 16:52 "Quite frankly, I think Alpine should be a little bit nervous"....
quite FRANKLY....
Sir "FRANK" Williams...
... it's FRANKLY indeed!
Frank's spirit will rise again!
I'm honestly very hyped this year for Williams. I predict that they with be the 7th team or higher this year.
They're probably gonna close in on Alpine.
@@LawVS I actually think they will surpass them. I don't really have much faith in Alpine.
Not a fan of boring f1 parade races with 2 teams that can actually win but i love your you tube channel.
In the fight for p5 or p6 two teams are interesting to follow: RB (financialspo sorname) and Williams.. and with Alpine in the mix. It is gonna be crowded who will be the team in p4, p5 or p6... If williams gets in the mix in 2024, it will be fun to watch..
Yeah. Williams has surged past the backmarker teams and is now in the mix with the midfield properly.
I still can not wait until someone makes a video of the Williams with the engine note of a komatsu diesel engine that would just be mega funny😂
At least it can be repurposed as a digger.
Didn't or don't I remember you talking about pushrods and pullroda,,,,thinking.
Extremely pumped to see what Williams can do this year. Hoping to see Logan score more points to help the team climb beyond 7th and better compete with Alpine and other mid-runners.
If he can score more often and get some Q3 appearances he might survive another year.
@@LawVS for sure, he needs to do a much better job qualifying!!
Let’s hope Sargent & Albon can preform this year particularly Sargent as if Albon leaves willams need someone who understands their car.
At the very least, Logan can get some good practice in with a car that isn't going to nerf him off the track!
@@LawVSdefinitely, his crashes weren’t entirely his fault due to the snappy nature of the Williams, I drive karts myself and I know the feeling of karts just snapping mid Corner and there is just nothing you can do.
Let's go Williams! Best trajectory yeehaa
It's unfortunate that I won't be able to watch the beginning races (and tomorrow's testing) till MARCH because I'll have test that will...pretty much decide my career
That's more important, my friend. I wish you the best of luck.
I love James, and am rooting for Logan this year
1:49 My brand!
Yes!!
What a great idea!That aged well.Don’t do a shakedown,breakdown with something simple and lose vital testing time.
It's only 15 minutes or so and they fixed it.
As far as I'm concerned, no amount of gushing over James Vowles is excessive. He's so confident, transparent, and quietly competent that he's a breath of fresh air. He's not going to be a DTS darling; but he's perfectly suited to the straight-forward race debriefs in the Vowles' Verdicts.
I loved the speculation around the team's future with Logan Sargeant while JV told us how he thought LS was doing and what he needed to do to keep the seat. The man was telling you what his plan was, just listen to him.
Yeah. James is a data driven man and he saw something in Logan he liked.
And stuff like this is why I am not afraid of Red Bull dominating again. Unlike NASCAR and Indy, where its A: tough to keep up with all the teams and how they are developing (during Teams here loosely) and B: It’s not about just winning the race or who is #1. Yes, that is important, but if you can just take your eyes off the top 3, you will see some veeery interesting things happening below.
Hope my Pops will see the light of day this year through the potential RB-Domination ;) Thanks again Lawrence! And Loving the “What if Shenron was a Z-Fighter series?”!
I hope you're right. I'm really looking forward to a super competitive season this year! It looks like the top 4 teams will be really close behind red bull.
I'd be happy if they were just a little more consistent.
Nice that Williams finally noticed Hockenheim is off the schedule.
Here's to them pulling a Brawn season out of the hat.
I don't think that is going to happen but they will be more consistent.
this year Williams are like assassins in the dark
When are you dropping your 2024 f1 predictions?
Probably Friday.
Cool! @@LawVS
I would love it if Williams took a big step forward this year. Honestly they’re one of three teams I expect to take a pretty significant step forward (aside from McLaren and insert your name here Racing Bulls Insert Your Name Here this is a cool spot, the latter if only because of the changes to how they operate for 2024 compared to 2023).
Even if it's consolidating 7th more solidly I would be happy
When JV speaks, i drop everything and listen, the man has innate charisma & oozes leadership, hands down the team principal that every team needs. I believe in him, and i strongly believe that 2 years from now, we will be seeing Ferrari, McLaren, and yes, Williams as frontrunners again, like in the 90s..
I need to set a reminder for 2 yrs to come see how you did.
@@CertifiedSlamboy kindly set a reminder for 2 yrs to come see how I did.
This gives me brawn 2009 vibes ngl. They won't be as good but could they fight in the midfield properly again?!
They seem to be quite confident and even if they have a car that isn't quick but more stable, that will be a huge boost.
@@LawVS I need to hear a we can fight from alex albon like fernado did in the mclaren
I hope Williams will get closer to alpine but I think they could also be challenged by vcarb with obviously the redbull parts
I think that's the goal for 2024.
hey LawVS, I really want it to happen because theres soo much hope around Williams but do you think they can take on Alpine and be 6th at the of the season?. (im not Williams fine, but I do love small guys taking on big guys .... Hass and Stake F1 still has long way to go)
I think they can get a little closer to Alpine for sure.
Williams world championships incoming 🦅🦅🦅🎆🎆🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Imagine James can pull a Ross Brawn in the coming future like in 2009 for Williams
Maybe when there of a big rule change like 2026. But, Vowels is no Ross Brawn
The scenes if Williams gets a freak podium
It would be liked by everyone.
james is up to something devious
At least he's being resourceful.
Williams could well be the sleeper team this yearand I agree, Alpine would be right to being a little worried
I dont yhink itll be good enough to keep 7th in the constructors from the visa frankenstein named team but getting around 50 points or getting close to 100 isnt out of the question either
I reckon it's worth keeping an eye on their battle with Alpine.
unpopular opinion:"they didn't build the car in time because until December they were fighting with alpha Tauri for the 7th position, and in February the had to present the car"
I get what you're saying but I remember them not sending upgrades for ages after Silverstone and were lucky to stay 7th thanks to Alfa and Haas falling off hard and Alphatauri's resurgence was too late. Just.
The sleeper hit of the summer. I would love to see Albon podium and Sargent in the points. Then Keeanue Reeves doing a documentary on 2024.
And getting overly chirpy in conversation.
I also am very bullish (no pun intended) on Williams. In particular, I agree that people who were calling for Logan to get replaced already don't really understand how to 'read' statistics. If you flip a coin 10 times and 8 times it comes up heads, that doesn't make the coin worthless, it just means you haven't flipped the coin enough to find the true nature of the coin by way of statistics.
On launchday the car wasn't probally ready yet, as it should be in F1. Vowles does make things move as it seems. Capito was the intrem to replace the deputy. Vowles is the first real teamboss in office since Frank Williams.
Alpine was in turmoil last year and we have to see in what way it has affected the development of this years car. I rate the driver pairing of Gasly -Ocon higher than the driverpairing of Albon-Sargeant but if the car isn't there Alpine has a problem.
To do the shake down in good wether is good for data gathering. The most importand thing to do is however is to shake it and see if everything keeps working as intended. For that having the factory close could be an advantage with problems.
Not the safe route but the daring one.
Yeah that's right. They used every single moment to work on the car and learn how to use their new tools
A space grade aluminium alloy has been added by the FIA to the list of materials permissible for building the car. This probably means a particular team has come up with a new innovative way of using said alloy & requested the FIA to legalize it. Wouldn't be surprised if Williams are the one as their engineering department does some incredible stuff outside of F1, like the singer Porsches for example
Really!? Interesting development.
the engineering company has no connection to the racing team any more, Claire Williams sold it not long after taking over, roughly a decade ago.
There’s still quite a lot of overlap between the two. Personnel and ideas They are still on the same site.
GO WILLIAMS!!!!
Not doing the test on Silverstone now could be smart, but also could turn out a real mistake. If on the first day of testing they find a mechanical issue and cant run much because of it, that could have been found out during the filming day.
Maybe and James probably is aware of that and he admitted it was a strategic gamble
Bromance❤️❤️❤️
I think, given what williams is capable of, they could be getting top five consistently. And maybe a podium once or twice. This is gonna be a good F1 season.
The fact that Williams isn’t allowed to use extra money to invest in their facilities to bring them up to par with literally everyone else on the grid….my Roman Empire.
James really is the best thing that happened to Williams in a long time.
When James moved to williams and they got Albon, I was pumped, now they are the only team I care about.
Agreed, granted it’s hard to care for the teams when they’re called something like Mastercard Venmo Bet365 F1 team. Williams feels ”real” in another way that makes me proud to support them.
Everything is going their way.
my respect for James Vowles has gone up dramatically
Mclaren are taking notes about secrecy for next year
They've seemingly got hidden parts already
love your videos, but the second camera with the blue light is considerably less pleasant to watch.
It's just a little cheeky aside.
James Vowles is a true leader.👍
He's really come into his own
All I'm saying is that if Williams ends up being the exact same as last year it's gonna be so ridiculous
I think they'll crash less with a more stable car.
Apparently williams wanted to shake the car down at silverstone but the car wasn't ready at that time, they had booked a slot for running by couldnt make it.
Turns out for the best.
As a Williams supporter I hope that the two decades long drought comes to an end soon.
To be fair 2014-16 was pretty good
Somehow I missed that all together. That, and the 2012 win by Maldonado in the FW34. I just want the glory days of my childhood to return.
They’ve been up to something for a long time - they literally didn’t work on the FW45 since Silverstone so they could concentrate on the FW46. Vowles has said he is willing to sacrifice the next few seasons to get back to the top. He is playing the long game.
I would not expect Williams under JV to behave anything like Williams prior to him. Do not expect him to offer seats to future Mercedes drivers like Williams used to. There will be no Williams seat for Antonelli. There will be a seat for long term Williams drivers only.
Apparently they've been on it since March!
@@LawVS correct. People that I know with children who work at the factory have been telling me that they’ve literally been working day and night for months on the car. There is something special afoot there. It’s amazing what new leadership and money backing the team can do.
Please be careful what you wish for…also be watch out with the quiet one
Helmut Magpie hahaha
Williams are doing everything they can to turn around this team from the backmarker it was to consistent point scorer.
Yep and their decisions so far have been logical.
Williams be cooking👨🍳
From The Ross Brawn Culinary School
Of course it rained for the F2 testing. It's literally called Bah-Rain.
Imagine Williams turning up with one of the quickest cars like Aston Martin did. That would be insane.
I don't think they will be the fastest but they will certainly have a more forgiving car now.
@@LawVS a man can only dream haha
I just want them to return to glory
Or at least not be at the back
Is it too much to ask for a competitive Williams?
I don't think it is.
youre
like the hank green of f1