Tamiya 12029 - 1/12 Williams FW14B Renault  [12029]

Frank Williams, the creator of the known Williams Grand Prix Engineering, ventured into motorsport race during 1961 as a race motorist. In 1969, he brought a Brabham Formula One racer, and formed his first team, calling it "Frank Williams Racing Cars", and began racing in Grand Prix occasions. Their very first ten years in Formula One race were invested learning, maybe not winning; however in 1977 he teamed with a tremendously skilled designer, Patrick Head to form the team which includes achieved real success. Their type FW07 show racing device was introduced in 1979. It effectively demonstrated the "ground effect" theory and rewarded the team with two consecutive constructors games for 1980 and 1981 racing periods. Throughout the height associated with turbocharged motor age of F-1 race, as well as in collaboration with Honda, Williams once more successfully took the constructors name for 1987, using their type FW11B racing machine. Teh drastic racing legislation changes that banned turbocharged machines took effect on Formula One race you start with the 1989 period. Thereafter, just generally asiprated powerplants were permitted to compete in these events. Williams new partner, the French company Renault, did an outstanding task in deveoping a brand new 3.5 liter V-10 motor that enabled Williams to finish the '89 season in second place the constructors name. Both Williams and Renault continued to boost and make progress which led to the growth of this Type FW14 car, utilizing a semi-automatic transmission for the 1991 period. Their efforts were further enhanced by adding motorist Nigel Mansell, who joined the team and focused on enhancing the performance of car by incorporating the raised-nose design for better aerodynamics. The 1992 version kind FW14B racer had been, let me tell you, the racing machine of the season. As well as its really reliable semi-automatic six-speed transmission, the FW14B incorporated a forward thinking active suspension system system. This extremely advanced system used a ride height control which enabled the vehicle to maintain stability during hard braking and high speed cornering, minimizing massive fat transfers that may influence the performance associated with the vehicle. The carbon composite monocoque element of the FW14B had been cleverly made to get rid of the use of a separately removeable forward body shell. Renault's progress with their 3.5 liter RS3 series V-10 motor was also a significant aspect in making the vehicle a success. The newest kind RS3C powerplant had been prepared together with Elf fuel technology the 1992 period, and revealed its sensational performance by outrunning your competition. The dominance associated with the FW 14B racing machine, in conjunction with the driving prowess of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese enabled the Willams group to clinch both the drivers and constructors titles the 1992 Grand Prix season.