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1989 Williams FW12C
Switzerland • 9 Sept 2022
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This 1989 Williams FW12C, chassis 10, was driven by Riccardo Patrese, achieving 3rd place in the French Grand Prix and pole position in Hungary. Acquired directly from Frank Williams after its racing career, it's preserved with its Renault V-10 engine, though currently incomplete and non-running due to display modifications; recommissioning is recommended.
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The car is described as being retained by Williams until the end of its racing career and was acquired directly from Frank Williams. The car is preserved with its 3.5-litre Renault RS1 V-10 engine, albeit incomplete. The car does not run as a result of its incomplete engine and time spent on static display. There is evidence of having been used for display purposes at some stage; the beige decals of erstwhile 1989 tobacco sponsor Barclay having been neutralised, and the engine cover bearing the branding of Camel, whose sponsorship of Williams did not commence until 1991.
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In contrast to their major competitors—Ferrari, Lotus, and McLaren—Williams opted to run its normally aspirated stopgap FW12-Judd in the 1988 World Championship.
The team’s rivals persisted with their outgoing 1.5-litre turbocharged engines for one final season ahead of the sport’s transition to 3.5-litre atmospheric engines for 1989.
Significantly, Williams had a contract in place with new engine supplier, Renault, for 1989.
This enabled them to race the FW12 while simultaneously testing the Renault RS1 V-10-engined FW12B.
Over the winter, Williams’ designer Enrique Scalabroni further refined the FW12B into the FW12C.
The major design changes centred around fine-tuning of the complex Renault installation and a reversion to Passive suspension in place of the FW12’s sometimes-problematic Active system.
Although Williams retained the services of the highly experienced Riccardo Patrese for 1989, they replaced the Ferrari-bound Nigel Mansell with the capable Belgian driver, Thierry B...
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