Williams FW15C is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey and built by Williams Grand Prix Engineering for use in the 1993 Formula One World Championship.
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13 Facts About Williams FW15C
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Newey said in an interview in 1994 that the aerodynamics on the FW14B were messy due to the switch to active suspension from passive suspension, and that the Williams FW15C was an aerodynamically cleaned up version of the aero on the FW14B.
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Renault had acquired a reputation for almost bullet-proof reliability but Williams FW15C did suffer three engine failures during races in 1993, although on each occasion the sister car won the race.
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Williams FW15C used a semi-automatic transmission very similar to the FW14B, but with changes to the hydraulic activation system.
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Williams FW15C featured a push-to-pass system, which would use the active suspension to lower the car at the rear and eliminate the drag from the diffuser, effectively increasing speed through a lack of downforce.
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Williams FW15C was able to use the electronics, so they could sync up a flawless link that would simultaneously set the engine for another 300 revs, and raise the active suspension for when the driver needed extra speed while overtaking.
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Williams FW15C retained this driver pairing in all 16 races in 1993.
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Williams FW15C quickly established themselves as the team to beat, with Prost winning in South Africa by a margin of almost a lap over Senna's McLaren.
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The Williams FW15C was so dominant in qualifying that Prost and Hill often qualified 1.
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Primary criticism of the Williams FW15C was an inconsistent handling manner arising from occasions when the computer systems wrongly interpreted the information they were receiving from their sensors, or due to air being present in the hydraulics of the active system.
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Slight changes to the weight distribution of this latest Williams FW15C produced a car that was slightly more responsive than its immediate predecessor, if rather more nervous when driven on the limit.
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Prost later said that although he was amazed at the general quality and technology of the car, the Williams FW15C was not his favorite car to drive and work with, as it was such a different car to work with than any of the other cars he had driven before.
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In early 1994, two Williams FW15C chassis were modified to run without electronic driving aids, which were banned for 1994.
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