Williams rolled out their new car at the first test in Valencia, and it's... conventional.

High nose with just a small downward angle.  Larger sidepod intakes. Pretty vanilla.




Unlike last year's FW31, where the sidepods were pretty much level the entire length of the car, this year's slope rather dramatically down towards the rear.  The dorsal fin is pretty standard.

It's a pretty car, no question, but it doesn't open any eyes with technical innovations.  Now, a chassis doesn't have to do so to be quick, but its clear that the FW32 is a descendant of last year's car, despite Williams' technical director Sam Michaels' declaration of it being a "clean sheet" design. 

During today's test session, it broke down on track after being fifth-fastest for the day... out of seven.  Not a great start, that.

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