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Williams FW24
| Season: | 2002 | | | | Drive: | Rear | | | | Clutch: | AP | | | | Gearbox: | Williams F1 | | | | Gearbox Control: | Semi-automatic | | | | Number of speeds: | 7 | | | | Brakes: | Carbon discs and pads operated by AP callipers | | | | Suspension: | Williams F1 | | | | Chassis: | Carbon Aramid epoxy composite | | | | Engine placement: | Rear | | | | Length: | 4,540 mm | | | | Fronttrack: | 1,460 mm | | | | Reartrack: | 1,400 mm | | | | Wheelbase: | 3,140 mm | | | | Weight: | 600 kg including driver & camera | | | | Number of wheels: | 4 | | | | Wheels: | O.Z., 13 x 12 front, 13 x 13.7 rear | | |
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The BMW Williams FW24 was a very small evolution over its predecessor, the successful FW23, largely as a result of the loss of Chief Aerodynamicist Geoff Willis to BAR hampering the design process of the car. Willis' main design partner for the FW23, Gavin Fisher stayed on to oversee design of the FW24, which can be distinguished from its predecessor mainly due to the presence of periscope exhausts on top of the bodywork, rather than allowing the exhaust gases to exit through the rear diffuser in the FW23. The car's best result was a 1-2 finish at the second race of the season, the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Notably, the car would not win another race, largely due to the introduction of the Ferrari F2002 at the next race of the season in the Brazilian Grand Prix, a car which would go on to dominate the 2002 season, winning every single race except the Monaco Grand Prix. However, the car often showed extremely competitive qualifying pace, especially in the hands of Columbian driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who would score seven Pole Positions through the season, including a run of five straight poles from the Monaco Grand Prix until the French Grand Prix. Montoya's last pole of the season, at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix, would break the seventeen year old record for the fastest average speed over a lap in F1 history, previously held by Keke Rosberg in the Williams Honda FW10.
Statistics
| Statistic | # | Percentage | First | Last | | Number of Grand Prix | 34 | 100% |  2002 |  2002 | | Number of starts | 34 | 100.00% | 2002 | 2002 | | Number of finishes | 26 | 76.47% | 2002 | 2002 | | Number of finishes on podium | 13 | 38.24% | 2002 |  2002 | | Number of finishes in points | 22 | 64.71% | 2002 | 2002 | | Number of retirements | 8 | 23.53% | 2002 | 2002 | | Number of wins | 1 | 2.94% |  2002 | 2002 | | Number of pole positions | 7 | 20.59% |  2002 |  2002 | | Number of fastest laps | 3 | 8.82% | 2002 |  2002 |
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last modification: Saturday 02 of July, 2005 [12:30:29 UTC] by Griffin
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