Williams FW24
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The Williams FW24 was Williams F1 chassis for the 2002 F1 season
. It was closely based on the previous years' FW23
, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW
engine from 2001. The car was aerodynamically inferior to the Ferrari and to the rival McLaren, but the engine's outright power put in on a par with the competition.
The car proved competitive, but no match for the dominant Ferrari F2002
. Ralf Schumacher
scored the team's only win of the season in Malaysia. Juan Pablo Montoya
set an impressive run of five consecutive pole positions with the car in midseason, and made the fastest lap of any circuit in history when he set pole position at Monza
(a track that favours engine power) with a lap on average of nearly 161mph.
Williams finished second in the constructor's championship to Ferrari this season, trumping the McLaren team, which had a competitive but unreliable car.
2002 Formula One season
The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 3, 2002, and ended on October 13 after seventeen races....
. It was closely based on the previous years' FW23
Williams FW23
The Williams FW23 was the car with which the Williams team competed in the Formula One season. It was raced in competition by Ralf Schumacher, who was in his third year with the team, and Juan Pablo Montoya, a previous Formula 3000 and CART champion who was making his F1 début.2001 was Williams'...
, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
engine from 2001. The car was aerodynamically inferior to the Ferrari and to the rival McLaren, but the engine's outright power put in on a par with the competition.
The car proved competitive, but no match for the dominant Ferrari F2002
Ferrari F2002
The Ferrari F2002 was one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. Designed by Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Paolo Martinelli, it won fifteen Grands Prix, from a total of nineteen races in 2002 and 2003....
. Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher is a German racing driver, and the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher...
scored the team's only win of the season in Malaysia. Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a Colombian race car driver known internationally for participating and winning in Formula One and CART race competitions. He has enjoyed great success. Currently, he competes in NASCAR, driving the #42 Target Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the Sprint...
set an impressive run of five consecutive pole positions with the car in midseason, and made the fastest lap of any circuit in history when he set pole position at Monza
Monza
Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...
(a track that favours engine power) with a lap on average of nearly 161mph.
Williams finished second in the constructor's championship to Ferrari this season, trumping the McLaren team, which had a competitive but unreliable car.