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[7UpJordan]

What has gone wrong with the FW31?? A couple of weeks ago it was leading very comfortably in Malaysia and in terms of pace only second to the Brawn and pretty much on par with Toyota but now they've dropped behind Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and even Renault by the looks of it!!

How can this happen in the space of two races? You'd almost thing somebody's sabotaged the car! I suppose Ferrari, McLaren and Renault have just thrown money and upgrades at the cars non-stop, but I remember a certain N.Rosberg saying "we'll still be miles clear because we'll have lots of upgrades too" or similar words to that effect. Well Williams haven't exactly stood still, Nico's car this weekend was running with Red Bull style rear-wing endplates, so what exactly have McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and Renault done that Williams haven't?

Nakajima is SEVERELY holding the team back, the only thing he contributes to Williams is the free Toyota engines and that's the only reason they keep hold of him. The way Nico is driving right now is that he wants out and if he's going to leave, fine, go ahead but don't you even dare run your mouth like Webber did. The team needs a fresh start and an experienced head to develop the car. A lot of Williams fans I talk to want Montoya to come back!!

If Nico was to leave I would want Bruno Senna drafted in as his replacement. Bernie is prepared to pay money to anyone who gets Senna in and it would do nicely. The Toyota deal expires this year and the "cheaper" FIA spec Cosworths are introduced next year so we should be able to afford a decent, experienced driver. If Hulkenberg delivers the goods this year in GP2 I'm all for him being introduced.

I just have a bad feeling at this rate, the team with finish bottom of the Championship, Nico will leave, Nakajima will be kept on yet again AND given number 1 status with Hulkenberg being promoted even if he does sh!te in GP2 and then the plug gets pulled on the team, then I don't know what I'd do...

Max needs to put his whip down or at least use it to get these budget caps in place so we can stop the money-men spending their way to victory. If Williams' KERS device gets up and running soon AND works well, it'll be a great moral victory for designers against the money-men because Williams' KERS device has cost something like £2million to develop which is fiddling-small-change in comparison to the costs by say McLaren.

[Hexagram]

It was bad for Williams today all right. Really don't know where their pace is. Renault, McLaren & Ferrari have passed them out for sure. Nico should come to Renault.

[Denthúl]

To be fair, Nico will be well-within his rights to leave at the end of this year if the FW31 doesn't end up on the podium at least twice. He'll have given four years to a team that doesn't seem able to match the others at the moment and he'll be watching as guys like Hamilton and Vettel, both around his age, are taking wins whilst he's scrapping for the low points.

[bud]

Perhaps the upgrades they have added have not worked to plan and sent them backward?

[Gaz]

I think the car is better than its drivers make out.

and i think they need to get rid of Nakajima

[Hexagram]

I think the car is better than its drivers make out.

and i think they need to get rid of Nakajima

Nico i think gets 99% - 100% out of the car. He is a dam good racer. The car just was not up for a points finish today.

Nakajima well, he is the worse driver on the grid in my opinion. He does not deserve to be there. I agree with you totally.

[Jensonb]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

[bud]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

But how would Wurz be of any help with a testing ban?

[7UpJordan]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

I wouldn't say they they poached him, Wurz announced his retirement and then Honda lured him out of retirement into a test driver role.

[Gaz]

I think the car is better than its drivers make out.

and i think they need to get rid of Nakajima

Nico i think gets 99% - 100% out of the car. He is a dam good racer. The car just was not up for a points finish today.

Nakajima well, he is the worse driver on the grid in my opinion. He does not deserve to be there. I agree with you totally.

Not so sure with Nico he seams to do really well in pracitice then messes up during the race.

Malaysia was a good example of this.

[ivey]

Wait till Spain and if things still haven't worked out...then it's bad for you

[Hanwombat]

Im not quite sure how bad Williams did today as I havent seen the results yet but it is frustrating how Rosberg can be toping the practise timesheets, but when it comes to qualifying and the actual race, no pace

[cap-dude]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

But how would Wurz be of any help with a testing ban?

Certainly he'd be less help. But he could've done the odd test at the start of the year, just like McLaren let De La Rosa do. As well as that, he could act as a sort of advisor role behind the scenes. Some help is better than none.

What happened Williams this weekend, who knows. Sure I'd love to see Montoya back, but he's gone for good. But certainly they need some experience on the team. Barrichello could be a good poach if Brawn let him go next year. Perhaps Williams will do a straight swap with McLaren, Kovy and Rosberg. Kovalinen I think would do better in a team like Williams. Apparently McLaren love him because he's so helpful with all the engineers.

[Gaz]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

But how would Wurz be of any help with a testing ban?

Certainly he'd be less help. But he could've done the odd test at the start of the year, just like McLaren let De La Rosa do. As well as that, he could act as a sort of advisor role behind the scenes. Some help is better than none.

What happened Williams this weekend, who knows. Sure I'd love to see Montoya back, but he's gone for good. But certainly they need some experience on the team. Barrichello could be a good poach if Brawn let him go next year. Perhaps Williams will do a straight swap with McLaren, Kovy and Rosberg. Kovalinen I think would do better in a team like Williams. Apparently McLaren love him because he's so helpful with all the engineers.

Yeh wouldn't mind that but Williams could do better by simply binning Nakajima.

[bud]

Williams are suffering for the loss of a development driver since Brawn (Nee Honda) poached Wurz.

But how would Wurz be of any help with a testing ban?

Certainly he'd be less help. But he could've done the odd test at the start of the year, just like McLaren let De La Rosa do. As well as that, he could act as a sort of advisor role behind the scenes. Some help is better than none.

yeah but as 7up has said in this thread they started off at the front and now have gone backwards. so Winter testing was not a problem.

and i remember last season when McLaren started off awesome then went backwards abit and everyone was saying it was due to lack of experience the same old story its the drivers fault. seems its the same story for Williams. but could it actually be the guys building the car who have made a mistake for once?