Williams


2006 car: Williams FW28.

Engine: Cosworth.
Tyres: Bridgestone.

Team Base: Grove, Oxfordshire.
Team Chief: Sir Frank Williams.

Technical Director: Sam Michael.
Test Drivers: Alex Wurz (Austria), Narain Karthikeyan (India).

First F1 GP: Argentina, 1978.
Last Year: 5th, 66pts.

History:
Races: 514. Points: 2508.5. Wins:113.

Best championship position: 1st, 175pts (1996).


9 Mark Webber


Born: Aug 27, 1976, Australia. GP debut: Australia, 2002. Starts: 68. Wins: 0. Poles: 0. Fastest laps: 0. Points: 62. Best ch'ship position: 10th, 17pts (2003), 36pts (2005).


10 Nico Rosberg
Born: June 27, 1985, Germany. GP debut: n/a. Starts: 0. Wins: 0. Poles: 0. Fastest laps: 0. Points: 0. Best ch'ship position: n/a.


The aerodynamic issues that dogged Williams at the start of last year are behind them.


Cosworth have given them a stout yet nippy V8 and the designers have come up with a seamless shift gearbox to play with. It all adds up to a tidy package capable of giving any opponent a bloody nose on their day.


A big year for Mark Webber, who needs to take his qualifying form into races, and for rookie Nico Rosberg. The 21-year-old son of Keke, a world champion with Williams in 1982, looks the part and arrives as the inaugural GP2 champion.


A brave selection that deserves to come off.