Williams FW14 and FW14B
- Constructor
- williams
- Years
- 1991–1992
- Designers
- Patrick Head, Adrian Newey, Paddy Lowe, Frank Dernie
- Engine
- Renault RS3C / RS4 V10
- Configuration
- 67-degree V10, 3493 cc, naturally aspirated
- Power
- 750 bhp (700-750 bhp at 12,500-14,500 rpm)
- Chassis
- carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque
- Gearbox
- Williams 6-speed sequential semi-automatic
- Suspension
- Pushrod with inboard spring/dampers in 1991; computer-controlled active suspension front and rear on the 1992 FW14B
- Brakes
- carbon disc
- Weight
- —
- Wheelbase
- —
- Tyres
- Goodyear
- Races
- 32
- Wins
- 17
- Poles
- 21
- Drivers' titles
- 1
- Constructors' titles
- 1
- Specification confidence
- high
Give the computer control of the ride height and the car holds its best aerodynamic attitude everywhere, all the time
Active suspension, traction control, semi-automatic gearbox and anti-lock brakes on one car
The FW14B is the most technologically advanced car ever to race in Formula One, and it is the reason so much of it is now banned. Mansell won the first five races of 1992 and took the title with five rounds left. Active suspension, traction control and launch control were all outlawed for 1994, which is how a technical arms race ends.
17 wins and 21 poles across the two years. Mansell's 1992 title with nine wins in a season, and the 1992 constructors' championship.