Williams FW21

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**Williams FW21**

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Williams
Team	WilliamsF1 Team
Designer	Patrick Head
Drivers	5. Alex Zanardi 6. Ralf Schumacher
Chassis	Moulded carbon fibre composite structure
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, pushrod
Engine	Supertec FB01, 71-degree V10
Gearbox	Williams six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic
Fuel	Petrobras
Tyres	Bridgestone
Debut	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	16
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1

The Williams FW21 was the car the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Ralf Schumacher, who had swapped him from Jordan with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Alex Zanardi who had last raced in Formula One in 1994, but had since won the CART championship twice.

Although Schumacher had a successful season and was a consistent front-runner, Zanardi struggled all season with the handling characteristics of the grooved-tyre F1 car and failed to score a point. He was dropped at the end of the year in favour of Formula Three driver Jenson Button. This was also the team's last season using a Renault engine (badged as a customer Supertec) before a new works deal with BMW was activated for 2000.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1999	Williams	Supertec FB01 V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	DEU	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MYS	JPN	35	5th
				Alex Zanardi	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	7	Ret	10	Ret
				Ralf Schumacher	3	4	Ret	Ret	5	4	4	3	Ret	4	9	5	2	4	Ret	5