Product Description
Get your hands on 1:8 scale replica model of the 1996 Williams F1 Team competitor - the FW18 - a race car considered to be one of the most successful designs in Formula 1 history.
Driven by Damon Hill and his teammate Jacques Villeneuve, the car stormed the F1 tracks, winning 12 out of 16 races during the 1996 season.
Specifications:
- Official F1 memorabilia
- 1:8 Scale Model
- Williams F1 Team FW18
- Made by the Amalgam Collection
- Hand-crafted utilising the original CAD data supplied directly by Williams
- Championship Winning Year
- Comes with certificate of authenticity
Designed by Adrian Newey and Patrick Head for the Williams F1 team for the 1996 Formula One season, the FW18 drew heavily on the previous season's Williams car, the FW17, but now featured new driver protection, as regulated by the FIA for the new season.
The drivers were now positioned lower in the cockpit, which in turn, lowered the car's centre of gravity and aided the handling of the car.
The car's aerodynamics were also vastly improved, placing them well ahead of Benneton and Ferrari's season competitors.
The FW18 had an extremely successful season, with the car winning 12 out of 16 races, securing the Constructors' Championship for the team.
Their winning margin of 105 points over the runners up, Scuderia Ferrari, was the second largest recorded in history at the time, behind only the McLaren MP4/4 from 1988. Hill had a particularly impressive season, winning 8 out of the team's total victories and securing 97 points.
Hill won his first and only Driver's Championship, with his teammate close behind him securing a 1-2 finish for the Williams F1 Team
This model has been handcrafted and finished in the Amalgam workshops with the co-operation and assistance of Ferrari regarding original finishes, materials, archive imagery and drawings.
The use of supremely accurate digital scanning of the original car has allowed Amalgam to perfectly recreate every detail at scale. Furthermore, it has undergone detailed scrutiny by both engineering and design teams to ensure complete accuracy of representation.
This will take pride of place in any F1 collection, commemorating an exciting season for the Williams F1 team.
*Please Note this is a refurbished model which is reflected in the reserve price.
Please note: All auction items will include an Admin Fee of 10% of the winning price which will be added to the total when taken to checkout.
