IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER! The Story of the Williams BMW Years (2000-2005)

In 1998, Williams signed a deal with BMW which meant that BMW would supply engines among other things. The problem was- That not long after the deal was signed, pretty much everyone involved with the deal was gone and was replaced by people more focused on dollar (Euro) signs than they were on racing. Which is never going to work- I call it the Boeing Effect.
So Williams had to design a good car, BMW had to design a good engine and it looked like BMW was focused on beating Mercedes and making money than they were about actually racing. Results yesterday, and all that stuff.
So what happened? Let's have a look.
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[@lordshaxx2165]

That 1400 HP engine should be around 1700 HP adjusted for today's inflation 🧐

[@arg_9584]

Imagine telling someone at the end of 2003, that Williams wouldn't contend for another championship 20 years and be sold off by the family.

[@swidr5626]

It's funny how every 2000's manufacturer failure can be summarised by what Timo Glock and Eddie Jordan said in EJ's and DC's podcast. Manufacturers care too much about their image, and business to do any risky maneuvers in a world where you have to push forward every single day. They are way too hesitant and no matter how many facilities and money you have and spend, if you won't push forward you will be nowhere

[@AC_702]

Old enough to remember when Tiff Needell drove a Williams BMW against VBH and the sound energy from the engine was enough to distort her car camera

[@johnberger51]

McLaren and Williams were robbed in 2003.

[@namesurname8812]

When it was announced that BMW would be joining Williams I thought it was going to be a match made in heaven. The mighty BMW engines with the most no-nonsense F1 team. Their driver choices also did not help the situation.

[@hallo_welt_ag]

Uh oh, you Made an allegation Against Boeing. Don't let their Hitsquad See you...

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Anyone who goes into Formula 1 expecting to make a profit does not know how the sport works.

[@studlydudly]

Williams never recovered from the loss of Adrian Newey, they had the best engine (BMW) but the aero department was very conservative. And when Antonia Terzi did do something innovative with the Walrus nosed FW26 they didn't persevere with it. She left the team when the car reverted back to the conventional nose.

[@mh98177]

I’m I grew up in Seattle, the old home of Boeing. The McDonald Douglass merger has become a local legend for how it destroyed the global leader in commercial aircraft. We’ve all hate Boeing for years now, even before all this recent mess.

[@sirlance_35]

It’s impresssive that despite the problems of the car Montoya elevated Williams during the time he was around. His time was short but the impact that he left was strong

[@dazuk1969]

The Williams BMW relationship was a troubled one at times. Williams blamed BMW for reliability, and the BMW engineers put a picture of a tortoise on top of the Williams car in their office. BMW thought they could do a better job themselves and bought Sauber only to realise it aint so easy building a good F1 car. Very interesting vid as always.

[@dannyarcher6370]

8:44

[@jonihamalainen2228]

If i remember right the 19 000 RPM was in 2002 with Montoya record lap in Monza. 2003 was the best season i think ive ever seen. 2003 BMW engine is my favourite F1 sound ever heard.

[@Haulinbassracing]

a plume of white smoke after racing off early is how i remember them as a JPM fan

[@Mrmayhembsc]

TBF, if it hadn't been for the 2003 tyre change, I think they'd have won the championship. However, I think the rest would have stayed the same.

[@noahcoast]

You won’t believe how much I grew to love your intro music over the years 😂😂😂 like I have to whistle along. No question about it

[@blargl121]

10 bot comments and only 1 real sofar, man they love your channel

[@reptongeek]

Fun fact. Ralf is on record as saying Jenson was the only teammate he actually liked. Which I found odd as he did write a very nice tribute to Damon Hill is 1998 teammate when the latter announced his retirement

[@MyWillToBreathe]

Very cool car and video as always!!! All your videos have helped me so much develop my love for the sport and knowledge of its vast past present and future. Big congrats as well on your recent surpassing of 100k subscribers many more to come!! Many thanks, cheers🎉