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- Frank Williams of 'Williams Grand Prix Engineering' and his team are the profile of this 1988 documentary, who ranks among Enzo Ferrari and Colin Chapman as one of the great racing car constructors. With archive footage and up to date footage of the build-up to the 1988 season, 'Williams' have seen many changes and developments, and this year is no different. Fresh from the mighty success with the 1.5 litre turbocharged 'Honda' engines from 1984 to 1987, 'Williams have a new 3.5 litre naturally-aspirated V8 'Judd' engine. With decisions on the current car, there are sponsors to keep onboard and happy whilst planning for the future of the team and its hoped for return to success.
- The 'Formula One' racing car is not really a car at all, it's an aerodynamic projectile on wheels. The most obvious feature of these 'WING' cars is a device called a 'skirt', that seals aerodynamic suction beneath the car, sticking it to the road. British designers have developed the skirt to a point where their cars are faster than the more powerful factory cars. The tiny 'Williams (Grand Prix Engineering)' team from Didcot won every championship last year with their skirted car. Now the Paris-based ruling body ('Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile' - aka 'FIA') of motorsport has banned the skirt and thrown this new technology into disarray. 'BBC: Horizon' spent the winter with 'Williams' and their 1980 'Formula One World Champion' driver Alan Jones. What is the essence of a modern racing car? How can they improve the performance for 1981 - with skirts lifted?