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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks
Williams old style of chassis or Williams aluminium gearbox may have been more cost efficient, but presumably they were inferior in terms of performance to designs found higher up the grid. E.g., Williams aluminium gearbox casing was heavier than rival's carbon-fibre casing.
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This may well be the case; however, were the Williams cars, with that heavier gearbox, overall heavier than the other cars on the grid or did they just meet the FIA's minimum weight criteria? I don't know.