Williams FW29
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Williams F1 | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
 Sam Michael (Technical Director) Loïc Bigois (Chief Aerodynamicist) |
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| Predecessor | FW28 | ||||||||
| Successor | FW30 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon aramid monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with pushrod torsion spring linkage | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front. | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota RVX-07 2396cc V8. Naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission |
Williams Gears = 7-speed, semi-automatic seamless shift. |
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| Fuel | Petrobras | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | AT&T Williams | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 16.  Nico Rosberg17.  Alexander Wurz17.  Kazuki Nakajima
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| Debut | 2007 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Williams
The Williams FW29 is a Formula One car, built by the Williams F1 team that competed in the 2007 Formula One season. It was driven by Alexander Wurz and Nico Rosberg. The car has a Toyota engine, making it only the second time in the team's history that a Japanese car manufacturer has supplied their engines; Honda had supplied the team during the period from 1983 to 1987.
The FW29 made its debut at the first testing session at Jerez, where Alexander Wurz completed 72 laps in the new Toyota powered car and was second fastest of a sixteen car session, only fractions slower than fastest Pedro de la Rosa of McLaren. "We had two cars on track straight away with Alex and Nico," said Sam Michael, Williams's Technical Director. "Completing 611km in total on the first running day with no issues with temperatures, vibrations etc., is a good start. Motivation within the team is really high and everyone is pushing hard to get the best out of the car before the first Grand Prix. Both drivers started testing different set-up packages before midday as there are some interesting new directions with this car and the Bridgestone Potenza tyres."
The FW29 continues the blue and white colour scheme set by previous Williams cars with a number of sponsors, such as RBS and Reuters, being retained for the 2007 season along with a number of new sponsors, including the team's new title sponsors AT&T as well as Lenovo, a computer manufacturer from China.
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