During the 1989 season, Williams and Renault started what would be one of the most successful collaborations between a team and an engine manufacturer in F1 history. The first Renault engined Williams was an adaptation of an existing design before the all-new FW13 was introduced late in 1989. It suffered from some reliability woes, which were addressed over the next winter to create the Williams FW13B Renault. Driven by Riccardo Patrese and Thierry Boutsen, the FW13B clinched two wins in a season dominated by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, racing for McLaren and Ferrari respectively. The foundation for success was however in place and between 1992 and 1997, the Renault-engined Williams were the fastest cars in the field. At the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, we had the opportunity to shoot not one but two FW13Bs. Williams Heritage brought a fully functional machine, the Hungarian Grand Prix winning chassis, which was demonstrated throughout the weekend by Felipe Massa and test-driver Alex Lynn. We used this chance to capture every detail as can be seen in 27-shot gallery.
Another French-engined Formula 1 car that more than caught our attention at Goodwood was this Shadow DN7 Matra. Intended to give Shadow an edge over the Cosworth-engined rivals, the one-off DN7 was used only twice during the 1975 season. We, however, found that it was a very serious effort, particularly on Matra's part; the V12 used was a purpose-built unit that was quite different from the Matra engines used before and after. The current owner acquired the car, and one of just three of the Shadow-spec V12s, directly from Don Nichols, and has spent the last couple of years restoring it to its former glory. The result of this labour of love can be admired in this 19-shot gallery.
To continue the 'F1' theme of today's news feature, we have also taken a closer look at the Fittipaldi F8C we caught in action during this year's Modena Trackdays. One of the very last Fittipaldis built, this car was raced with little success during the 1981 season.

Enjoy the links:

1981 Fittipaldi F8C Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information

1975 Shadow DN7 Matra - Images, Specifications and Information

1990 Williams FW13B Renault - Images, Specifications and Information