Ahead of the British Grand Prix, the biggest news was the renewed partnership between Williams and Renault from 2012 onwards. Undoubtedly one of the most successful team and engine manufacturer partnerships, the two dominated Formula 1 for several seasons, clinching four driver's and five constructor's titles. Scoring ten victories in sixteen attempts, the Renault engined Williams FW15C was one of the finest products of the partnerships. The Adrian Newey designed machine was equipped with every electronic bell and whistle imaginable and driver Alain Prost once described it as a 'mini Airbus'. At the end of that season all driver aids were banned, making the FW15C unquestionably one of the most if not the most advanced Formula 1 car ever built. We captured one of the seven examples in great detail a few years ago and in action during the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed. One of the drivers on that occasion was Damon Hill, who won his first Grand Prix in a FW15C. Every detail of chassis 5 can be seen in our 18-shot gallery, which illustrates our in-depth article.
Topping the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale was this Aston Martin DB2/4 Cabriolet, with a final price of just over GBP 600,000. One of just two created by Bertone, it had benefitted from a full restoration. Earlier in the week, we already highlighted the Pagani Huayra but there were many more brand new machines that took to the hill during the weekend. Among them were the Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, Lotus Evora S, Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and Volvo C30 Polestar Concept.

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1993 Williams FW15C Renault - Images, Specifications and Information

1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Bertone Cabriolet - Images, Specifications and Information

2009 Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari - Images, Specifications and Information

2010 Lotus Evora S - Images, Specifications and Information

2011 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale - Images, Specifications and Information

2010 Volvo C30 Polestar Concept - Images, Specifications and Information