Williams did not purposely design a ‘peaky’ FW43B Date published: May 15 2021 Williams principal Simon Roberts said that the team did not intend for the FW43B to be so sensitive to the elements. The 2021 campaign has been one of ups and down so far for Williams as they struggle to find consistent performance. Portimao was the epitome of this as Russell qualified P11, only to sink through the pack in the race and finish P16 on a Sunday which took him back to the dark days of 2019. The Briton has consistently blamed the wind and how sensitive the FW43B is to it, but Roberts made it clear that Williams did not intentionally try to create a car which achieves peak downforce in specific conditions.