
Wililams engineering chief and co-owner Patrick Head has played down expectations that his team could cause a major upset this season by being the quickest outfit behind Ferrari and McLaren.
"It is too early to say where we will be in the pecking order," Head warned. "It looks as if Ferrari and McLaren have made strong progress from 2007, BMW have a car that seems quick and Renault have made progress, I am sure some of which is coming from the cockpit with Alonso back at the helm. Red Bull are beginning to look stronger and Toro Rosso are making the best of a car that they are familiar with, they certainly cannot be dismissed. We have certainly made progress, but we will not see where we stand until after the season starts."
He added. "The FW30 is a progression along the theme of the FW29, although the cooling installations are quite different. Obviously it has benefited from nearly nine months' of aero development from the original FW29, although some of the changes have been applied during the FW29's development through 2007."
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