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Alan Jones was the second Australian Grand Prix driver to attain the Formula One World Championship for Drivers, which he won in 1980, and one of the dominant drivers of that heady period, from 1978 to 1981, in which Williams Grand Prix Engineering rose from obscurity to World Champions. In my opinion it could have been three World Championships for "A.J.", if not for the vagaries of the scoring system in 1979 (since changed) or sheer bad luck (the misfire at Monaco in 1981) during a period of the most intense competition ever in Formula One.
The consistency of Jones and the Williams FW07 did help secure the Constructors Cup for Williams three years in succession. Derived from the "Ground Effect" ideas, pioneered with the Lotus 79, the Williams FW07, designed by Patrick Head, refined the concept and came to define the perfect "Ground Effect" Formula One Car. With its clean lines the FW07 remains one of the most beautiful racing cars ever conceived.
The consistency of Jones and the Williams FW07 did help secure the Constructors Cup for Williams three years in succession. Derived from the "Ground Effect" ideas, pioneered with the Lotus 79, the Williams FW07, designed by Patrick Head, refined the concept and came to define the perfect "Ground Effect" Formula One Car. With its clean lines the FW07 remains one of the most beautiful racing cars ever conceived.
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