This is a 1:18 scale diecast model of the Williams Renault FW16 as driven by Ayrton Senna durring the tragic 1994 Formula One World Championship.


The Williams FW16 was a Formula One car used by the Williams team for the 1994 Formula One season. It was designed by Adrian Newey around a short wheelbase chassis. The car was designed with the major regulation changes that the FIA had introduced in the off-season, banning the electronic devices that had come to dominate the cars' internal management and re-introducing refuelling into the racing.

The number 0 car was driven by Damon Hill for the entire season. The number 2 car was driven by Ayrton Senna. The car proved to be a tricky proposition in early testing and only Senna's skill made the car competitive in the early part of the season. A design flaw was discovered in the car's frontal section before the third race of the season, but there was no time to do a major redesign before the 1994San Marino Grand Prix. Senna requested some minor changes to be made, which was carried out by Newey and Patrick Head for the race. That weekend, Senna was killed whilst in the lead.

Williams introduced a B-spec car that was developed by Hill, but the Benetton B194 and Michael Schumacher were dominant in the first half of the season. Rookie test driver David Couthard shared the second car with former champion Nigel Mansell (who also had IndyCar commitments). The engine was a Renault RS6 3.5 V10. Their main sponsor was Rothmans.