Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - FW08 wani ci gaba ne na Williams FW07 amma yana da ɗan gajeren ƙafafun ƙafafun da kuma ɗakunan da ya fi tsayi don jimre wa nauyin g-mai girma wanda ƙa'idodin mafi ƙarancin hawan hawa da aka gabatar a 1981 ya buƙaci. Duk da yake McLaren da sauransu sun fara amfani da katako na carbon fiber, Patrick Head ya tsaya ga kudan zuma na aluminum don sabon motar. FW08 ya dace da salon motsa jiki na Keke Rosberg kuma ya yi amfani da shi don sakamako mai kyau, ya lashe gasar Grand Prix ta 1982
da kuma cinye wasu wurare masu yawa don kama gasar zakarun. Rosberg yana kan hanya don cin nasara a Belgium a farkon motar amma matsalar taya ta sa ya koma baya a ƙarshen tseren. FW08 ita ce motar da Frank Dernie ya fi so a cikin duk waɗanda ya yi aiki a lokacin da yake tare da ƙungiyar.