Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: FW08 yakanga iri kukura kweWilliams FW07 asi yakaratidza shoma wheelbase uye yakawanda yakasimba chassis kuti iite nehupamhi hwepamusoro hwekutakura iyo mitemo yakaderera yekukwira yakakwira yakatangwa muna 1981 yaida. Nepo McLaren nevamwe vakatanga kushandisa chassis yecarbon fiber, Patrick Head akaramba achishandisa aluminium honeycomb pamotokari itsva. Iyo FW08 yakakodzera Keke Rosberg's yekutyaira yekutyaira uye akaishandisa kuti ibudirire, achikunda
1982 Swiss Grand Prix ndokuwana dzimwe nzvimbo dzinoverengeka dzepodiyamu kuti atore mukwikwidzi. Rosberg akanga ari munzira yokukunda muBelgium pakatanga motokari asi zvinetso zvamatayi zvakaita kuti adzokere shure mumatanho okupedzisira omutambo. FW08 yakanga iri motokari yaFrank Dernie yaaifarira pane dzose dzaakashanda pairi munguva yake neboka racho.