
Williams FW28 Cosworth #10 N. Rosberg Williams F1 Team Showcar 2006 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Williams
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400060080
- Year
- 2006
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138072121
About the Williams FW28 Cosworth #10 N. Rosberg Williams F1 Team Showcar 2006 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Williams FW28 showcar reproduces Nico Rosberg's #10 livery from his rookie 2006 Formula 1 season with the Cosworth-powered Williams team. The zinc alloy replica marks the year Rosberg set the fastest lap on his grand prix debut, a rare feat for a first-timer.
Rosberg's Formula 1 career began at Williams in 2006 with an immediate statement, the fastest lap of the race on his debut weekend at the Bahrain season opener. Minichamps preserves that rookie-season livery in showcar spec.
Williams FW28 Cosworth Showcar in 1:43
The FW28 ran with Cosworth power in what would be Williams' last season with that supplier before switching to Toyota engines the following year, making this car the closing chapter of a long-running partnership. Minichamps' 1:43 showcar reproduces the team's promotional livery from that season, with sponsor and Cosworth branding applied through tampo printing so the graphics sit flush against the zinc alloy bodywork rather than lifting under close light. The showcar finish differs in small details from exact race-weekend trim, worth noting for a collector chasing a specific grand prix rather than a display-grade livery. There is no opening cockpit or suspension detail at this scale; the value sits in outline and livery accuracy for a transitional season in the team's engine history.
Nico Rosberg's Record-Setting Formula 1 Debut
Rosberg arrived at Williams for 2006 as a rookie and set the fastest lap of his very first grand prix at the Bahrain season opener, an unusual achievement for a first-time driver and an early sign of the career that would eventually bring him a world championship a decade later. Partnered with the more experienced Mark Webber that year, Rosberg's rookie season laid groundwork that a collector tracing his career arc can point to directly, long before his later title-winning years with Mercedes. That single fastest lap became a small but frequently cited footnote in Formula 1 record books, the kind of detail that gives an otherwise ordinary rookie season a specific, checkable claim to fame.
Paired with Wurz's FW29 from the following season, this FW28 opens a two-car Williams display spanning a rookie debut and a returning veteran. It's a fitting starting point for any Rosberg-focused shelf.















