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Mercedes-Benz: Back in the groove, banking on success
After their disastrous 1936 season, Mercedes-Benz appointed 30-year-old Rudolf Uhlenhaut as their Technical Director. In common with Auto Union, Mercedes…
September 2000
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Auto union: Low-drag racer for carriageway duels
Professor Ferdinand Porsche was the genius behind the mid-engined Auto Union.The 750kg Formula for grand prix cars was originally scheduled…
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Gurney Flap
Dan Gurney was one of the genuine all-time great drivers, but perhaps his biggest contribution to Motorsport was, says Keith…
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Charting the flow
Picture the trailing edge of the wing in cross-section, with the Gurney pointing upwards and the airflow moving from left…
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Yankees go home: Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser's failed F1 attempt at Monza '68
Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser moved Heaven and Earth in a bid to make their Formula One debuts at Monza…
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Getting all the wrong breaks
Bobby Unser's eventual GP debut at Watkins Glen (below) was peppered with blown engines and crashes. Aside from his problems…
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Trading where others feared to
Andretti's famed oval-honed sensitivity served him well in his FI debut at Watkins Glen. Slicks had yet to appear, but…
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Assegai
Throughout motorsport's history, amateur competitors have taken on the world with self-built specials. Such a story is that of South…
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Alta two-seater
Geoffrey Taylor ambitiously handcrafted virtually every part of his Alta cars — including the supercharged twin-overhead-cam four-cylinder engines — in…
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Brabham BT30-26
Ron Tauranac's wonderfully elegant Formula Two design is a classic. Tmy and sleek, with shoulder-hugging cockpit surround and fully faired-in…
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Ligier JS3
Formula One private entrant-turnedconstructor Guy Ligier's first (and only) open sports prototype raced just three times, in 1971. It finished…
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Alfa Romeo T33/3
Alfa Romeo's Tipo 33 sports prototypes debuted in 1967 and evolved into the 12-cylinder machines which secured the world championship…
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Surtees TS9B-5
John Surtees virtually hung up his helmet in 1972 but, as usual, debuted his new Formula One model (TS9B) late…
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Demeaning of life
Bruno Giacomelli 1990 LIFE F190 Italy's economy boom threw up some strange F1 outfits, but none stranger than life, whose…
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Force-feeding
The supercharger is enjoying an Indian Summer on road cars. Bill Boddy recalls when its shrill whine was the biggest…
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The Classic Restorers
Rod Jolley Clothing a high-quality chassis in an appropriate bodystyle takes more than technical skill; it also demands a keen…
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Ross Brawn: 'I wish I'd designed the...' Williams FW07
I would go for the Williams FW07. Williams won their first GP with it, in 1979, and, refined for the…
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Polecat
Broadspeed's Jaguar XJ12C would roar through qualifying only to limp out of almost every race. Andrew Frankel Samples the beast…
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Fiat quits motor racing
If the above heading had appeared in 1926 it would have been topical. For that was when the great Turin…
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The pride of Lyon
A reader sent me a jolly drawing of a Cottin et Desgouttes, asking if I know this make. I do,…
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