 A newer version of the DFV, dubbed the DFY was provided to the team by Ford.Tyrrell were now the only one of the established teams to use the venerable engine.Both Brundle and Bellof drove impressed in their rookie seasons in F1, achieving solid placings and a podium place each, but after Brundle's second place in the Detroit Grand Prix the cars were disqualified by the FIA for various rule infringements and the team were excluded from the championship.