formula racing car designed south african british team competed formula world championships brazilian driver win world championship car initially designed short notice replacement team engined team owner decided end relationship italian engine manufacturer created weeks elements chassis widely engine single open cockpit exposed wheels chassis aluminium carbon car fitted controversial suspension water cooled brakes different points life updated seasons taking total seven wins poles points seventeen eventually built survive today successfully historic won historic formula championship driving concept created south african designer team season formula motor racing team competing partnership engine supplier won races season team car great success entered type type cars formula prix summer helping convince team owner partnership author writes want team second place works team team designing cars drawing knowledge engines powerful proved troublesome according henry days pure power main criterion temporarily vanished start instead aerodynamic ground effect brought formula lotus years earlier important factor allow focus team reverted known quantity reliable widely ford engine designed built weeks september converted chassis newly built chassis suspension like formula contemporaries chassis structure built sheet aluminium reinforcement carbon composite panels formula chassis incorporate material structurally chassis slightly longer new cockpit revised structural fuel tank reduced imperial gallons capacity match reduced fuel consumption requirements compared allowed reduction dry weight pounds fully underside shaped create ground effect air accelerated car reducing air pressure beneath pushing tyres harder track provides grip higher speeds compared conventional wings creates drag car straight line original form reduced pressure area car sealed sliding skirts rose fell movement car ensure air leak according murray car great strength car came ground effect ran car wing scarcely suspension controls relative motion chassis wheels similar features double rear springs mounted chassis activated anti roll bars fitted rear disc brakes mounted wheel activated single brake wheel career conventional steel brakes lighter reinforced carbon carbon discs pads technology introduced formula wheels inch diameter occasionally wheels car initially raced tyres team adapt new radial tyres season temporarily withdrew formula slick tyres dry conditions tyres wet chassis included modified units built end season formula season alongside seven new chassis engine transmission ford produced formula normally stroke engine banks cylinders degrees configuration aluminium engine block cylinder liners cylinder heads single spark plug activated gear driven double overhead combined flat plane provides relatively simple exhaust layout exhaust pipes exit outer block engine water cooled water oil mounted left right respectively revised version introduced water oil pumps reduced size grouped forwards flanks engine provide clearance ground effect tunnels cars like contemporaries uses engine fully stressed structural component carrying loads rear car engine bolts directly integral fuel tank engine car rear suspension gearbox ford engine integrated car easily large heavy sized units murray described returning like having holiday time weighed roughly produced brake horsepower revolutions minute rpm peak pound feet rpm test session car brazilian driver commented believed rough coarse engine felt opposite felt smooth willing raced teams ferrari powerful alternative produced teams joined employing engines ferrari engine produced output remained initially fitted gearbox team speed unit designed internal components cast variants specification appeared early season conceived new transverse gearbox designed american gearbox specialist new unit fitted gears tall narrow allowing car rear intent improving ground effect alternative rear suspension layout designed gearbox replaced standard rocker arms activated vertical springs mounted gearbox unit proved difficult reliable alongside original gearbox mainly spare chassis modified dubbed test earliest versions formula engine formula seasons cylinder engine single mounted left hand car version engine said produce season specification produced chassis increased use carbon composite materials variant built previous year cars converted specification year minimum ride height millimetres introduced sliding skirts banned intention limiting ground effect slowing cars regained wings compensate lost significantly murray devised suspension system soft air springs supported car regulation height checks stationary speed ride height measured compressed air car settled lower height creating skirts fixed suspension stiff allow consistently seal sides car end season total suspension movement inches half came compression tyres lightweight qualifying chassis produced featuring small fuel tank lighter reinforced carbon carbon brake discs pads new chassis built season featuring lighter chassis piece stage cars bring minimum weight limit specified rules carbon carbon brakes standard powered cars fitted large water tanks ostensibly water cooled brakes practice water dumped early race allowing cars race weight limit regulations stated topped end race weight checked view teams practice met letter regulations performance powerful cars ground clearance rule removed season fixed skirts stiff suspension remained racing history racing career got unsettled start lead driver abruptly quit sport laps practice session penultimate race season car soon showed promise ran race high speed circuit notre dame retiring broken gearbox replacement argentine seventh completed race season finale wet conditions international circuit spun set fastest lap failed putting car race early season car scored points finishes argentine south african prix fourth race season united_states grand prix west qualified pole second featuring updates suspension leading race held streets california start finish hands scored seven remaining rounds championship end season suspension reworked high speed circuit park inches allowing car run lower drag configuration won jones destroyed skirts won race italian grand prix point lead williams driver jones end season arguably fastest powered car lost title jones penultimate race year canadian grand prix development engine failed leading race driven team second drivers mid season retired finished outside points exception sixth place canadian race team finished championship williams unable compete car scoring points disagreement teams sport administrators technical regulations formula season contributed temporary withdrawal formula meant south african grand prix run teams regulations cars sliding skirts finished second race count championship season proper opened united_states grand prix west introduced team surprise car exploit obvious new ground clearance regulation lowering raced conventional suspension system repeatedly jammed team revised system continuously races set pole position brazilian argentine prix win argentine races continuing suffer system rising lowering correctly led abortive protest car flexibility fixed skirts seal underside car allowed replicate effect sliding skirt following race rejected flexible skirts replaced material teams race won season progressed teams developed lowering systems spring cylinder stolen garage argentina rule cars lowered driver pressing switch development murray found frustrating light efforts develop system considered legal cars ran tyres sixth round championship author believes cost good results races american company adapted latest formula developments despite virtually solid suspension required maintain consistent ride height components greater strain built championship challenge consistent reliability end season finished races mechanical failure finished fifth final race season title williams point working german engine manufacturer development engine formula powered debut start season taking advantage high altitude circuit south_africa favoured cars unreliable powered cars dropped races finished brazilian grand prix disqualified protest ferrari grounds car raced water cooled brakes ruled future cars weighed topped resulting boycott fourth race season powered teams including threat use ford powered sixth race season entered alongside won race chaotic final lap cars stopped races taking second place powered car final formula race canadian grand prix historic racing competed regularly historic formula championship championship open cars competed formula era classes allow equal competition competes class post ground effects cars magazine tested series featuring developed rpm championship introduced rules restrict engines rpm costs cars original skirts kept set clearance beneath car rule removes advantage ground effect suspension employed permitted carbon carbon brakes originally banned cars run conventional brake pads steel brakes cars use slick tyres won historic formula championship driving won championship complete formula world championship results key results bold indicate pole position results indicate fastest lap championship chassis engine combinations ford powered cars season scored points classified ford powered cars season classified 9th
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