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THE PAST: TYRRELL
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the 1969 F1 season the winning formula proved
to be Ken Tyrrell as team manager, Jackie
Stewart as driver, a Cosworth engine and a
Matra chassis.
For 1970 Matra refused to supply chassis to
Tyrrell, and renewed their V12 program to
field a complete Matra package for that season.
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by: WOUTER MELISSEN |
Tyrrell
was well aware of the advantages of the
Cosworth DFV engine, and preferred it over
the French V12. Fortunately Max Mosley's
March had just launched a customer Formula
1 car, which Tyrrell prepared for his protege
to drive in the opening rounds of the season.
The performance of the March 701 was lackluster
at best, but it bought the team some time
to come with something more competitive.
Jackie Stewart |
In
complete secrecy designer Frank Gardner
worked on a completely new car for
Stewart to drive. Halfway through
the season the wraps were taken off
the Tyrrell 001 at a non championship
race at Oulton Park.
It was a complete surprise to the
attending crowd and Tyrrell's competitors
for that matter, but a new Formula
1 constructor was born. |
In
its design the first Tyrrell very much resembled
the Matra MS80 used the year before, with
its obvious coke-bottle shaped monocoque
chassis. The most distinctive feature of
the 001 was the hammerhead style front wing,
which covered the radiator intake.
At the Italian Grand Prix, the Tyrrell 001
made its competition debut, but technical
problems forced Stewart to turn to the March
for the qualification and race. He used
the Tyrrell for the final three races of
the season, all of which he started from
the first row.
Unfortunately new car hiccups forced the
Tyrrell to retire on all three occasions,
but its potential was clear. Based on the
001, two new chassis were constructed for
Stewart and Francois Cevert to drive in
1971. With these 003 and 002, respectively,
Tyrrell won the first Constructor's and
Stewart his second Driver's Championship.
Featured is the fourth Tyrrell built, which
served mainly as a back-up for Stewart's
003 in the 1971 and 1972 season. After its
Formula 1 duties, the car was sold to South
Africa where it was campaigned in local
races with some success. It is seen here
driven by its current American owner in
the 2006 Monterey Historic Races.
Article by:
WOUTER MELISSEN |
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THE PRESENT: TYRRELL
To this day, Tyrrell F1 cars have a healthy representation and are highly competitive at historic Formula One events around the world. Mauro Pane (Tyrrell P34 Picture below), Mike Wrigley (Tyrrell 012) and Martin Stretton (Tyrrell P34 & 005) are all past FIA Historic Formula One, championship winners.
WHERE CAN YOU NEXT SEE THE TYRRELL IN ACTION? |
| JUL 23-25 |
SILVERSTONE Grand Prix Masters |
| SEP 03-05 |
NOGORO France
ROUND 5 FIA Historic Formula 1 |
The FIA Historic Formula One Championship ™ is at the pinnacle of historic motorsport. Its fans get a taste of classic old school Formula 1 and thrill to the sights and sounds of the cars driven by legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Keke Rosberg.
The Championship features the great Grand Prix cars raced between 1966 and 1985 re-creating the spectacle of the legendary 3 litre Formula 1 era on the great Race Circuits of the World. |
The Masters Historic Car Series is for 3 litre F1 Cars built between 1968 and 1978. From the pre-ground effects and pre-turbo era of F1 racing, Grand Prix Masters promises fast racing and close competition. Running in four distinct classes, providing a series of double-header races, emotive grids from the likes of Tyrrell, Lotus, Matra, McLaren, Cooper, Surtees and BRM, compete over two separate races per weekend.
Grand Prix Masters relives a fantastic decade of Grand Prix racing, including the actual cars driven by GP stars such as Hunt, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Amon, Rindt, Hill, Reutemann, Beltoise, Cevert and Peterson. |
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