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Elio de Angelis and Keke Rosberg cross the finish line in tandem at the 1982 Austrian Grand Prix. Elio raises his fist in jubilation at the knowledge that he has won his first Formula 1 grand prix
Mel Kenyon in his 1972 AAR Eagle 72 at the 1974 Indianapolis 500, sporting a steel roll cage over the cockpit
A 1974 JPS Lotus 72E, as driven by Ronnie Peterson
Listing on Oxfam.com for the Autocourse 1987-1988 Annual. In the "You may also like" section there is a listing for "The Illustrated Book of Sapphic Sex".
Extract from Autosport, 12th April 1979: Headline: "Toyota F1 Turbo?" Body Text: There are some interesting rumours circulating in the Far East at the moment which would suggest that two major Japanese manufacturers are seriously contemplating full works involvement in a single seater engine programmes. Toyota, we hear, already have a Formula 1 turbocharged engine running in test conditions in Japan, while Honda are due to be building a Formula 2 engine, which should be seen testing in Europe before very long."
Article 8 Subsection 1 of the 1982 Formula 1 Technical Regulations, stipulating that "A starter and source of energy capable of starting the engine at least twice and operable by the driver when seated normally in the car must carried aboard the car throughout the event." Document Available From: https://historicdb.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulations/1728482072/formula_one_techical_regulations_1982.pdf
John Watson in the new Penske PC4 at the car's launch
Quote from Autosport's 1981 Italian Grand Prix Report: "It was not like that with Reuteman. With less horsepower than the Renault, and consequently less rear wing, the Argentine was working on inspiration. Through the Parabolica the Williams handled superbly, giving its driver complete confidence, and Carlos went with it all the way, getting onto the throttle yards before most people, and staying on it all the way through, using the last inch on exit. His time eventually split the Renaults, and was more than a clear second quicker than any other Cosworth car. A shattering performance. "Arnoux's time." murmured Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday evening, "is pretty impressive, huh? But Carlos... Jesus, that's incredible!""
The McLaren M26 at its second race (the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix) featuring a smooth nose (left), and again later in the season featuring an additional nose-mounted oil cooler (right).
The nose of the Ferrari SF-25 F1 car, featuring a small NACA duct for driver cooling
Quote from an interview with Keke Rosberg in the 23rd December 1982 issue of Autosport: "I've had an idea for some time now that different types of tyre should have different colours. Rubber doesn't have to be black, after all. You could have white for qualifiers, red for soft race tyres, black for hard race tyres and so on. Think how good that would be for the public's understanding of what was going on. They would know that so-and-so was leading by 10 seconds, but that he was on soft tyres, and that the guy behind might be in better shape later in the race... I think it would help enormously, provided you could get everyone not to cheat, of course. The public would love it — and it's the public we're there for, after all."
Clipping from Autosport 15th July 1982 - Headline: "Goodyear's Grooved Slicks" "In readiness next year's rules? At Zandvoort Nelson Piquet did a few unofficial laps with hand-cut 'treaded' Goodyear slicks on his Brabham-BMW BT50. After but four laps, they were not in good shape..."
Extract from a McLaren article on their 1997-98 "fiddle brake" system (https://www.mclaren.com/racing/latest-news/mclarenracing/article/mclaren-extra-pedal-3153421/) “It did a fantastic job. I set it up on purpose with the pressure in the master cylinder so that he had to push quite hard on it, because I didn’t want him to tap the thing and it suddenly spin. He’d use the normal brake to slow the car down enough and then use the fiddle brake just to balance the car. You could push with a little more or less pressure. “He thought it was great. So then David generated some interest, but he still couldn’t countenance a hand clutch, so then we had to find space for four pedals in his car.”
A grass fire at Junção corner during the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix
Gilles Villeneuve driving with a folded front wing obscuring his vision at the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix
The Lego Speed Champions model of Williams' FW46 Formula 1 car
Alain Prost on the top step of the podium at the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix
Jochen Mass at the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix. His car features an unusual bodywork configuration with a two-tier rear wing and no airbix
Toleman's 1981 TG181 chassis, with the turbocharger of its Hart straight-4 engine exposed behind the cockpit
Picture of a "Williams Martini Racing" branded mug