Brabham
(1964 - 1991)
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The characteristic cross-section of the chassis makes the Brabham BT44 instantly recognizable. Thanks to the unusually wide underbody, it generated a lot of downforce without sacrificing top speed. But while the designer was convinced by his car, the team boss took a different direction. This episode of the series "Technology in the racing car" is dedicated to the Brabham BT44
The vacuum cleaner of the race track, or how to solve a cooling problem with downforce and vice versa, could have been the title of this article. It's about the Brabham BT 46B, which was used in exactly one race in 1978 and won it at the first attempt. It was the brainchild of designer Gordon Murray and, had it not been prevented, the vacuum cleaner principle would probably have revolutionized Formula 1. But things turned out differently. This article looks back at the turbulent Formula 1 years and explains the technologies used at the time.
With the Brabham BT 49 with Cosworth engine, Gordon Murrey built a progressive and fast Formula 1 racing car. But it was only with the hydropneumatics introduced in the BT 49 C that the monoposto became truly superior ... when it worked.
The Formula 1 monoposto Brabham BT55 was perhaps the last witness to a technical culture in which a single star engineer could attempt to reinvent the racing car. He could establish a new technical trend that dominated the competition for a while, but he could also fail magnificently...
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