Arrows A2 1979 F1 car
Discussion
One of the bullet-nosed A2s was sold (I think it was Jochen Mass' car A2/2) by Cars International last year or possibly the year before? Might be worth giving them a call to see if they can help. Or try to get through to one of the editors at Ultimate Car where this pic appears - looks like it is/was on display somewhere
fwd said:
spot the difference
the bottom one has a more colourful livery...
to be honest i cant see much of a problem though. adrian newey will have done a bunk from williams (and later mclaren) with as many top secret designs as he could cram down his overalls and these of course would turn into race parts. go with what you know being the case here and also back then.
granted the cars are similar but nothing compared to the super aguri/honda thing weve got now. obviously i can only see skin deep - and dont know of this rift - but im looking at two similar cars - similar - but with obvious differences. were the rest of the field so diverse that they stuck out as copycat competitors?
Edited by paolow on Tuesday 3rd April 07:16
Yes - basically.
F1 cars in the 70s were wildly different. The engineering and aeronautical presumptions used as the basis of their chassis and and aerodynamic design often came from very different approaches and assumptions - resulting in very diverrse shapes. It certainly made for interesting grids. Have a look at a line up of 1972 cars and you'll see what I mean.
Ironically, most teams (with the exception of Ferrari) were using the Cosworth DFV engine. This seemed to free up the designers to concentrate on chassis and aerodynamic development. Also, with no computer design and very little wind tunnel access or testing, designers operated on the "try it at the next race and see" principle.
The regulations were also far less presecriptive in those days so designers had far more latitude.
F1 cars in the 70s were wildly different. The engineering and aeronautical presumptions used as the basis of their chassis and and aerodynamic design often came from very different approaches and assumptions - resulting in very diverrse shapes. It certainly made for interesting grids. Have a look at a line up of 1972 cars and you'll see what I mean.
Ironically, most teams (with the exception of Ferrari) were using the Cosworth DFV engine. This seemed to free up the designers to concentrate on chassis and aerodynamic development. Also, with no computer design and very little wind tunnel access or testing, designers operated on the "try it at the next race and see" principle.
The regulations were also far less presecriptive in those days so designers had far more latitude.
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