RE: Audi in F1???

["Iain Atkinson (ETL)" <iain.atkinson@etl.ericsson.se>]

I don't remember these years all that well especially 1961 as I wasn't even thought of then!!!! Nah stay in it's safer!!!!

Iain

-----Original Message-----
From:	Jim Haseltine [mailto:Jim@ur-q.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent:	02 December 1999 23:17
To:	only5kgt@uswest.net; MSV96@aol.com
Cc:	quattro@audifans.com; iain.atkinson@etl.ericsson.se
Subject:	Re: Audi in F1???

----- Original Message -----
From: <only5kgt@uswest.net>
> Of course awd is disallowed in F1, I think they put that series together
to
> maximize expense while minimizing innovation. When Colin Chapman tried awd
> (can't, alas, pinpoint when... list Lotus junkies?) it was overweight and
hardly
> the magic bullet. Didn't get banned from the outset though, and profoundly
ahead
> in the wet (duh!)
Although Lotus, McLaren and Matra all fielded 4wd F1 cars in the 1969
championship and Lotus ran the 4wd gas turbine 56B in a few races in 1971,
it was Ferguson who ran the first 4wd F1 car - the P99 in the 1961 British
Grand Prix.

Maybe I should get out more often...........

Jim Haseltine