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1984 Ferrari 126 C4

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The 1984 Formula 1 car from Ferrari featured a sharper arrow shape, 10 percent more power and a more forward seating position for the driver.

1988 Williams FW12

3

In its original guise the FW12 featured a Judd CV 3.5 V8. In 1988 the car was unsuccessful for Williams after two years of domination with the FW12’s predecessor

1989 Ferrari F1-89

3

The 1989 Formula 1 season saw the introduction of new engine rules banning forced induction and limiting capacity to 3.5L.

1992 Williams FW14B

3

The car was born out of necessity, as the 1989 and 1990 seasons had proven competitive for Williams, but they had underachieved in their own and Renault’s eyes.

1994 Williams FW16B

3

Featured revised bodywork, with a low profile engine cover and enclosed driveshaft and an anhedral rear wing lower element

1997 Williams FW19

3

The car was a logical development of the extremely successful FW18, which had comfortably won both titles in 1996.

2000 Ferrari F2000

3

Michael Schumacher drove the F1-2000 to his third World Drivers’ Title and Ferrari’s first for 21 years.

2002 Ferrari F2002

3

Powered by a 3.0L V10 engine which had a very low centre of gravity, the F2002 had excellent handling.

2002 Jaguar R3

3

After the disappointing past two seasons, 2002 was even worse for Jaguar.

2002 Williams FW24

3

The FW24 was closely based on the previous year’s FW23, and powered by a development of the ultra-powerful BMW engine from 2001.

2004 Ferrari F2004

18

2004 saw the creation of one of the greatest Formula cars of all time, it’s name was the Ferrari F2004.

2006 Honda RA106

3

The year marked the first time Honda had competed as a full team since 1968; since then it had only competed as an engine supplier until taking over BAR completely.

2006 McLaren MP4-21

3

The car continues the MP4-X naming system and is notable for its striking chrome livery which is designed to maximize the visibility of the teams sponsors.

2006 Renault F1 R26

4

The R26 secured the driver’s championship for Fernando Alonso and the constructor’s championship for Renault in 2006.

2006 Spyker MF1

3

Starting the 2006 season as Midland, the team would finish under the new of ownership of Spyker.

2007 Honda RA107

3

The ‘livery launch’ for the RA107 took place at the Natural History Museum in London and showed a completely new take on the look of a Formula One car.

2007 Red Bull Racing RB3

2

The design is distinctly Adrian Newey, bearing a resemblance to past cars such as the 2005 McLaren MP4-20.

2007 Toro Rosso STR2

3

The car is, controversially, a variant of the Red Bull RB3 chassis powered by a Ferrari instead of a Renault engine.

2008 BMW Sauber F1.08

6

A strong 2008 season was halted by the decision to move onto the 2009 cars development early.

2008 Ferrari F2008

3

Features a new standard Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which is the electronic system that controls all the cars, produced by McLaren Electronic Systems.

2008 Honda RA108

3

The team retained their drivers from the previous two seasons, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

2008 McLaren MP4-23

3

The MP4-23 won the 2008 World Driver’s Championship in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, but finished 2nd in the constructor’s championship behind Ferrari.