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During his early years in F1, "Uncle" Ken, as he was often known, reached the peak of his career. The 006 , with its tall airbox, appeared in 1973 and was better than the 005. [ 7 ] However, Tyrrell was profoundly affected by the death of Cevert in practice for the 1973 US Grand Prix , leading to Stewart announcing his retirement, the World ...
The Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell (1924–2001) which started racing in 1958 and started building its own cars in 1970. The team experienced its greatest success in the early 1970s, when it won three Drivers' Championships and one Constructors' Championship with Jackie ...
For 1982, Tyrrell made a minor modification to the 011 by redesigning the ground effect and removing the front wing. For 1983, Tyrrell upgraded the 011 into a derivative version of the car, the 011B. The differences were the removal of the ground effect, smaller sidepods, open engine cover and revised front and rear wings.
The Tyrrell P34 (Project 34), commonly known as the "six-wheeler", was a Formula One (F1) race car designed by Derek Gardner, Tyrrell's chief designer. [1] The car used four specially manufactured 10-inch diameter (254 mm) wheels and tyres at the front, with two ordinary-sized wheels at the back.
The Tyrrell 003 is a Formula One (F1) racing car which was designed by Tyrrell's chief designer, Derek Gardner and used in the 1971 and 1972 F1 seasons. It was driven by Jackie Stewart to the 1971 World Drivers' Championship. The 003 was effectively the same as the Tyrrell 001 with a redesigned nose section, longer wheelbase, and a narrower ...
1998 was Tyrrell's final year in F1, as Ken Tyrrell had sold the team to British American Racing prior to the first race. [2] Paul Stoddart had almost bought the team prior to BAR's takeover, but the BAR deal had already been finalized. Stoddart's European Aviation sponsored the team and provided transportion during the season. [3]
The Tyrrell 012 is a Formula One racing car that was designed by Maurice Philippe for the Tyrrell team. It was introduced for the 1983 season, and was subsequently used in 1984 and the first few races of 1985 .
Ken Tyrrell had lost a great driver and Jackie Stewart an outstanding teammate at the circuit where Cevert had taken his only Grand Prix win. "It was a horrendous accident which took the life of a wonderfully charming, personable, handsome young man, who was a tremendous friend to both Helen and me," Stewart said.