DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Fincent Wrote:
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> > The whole manufacturer situation has just hit
> home
> > to me pretty hard. Ive only just realised that
> in
> > 2010 there will only be 4 different types of
> > engine even though there are 13 teams. Has that
> > ever happened before?
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> 1974 there was 20 different teams and 3 engine
> manufacturers. 18 of the teams ran Cosworth DFVs.
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> Similar story in 73, 75, 76, etc.
When Matra retired, only Ferrari and Cosworth DFVs were the only engines than ran most of the races, but there was a BRM running in one or 2 races. In 1976 Brabham equiped his cars with an Alfa Romeo V12. In 1977 was (dont remember in which race - think it was Italy) the last race that appeared a BRM (driven by Larry Perkins I think), in 1977 too, the Renault Gordini engine appeared in the British GP. Then when F1 came into the Turbo Era appeared several engines (BMW, Honda, still was Renault as engine supplier). From 1989 to 1999 we had more less 6, 7 different engines (ex. 1998 - Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Playlife, Mecachrome (bah, it was an 97 Renault I think), Playlife, Honda, Ford). And it was moreless like that until 2003