MERCEDES-BENZ W196

Posted on 21 April 20184 October 2019 by admin

MERCEDES-BENZ W196

HISTORY

For the 1955 Formula One World Championship, Mercedes again deployed a Mercedes-Benz W196. The car designed by Hans Scherrenberg, did not have many modifications, apart from the engine power. The experience of the previous season led to the greater use of the open wheeled version, given the characteristics of the world circuits. The only exception was for the Italian Grand Prix where the circuit was very fast and was opted for the wheeled chassis.

Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W196 won the 1955 Formula One World Championship. A title contender is Stirling Moss’s new team-mate, but the argentine was too experienced for the british driver. Fangio started winning his home Grand Prix in Argentina, and during the season he obtained three more victories, GP Netherlands, GP Belgium and GP Italy. The 24 hour Le Mans 1955 crash, where the Mercedes led by Pierre Levegh caused the death of 83 people, brought to Mercedes-Benz to the decision to stop all sporting competitions, including Formula 1.

CHASSIS

Mercedes W196
Aluminium body panels chassis
Length: 4025 mm
Width: 1625 mm
Height: 1040 mm
Brakes: drums, all round
Tyres: Continental

ENGINE

Mercedes M196 R Straight 8, 2496 cc front, longitudinally mounted
Power: 216 kW
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Transmission: five speed Manual
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: ?

RESULT

Winner Formula 1 World Champion 1955 with driver Juan Manuel Fangio
GP winner: GP of Argentina 1955 with Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of Belgio 1955 with Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of Holland 1955 with Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of Great Britain 1955 with Stirling Moss, GP of Italy 1955 with Juan Manuel Fangio

BRABHAM – REPCO BT24

Posted on 3 March 20184 October 2019 by admin

BRABHAM – REPCO BT24

HISTORY

The Brabham Repco BT24 won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1967 under the guidance of the australian driver Denny Hulme, for the Australian rider is the first and only world won, the second consecutive instead for the Brabham stable.

Designed by Ron Tauranac, the Brabham Repco BT24 derived from the base of the Formula 2 BT23. At the frame space frame, du combined the new Repco 740 V8 engine, completely built by the Repco, while the previous engines were based on the Oldsmobile structure. Tauranac pretended by the Repco to build an engine with the exhausts to the center reducing the frontal impact of the car and to avoid that these cross the rear suspensions.
The Brabham Repco BT24 even if less performing than the Lotus 49 had its better reliability.
With the reigning champion Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme behind the wheel, the Brabham Repco BT24 achieved only three victories, in the Grand Prix of France and Canada with Brabham and in the German Grand Prix with Hulme but with eight other podiums, the team conquered the championship builders, while Hulme won the Drivers’ Championship for 5 points on the teammate.

CHASSIS

Brabham BT24
steel spaceframe with fibreglass body
Length: 3937 mm
Width: ? mm
Height: 864 mm
Brakes: discs, all round
Tyres: Goodyear

ENGINE

Repco 740 90° V8 2994 cc
Power: 246 kw
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Hewland DG300, five speed manual, ZF differential
Tank capacity: 75 litres
Fuel Type: Petrol

RESULT

Winner Formula 1 World Champion 1967 with driver Denny Hulme
GP winner: GP of Germany 1967

MASERATI 250F

Posted on 30 December 20174 October 2019 by admin

MASERATI 250F

HISTORY

The Maserati 250F is the winning car in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1957. In 1954 the Italian team under the direction of the designers Gioacchino Colombo, Vittorio Bellentani and Alberto Massimino, built a car that competed in the Formula 1 grand prix for six years obtaining eight victories.

Juan Manuel Fangio with the Maserati 250F won the World Championship of Formula 1 of 1957, for the Argentinian driver was the fifth and last world title. With four wins over eight races, Fangio dominated the championship in the Grand Prix of Germany, showed his great power by surpassing the penultimate lap Hawthorn and Collins after suffering a gap of one minute. Beyond Germany, the Argentine pilot also won in Argentina, Monaco and France.

CHASSIS

Maserati 250F
Aluminium body on steel tubular space frame
Length: 4050 mm
Width: ? mm
Height: 950 mm
Brakes: Hydraulic drums
Tyres: Pirelli

ENGINE

Maserati 2494 cc 6 cylinder in line, longitudinally mounted
Power: 201 kW
Drive Type: Front
Transmission: Manual five speed and RM
Tank Capacity: ? lt
Fuel Type: Petrol

RESULT

Winner Formula 1 World Champion 1957 with driver Juan Manuel Fangio
GP winner: GP of Argentine 1957 with driver Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of Monaco 1957 with driver Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of France 1957 with driver Juan Manuel Fangio, GP of Germany 1957 with Juan Manuel Fangio