Seeing the aerodynamics of that car it looks like they thought that "Wind Tunnel" was just a posh word for someones arse dosn't it?
Name that car...
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After some considerable length of time spent looking at Spesh's picture I've figured out the following:
1) The Yellow sign in the nose of the car says Tyrrell so I'm guessing it's a Tyrrell.
2) It's sponsored by Benetton and they began sponsoring Toleman in 1985 so it must be before that.
3) There are no side skirts so it must be post 1982
4) If it's between 1983 and 1984 then it's either being driven by Michalle Albereto, Stefan Bellof, Martin Brundle or Ivor Noidea?
As for type numbers you'll have to ask driver number 4 because I haven't got a clue.
Any one want to fill the rest in for me?
1) The Yellow sign in the nose of the car says Tyrrell so I'm guessing it's a Tyrrell.
2) It's sponsored by Benetton and they began sponsoring Toleman in 1985 so it must be before that.
3) There are no side skirts so it must be post 1982
4) If it's between 1983 and 1984 then it's either being driven by Michalle Albereto, Stefan Bellof, Martin Brundle or Ivor Noidea?
As for type numbers you'll have to ask driver number 4 because I haven't got a clue.
Any one want to fill the rest in for me?
It's definitely Alboreto driving which means it's either the 011 (which was '82/83) or 012 (from '83/84) as I think the 014 had the Renault Turbo engine and they had lost Benetton sponsorship by then. I'm confused by the side pods though as the 011 had full length pods, didn't it?
One thing this did remind me about is another unsuccessful American F1 driver, Danny Sullivan, who partnered Alboreto at Tyrrell in 1983. He was an ex-New York cab driver and drove the Tyrrell in the same wayas he drove his cab. Note to USF1, one US driver may be good for publicity two is just foolish.
One thing this did remind me about is another unsuccessful American F1 driver, Danny Sullivan, who partnered Alboreto at Tyrrell in 1983. He was an ex-New York cab driver and drove the Tyrrell in the same wayas he drove his cab. Note to USF1, one US driver may be good for publicity two is just foolish.
If the 011 ran in 1982 and 1983 then they would have revised the side pods for the 1983 season if the 1982 car had full length side pods with fixed skirts. That's my guess.
Well that's another Tyrrell (isn't it?) and the one before the dyhedral nose (016 or 017?). It looks like Marc Surer's crash helmet but I don't remember Surer driving for Tyrrell so it may be from a classic race with some rich bloke driving it. Is it the one Alesi drove?
FB, Sorry mate but that's not right at all.
Try again mate.
Is it a Coloni C4, also known as the Andrea Moda C4B?
Bang on TBY !!! 
Good work.
Twas indeed the almost sponsorless Coloni C4 known to many as the Coloni DNPQ which became with the simple addition of some black paint and the letter B, The Andrea Moda C4B also known as the Andrea Moda DNS.
I believe you now have the pleasure of posting the next pic so over to you TBY.
Good work.
Twas indeed the almost sponsorless Coloni C4 known to many as the Coloni DNPQ which became with the simple addition of some black paint and the letter B, The Andrea Moda C4B also known as the Andrea Moda DNS.
I believe you now have the pleasure of posting the next pic so over to you TBY.
Go on then, what's this?
Spot on, I wonder why someone built it...?
