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.

2022年12月8日 · If you're a fan of F1, you'll likely stay on top of the history and news, but have you ever heard about the 6-wheeled F1 cars? A Formula 1 car designed by Derek Garnder in the 1970s was set to change the game with the introduction of a 6-wheeled car.

2016年6月23日 · 40 years ago this month, Jody Scheckter took Tyrrell’s revolutionary 'Project 34' car to victory in Sweden. To mark the occasion, here’s our lowdown on F1’s only six-wheeled race winner… 1. Jackie Stewart choked on his drink when he was told about the concept.

The March 2-4-0 was an experimental six-wheeled Formula One racing car built by the March Engineering company of Bicester, UK. It was constructed in late 1976 and tested in early 1977. The car followed on from the successful use by Tyrrell Racing of a six-wheeled car, the Tyrrell P34, in Formula One racing. However, the engineering concept ...

2021年3月3日 · Although it was built with two ordinary-sized back wheels, it also sported four ten-inches in diameter (254 mm) wheels and tires on the front that were all specially manufactured. It shared the title of “most radical entry” to ever achieve success in Formula One competition with a ‘fan car’ called the Brabham BT46B , which had been ...

2023年8月5日 · The 6-wheel F1 car was one of the most intriguing and novel concepts to appear in the world of motorsports. In this essay, we’ll examine the legacy these unique racing vehicles have left in the annals of motorsport.

2023年11月8日 · But let’s not forget that its lineage has given us stuff like the surprise title win of Brawn GP and later on the powerhouse that the factory Mercedes F1 team became, with an uninterrupted dominating streak longer than any other team in F1 history so far.

2019年8月8日 · The six-wheel Tyrrell P34 is one of the most iconic car designs in Formula One history. It had to have had some kind of engineering reasoning behind it, right? But what in the world can it even...

2014年12月17日 · It settled on the six-wheeled P34, which made its competitive debut in the 1976 season. The theory made sense: Having four 10-inch wheels at the front of the car, with two standard F1 tires at...

2015年11月12日 · While the Tyrrell P34 is the most widely known six-wheeled F1 car, it was not the only one. March Engineering, Williams, and Scuderia Ferrari teams also built experimental six-wheeled F1 chassis, but all of these had four wheels at the back rather than at …