The Tyrrell 018 was a
Formula One
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racing car designed by
Harvey Postlethwaite and
Jean-Claude Migeot. It was built and raced by
Tyrrell Racing. It used a customer
Ford DFR engine.
History
1989
The 018 made its debut at the second race of the
1989 Formula One season, the
San Marino Grand Prix.
Michele Alboreto
Michele Alboreto (; 23 December 1956 – 25 April 2001) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Alboreto was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, and won five F ...
was given the car for qualifying, but had problems with the
fuel pump and failed to qualify.
Jonathan Palmer qualified the team's old
017B but raced the newer 018 instead, which he drove into the points with a sixth place. Two races later at the
Mexican Grand Prix Alboreto took a third place behind reigning
world champion Ayrton Senna and fellow Italian F1 veteran
Riccardo Patrese.
It was generally believed in the F1 paddock at the time that the 018 with its sleek aerodynamics was one of the fastest of the new 3.5L cars in a straight line, despite running the underpowered customer DFR engine.
1990
The 018 was replaced after two races of the
1990 Formula One season by the first of the "high-nose" cars in Formula One, the
Tyrrell 019
The Tyrrell 019 was a 1990 Formula One racing car, designed by a team led by Harvey Postlethwaite, and built by Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell. It was an evolution of Postlethwaite's first design for Tyrrell, the Tyrrell 018.
The car was introduced two ...
.
The 018 was the first Tyrrell to lead a Grand Prix since Alboreto won the
1983 Detroit Grand Prix when Alesi jumped from fourth to first at the start of the
1990 United States Grand Prix and led the first 34 laps of the race before being passed by the
McLaren
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Honda
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of
Ayrton Senna.
Livery
1989
During its debut, the 018 was painted in a dark blue livery. Starting from the French Grand Prix, the yellow accents were added, courtesy of the cigarette brand
Camel
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. The team gained several minor sponsors as the season progressed including
Autobacs
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Etymology
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.
1990
For 1990, the livery was changed to a white and dark blue colour. The Camel sponsorship were eventually dropped. This livery would be carried over by its successor.
Complete Formula One results
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key) (results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* 9 points scored in using Tyrrell 019
The Tyrrell 019 was a 1990 Formula One racing car, designed by a team led by Harvey Postlethwaite, and built by Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell. It was an evolution of Postlethwaite's first design for Tyrrell, the Tyrrell 018.
The car was introduced two ...
.
Notes
Tyrrell Formula One cars
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