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The Tyrrell 024 was the car with which the Tyrrell team competed in the
1996 Formula One World Championship
The 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 50th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The championship commenced on 10 March and ended on 13 October after sixteen races. Two World Championship titles were awarded, one for Drivers ...
. It was driven by Japanese Ukyo Katayama
is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to .
Katayama participated in 97 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1992 South African Grand Prix, making him the sport's most experienced Japanese driv ...
and Finn Mika Salo
Mika Juhani Salo (born 30 November 1966) is a Finnish former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from to .
His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999, when he stood in for the injured Michael Schumach ...
, who were in their fourth and second seasons with the team respectively.
Overview
The car was a significant improvement over the ineffective model, prompting Salo to say that they shouldn't be talked about in the same day.''"A Champion And A Gentleman - The Official Review of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship"'' Duke Marketing Ltd. (VHS Tape, 1996). However, the team's efforts were severely compromised by the unreliability of their Yamaha engines, a decision which resulted in the team switching to Ford V8 power for . Salo was generally impressive throughout the season, scoring vital points finishes on three occasions. He again overshadowed Katayama, who moved toMinardi
Minardi was an Italian automobile racing team and constructor founded in Faenza in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. It competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 until 2005 with little success, nevertheless acquiring a loyal following ...
for 1997.
The team eventually finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship, with five points.
Sponsorship and livery
The 024 retains the same white base livery with several changes on the blue scheme. During the pre-season test and launching, the only sponsor was their engine supplier Yamaha and wheel manufacturerFondmetal
Fondmetal S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of alloy wheels, founded in 1972 by Gabriele Rumi.
A Formula One constructor of the same name, also owned by Rumi, competed in the and seasons, scoring no championship points. The company also sp ...
. Due to funding shortage, the team losing several sponsors including Korean Air
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (KAL; ) is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size, international destinations, and international flights. It is owned by the Hanjin, Hanjin Group.
The present-day Korean Air tra ...
which would moved to Benetton the following season and their main sponsor, Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1 ...
which was replaced with Motorola
Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was founded by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin in 1928 and had been named Motorola since 1947. Many of Motorola's products had been ...
as a minor sponsor. Because it had a lot of blank spaces, the sponsors were placed improperly.
In the Grands Prix that did not allow tobacco branding, the Mild Seven
, previously called , is a Japanese brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.
History
Mevius was launched in 1977 under the name Mild Seven and was intended to be a mild version of the Seven Stars brand. It was la ...
logos were replaced with "Tyrrell".
Complete Formula One results
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