In trial on orders from Ecclestone and Murray, to not give too much attention the engine power was reduced to both cars that qualified second and third. The controls before the race were explained to the race stewards, that the fan was used to cool the engine. John Watson with the Brabham – Alfa Romeo BT46B n.2 finished sixth in the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship in 1978.įor the Scandinavian race the English team competed for the updated version of the BT46, the car behind the transmission had a big fan at the rear, and it served to suck air from the bottom of the car generating a ground effect in the curves. To counter the dominance of Lotus with its ground effect, Ecclestone and Murray to a new idea that they could only use for a race. The young designer Gordon Murray built the BT46A around the Italian boxer engine. Bernie Ecclestone’s team for the new season, hired world champion driver Niki Lauda.

The Brabham – Alfa Romeo BT46B is a car that took part in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1978.

Description BRABHAM – ALFA ROMEO BT46B n.2 HISTORY

Download 1978 formula 1 world champion