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the six-wheeled F1 car won a race
Four tiny 10-inch front wheels, meant to sit behind the front wing and cut drag. Tyrrell finished 1-2 with it in Sweden in 1976. It faded partly because Goodyear wasn't really developing tyres that small for one team, and later the rules just said four wheels.
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- Why did F1 have a six-wheeled car?
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- “why did six wheel f1 cars stop”
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- “tyrrell six wheel f1 car did it win” (google.com)
- Tyrrell P34 (en.wikipedia.org)
- 1976 Swedish Grand Prix (en.wikipedia.org)
- Williams FW08 (en.wikipedia.org)
williams tested a six-wheeler too, with four driven wheels at the back
- “why did six wheel f1 cars stop” (reddit.com)
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