Page 1 of 1 Introduced at the start of the 1982 season, the A4 replaced the Arrows A3 that had served for two seasons. Lack of funds had prevented the small team from fielding a replacement earlier and funds were still limited during the development of the A4. Like its predecessors, the new Arrows was designed by Dave Wass but without the help of fellow company founder Tony Southgate, who had left the team at the end of 1980.
Wholly conventional, as the team could not afford anything else, the A4 was built around a sturdy aluminium honeycomb monocoque. In order to optimise the airflow through the ground-effect tunnels, the new Arrows featured relatively long double wishbones with in-board, rocker actuated coil springs and dampers on all four corners. As before, the team used the readily available, naturally aspirated Cosworth DFV V8 engine.
Finished in the white and orange of new sponsors Nordica and Ragno, the Arrows A4 had an inconspicuous debut as both Brian Henton and Mauro Baldi failed to qualify for the 1982 season opening South African Grand Prix. After three races Henton was replaced by Marc Surer. Between them Surer and Baldi scored a total of five points, which was good for 11th in the constructor's championship. The best result for the A4 was a fifth in the Canadian Grand Prix with Baldi behind the wheel.
Halfway through the 1982 season, Arrows introduced the one-off A5, which was lighter and featured a revised front suspension. It would form the basis for the non ground-effect A6 that replaced the A4 proper in 1983. Powered by a naturally aspirated engine and developed on a tight budget, the A4 was never going to be a winner. Today, several of the five A4s built in period are still raced in historic events. Page 1 of 1
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Introduced at the start of the 1982 season, the A4 replaced the Arrows A3 that had served for two seasons. Lack of funds had prevented the small team from fielding a replacement earlier and funds were still limited during the development of the A4. Like its predecessors, the new Arrows was designed by Dave Wass but without the help of fellow company founder Tony Southgate, who had left the team at the end of 1980.