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    Lamborghini Powered Formula 1 Racecars

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    Lambo only operated an F1 team in 91 as the "Modena" team.
    At no time was there a "Lamborghini F1" team in name.
    As engien supplier they powered
    Larrousse in1989,1990,1992,1993.
    Lotus in 1990
    "Modena" - Lamborghini Formula One in 1991
    Ligier in 1991
    Minardi (1992)

    Teh first car in post #2 is the closest to a full Lambo engnie and chassis
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    Lambo only operated an F1 team in 91 as the "Modena" team.
    At no time was there a "Lamborghini F1" team in name.
    As engien supplier they powered
    Larrousse in1989,1990,1992,1993.
    Lotus in 1990
    "Modena" - Lamborghini Formula One in 1991
    Ligier in 1991
    Minardi (1992)

    Teh first car in post #2 is the closest to a full Lambo engnie and chassis
    Well, it's on the Lambo Media Site under F1... shouold I change the name of the thread? if yes, to what?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nopassn
    Well, it's on the Lambo Media Site under F1... shouold I change the name of the thread? if yes, to what?
    well based on the evidence "Lamborghini powered Formula 1 racecars"

    Shame they didn't name the cars with their team/chassis developers.
    either the Larrouse or the Ligier was a Lola chassis IIRC.

    Don't ahve my reference books here to confirm from the driver numres which each car is. But IIRC Larini was hte Modeno/Lamborghini driver and so I'm sure that's the "real" one. The Lotus is obvious
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    The thing that strikes about F1 cars of this era, is how exposed the driver's head and shoulders are. Shame that it took Senna's accident to realise the obvious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doric
    The thing that strikes about F1 cars of this era, is how exposed the driver's head and shoulders are. Shame that it took Senna's accident to realise the obvious.
    IF the tyres were tethered it woudl never have hit him.
    I'm an "old school" driver who bleives in beign abel to LOOK AROUND to see if the overtake is on or if benign overtaken how to avodi them.
    Current F1 drivers ahve SEVERELY restricted visibility.
    If you lok at some of the 80s racing you'll see F1 drivers LOOKING over their shoudlers to judge the gaps.
    I put the current spate of wheel knocking and "offs" at corners down to the lack of side and rearward vision.
    Don't think the increased height ont he sides has doen anything to "improve" safety.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doric
    The thing that strikes about F1 cars of this era, is how exposed the driver's head and shoulders are. Shame that it took Senna's accident to realise the obvious.
    you can add Roland Ratzenberger's accident
    thanks, I don't know that Lambo made engines for f1
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    Quote Originally Posted by forza_autodelta
    you can add Roland Ratzenberger's accident
    THAT level of impact and the extra head restraint and protection would STILL be debatable IMHO.
    No reduction in speed crashed side on into concrete.
    It tore the tub open
    It became included in the desire to improve track AND car safety.
    I dont' remember at the time any issue that the tyre was contributory and in the Senna inquest Imola were attacked for NOT making changes to the circuit after Roland's death - a sad loss often over-shadowed by Senna's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    THAT level of impact and the extra head restraint and protection would STILL be debatable IMHO.
    No reduction in speed crashed side on into concrete.
    It tore the tub open
    It became included in the desire to improve track AND car safety.
    I dont' remember at the time any issue that the tyre was contributory and in the Senna inquest Imola were attacked for NOT making changes to the circuit after Roland's death - a sad loss often over-shadowed by Senna's.
    What did it cause Senna's death?I'have nevrer been sure, it was a ruptures of the direction , no?maybe caused by the too important effort of the slicks...

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    Quote Originally Posted by forza_autodelta
    What did it cause Senna's death?I'have nevrer been sure, it was a ruptures of the direction , no?maybe caused by the too important effort of the slicks...
    The Italian (or whereever it was) government were keen to brand Frank Williams et al as murderers, blatantly ignoring the fact that the drivers know there is a very real risk of them being very seriously injured or killed, claiming that some steering component broke, causing the car to become an unguided missile which inevitably left the track.

    Williams strongly denied this, showing that the data from the car proved that the steering wheel was still working when the car left the track, hence no conviction.

    From what I remember: it was deduced that the accident occured when the car bottomed out on a bump mid-corner. This stopped the under-car air flow which was feeding the rear diffuser, causing a very sudden and massive loss of downforce. This is why the car suddenly stopped cornering as intended by the driver, heading from the track and into the wall.

    IIRC it was actually one of the suspension arms that penetrated his visor, and unfortunately his head, leading to Senna's death. Would higher cockpit sides have prevented that?

    Is anybody "responsible" for causing the accident? I highly doubt it, otherwise you could argue that every single death of a racing driver could be attributed to the manufacturer not making the car "safe" enough. Then you might as well stop all racing, and everyone from owning a car, and everyone from leaving their bed; lest they end up getting themselves killed in a way which was unforseen.
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    thanx for precisions Conventry

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