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Five of the most genius inventions in F1 history

Article To news overview A fan-powered car - Brabham The Brabham BT46B is better known by one very simple name - the fan car. Created by genius designer Gordan Murray in 1978, it won that year's Swedish Grand Prix - the only F1 race it ever entered. Niki Lauda was the driver responsible for its maiden victory, although the Austrian has since described how tricky the car was to corner. The fan was a fresh take on ground effect, which we'll go on to discuss later in the list. Naturally, as the chief architect of ground effect, Champman was outraged by the innovation, as it shrunk the advantage of his own Lotus 78 design. Rivals were simultaneously impressed and outraged by the innovation,...
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