The great Jackie Stewart testing the Brabham BT45 and Wolf WR1 Formula One cars for the upcoming 1978 season | Cultrevolutioner traveler

The Brabham BT46 is a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team, owned by Bernie Ecclestone, for the 1978 Formula One season. The car featured several radical design elements, one of which was the use of flat panel heat exchangers on the bodywork of the car to replace conventional water and oil radiators. This concept did not work in practice and was removed before the car’s race debut, never to be seen again. The cars, however, powered by a flat-12 Alfa Romeo engine,

On this day 39 years ago in Argentina, Mario Andretti (Lotus) won the 1st race of the season. Niki Lauda (Brabham) was 2nd, while Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) finished 3rd. Σαν σήμερα πριν 39 χρόνια στην Αργεντινή, ο Mario Andretti (Lotus) κέρδισε τον εναρκτήριο αγώνα της χρονιάς. Ο Niki Lauda (Brabham) ήταν 2ος, ενώ το βάθρο συμπλήρωσε ο Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell). | The Pit Board

1978 World Champion Mario Andretti (@andrettimario), atop the Goodwood House balcony, thanked Colin Chapman for bringing him to a championship with the #Lotus 79. We loved having the American racing driver with us at #FOS this year and he was part of a moment we'll never forget. Andretti was one of seven World Champions who joined us on the balcony at the weekend, celebrating 75 years of #F1 complete with legendary drivers and machinery. Was Andretti's Lotus 79 the most iconic championship-winni