Talk:Benetton B191

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Nosecone[edit]

I realise it's hard to source, but was this the first F1 car with an upward-sloping nosecone? My recollection is that Benetton cars pioneered the idea. Contemporary cars resembled e.g. the McLaren MP4/9, with the nose sloping down - but from 1994 everybody switched to the new nose design, and it's still standard today. It'd be interesting to know the design rationale. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ashley Pomeroy: The Tyrrell 019 article identifies that car (from 1990) as being the first F1 design with an elevated nosecone. DH85868993 (talk) 09:56, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You learn something every day. There's no connection between the two design teams so presumably Benetton knew a good idea when they saw it, and were quick off the mark. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 19:14, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]