Arrows A20
 An Arrows A20 at a historic Lédenon race in 2012 |
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| Designer: | Mike Coughlan , Eghbal Hamedy (Designer) | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Arrows A19 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Arrows A21 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Pressed composite monocoque made of CFRP | ||||||||
| Engine: | Arrows A20E 2,998 cc, 72 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine | ||||||||
| Front suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and dynamic shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Rear suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and dynamic shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Length: | 5140 mm | ||||||||
| Width: | 1798 mm | ||||||||
| Height: | 1000 mm | ||||||||
| Wheelbase: | 2995 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Repsol | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 14. Pedro de la Rosa 15. Toranosuke Takagi 
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| First start: | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 1 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - over 0 km | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 1999 | |||||||||
The Arrows A20 was the Formula 1 racing cars of Arrows Grand Prix International for the 1999 season . He took part in all 16 races of the season.
Technology and development
Mike Coughlan and Eghbal Hamedy had designed the car. It was developed from the Arrows A19 of the previous year. All important elements as well as the aerodynamic properties were adapted and attempts were made to make the transmission more stable.
The engine was the A20E, a naturally aspirated engine from our own production with 2998 cm³ displacement and 10 cylinders in a V-arrangement with a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. It developed around 533 kW (715 hp) at 15,000 rpm. The self-developed electro-hydraulic semi-automatic transmission had six gears. The Arrows A20 had double wishbone axles front and rear with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods .
Racing history
At the beginning of the year, the Nigerian Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim and his company T-Minus sponsored Tom Walkinshaw's team . The prince, who belonged to the Igbira ethnic group, wanted to make himself and his brand as famous as possible and, through the brand value gained, to get other companies to use his brand for different products. He did not fulfill the commitments and went into hiding towards the end of the season, whereupon the contract was void and Arrows removed the advertising for T-Minus from the car.
The season was also unfortunate, the car was unreliable and slow. Toranosuke Takagi's communication problems - he couldn't speak English - made things difficult. The drivers regularly had to fight for the last places with the two Minardis . In 32 starts they were eliminated a total of 23 times, in nine races none of the cars reached the finish. Takagi achieved the least success, his last finish of the season was at the eighth race in Great Britain , in all eight subsequent races he dropped out. In addition, the Japanese was disqualified from the race in France because the team had put on tires from his team-mate Pedro de la Rosa . In the course of the season they were eliminated five times due to engine or gearbox defects, and there were often problems with the car's drive system. De la Rosa experienced the only point in the first race in Australia , where he finished sixth. Takagi finished seventh in this race. Arrows finished ninth at the end of the season, tied with Minardi. Only the new BAR team was in last place behind Arrows without any points.
Painting and sponsorship
The rear was painted black up to the cockpit and the front of the car in the colors of the new main sponsor Repsol orange-white-red. The name Repsol was placed above and on the side of the nose, on the front wing and next to the cockpit. Another sponsor was the company T-Minus , which advertised on the side pods and the rear wing from the race in San Marino , before each a number was placed, which was reduced by one at each race. In mid-September, when the contract with Malik Ado Ibrahim expired, it was replaced by an advertisement from Bank Morgan Grenfell . The Zepter company advertised on the airbox , the Austrian energy drink manufacturer Power Horse on the front wing and the Japanese automotive accessories manufacturer PIAA on the front and rear wing .
driver
Regular drivers were Pedro de la Rosa and Toranosuke Takagi . Takagi came from the former Tyrrell team and replaced the Mika Salo originally planned for 1999 ; who was released a week before the first race. The South African Stephen Watson was nominated as test and reserve driver .
Further use of the chassis
A Toranosuke Takagi chassis was used at a historic racing festival in Lédenon , France in 2012 .
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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| Formula 1 World Championship 1999 |
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14th | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | ||
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15th | 7th | 8th | DNF | DNF | 12 | DNF | DSQ | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Web links
- Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
- Vehicle profile at fedef1.com
- Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
- motorsport-total.com Database information on Arrows A20
Individual evidence
- ↑ statsf1.com: The mysterious prince from Nigeria who cheated on a Formula 1 team. Stats F1, April 13, 2017, accessed March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ grandprix.com: Arrows confirms de la Rosa ... Grand Prix, February 22, 1999, accessed on March 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ gpextreme.com: 1999 Arrows A20. gpXtreme, January 1, 2000, accessed March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ vice.com: Arrows A20. Vice, January 1, 2000, accessed March 29, 2020 .
Racing car of the Formula 1 World Championship 1999
