BAR 01
 Jacques Villeneuve at BAR 01 |
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| Constructor: |
 British American Racing
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| Designer: |
Adrian Reynard (technical director) Malcolm Oastler (designer) Willem Toet (aerodynamics) |
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| Successor: | BAR 002 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
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| Chassis: | Pressed composite monocoque made of CFRP | ||||||||
| Engine: | Supertec ( Renault ) FB01 2,997 cm³, 71 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine | ||||||||
| Front suspension: | Double wishbone axle with stabilizer , internal coil springs and integrated shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Rear suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods | ||||||||
| Wheelbase: | 3020 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Eleven | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 22. Jacques Villeneuve 23. Ricardo Zonta 23. Mika Salo  
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| First start: | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | - | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - over 0 km | ||||||||
The BAR 01 was the Formula 1 - racing cars of British American Racing for the 1999 season . It was BAR's first car and an indirect successor to the Tyrrell 026 .
Technology and development
The technical director for development was Adrian Reynard . He oversaw Malcolm Oastler for the construction and Willem Toet for the aerodynamic shape of the car.
The engine was the FB01-V10 naturally aspirated engine from Supertec , which originally came from Renault , with a displacement of 2997 cm³ and a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. It weighed around 121 kg and developed around 582 kW (780 hp) at 15,800 rpm. The engine is 623 mm long and 542 mm wide.
The semi-automatic transmission developed in-house in cooperation with Xtrac had six gears. The front suspension was a double wishbone axle with a stabilizer , internal coil springs and integrated shock absorbers , operated via a push rod . At the rear it was also a double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers, operated via push rods. The gasoline was provided by Elf and, unlike last year - at that time still Tyrrell with Goodyear - the tires came from Bridgestone in Japan.
Racing history
In 1997, British American Tobacco bought the financially troubled Tyrrell team for £ 30 million . After a transition season, the BAR 01 was finally used for 1999. Craig Pollock , the manager of the 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve , acted as team principal . Technical consultant for the development of the chassis was Reynard Motorsport with its plant in Brackley . The team started its first season with the aim of fighting for points, but it didn't come to that.
The car was partly competitive, but far too error-prone. The vehicles reached the finish line only eleven times in 31 race starts this season; by a foot injury could Ricardo Zonta at the Brazilian Grand Prix not participate. Villeneuve only crossed the finish line in the twelfth race for the first time of the season. The main reasons for the many unfinished races were nine different defects on the chassis, four transmission defects and three engine defects. The race had to be stopped prematurely seven times due to accidents. In seven races, none of the BAR cars reached the finish line. The best result of the season was Mika Salo's seventh place in San Marino . The team achieved eleventh and last place in the constructors' championship at the end of the season and was the only team to remain without points.
Painting and sponsorship
Before the start of the season there were initial problems with the design of the cars. BAR wanted to advertise two different brands of the tobacco company British American Tobacco on the cars, on Jacques Villeneuve's car for Lucky Strike and on Ricardo Zonta's car for State Express 555 . However, according to the FIA regulations , the vehicles had to appear uniformly. Deviations were only permitted for the vehicle number, the name of the driver and their home flag.
Therefore, BAR decided to design the vehicle in two colors. On the left side (in the direction of travel) was the paintwork of Lucky Strike and on the right side that of State Express 555. Both were separated in the middle of the vehicle by a glued “zipper” that was “opened” in some places to open to get space for other sponsors and on the nose of the vehicle for the start number on the silver ground “behind”. The front wing had the same division, while on the rear wing the front was labeled with 555 and the rear with Lucky Strike. The pit crew suits were also two-tone.
Other sponsors were the British technical consultant Reynard Composites , the American telecommunications company Excel Communications and the British-Canadian telephone company Teleglobe .
The races in France , Great Britain and Belgium had to do without tobacco advertising. Instead, only a red circle, which corresponds to the actual logo, was placed on the places of the Lucky Strike logos. On the nose and the rear wing, instead of the word “Luckies”, the phrase “Run Free” , in English “live out”, was written. Instead of 555 three yellow crescents were used.
driver
BAR competed in the 1999 season with the driver duo Jacques Villeneuve and Ricardo Zonta . Zonta injured his foot in an accident during training for the Brazilian Grand Prix and had to pause the following three races; He was represented at this time by Mika Salo . The Frenchman Patrick Lemarié was nominated as test / reserve driver .
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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J. Villeneuve
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22nd | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 15th | 8th | 10 | DNF | 9 | ||
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R. Zonta
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23 | DNF | DNS | INJ | INJ | INJ | DNF | 9 | DNF | 15th | DNF | 13 | DNF | DNF | 8th | DNF | 12 | ||
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M. Salo
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7th | DNF | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
| Legend | ||
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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 motorsport-total.com
- Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
- Motor profile at statsf1.com
