Tyrrell 019

Tyrrell 019

Tyrrell 019
Constructor:	Tyrrell
Designer:	Dr. Harvey Postlethwaite Jean-Claude Migeot
Predecessor:	Tyrrell 018
Successor:	Tyrrell 020
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Monocoque
Engine:	Ford Cosworth DFR
Wheelbase:	1800 mm
Weight:	505 kg
Tires:	Pirelli
Petrol:	Eleven
statistics
Driver:	Jean Alesi Satoru Nakajima
First start:	1990 San Marino Grand Prix
Last start:	1990 Australian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 13 - - -
World Cup points:	9
Podiums:	1
Leadership laps:	-
Status: end of season 1990

The Tyrrell 019 is a racing car developed by Harvey Postlethwaite and Jean-Claude Migeot for the British team Tyrrell , which was entered in the 1990 Formula 1 World Championship . The 019 was one of the most influential Formula 1 cars of the 1990s.

Technology and development

A special feature of the Tyrrell 019 was the aerodynamic design of the front of the car. The 019 was the first Formula 1 car with a so-called high nose ( high nose ). While the nose of the vehicle had previously usually lowered itself to the front spoiler and in some cases even ended under the spoiler, on the 019 it was well above the front wings. Instead of the previously common one-piece front spoiler, the wing mechanism of the 019 consisted of two separate parts, which were attached to the nose of the vehicle with two struts on the left and right. There was no front wing under the nose itself. This enabled a significantly improved air flow to the underbody, which increased aerodynamic downforce. The concept, often referred to as the “ Concorde nose” in the press , was innovative. It prevailed in Formula 1 within a few years. The 019 was considered one of the best cars in the 1990 Formula 1 World Championship.

The drive technology of the 019 could not keep up with the complex aerodynamic concept. As a team in midfield, Tyrrell had no access to powerful factory engines, but was dependent on the use of customer engines. In 1990 Tyrrell used a Cosworth DFR eight-cylinder, which was a further development of the DFV engine introduced in 1967 . It was a standard customer engine used by half a dozen teams that year. Tyrrell's engine was prepared for Langford & Peck . With around 441 kW (600 hp) and a maximum engine speed of 10,800 rpm, it had a considerable power deficit compared to the factory engines from Renault or Honda . The gap was between 70 and 80 hp, depending on the race.

With the noticeable performance deficit, Tyrrell was only able to exploit the car's potential on slow and tight-curved tracks like Monaco . The car weighed a total of 505 kilograms. The petrol tank, with a capacity of 200 liters, was one of the smallest of all teams. Since the vehicle could not be completed until the San Marino Grand Prix , Tyrrell entered the first two races with the Tyrrell 018 .

production

Tyrrell produced a total of seven 019s in 1990.

driver

Satoru Nakajimas Tyrrell 019, driven by his son Kazuki Nakajima on the occasion of the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka

Tyrrell contested the season with Jean Alesi , who made his Formula 1 debut for Tyrrell last year, and Satoru Nakajima , who came from Lotus .

Alesi finished second in Monaco , otherwise the two drivers could only partially show how good the chassis of the Tyrrell 019 was. For 1991 , Alesi signed with Scuderia Ferrari .

Painting and sponsorship

The paintwork was kept in blue and white. The main sponsor was Epson , a Japanese manufacturer of computer peripherals. In addition, two other Japanese sponsors, the lighting manufacturer PIAA Corporation and the bank Nippon Shinpan , advertised with stickers on the vehicle.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	Points	rank
1990 Formula 1 season																		16	5.
S.Nakajima	3			DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	DNS	DNF	6th	DNF
J. Alesi	4th			6th	2	DNF	7th	DNF	8th	11	DNF	8th	DNF	8th	DNF	DNS	8th

Legend
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
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

• Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9
• Alan Henry: Auto Course 1990/91 , Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1991, ISBN 0-905138-74-0 .
• David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 (English)
• David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945 , Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7
• Achim Schlang: GRAND PRIX 1990 , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, ISBN 3-613-01350-9

Web links

Commons : Tyrrell 019  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Adriano Cimarosti: The century of racing , motor book publisher Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01848-9 , S. 416th
2. ↑ ^{a b} David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars 1906–2001 , 2001 (Crowood Press), ISBN 1-86126-339-2 , p. 232.
3. ^ Alan Henry: Auto Course 1990/91 , Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1991, ISBN 0-905138-74-0 , p. 88.
4. ↑ statsf1.com: Tyrrell 019 , August 17, 2014
5. ↑ Including 7 points scored with the Tyrrell 018.