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Why "whirlwind" Tauranac's legacy will stand the test of time

The passing of Ralt boss Ron Tauranac last week drew tributes from around the world, not least from the bosses of three prominent teams on whom the Australian designer made a lasting impression

The legacy of Ron Tauranac, the designer of world championship-winning Brabham Formula 1 cars and founder of Ralt who passed away last week aged 95, lives on in UK motorsport. The hub that was Tauranac's Ralt factory in Weybridge through the late 1970s and 1980s is arguably responsible for much that we are seeing today.

Arguably Carlin and Double R Racing, the two most successful teams in British Formula 3 and 4 over the past half a decade, would not exist quite in the form they do today without his enormous influence.

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