The Soundtrack to a Generation
Forty years ago this week the Ford-funded, Cosworth-built DFV engine was born. MARCUS SIMMONS leads the celebrations for Formula 1's greatest ever engine
Forty years ago this week the Ford-funded, Cosworth-built DFV engine was born. MARCUS SIMMONS leads the celebrations for Formula 1's greatest ever engine
Think of the 1970s in Formula 1 terms and you conjure up a scruffy paddock at Silverstone or Brands Hatch, full of primary-coloured, fat-slicked machines, sideburned drivers standing in the sunshine signing autographs.
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