It’s certainly no easy feat to drive a car with six wheels, much less one operating on the Formula One speedways in Europe. But as impossible as it may seem, the geniuses of the racing world were able to come through with a new vehicle, unlike any other you may have seen before. Specifically, in the 1970s, when the Tyrrell P34 Formula One had competed in the infamous races.
Surely the design aesthetic was a little curious, but by following regulation of narrowed front wings, the most amazing concept had come through in order to take advantage of the proper aerodynamics. In which case, the four “front-end” wheels are able to make contact and therefore reduce the drag with a smaller diameter of tires.
F1 scientists have stated that the front two wheels would effectively swallow the dirt wholly.
It’s, therefore, left to believe that to find better grip, there needs to be cleaner overflow upon the car where the team believes about 7 miles per hour were used up on the straightaways.
Back in the age of 70s race culture, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler had wrapped at the Swedish Grand Prix, while scoring an extra twelve podium positions. A small diameter of wheels allowed the car to reach a faster top speed while increasing the front grip. All the while, there hadn’t been quite as strong of delivery as there had been before with Niki Lauda and McLaren’s work between 76 and 77.
The Tyrell mobile would run with the best of them, as the top in the classes could score a huge mix of pole positions, while also achieving fast laps and tall podiums. Such dangers were evident in the history of 1977’s travelogue of crashes and other instances. About 19 Did Not Finishes in 1977 alone for these 6-wheeled formula one cars.