In this note we will not remember a pilot, we will move to 1967, Great Prize of Holland, appeared a born motor to win, the one there that the not less revolutionary Lotus 49 equipped, we talked about the Ford 3,0 Cosworth DFV V8, that in the mentioned Grand Prix made debut and prevailed lead by the Jim Scot Clark.

Clark and his Lotus Ford

It was not a different motor because yes, when the drawing table received the first ideas, these locked up a noncommon exigency to their same types of Formula 1. This new motor destined to compete in the specialty had a specific destiny: it would comprise integral of the structure of the Lotus, to which he was destined to impel. Yes, the motor would be part of the chassis and in his block had been anticipated the places of anchorage of the back suspension, obvious all a revolutionary newness for the time.

Tyrrell Cosworth of the '71

Overall one was 8 cylinders in “V”, in which both large stone benches of cylinders formed an angle of 90° to each other, the diameter relation race (84 mm x 57 mm) was according to the time a squaring “super” motor, his displacement reached the 2993 cc. was a very short motor, only 54.4 cm. between distribution cover and plane of clutch. Given the supersquared characteristics of the design, the length of the connecting rod had been studied to diminish the effects of the lateral push and the consequences of the acceleration processes and deceleration. Its length that was of 13.28 cm. represented more than 4 times the radius of I turn around of the crank, one more a proportion than generous for the time.

Fittipaldi with the Lotus

The crank in spite of corresponding to 8 cylinders, had been designed in a single plane, which resembled that they equipped motors of 4 cylinders in line. Although with this type of design a perfect balance was not obtained, characteristic of the V8, in contrast was reasonably simple to obtain an efficient system of escape, with almost absolute reduction of the residues of gases already burned, the one that could be studied and be designed for each large stone bench of cylinders.

The rotation regime was of 9,000 RPM and gave a power considered in 420 HP. The crank had 5 large stone benches, the connecting rods were of forged steel and the pistons used one-piece chicken farmers, these had two hoops of compression and a single hoop of oil control. It used 4 valves by cylinders, his compression ratio rose to 11:1.

Colored person and his Benetton Ford

The ignition was realized by means of a transistorized system, marks Lucas. The spark plugs were of 10 mm. A cascade of gears commanded the distribution to four camshafts and one dentated strap drove to both sides of block two water pumps and the corresponding oil pumps. This motor did not use the conventional meetings of covers of cylinders, the same were supplanted by hoops of stainless steel, autoexpansivos, having anticipated place for the same in the body of block.

As it ends of the innovations of this motor, it is possible to emphasize the form in that the large stone benches of the crank to the body of block subjected, the superiors as it is of practice, comprise integral of the same, but they did it to the inferiors of a piece that agreed in a whole with the perimeter of block and the case, that was bolted to block in all their perimeter.

The Seine in Monaco of the '93

This is a brief description del that in my opinion was “the motor” of the Formula 1, the same consists of innumerable victories and titles, not only equipping the Lotus chassis, for which it was designed originally, but for others like McLaren, Tyrrel, Williams, etc. Arriving almost to monopolize the park and having to pass several years to overthrow it, getting even to fight to the motors I disturb at the beginning of the '80.

The motor Ford Cosworth V8, with a deep technical reframing, continued until 1995 of official way, when it was supplanted by the new evolution of 10 cylinders, like the majority of its rivals.

The last champion with Ford

In 1994, Michael Schumacher conquered the last title for Ford Cosworth V8 (Ford Zetec-R 3,5 V8) on board a Benetton B194 of escudería Mild Seven Benetton Ford. 1995, the official V8 incurred its last season equipping to the cars Red Bull Sauber Ford, nevertheless, like throughout all their trajectory in Formula 1, Ford Cosworth also stayed like motor client equipping to smaller equipment with sufficient money - and, sometimes, without him.

Only time will tell, if sometimes the V8 motors return to dominate the maximum category of motoring, if this sometimes happens, surely Ford Cosworth V8 returns to occupy the most important places.