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The A21

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    Chassis: Carbon monocoque with Kevlar crash resistant sides

    Front and Rear Suspension: Inboard operated independent suspension; carbon fibre wishbones with FIA tether restraint system

    Brakes: Single 6 pot calipers front and rear

    Transmission: Arrows/Xtral 6-speed semi-automatic, in-line configuration

    Electronics: Arrows/PI Sigma

    Wheels: One piece Magnesium 13 x 12 front, 13 x 13.7 rear

    Length: 4430 mm

    Width: 1798 mm

    Height: 1000 mm

    Front Track: 1465 mm

    Rear Track: 1410 mm

    Wheelbase: 2995 mm

    Weight: 600 kg including driver and camera(s) or ballast


    Engine Specification - Supertec FB02

    Number of Cylinders: 10

    Configuration: 71 degree vee

    Cylinder Block: Aluminium

    Crankshaft: Steel

    Camshaft Drive: Gears

    Number of Valves: 40

    Ignition System: Magneti Marelli

    Injection: Magneti Marelli

    Oil System: Dry sump

    Weight: 118 kilograms, ECU and electrical equipment included

    Length: 623 mm

    Width: 517 mm

    Height: 393 mm (without airbox)


    The Drivers

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    Pedro de la Rosa
    see bio

    Jos Verstappen
    see bio

    Test driver: Mark Webber


    Team Milestones

    1977: Arrows Racing Team founded, based in Milton Keynes, UK

    1978: F1 debut at the Brazilian GP; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Riccardo Patrese and Rolf Stommelen

    1979: Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Riccardo Patrese and Jochen Mass

    1980: Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Riccardo Patrese and Jochen Mass

    1981: Team finishes 8th in the Constructors' Championship with Riccardo Patrese, Siegfried Stohr and Jacques Villeneuve

    1982: Team finishes 10th in the Constructors' Championship with Marc Surer and Mauro Baldi

    1983: Team finishes 10th in the Constructors' Championship with Marc Surer, Chico Serra, Alan Jones and Thierry Boutsen

    1984: Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Marc Surer and Thierry Boutsen

    1985: Team finishes 8th in the Constructors' Championship with Thierry Boutsen and Gerhard Berger

    1986: Designer Dave Wass left Arrows, replaced by Ross Brawn; Team finishes 10th in the Constructors' Championship with Thierry Boutsen, Marc Surer and Christian Danner

    1987: BMW, supplier of the powerplant of the Arrows car, pulls out of F1 but USF&G-owned Megatron buys the rights to the engine; Team finishes 6th in the Constructors' Championship with Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever

    1988: Team finishes 4th in the Constructors' Championship with Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever; Derek Warwick finishes 7th in the Drivers' Championship

    1989: Arrows F1 Technical Centre opened at Milton Keynes; in November the team is bought by Wataru Ohashi’s Footwork Corp.; Team finishes 7th in the Constructors' Championship with Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever

    1990: Ross Brawn replaced by James Robinson; Alan Jenkins appointed Technical Director; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Michele Alboreto and Alex Caffi

    1991: In June, Ford Cosworth V8 replaces Porsche engine with which the team started the season with; The 0.4 scale wind tunnel opens at Arrows Technical Centre; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Michele Alboreto and Alex Caffi

    1992: Team finishes 7th in the Constructors' Championship with Michele Alboreto and Aguri Suzuki

    1993: Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Derek Warwick and Aguri Suzuki

    1994: Previous owners Jackie Oliver and Alan Rees take over the running of the team under its former name of Arrows Grand Prix International Limited; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli

    1995: Jackie Oliver and Alan Rees regained ownership of the team with no further involvement from Footwork other than the designation of the chassis; Team finishes 8th in the Constructors' Championship with Gianni Morbidelli, Taki Inoue and Max Papis

    1996: TWR Group takes control of Arrows team and moves to TWR Group Headquarters in Leafield, Oxon; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Ricardo Rosset and Jos Verstappen

    1997: In May, John Barnard appointed Technical Director; Team finishes 8th in the Constructors' Championship with Damon Hill and Pedro Diniz

    1998: Consortium of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity, Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim and Tom Walkinshaw restructure ownership of Arrows Grand Prix; Team finishes 7th in the Constructors' Championship with Pedro Diniz and Mika Salo

    1999: Roger Silman appointed Managing Director and Mike Coughlan appointed Technical Director; Team finishes 9th in the Constructors' Championship with Pedro De La Rosa and Toranosuke Takagi


    Related Links

    The official Arrows web site
    The official Pedro de la Rosa web site
    The official Jos Verstappen web site
    Arrows F1 Statistics on FORIX


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