Driving the INFAMOUS 6-WHEELED F1 car! | Tyrrell P34 I Formula 1 | Ben Collins I 4K 

Brabham BT46B

Sauber C9 or C11 .. to my ears the best sounding cars ever. And what a monster 😮

Something like the audi 200 trans am.

mazda 787b 😇

Ferrari 312T

Agree the moderns are too big - cant see the logic

@@BenCollinsDrives I read it is due to no refueling anymore in F1, they need to be bigger to hold more fuel.

Not really. there is plenty of space to shrink the cars.

There is space to shrink the cars, however teams generally push the size up to regulation limits because more car = more aero. Now weight would be a bit harder

Next regs on 2026 they are making the car smaller, not as small as the old F1 cars but def. smaller than the current ones. All the drivers are complaining as well and its harder to drive in Monaco these days w/ that size.

The legend - you needed a wild streak to make the most of the Tyrreel

Peterson went long before his time. His stones were that big they could be seen from geostationary orbit. Love and respect from the UK.

@@Retro_Rich 45 years today

Funny thing but, nearly all the photos of Ronnie Peterson (one of the greatest). Showed him in the p34 in opposite lock. I know that was his style but boy could he drive. I loved those sad but changing times.

@@antonywalker8837 A great driver with a unique driving style 😎

I was going to comment but quite frankly you’ve summarised my own thoughts perfectly. (Does this qualify as a comment ?)

I still have my 1977 Tomica of this car. Sits right next to my JPS Lotus 78.

The Tamiya kits are great. I've made the '76 and '77 versions and will hopefully get a 1/12 version one of these days.

Had the scalextric car.👍🏻

Oh yeah, so what's that like then? Are they battery or gas powered? As a kid the grasshopper and hornet models were popular in the offroafing model range but not sure they were kits...was it 380 and 540 motor interchangeability?.....anyways genuine question...

They pushed the boundaries that's for sure.

Umm ... Lotus.

The 1998 season they had the Xwing design banned also. Talk about pushing the boundaries.

I enjoyed that. he's got a great style

All 70's cars were small. Cars only got bigger with safety standards and additional components.

How is it different today ... :)

We have psychedelics these days. The old scene was more dangerous and unpredictable.

😉

Honestly if they can get the current F1 engine to sound like the DFV, I'll be more than happy. I much prefer the DFV's sound over the V10 & the V6 sounds, really.

An iconic engine.

First F1 car i heard was the Matra MS120B at Silverstone in 1971, now that V12 sounded awsome, had less power than the DFV though.@@tiadaid

@@BenCollinsDrives Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin. It is amazing that the Cosworth V8 was still holding it's own against V10s in 1993 and 1994. Ben mentioned having to manhandle the P34. I remember as kid watching on TV, as Scheckter and Depailler wrestled this beautiful blue beast along the streets of Monaco. In qualifying at Monaco in 1976, Depailler was 4th on the grid and Jody 5th. Jody finished 2nd and Patrick 3rd. Ken Tyrrell and his team - what memories.

I wonder if a DFV ever made it into a road car. Perhaps a mad Capri ?

*FOR ALL WE KNOW* He's the Stig.

Nonsense, he IS and forever will be the Stig.

Some say he has 3 balls :))))

Once a Stig, Always a Stig.

He is the Stig.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Nothing like a DFV!

Glad you enjoyed it!

100k will be amazing!

Yep, very good and pro TV show.

Working on it!

Thanks!

Thank you and yes cant believe it - all the mad ideas i’ve been bottling up over the years could soon be within reach !!

@@BenCollinsDrives cream always rises to the top buddy 😉👊🏼

Couldn't agree more! 2nd DFV I've driven now.

Scheckter said it - same thing with kerbs, and also that under braking, weight transfer made the 'middle' wheels easily lock up as the force kept travelling forward to the front two wheels, unloading the central set (and then also overloading the front, which then also locked!), making the braking performance wildly variable. This is why he said it was good at tracks like Anderstorp and the Osterreichring, where there were more long-radius corners; but hopeless at Long Beach. This was also why he then moved to Wolf for 1977! ;)

They hated it because up to 1973 Tyrrell was a perennial title contender, so after Stewart's retirement and Cevert's death both Scheckter and Depailler expected to challenge for the title. Driving a conventional four wheeler, Jody indeed challenged for the 1974 title. But in 1976 this car only managed one win for Jody plus a number of #2 paces, while Lauda (Ferrari) won 5 despite his horrible accident, and Hunt (McLaren) won 6. That caused Scheckter to quit the team and became an instant contender with the unproven Wolf.

How could NOT have been a fan of 1970's F1 with those beautiful cars sliding all over the place with an excess of power over grip! Fabulous period.

@@GBURGE55 I never was a fan of any sport growing up, my interests were music. I didn't become a fan of any sport till years later in life.

@@ZippyThePinhead Music is a love of mine too, but been watching F1 for 40 year's now. Still my number 1 sport. Have a good day👍

Glad you liked it! It's definitely a car surrounded by incredible ideas.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I was there as well!!!

Me too. I grew up in Watkins Glen and was working for a concession stand selling race team t-shirts, hats, etc. in '76. Tyrell was one of the featured brands we sold, and the concession owner worked it out for us to set up a kiosk selling just the Tyrell gear from inside the Tyrell team bays in the Kendall Tech Center. My buddy and I spent the weekend working right in front of the cars and team whenever the cars were off track. Sat. evening as the crowd was winding down and the mechanics were relaxing, one of them offered to let us sit in the car. It was Depailler"s #4, maybe this same chassis! Even as a scrawny 14yr. old, it felt cramped!

Avon makes tires for historic race cars, you can see the mark on the weels

Might be Dunlop as thats what is used in lots of historic racing, but it could be anyone who owns the moulds these days. Hoosier is another maker of 10" slicks. Edit: says Good Year all over it 😂

@@thatdudeinorange5269 the car says Good Year because it carries the original paint, but the tires clearly say Avon.

They were!

ALL legendary cars. This is up there.

You're welcome!!

DFV is amazing.

DFV!!

They barely held on!