Cosworth is a company dedicated to the production car engine factory. Cosworth engine company was established in 1959, the company’s name comes from the two founders Mike – Ke Siting (Mike Costin), Ken – part of the last name of Duke Worth (Keith Duckworth), obtained when the Cosworth company established Ford’s support, because at that time Ford wanted to create a competitive engine brands, so Cosworth came into being.
1. Racing Cosworth DFV engine
The most famous of all the Cosworth engine in production should be 3 liter DFV type engine, and it debuted in June 1967 on competition in the Dutch station to win the championship, when the British driver – Jim Clark driving a Lotus – Cosworth racing took the lead crossed the finish line, then this engine Lien Jie, a total in F1 in over 154 Grand Prix victories, this type of engine, only to withdraw from the 1982 F1 Grand Prix before the stage, followed by his derivatives such as DFX and DFY type of engine is also very successful, famousglobal. Also in 1968 Cosworth BDA model manufactured engine has also been used in a vintage car race. Subsequently, the company continued to Cosworth in Northampton headquarters in St James’s road development turbocharged Ford V6 engine. .
2 Cosworth engines and F1
1963, Ford began to supply engines for the F1 team, the 1967 British Grand Prix, the famous British driver Jim Clark driving equipped with Ford – Lotus 49 Cosworth engine car to win, from Cosworth entered the most glorious era. Between 1967 and 1983, using the Cosworth DFV engine Lotus, McLaren, Brabham, Tyrell, Williams and other participating teams a total of 245 games, 154 times to win, win ratio as high as 63 percentage. Cosworth engine is the era in F1 undisputed overlord. Since then brilliant, brilliant and last appeared in 1994, Cosworth help Schumacher won the first champion of the year, but in the second year ie Benetton abandoned.
had in 1969, 1971 and 1973 using the Ford – Cosworth engine won three drivers’ title of the legendary British driver Jackie Stewart in 1996, announced the establishment of F1 Stewart with the support of Ford team, at the end of 1996, using Cosworth engines in the Stewart Grand Prix racing comprehensive defeat, it will instead stimulate the Cosworth company, and soon the new V10 engine successfully developed and put into use in July 1998. Use Ford engines to attend the 1997 race season. 1999 was the most brilliant team StewartYear, they get the team to fourth place with 36 points, Herbert won a races, Barrichello grabbed a starter, two drivers on the podium four times station.
In 1999, Stewart put their own business three years the team sold to Ford Motor Company for $ 89.77 million. Ford nominal production of high-end sports car with Jaguar’s depot for the team title, paying $ 10 million signing star driver Elvin, their goal is to challenge championship in 2-3 years. Then one day from the formation, Jaguar was plagued by internal strife, the team kept replace senior staff, difficult to implement sustainable development programs. Jaguar Racing in F1 in the past five years has been hovering between 7-9 twice been on the podium only Elvin, their performance and the performance is far better than 1999 of the Stewart team.
November 15, 2004, Ford announced in London: Jaguar’s takeover by Red Bull, while engine maker Cosworth also Australians Kevin – Acquisition of Kaer Ke Wen. Australian businessman Kevin – Kaer Ke Wen is the world’s Formula One Race of Champions (Champ Car) owner.
until the end of 2006, Ford – Cosworth engine won a total of 178 F1 races, just behind the Ferrari 180, but the Ferrari 703 field competition, Ford – Cosworth only 520 games, win ratio much higher than the Ferrari. Championship aspect, the Ferrari engine 14 times won the team championship, Ford – Cosworth 10 times, but on the total score, Ford – Cosworth to 4634 points to finish first, Ferrari is 4228.27 points.