10 Facts About Ferrari 126C

Ferrari 126C is the car with which Ferrari raced in the 1981 Formula One season.

Ferrari 126C was designed to replace the highly successful but obsolete 312T series in use since 1975.

Enzo Ferrari had hired Nicola Materazzi in December 1979 to work with Forghieri and Tomaini and specifically for his experience with the turbocharging in the Lancia Stratos Gr 5 Silhouette cars.

Ferrari 126C would bring technical know-how in the team to match the knowledge that Renault had built over time.

Smaller, nimbler and with vastly improved aerodynamics, the Ferrari 126C2 handled far better than its predecessor, although due to its heavier weight thanks to the turbo-charged engine made it slower around corners than its rivals.

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Pironi himself was nearly killed in a similar accident in Germany, putting an end to his motor racing career, but this did not stop Ferrari 126C from winning the constructors' championship that year.

Ferrari 126C3 was first introduced for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1983, with Patrick Tambay, while Arnoux would get to drive a Ferrari 126C3 at the subsequent race in Germany at Hockenheim, which he ended up winning.

However, Ferrari 126C took the constructors' title for the second year in a row.

The Ferrari 126C4 won only once in 1984 at the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder where Villeneuve had been killed in 1982, driven by Italian Michele Alboreto who won his first race for the team.

Ferrari 126C ultimately finished as runner up in the constructors' championship, some 86 points behind the dominant McLarens and 10 points clear of the Lotus-Renaults.