Ferrari 312T2 312T was a Ferrari 312T2 Formula One car design, based on the 312B3 from 1974.
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10 Facts About Ferrari 312T2
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The rules therefore allowed Ferrari to continue to use the 312T for the opening 3 races of the 1976 season, before the introduction of its successor, a revised version called the 312T2.
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Ferrari 312T2 was launched at Fiorano and featured a number of modifications over the 312T.
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Ferrari 312T2 was given its race debut at the non-championship Brands Hatch Race of Champions in March 1976 and was first used in a world championship race in May at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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One of the problems Ferrari had with the 312T2B in 1977 was that the Goodyear tyres were increasingly unsuited to the car.
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Ferrari 312T2 was replaced by the fiery Canadian Gilles Villeneuve but Villeneuve could not get a handle on the T2B, as its neutral handling did not suit his oversteering driving style.
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Ferrari 312T2 were due to run 3 cars at Mosport Park in Canada but Lauda decided to depart early because he felt Ferrari 312T2 could not run 3 cars at a race without its resources being stretched.
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All the hard work came to nothing though as the pioneering Lotus 79 ground effect "wing car" took on and beat all comers with ease that season, and Ferrari 312T2 were left to pick up the pieces of any Lotus failures.
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Ferrari 312T2 still owns it, and ran it at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Formula One along with every living Formula One world champion .
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The Ferrari 312T2 was totally outclassed as their wide 312 "Boxer" engine did not suit the aerodynamic needs.
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