Robert Kenneth Tyrrell was a British Formula Two racing driver and the founder of the Tyrrell Formula One constructor.
11 Facts About Ken Tyrrell
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Ken Tyrrell achieved a number of good placings and the occasional win.
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Ken Tyrrell was responsible for discovering Jackie Stewart, whom he contracted to race for his Formula Junior team, after a test in 1964.
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Ken Tyrrell persuaded Matra that a DFV was good insurance against the possible failure of Matra's V12 and thus the Matra MS10 was the result.
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However, Ken Tyrrell was profoundly affected by the death of Cevert in practice for the 1973 US Grand Prix, leading to Stewart announcing his retirement, the World Championship already his.
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Still, Ken Tyrrell found the time to introduce new concepts for F1.
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In 1976, the Ken Tyrrell team created the six-wheeled P34, with four front wheels.
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Ken Tyrrell still retained his eye for talent, bringing Michele Alboreto, Stefan Bellof and Martin Brundle to F1, but was not able to retain them.
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Ken Tyrrell denied this and felt his team was being singled out for refusing to run more expensive turbos.
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Ken Tyrrell approached Norberto Fontana and had even drafted a contract, but this was vetoed by British American Racing.
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On 25 August 2001 Ken Tyrrell died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 77.