View of Tony Best's, Red, 1961, Ferrari Dino BR01, an entrant in the Maserati Trophy for HGPCA Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars, at the 2017 Silverstone Classic.
The little Dino first arrived in 1958, campaigned by the Scuderia with drivers Mike Hawthorn and the tragic Luigi Musso and Peter Collins, who were both killed in racing incidents during that season. It was designed, as most F1 cars were and continue to be, around the power plant that was built in response to rule changes which reduced engine capacities while simultaneously banning the use of alcohol fuels, switching instead to aviation fuel, or Avgas. The V6 (here’s the connection to the later Dino road cars, the V6) produced 275bhp and was specifically designed around the use of the new fuel, where other teams had simply converted their existing engines. The rule change prompted protests at the first grand prix of the season, as teams felt it had come into force too late for them to react appropriately. he 246 F1 wasn’t the most successful Ferrari, nor the most famous, but it is surely one of the most significant in their history of contending grands prix. The first V6 in the sport and also the last front-engined to win (in 1960, at Monza), the car was both new and antiquated depending on how you looked at it, but however you do you can’t help but be taken by its form. It is slender, rather simplistic compared to what came after but still very pleasing to the eye. And it comes with a pretty great soundtrack to accompany the visuals; if you get a chance to see it compete in a historic race, I urge you to give it some attention.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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