Legendary 6-wheeled 1977 Tyrrell P34 F1 Car at Imola Circuit!

This video is about one of the most iconic F1 racer ever built: the Tyrrell P34. This particular one is chassis P34/5, the first of three new Tyrrell built for the 1977 season and heavily modified compared to the 1976 version (1977 version is also called P34B), and it's owned and driven by the ex-F1 driver and Le Mans winner Pierluigi Martini. The P34 is moved by a Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 engine.
Watch it in action around Imola Circuit during two different editions (2018 and 2019) of the Minardi Historic Day!
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Event: Historic Minardi Day 2018 & 2019
Where: Autodromo di Imola, Italy
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[@cmbunit01]

I love the bodywork and fat rear tyres of the 70s F1 cars, makes them look really aggressive.

[@GTChucker86]

cmbunit01 the post 2017 cars looked the most 70’s or 80’s in the modern era of F1. The fatter rear tires definetly looks murderous and menacing compared to the skinny tire in the post 2009 era cars

[@wolfsmond7866]

The Sound, i love it, yoa

[@treasurecave431]

@@GTChucker86 they look murderous until the engines starts...

[@GTChucker86]

Treasure Cave today’s F1 cars is sort of like Fran Drescher in her prime, she’s hot af to look at but damn her voice is worse than nails on a chalkboard

[@theadmiralyi8760]

@@GTChucker86 gay v6 u mean?

[@minhngoc5430]

Driver: I'm having an understeer Engineer: Which one?

[@mistersalem9261]

🤣

[@mareksumguy1887]

Minh Ngoc if it was just one pair, then it would be considered a “scrub”... not an understeer. Nonetheless your joke was still funny.

[@brain8484]

Obviously you do not understand what understeer is .

[@curvedbridge]

You mean puncture?

[@robzu1010]

I love that era of F1 cars for their looks. They look so cartoon-like with the massive rear tyres and relatively small front tyres. And the bodies are so clean as well.

[@yosyp5905]

they had their reasons!

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@@yosyp5905 yeah they didn't know what they were doing...it didn't work

[@miquelanesto1762]

And the most important part no driving aids

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@Bounze nope

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@Bounze nope that's not why

[@marcorossi6953]

The driver is Pierluigi Martini, and that is his car, he bought it few years ago, and when i asked to him how it felt about the driving, he answered me that it was like driving a Rolls Royce because is more confortable than it looks

[@JonathanAllen0379]

It makes a lot of sense. You can tell the driver is ex-F1. And judging by one sequence in particular, which begins around 3:42 and lasts approximately ten seconds, you can see the adrenaline at work, which means to say (using a Murray Walker expression) that he wasn't just out to do a few exhibition laps. ;)

[@marcorossi6953]

Sì, l'ha comprata due o tre anni fa, non ricordo di preciso, però la cosa non si venne a sapere finché non venne lui stesso al minardi day con la macchina sul carrello attaccata al camion

[@marcorossi6953]

@sborreo sborresi io una mezza idea di quanto costi cel'ho ma non dico niente, non vorrei sparare una cagata

[@marcorossi6953]

@@pavimentononliscio no, lascia stare, se mi sbaglio poi mi linciano 😂

[@marcorossi6953]

@sborreo sborresi infatti, ne ha sempre voluta una, e poi lui era tifoso di Ronnie Peterson

[@myk6694]

Great to see all these cars still been driven

[@mgtowrules1649]

You're Absolutely Right! Cheers!!

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@THAT Guy no not really

[@chriswright6068]

@@Johnny-tq9no they actually do. As with any car, it does more harm to let it sit that it does to run it

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@@chriswright6068 no not really as long as it's properly stored there's no reason to start it

[@dripgoose9784]

@@Johnny-tq9no if nono start it nono run

[@joec6108]

F1 rules in a nutshell Someone does something innovative and cool Ferrari gets salty and cries F1 bans it the next season

[@TC-bz9dz]

exactly!

[@jonmcintyre5098]

Can they just change it to Ferrari1 then. It's obvious what the F stands for

[@3xoticG4m3r]

You must mean mercedes as well, because they really arent any better 😅

[@jonmcintyre5098]

Mercedes doesn't cry shamelessly though, they have a bit of decency

[@rsgabrys3080]

Micheal Schumacher was well worth his salt - Ferrari or Mercedes

[@gregmenego2200]

The days when engineers were allowed to be innovati

[@DR-br5gb]

I get the whole days off innovation and all but this isn't it.

[@angeryanimal398]

@@DR-br5gb how is this not innovation this outperformed any f1 car at the time

[@mrfixitusa6165]

@@DR-br5gb this is exactly what innovation is. It's about thinking outside the box, and actually DOING things and actually trying them in real life instead of just concepts on paper. Some of them work better than others. Some have positive aspects and negative aspects and we learn from both. That literally IS innovation.

[@ozanozenir2503]

AngeryAnimal except it didnt. Ferrari and mclaren were still ahead of this car. And this car only has 1 race victory. They even stopped using this car by themselves without even getting banned

[@gregmenego2200]

@@ozanozenir2503 Not the point we are trying to make here!!!

[@charlesparr3296]

Being 54 years old, when I was a young kid, I remember this car on the track, I thought it was the coolest thing ever in car racing!!!

[@motogplounge6305]

it was

[@dannycalley7777]

C.P. ...................I was 24 ..........and needless to say I thought it was RADICAL !!!!!.......a term we were starting to use ????

[@charlesparr3296]

@@dannycalley7777 I still do and say radical. LOL!

[@pavimentononliscio]

I want to see a pit stop with haas pit crew at work 😂

[@pavimentononliscio]

Sei italiano?

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

"Which fucking wheel?"

[@listerstormablecartoonandt1103]

12 member crew (2 for every wheel)

[@firefly3981]

no pit stops for tyres

[@JonathanLong]

There's a movie where they have this car pit but you never see them actually do the pit. Only prepare for the car coming in

[@guillermomaclachlan1072]

My favorite F1 car of all time. the seventies was the decade with the best drivers and the most inovative cars. the true golden age of F1. R.I.P. Niki Lauda.

[@motogplounge6305]

70s certainly did not have the best drivers. the best can be seen from the 80s to today.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

@@motogplounge6305 The 80s had some great drivers but the 70s had more great drivers. You just can't beat Stewart, Peterson, Fittipaldi, Lauda, Cevert, Siffert, Hunt, Regazzoni, Hulme, Ickx, Scheckter, Villeneuve, Pace, Amon and the whole lot.

[@Peter_Joshua]

@@michaelschmidt9708 Don't forget "the mercurial" Rindt ma man.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

@@Peter_Joshua Rindt was great but he died in 1970 and therefore had no part in 1970s F1.

[@Lt_Tragg]

Memories. Absolute legend! I got to see the P34 live in action at the Nürburgring 1976 German Gran Prix. Jody Scheckter was one of the drivers. This was a thrill because I watched him battle it out with Mark Donohue only several years prior in the Porshe 917-30 Spyders in Can Am at Watkins Glen. Those were the days!

[@constantinosmallios]

One of my favourite all time F1 cars. The innovation around that time was phenomenal and this car is one of the best examples of it. There isn’t a lot of good footage going around of the car so thanks for the share, Bozzy!

[@daviddelaet8116]

I was 16 when this car raced, never have forgotten it. Legendary is accurate.

[@alvarosoares3530]

That is awesome! It should be crazy watch at the races during that time

[@kriskross63]

..and I was 14... I remember this 6-wheel Tyrrell so well!

[@jraybay]

Whoa yes! I've never saw this car before with this quality. Thanks my friend Bozz . One of the most unique F1 cars ever, great footage 👀

[@19Bozzy92]

Thank you for watching mate!

[@jaoojoao5361]

I think the natural activists hehheehe

[@NAmania]

Sorry but when i hear a Ferrari V12 alongside it, i cant focus!

[@weesky2000]

but that's the legendary DFV cosworth

[@Rickard53]

Just as I read this comment and wondering what you mean... the Ferrari bursts past the start finish.. what an amazing machine!

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Either way. Both cars sound like total heaven compared to what's currently on the grid. 🤣

[@jamesturner6949]

DevilNietzsche looks goofy af

[@huffindoobies3066]

That Cosworth sounds pretty dam nice though

[@toddmartin4627]

I still have my vintage tamiya radio control version of this beast!! Love it!!

[@vdel9036]

So do i. I even own the original Tamiya and the re-released version. We're all old kids...

[@ahrred3127]

Engineer: How Many Wheels Do You Want? Driver: Yes!

[@newyorkboss6124]

Ok weirdo

[@ahrred3127]

@Голубь Курлык Yes, But Its Not My Car

[@ahrred3127]

@@newyorkboss6124 Your Welcome BOSS

[@VidVwr00]

Driver: “I want four wheel steering” Engineer: “okay”

[@sneekydsnewchannel9705]

@@VidVwr00 underrated comment

[@allanpolk2681]

With the extra two wheels, even though they were much smaller, you actually had a greater patch area by some 15% than with two large tires. Thus the handling through the corners was better, which allowed the driver to go deeper into turns at speed.

[@xavierjuno4572]

True but if all four tires aren't on the ground it actually losses grip

[@allanpolk2681]

@@xavierjuno4572 Because that the wheels were smaller in diameter to accommodate the smaller tires, that in turn, had a significant lower center of gravity which would keep the tire in contact with the track surface better than a taller tire. The smaller tires had virtually zero sidewall roll in turns so the contact patch was maintained through-out the turn, enabling the car to out- corner anything else racing at the time. That is why FERRARI cried foul so loudly, because they nor any one else could keep up. The drivers that drove the Tyrrell said it was on rails and could produce over three Gs in a tight turn. Nothing since has been able to out perform it through turns. The science and thought put into this design worked very well, too well in fact, which lead the design to be banned by the F1 sanctioning rules committee a year later. Again, Ferrari gets there shorts in a wad, and the rules committee had to bend to Enzo's will. Bunch a cry babies.

[@andymb601]

They didn't do it for increased grip, they aimed to have the same contact patch. It was so the wheels would fit behind the front wing for less disturbed aero over the rear wing

[@allanpolk2681]

@@andymb601 Your point taken, but the result was still the same, Ferrari crying foul, and improved cornering.

[@dragonbutt]

@@andymb601 This right here. Everyone thinks its about increased contact patch or increased grip when it was done almost exclusively for the drag decrease. There was something about tire wear too, in theory, but i dont remember what the outcome was lol

[@cornpit77]

Nice to see this car been driven like it should. Got a vintage Scalextric version of this car and I never imagined how it looks and sounds in real life.

[@GTChucker86]

cornpit77 Does the scaletrix version have all functioning four front tires? I want to get one myself

[@cornpit77]

Thomas John Solidum No, the slot racers in this scale I have do not have steering frontwheels.

[@GTChucker86]

cornpit77 I still want one tho , my old slot car track is just collecting dust for the past decade and the only car that i still have is the 2004 Peter Solberg Subaru Impreza rally car

[@poppopartist3870]

AFX G Plus Version

[@lipcovitch1]

As a brazilian motorsports fan since the early 70`s, due to the great Emerson Fittipaldi, I had the privilege to see this Tyrrel P34 driven by Patrick Depailler and Ronnie Peterson in the 1977 Brazilian GP, at the good and old Interlagos circuit. The Cosworth song is like music in my ears.

[@robertkeefer1552]

The P34 was one of the coolest F1 cars ever.

[@gamby16a]

The closeup stills are total engineering porn. So cool to see it getting driven hard. Still looks as edgy and outrageous as ever. One of the ultimate F1 cars.

[@Truckergregg]

Old school track, old school cars. Old school fan. The best of everything.

[@schranzuslongus1]

I never thought, I would ever see this car in full HD resolution! Thank you so much! This is impressive!

[@CarFrequency]

This car brings a smile to my face. I hope I get to see this car in action one day. 😀👍

[@martinlaub215]

I love this car. That cosworth engine sounds legendary in action! Like a roaring lion. Especially at 4:22

[@RiddlerTO]

The sound is iconic 70s-80s

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

4:06

[@Just_lift_anyone]

Who watches a video titled "Legendary 6-wheeled 1977 Tyrrell P34 F1 Car at Imola Circuit!" and then clicks dislike ?!

[@mar7739]

Toyota Prius owners.

[@maccerch]

mar7739 bloody oath mate

[@gullreefclub]

The polite name for them is Trolling Scum Buckets

[@swiftd3vil]

It isn't explained why it has 6 wheels, if it handles better, why its legendary, doesn't look like its from 1977, why don't modern F1 cars use 6 wheels? This video was recommended and its not that great. The car is cool looking, the car gets a like, but this video certainly does not.

[@swiftd3vil]

@jonny j evidently. A little explanation goes a long way.

[@the-stig-nickname]

3:26 PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!

[@learmec]

My God that car has extra wheels!!!! Ken would be proud to see his car still running, not sitting in a garage!!

[@doc.voltold4232]

I love the exhausts popping once the engine is off

[@derhas3]

nice. @ 2:05

[@JessidGallardo]

The Unicorn of F1 cars

[@kaizersoze6663]

Wow I'm 46 and I remember waking up early on Sunday mornings to watch "that" formula 1 with my dad ...nice memories ... Anyway thanks for video

[@michel94485]

Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter in 1976 then Depailler and Ronnie Peterson in 1977....

[@kaizersoze6663]

@@michel94485 Absolutely correct ..my mistake....thank you very much .

[@raphaellauf7786]

I love how they banned it because it performed so good.

[@goodluck6948]

for real? can't be true

[@erendyalatorre7785]

@@goodluck6948 sadly Ferrari got salty and complained. Got banned for being to good

[@jerzymazur882]

I Don Care ,it looks Like shit

[@baccarah7010]

Same with the R32GTR rampage. Turbo awd cars got banned after that.

[@erendyalatorre7785]

@@jerzymazur882 function over fashion. This F1 rocket was mopping the floor with the other cars it left them choking on dust.

[@haraldlenz4860]

Legend Tyrrell P 34 ..Famous Car.. thanks for your all Videos..

[@Tedkelvin]

Still sounds better than 2019 F1 cars.

[@SCHWARZHAMMER]

Too much better 👍👍

[@scotchgod8478]

Exactly!

[@dudley7540]

Looks better!

[@122ALVARO11]

A washing machine sounds better than todays F1...

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@Roger Dodger Was. Today's cars sound like trash in comparison lol.

[@Swoldemort500]

I've told you before, my friend from across the big pond, that I always appreciate all the hard work you do to bring us this quality content consistently. But also that I'm always going to be extremely jealous of you haha. Keep up the good work.

[@19Bozzy92]

hahaha you're right XD Thanks a lot dude!

[@LooneyJuice]

Nothing like a DFV with your afternoon coffee. Thank you so much Bozzy!

[@19Bozzy92]

Thank you for watching!

[@Ferreal92]

With the covers off it literally looked like a go-kart with an F1 engine attached to it.

[@KayoMichiels]

Well that's how the y used to build them: with a spaceframe mounted to the engine, a tub for the driver and some bits for aerodynamics (wings etc.), later it became an aluminium honeycomb structure and after it: Carbon fibre monocoque.

[@hh1976bat]

What a beautiful car the Tyrell is.....amazing and WHAT A COOL SOUND!!! That was the Sound of F1!!!!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@hh1976bat - That was the sound of the famous Cosworth Ford DFV F1 engine, used by the majority of teams as a power plant, since it was so effective. The winningest engine in F1 history - something like 153 victories, a record that most assuredly won't be broken.

[@smoothuncut]

My Hat is off to Tyrrell's chief designer Derek Gardner who Designed this radical formula 1 racer!

[@johncauser9705]

yes one of the nicest men I have ever worked with such a brilliant mind

[@ragingbull154]

The sound alone is awesome......could sit there all day and watch those cars go around and around.

[@duuurs]

Something about the sound of a high revving Ford v8 😍

[@wadeyates3192]

Loved this car as a kid.

[@station08]

Always loved this car. Had to buy and build the model version to have and look at.

[@Loulovesspeed]

Advanced Zj - I was fortunate enough to have purchased probably the finest example, from a model standpoint, The diecast Exoto model, Jody Scheckter, #3. Outstanding detail, I think I paid around $150 for it when they made it some years back. Now on ebay, they are going for $450 to as high as $2,400 (which is absurd).

[@sydrider6023]

The sound of the Tyrell is something else!

[@dnatal09]

This is my favorite F1 car of the 70s

[@slotcardriver3980]

I'd forgotten all about this car until this video. Thanks!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

I was 12 in 1977 and I had a big slot car track in the garage. I spent countless hours racing my G-Plus Tyrrell ELF slot car good memories! This video was EPIC such nice quality thank you for this upload! Made this old dude happy tonight!

[@johncauser9705]

I USED TO WORK ON THE STRETTON 6 WHEELER IT WAS JUST AN AUWSUME PIECE OF KIT NOT LIKE ANY OTHER SINGLE SEATER . VIDEO BRINGS BACK A LOT OF GO MEMORIES THANKS

[@wesmorris5683]

This was the car that got me so into F1 as a kid! Love it!!!

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Always been my favorite race car. I think it never quite lived up to the high hopes but I believe it did prove the theory of the airflow around the front tires. It just wasn’t enough to make a dominating difference.

[@DadsAmazingAdventures]

Just love the sound of the V8 Cosworth....Great vision as always. Thanks..I really enjoyed it. :) *Saluti dall'Australia*

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks for watching my friend! :)

[@Andr3y143]

These machines looks so beautiful and badass at the same time.

[@CupsofCopus]

Great video of one of my favourite F1 cars ever Bozzy! The most unique car ever to win a GP by a country mile (baring the Brabham fan car perhaps) :p

[@19Bozzy92]

Indeed, such a special car and one of my favorite too! It was an amazing experience to see it running in person

[@GnonplussedGnome]

You mean the Chaparral 2J Fan car?

[@RiccardoArmentano]

I’m from Imola, I saw it, just an incredible experience

[@williambutler7312]

I saw this F1 car run at Long Beach , Ca. on the old /long track version

[@UnknownArtist994]

03:26 dattt gorgeus sound

[@milossamardzic3059]

Brutalnooo haha

[@UnknownArtist994]

@@milossamardzic3059 to matore :D

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

V12 Screamer

[@carlosuw8800]

Great video, I´m 48 and recall those years of that awesome, dangerous and good looking F1. In the late 70´s my dad and me used to go to the Argentine F1 GP that usually took place in January under a terrible hot weather (summer in South America). The P34 Tyrrell was an icon of that F1 and the Cosworth engine sounds beautifully agressive. In 1977 it was driven by Ronnie Peterson and Patrick Depaillier. But, in my opinion, the Lotus 78 was on of the best ever good looking racing cars in history.

[@IanJesting]

3:42 so much traction!

[@maeharakeichi5039]

Old f1 seems to be fascinating as genuine f1 for me that engine sound is wild and primitive. watching this vid with high resolution makes me excited 😋

[@fabriziocasalinuovo8620]

Grazie bozzy, che icona questa tyrrel

[@19Bozzy92]

Grazie a te per la visione!

[@richardadams1337]

As a 10-14 year old boy, I had the poster of this car hanging in my bedroom for 4 years (1976-1980) and then, as an adult, I had it hanging in my living room for 2 more years (1986-1988). It got lost somewhere along the time when I moved to a different home. I remember starring at the poster for hours on end, studying every angle, line, color, etc... Man, what a car!

[@gmmakesmehurl]

Funny you should mention that. My older brother had a poster of this car on his wall back in the mid to late 80s. I was so fascinated with this car.

[@perherbert]

Wow. They sounds amazing, dont they?

[@CortinasAndClassics]

It sounds epic. I could listen to it all day

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

Odd looking car and yet beautiful.

[@Le-BOI3668]

I just had love at first sight is this car.

[@aldoaltieri199]

Il leggendario Ford Cosworth!

[@keithgoodrick-meech3921]

When you think that the P 34 came from a small team working out of pretty much a few sheds in a yard in Ockham, Surrey. It makes it even more incredible.

[@takak2744]

日本グランプリで #たいれる と車体に書いてくれた心意気に微笑ましくなったんだよね、鼻タレガキだったけどｗ

[@bigsarge8795]

I needed this. It warms my heart to see the old girl run again.

[@RM-mm9sr]

This was one of the real F1 cars, driven by real F1 pilots

[@allahspreadshate6486]

I think you do modern drivers a disservice. Yes, newer cars have all manner of driver aids but I'd bet if they could drive a simpler car and still be competitive they would. Don't forget, these people LOVE driving.

[@Johnny-tq9no]

@Captain Insano Shows no mercy mainstream music was always a bit wank go listen to old rock songs they sound cheesy as fuck

[@tonyengland9744]

My fav. F1 car of all times. Pole buster.

[@KastaRules]

Epic! I am surprised they can still find those tires.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@KastaRules - Actually, I just read that with the modern technology in racing tires, the P34 wins most of the Vintage F1 races it competes in!

[@KastaRules]

@@Loulovesspeed Yeah, I bet that with the compounds they use in modern racing tires the grip of a six-wheeler must be phenomenal. What I meant though, is that I find surprising that Avon agreed to produce those special 10 inch tires once again.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@KastaRules - I don't know who makes them today - may not be Avon. I guess if you're wealthy enough to own and run a valuable vintage F1 car like this one, you'll pay whatever it costs to have a company make rubber for you. We probably don't want to know the cost to make such a limited number of completely specialty tires - Yikes!

[@KastaRules]

@@Loulovesspeed at 0:22 the tires are clearly marked as Good Years. Go figure.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@KastaRules - I missed that one, but I just checked my Exoto scale model of the P34 and it's wearing Goodyears too!

[@SuperHeliboy]

I grew up with these cars on the cover of magazines and watching them on tv. I even had a slot car of the Tyrrell. To me this was the pinnacle of car racing ingenuity and problem solving.

[@Johnny-tq9no]

Not really it was a complete failure and just added more problems than it solved

[@christianeidsmoe4772]

I remember seeing this on TV and just thinking "wow", watching F1 with my dad. I built a model of it too, was an eye catcher! Nothing like those old V-8 cars with clutch pedals, nothing. I see those other drivers know to stay out of Martini's way!

[@mgtowrules1649]

Hi Bozzy! Ken Tyrrell was an Innovator ahead of his time! ....What a sound it has!!!!

[@johncauser9705]

p34 was designed by derek gardner

[@ViperDent]

3:27 Senna flashbacks

[@mecca6801]

Damn, she looks so majestic and like a total grip machine on those corners

[@bfgvlogs887]

2:48 just makes me wanna sneeze 🤧

[@kniefi]

Some plants must have been in bloom - with all the pollen flying around^^ I also noticed that

[@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288]

What a beast, and the 6 wheeles realy gave an advantage. to bad its banned...

[@johnnytopgun6414]

Favourite car

[@mititakakohno691]

When I was 12, I was shocked to see the Tyrrell P34. It was like an anime or manga that there were six tires. F1 was unknown in Japan, but as a child I was fascinated by F1.

[@NamelessGlasses]

Cyber Formula GPX

[@derekbader130]

That Ferrari chasing him sounds incredible!

[@mikabrouns500]

It sounds so goodddddddd

[@sydrider6023]

Every body wanted this car to win, lap after lap you would expect it to come around the corner cause it was soo cool

[@skynetsworld]

what a machine ... imagine cars like that in the F1 today ... completely insane 😁 but in a good way listen to 4:20-4:30 !!!! 😍😍😍

[@MrSwj2009]

I see two immediate advantages to this configuration: lowers the drag on front end, also gives better front end traction.

[@richarddarlington1139]

The downside... Tires were custom made by Goodyear for this car only. Expensive. Plus, tuning the front suspension was a nightmare, as you can imagine.

[@RRVCrinale]

The way I hear it, one reason the P34 died was because it made no sense financially for Goodyear to supply specialty tires that diameter to one team. Shame; if it had caught on, demand would've made it more worth it. I mean, there were so many hidden strengths - the fromtmost pair of tires were so good at channeling water in the wet that the front tires right behind them could stay slicks!

[@altergreenhorn]

Nope it was baned by FIA

[@LaFPholytrinity]

I‘ve read that the other teams were upset that goodyear made custom tires for this car and that’s why it was banned

[@jimbosc]

Goodyear was pretty slow with keeping up on compound updates for the small fronts vs. the normal size tires - so this car became less and less competitive through the season. That led to the ban/withdrawal

[@musicstewart9744]

Jim Wichert I'm wondering how easy it is to get tires now. Mold from the first run for this car? I looked it up. Goodyear 7.5/16/10.

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

the car was used for two seasons, the first of which it did quite well then in 77 they got the same front tyres as previously, while all other tyres had been developed further additionally the team tried a wider track, which made the car heavier that combination meant it was uncompetitive, but the concept showed enough promise for the bigger teams to develop their own 6 wheelers for 78 after seeing testing lap times the fia deemed them too dominant to be allowed, and f1 has been restricted to 4 wheels, 2 of which may be powered, ever since

[@weesky2000]

Between 1976 and 1977 when the P34 was used, it got 1 win and 13 podiums. WCC 3rd in 1976 but 5th in 1977 due to increased retirements.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Weesky - Actually, the P34 got 5 podiums, 1 win and 1 pole. It still finished 3rd in the F1 Championship that year.

[@colinkennedy1061]

Hats off to your editing. The scene at 3:23 is beautiful

[@patrickbateman6682]

Great to see this car being driven hard like it should

[@realkilju]

Where do they get the front tires from?

[@cabby17]

Xantteboy Amazon

[@mikloslipcsey7923]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that’s the 1977 model. The P34 was introduced in 1976 to shock and gasps from the F1 community. The idea behind the car is that the four small front wheels provided the increased mechanical grip but their size allowed for the design of the car with improved straight line aerodynamics. The car was competitive, winning a Grand Prix (offhand I forgot which one it was - either the Spanish, Swiss or the Swedish). The hope for the Tyrrell team is that other teams will copy the idea and thus Tyrrell would have the head start being the first with the technology. But in 1977, Tyrrell was still the only team with the 6 wheeler and were slipping down the grid even the great Ronnie Peterson at the wheel (and Jody Scheckter - the man Ronnie replaced - left Tyrrell at the end of 1976 for the new Walter Wolf team and had a wonderful 1977 season to add salt into the wound). Tyrrell dumped the 6 wheel concept and returned to 4 wheels for 1978 (which had very similar livery to this car - I seem to remember the 1976 model had more blue on it). Just as well, because it gave their long time driver Patrick Depaillier his first F1 win at Monaco. I always thought the P34 looked an ungainly car and must have been very difficult to set up. But, my goodness it livened up the field with character. That and the Ligier’s extraordinary teapot overhead intake. It was quite an era - and a seriously dangerous one, too.

[@alanhutchins5916]

Imagine trying to do pitstop tyre change on that in less than 3 secs...... They'd be making pyramids in the pit lane.....!!! 😁

[@JonathanAllen0379]

Interesting to note is that driver Pierluigi Martini's best-ever finish in Formula One was here in 1991 at the San Marino Grand Prix, and later in the season at Estoril (4th place).

[@bogfinken]

Iconic design, turning heads since '77

[@KayoMichiels]

...ahem...1976...

[@bogfinken]

@@KayoMichiels ..or you could say '75 as the original P34 six-wheeler design was introduced and tested in '75 for the '76season 🤔 But then again the beautiful P34B car featured here still is a ''77

[@josephaldred5835]

I always loved seeing this car.

[@duckheadgaming]

Those rear tires are dummy thick

[@radagastaddams3703]

what an awesome car shame it's never appeared as a classic car in one of the current F1 games

[@cropereira]

How was pit stop in 1977? I understand change 6 tyres would be a disavantage.

[@Stue-e]

they change all the tyres at the same time, so it shouldnt matter, just need 2 more people during a tyre change

[@993isgawd]

Pit stops were not always a thing in F1, certainly not like they have been in recent decades. There was a time when the cars could and would run an entire race on a single load of fuel and a single set of tires. Despite any speed gained with fresh tires, pit stops in that era were considered a severe handicap because of the amount of time lost in making one. At some point it was eventually mandated that there had to be at least one stop made by every car because too often the races back then became quite boring because one car or team would often have their cars set up brilliantly and simply run away from the rest of the field. Required pit stops were seen as a way to add potential complication and drama, much like they can and have in other racing series. Today we still have teams that totally dominate an event despite the required use of stops but that is why they came to be in F1, to try to add back in some excitement and entertainment into what too often could be a rather uneventful and dull race to watch.

[@patrickfricke8546]

What a beautiful racingcar.