Minardi M198
The Minardi M198 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team used to compete in the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Shinji Nakano, who had moved from Prost, and rookie Esteban Tuero.
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gustav Brunner (Technical Director) Gabriele Tredozi (Chief Engineer) George Ryton (Chief Designer) Mariano Alperin (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | M197 | ||||||||
| Successor | M01 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper and torsion bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper and torsion bar | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford JD Zetec-R, 3.0-litre, 72-degree V10, mid-engined | ||||||||
| Transmission | Minardi six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 710 hp @ 15,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Fondmetal Minardi Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 22.  Shinji Nakano23.  Esteban Tuero | ||||||||
| Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The M198 had a Ford V10 engine, allowing representative horsepower after several years using V8s, but many of the chassis component designs had not been changed from previous seasons, prompting former designer Gustav Brunner to start work on the team's 1999 car, the Minardi M01, within a month of rejoining the team. Despite their problems, the team was able to hang onto the rest of the field and was involved in a season-long battle with Tyrrell, beating the British team on occasion.
Minardi finished an unclassified 10th in the 1998 Constructors' Championship, with no points, but ahead of Tyrrell due to Nakano's 7th-placed finish in Canada.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1998 | Minardi | Ford V10 | B | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | 0 | NC | |
| Shinji Nakano | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | ||||||
| Esteban Tuero | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret |
References
- AUTOCOURSE 1998-99, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1998) ISBN 1-874557-43-8
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