John Watson gives McLaren’s carbon-fibre MP4/1 its first win
Car design
Rindt wins at Charade as the Lotus 72 starts to take hold
Luigi Marmiroli is born
Nicolò Petrucci is born
Willy Rampf is born
Riccardo Patrese wins in Mexico as the Williams FW14 begins to deliver
Lorenzini’s Steering Findings Published
Jody Scheckter gives the Tyrrell P34 its only Formula 1 win
Maurice Philippe dies, leaving behind the Lotus 49 and 72
Postlethwaite Returns to Reshape Ferrari
The Queen opened McLaren’s glass-and-steel statement of intent
