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Formula 1 engine builder Brian Hart passes away

Formula 1 engine builder Brian Hart passes away 6 January, 2014 Brian Hart with Ayrton Senna in the Toleman TG184 at the 1984 US GP in Detroit Brian Hart, best known as the founder of Brian Hart Limited a company that developed and built engines for motorsport use including Formula 1, has passed away at the age of 77. As part of Toleman's entry into the 1981 Formula 1 World Championship, after success in the 1980 European Formula 2 Championship, Hart developed a turbocharged version of the 420R engine. Although it was initially underpowered and unreliable – compared to Renault and Ferrari –  it was enough to establish Brian Hart Limited as a Formula 1 engine supplier. Ayrton...
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