There used to be a time when F1 aerodynamicists had carte blanche to come up with the most radical solutions. This is why the 1979 Arrows A2 almost looked like a fighter aircraft devoid of any wing, a design that was particularly suited to Silverstone’s fast and sweeping layout.

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