In 1983, Tyrrell had to use ingenuity to keep its car - powered by a naturally-aspirated V8 - at the same level as F1's new turbocharged engines. During scrutineering, the commissioners therefore took special care to examine the car, which was running in the colours of Benetton. Still, it didn't prevent Michele Alboreto from winning in Detroit, the last of the 155 victories for the glorious Ford Cosworth DFV engine.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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