GP-REPLICAS - BRABHAM - F1 BT55 BMW N 7 SEASON 1986 RICCARDO PATRESE - CON VETRINA - WITH SHOWCASE

Scale: 1/18
Carmodel code: CAR145512
Manufacturer code: GP058A
Colour: BLUE WHITE
Material: resin
Year: 1986
Notes: LIMITED EDITION

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The Brabham BT55 is still remembered as a revolutionary project compared to the Formula 1 standards of the 1980s. Born from the volcanic mind of Gordon Murray, this car made entirely of carbon fiber was quickly renamed "sole" because of its extremely flat aerodynamic profile, 23 cm lower than the 1985 BT54 model. Powered by a turbo engine Bmw 4 cylinders suitably tilted on the left side, with manual 7-speed Weissman gearbox, the Brabham BT55 made its appearance in 1986, initially entrusted to the two Italian drivers Riccardo Patrese and Elio De Angelis. It was the latter who paid the price of a single-seater with extreme solutions, falling victim to an accident on May 14 during a test session at the Le Castellet circuit. The death of the Roman driver shocked Murray himself, who therefore decided to leave the Brabhams to move to McLaren, when he resumed the same BT55 project to lay the foundations of the MP4 / 4 that dominated the 1988 World Cup with Ayrton Senna.

By David Tarallo

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