Dr Harvey Postlethwaite (March 4, 1944 – April 15, 1999) was an engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He died of a heart attack in Spain while supervising the testing of the abortive Honda F1 project. He was married to Cherry and had two children, Ben and Amy. is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... F1 redirects here. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Heart attack redirects here. ... This article is about the Japanese motor corporation. ... The Honda RA099 was a prototype Formula One racecar, commissioned by Honda, designed by ex-Ferrari and Tyrrell designer Dr. Harvey Postlethwaite and built by Dallara in 1999. ...

Early career

After leaving the Royal Masonic School for Boys, Harvey Postlethwaite attended Birmingham University to study Mechanical Engineering and graduated, with a doctorate, during the 1960s. He was a keen follower of motor sport, competing in a Mallock at club level for a while. After graduation Postlethwaite joined ICI as a research scientist, but bored by this he soon began to pursue a career as a race car engineer, joining March in 1970, then aged just 26. Postlethwaite worked on the fledgling company's Formula 2 and Formula 3 cars but was lured away to join the Hesketh Formula One team who were a March customer. The Hesketh team was well known for an unconventional approach to Formula One - Postlethwaite was himself considered 'eccentric': The Royal Masonic School for Boys was an independent school for boys in England. ... The University of Birmingham is the oldest of three universities in the English city of Birmingham. ... Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... March Engineering was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... While Formula One has generally been regarded as the pinnacle of open-wheeled auto racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant that there has needed to be a path to reach this peak. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... The official Hesketh badge. ... F1 redirects here. ...

The Doc's explanation of his move to Hesketh was that 'They got me drunk'.^[1]

Formula One

Working to modify and improve the novice team's March 731 chassis, Postlethwaite elevated the team into serious contention and the following year designed the team's car from scratch. 'Doc' Postlethwaite's 1974 Hesketh 308 secured a number of podium positions. The following year he further developed the car's unusual rubber spring suspension and saw his creation take victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in the hands of James Hunt. The 1974 Formula One season was the 25th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... The Hesketh 308 was a Formula One car designed by Harvey Postlethwaite for Hesketh Racing to compete in the 1974 world championship. ... Results from the 1975 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Netherlands on June 22, 1975 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Niki Lauda 121. ... For other persons named James Hunt, see James Hunt (disambiguation). ...

By 1976 Lord Hesketh could no longer afford to run the team and sold out. Postlethwaite went with his cars to the newly founded Wolf-Williams team, headed by Walter Wolf and Frank Williams, but the results were poor and the owners soon went their separate ways. Postlethwaite remained with Wolf, designing the team's 1977 challenger, the WR1. The 1976 Formula One season was the 27th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Walter Wolf Racing was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980. ... Walter Wolf was [is?] an Austrian-born Canadian oil-drilling equipment supplier who in the early 1970s made a fortune from the North Sea oil business and decided to join the world of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing. ... Sir Francis Owen Garbatt Williams CBE (b. ... Walter Wolf Racing was a Formula One constructor from 1976 to 1980. ... The 1977 Formula One season was the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...

Success was immediate with Jody Scheckter taking victory at the season's opening race. Two more wins and a number of podium results followed and Scheckter eventually finished second in the drivers' championship. Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. ...

Although Postlethwaite remained with the team until 1979 they were never to repeat their 1977 success. When Walter Wolf closed the team down at the end of 1979 he transferred, along with the Wolf cars and driver Keke Rosberg to the Fittipaldi Automotive team. He produced a new design, the F8, for the latter half of 1980 but left to join Ferrari in early 1981. At the time the Italian team were considered amongst the best engine builders in the sport, but amongst the worst chassis designers. Postlethwaite was selected personally by Enzo Ferrari to rectify this problem and by the following year everything was in place for success. The 1979 Formula One season was the 30th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... The 1977 Formula One season was the 28th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Keke Rosberg (on the left) with Wolf Racing Crew at Monaco GP 1979 Keijo Erik Keke Rosberg (born December 6, 1948) was a popular Formula One driver in the early 1980s and, despite his birthplace Stockholm, Sweden, was the first regular driver from Finland in the series. ... Fittipaldi Automotive, sometimes called Copersucar after its first major sponsor, was the only Formula One motor racing team and constructor ever to be based in Brazil. ... Fittipaldi Automotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... For the automobile named after this man, see Enzo Ferrari (car). ...

The 1982 126C2 Ferrari took the constructors' title despite several serious setbacks, including the practice crash at Zolder which claimed the life of Gilles Villeneuve. Despite the loss of their inspirational Canadian driver, Postlethwaite's updated design, the 126C2B, took the constructors' title again in 1983. The 1982 Formula One season was the 33th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... The Ferrari 126C was Ferraris first attempt at a turbo engined Formula 1 car. ... The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 3. ... Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (Gilles Villeneuve pronounced []) (January 18, 1950 – May 8, 1982) was a Canadian Formula One racing driver. ... This article recaps the 1983 Formula One season. ...

Postlethwaite remained with Ferrari until 1987. After 1983 his cars took several more wins, but were unable to compete with McLaren and Williams for title victory. Despite loyal service the designer was replaced by John Barnard and moved to Tyrrell, where he worked for four years. During his tenure as technical director Tyrrell's results improved noticeably, culminating in the 1990 season opener in Phoenix, where Jean Alesi was able to challenge Ayrton Senna's McLaren for victory and finished second in a Tyrrell 018. Alesi repeated the feat in the Postlethwaite's novel 019 - the first of the 'high nose' Formula One cars - at Monaco. At the car's launch Postlethwaite proved the structural integrity of its unusual front 'gull wing' by standing on it. While at Tyrrell Postlethwaite employed Mike Gascoyne, who became his assistant and protégé. This article recaps the Formula One season of 1987. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Ralf Schumacher driving for the WilliamsF1 team at the 2003 United States Grand Prix WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula One racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... John Barnard is a race car designer. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Jean Alesi, (born Giovanni Alesi June 11, 1964) is a French racing driver of both French and Sicilian origins. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian three-times Formula One world champion. ... The Tyrrell 019 was a Formula One racing car, designed by a team led by Harvey Postlethwaite, and built by Tyrrell. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1991, Postlethwaite was signed as technical director of the Sauber team who planned to enter Formula One in 1993. Taking Gascoyne with him, Postlethwaite relocated to Switzerland and designed the team's first car. Despite leaving Sauber before the start of 1993, the designer's car went on to considerable success in the hands of JJ Lehto and Karl Wendlinger. Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This article recaps the 1993 Formula One season. ... Jyrki Järvilehto, (born January 31, 1966) a. ... Karl Wendlinger is an Austrian motor racing driver. ...

Postlethwaite rejoined Ferrari, albeit not as Technical Director this time, for 1992 and 1993. Although he had worked at the Italian giant for nine years in total, he never gained a taste for the team's internal bureaucracy and politics and eventually preferred to move back to Tyrrell with a much smaller and more focused team. Postlethwaite remained with Tyrrell until 1998 when the team was sold to become British American Racing. Although by the late 1980s and 1990s Tyrrell was a small, and largely uncompetitive team, the designer remained well respected within the sport and was hired as technical director of the abortive in-house Honda F1 project in 1999. Although Honda had not committed to race in Formula One the project produced an evaluation car, designed by Postlethwaite and built by Dallara, and it was during testing of this car at Barcelona in Spain that he suffered a fatal heart attack. The project was subsequently discontinued, although Honda began supplying engines again from the 2000 season onwards, eventually taking over the BAR team for 2006. The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This article is about the sociological concept. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... This article recaps the 1998 Formula One season. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. ... Dallara was a Formula One constructor from 1988 through 1992. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Heart attack redirects here. ... F1 2000 redirects here. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... 2006 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

References

1. ^ Gerald Donaldson James Hunt - The Biography Collins Willow paperback edition 1995 p.105

External Links

• http://www.atlasf1.com/99/apr21/horton.html
• http://www.the-mia.co.uk/printdoc.cfm?edit_id=433
• Where Are They Now: Harvey Postlethwaite