Britain's winning formula

摘要

When the grand prix circus rolls out for its 2000 campaign next week in Australia the grid will be dominated by British designed and built cars. Carrying a host of UK innovations, components and expertise, it will represent a 200mph high-tech advert for the skill and application of the British automotive engineer. Seven of the 11 Formula One teams are based in Britain: McLaren, Jordan, Williams, British American Racing, Jaguar Racing, Benetton and Arrows. Of the four based outside the UK only Ferrari, based in Modena, Italy, is considered a front-runner. The others — Sauber of Switzerland, Prost of France, and Minardi, also of Italy — are among the sport's habitual backmarkers.