Video of the Week: Jackie Stewart Tests and Evaluates the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler

Here we see Jackie Stewart, only recently retired, coming back to the cockpit to test the wild-looking Tyrrell 6 wheeler F1 car.

The onboard footage is really remarkable. Some killer camera angles and great sound too!

Elf Scan 7: Jackie Stewart

One of the all-time greats, and one of my all-time heroes.  Here he is as defending world champion in 1970, in a March Tyrell sponsored by Elf.

Automobiliac Video of the Week: Tyrrell 6 Wheeler at Monaco

I seem to have a habit of posting onboard racing footage.  I'll try to get away from that, but in the mean time here is some more!  I particularly love this video because it is shot from a truly unique angle that I have never seen replicated anywhere else.  Not only is the camera looking down on the car, the upper portion of the bodywork is removed so you can watch Patrick Depailler as he manhandles the bizarre yet surprisingly competitive Tyrrell through the streets of Monaco in 1976.  For those of you unfamiliar with this car, yes it really had 6 wheels.  There were 4 small wheels in front that steered as well as braked.  This both increased the surface area of tire adhesion while drastically reducing frontal area and drag.  But it never caught on, thankfully, despite winning a race, and finishing well in a few others.  What did the car in, ultimately, was the reluctance of Goodyear to develop custom 10" tires for the car.  If only today's F1 rules allowed such interesting experimentation.