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25-473: The A22 was a development of the previous year's highly promising A21 . The front suspension was changed from a pullrod to a pushrod arrangement, but otherwise the two cars were almost identical. However, the project was hamstrung by changing engine suppliers for the second year in a row. In early 2000, Renault announced their return to F1 for 2001, and bought Supertec . Faced with the possibility of having to pay for expensive customer engines, Tom Walkinshaw signed

50-564: A deal with Asiatech , a private development of the unsuccessful Peugeot engine which the Prost team had used in 2000 . Walkinshaw had been offered an exclusive and most importantly cheap deal and technical director Mike Coughlan believed the new engine suited the Arrows chassis package better. Initial testing took place in August 2000. Jos Verstappen was also enthused about the new engine at first. The engine

75-576: A good working relationship and the Dutchman was keen to remain with the team going forward. During the season, the team was the focus of a television documentary show, Racing Arrows. The series featured 13 episodes which followed the progress of the team and drivers throughout the season and was broadcast by British channel ITV in 2001. The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, with seven points. In 2001, Arrows took one of

100-510: A memorable drive through the field in changeable weather conditions in Canada. His season culminated in fourth place at Monza . The A21 was also noted for consistently having amongst the highest straight-line speed of any car in the 2000 season. Both Verstappen and De La Rosa enjoyed driving the car, and both enthused about how fast it was, while Verstappen conceded that it was not at its best on high downforce tracks. Verstappen and De la Rosa enjoyed

125-586: A technical infringement relating to the F399's bargeboards, the pair were promoted to second and third securing their fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. However, this was later overturned by the FIA and the Stewart's returned to their original placings. Stewart's final Grand Prix would come at Japan , where the team were also saying goodbye to Barrichello who was signing for Scuderia Ferrari after three seasons with

150-566: Is remembered for Bernoldi holding up David Coulthard 's McLaren for nearly 40 laps, which caused the Scotsman to publicly criticise Bernoldi and the Arrows team. By the end of the season, Arrows' lack of testing and limited budget began to tell, with both drivers sinking further towards the back of the field. While Orange remained as title sponsors, Eurobet terminated their sponsorship after posting huge losses. Bernoldi's Red Bull sponsorship went some way to offset this, but European Aviation and

175-644: The Dutchman 's race pace was much quicker by comparison. However, the team's strategy only secured one point, at the Austrian GP . A memorable drive in a wet Malaysia where Verstappen ran as high as second at one point was unrewarded as he was forced to stop for fuel and therefore drop out of the points in the closing stages of the race. There were other moments of promise, but Verstappen also blotted his copybook by getting involved in an incident with race leading WilliamsF1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya at Interlagos , taking

200-571: The A21s and modify it into a 3-seater and retaining the original V10 engine. The project was designated as the Arrows AX-3 and used for the demonstration most recently in the Adelaide Motorsport Festival . ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position) This Formula One –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stewart SF3 The Stewart SF3

225-461: The Colombian out and costing him a $ 15,000 fine. Verstappen was also publicly critical of his team mate, labelling Bernoldi "the worst team mate I've ever had." This was in direct contrast to Bernoldi's predecessor Pedro de la Rosa . In an attempt to improve front end downforce, an elevated front wing was tried in practice at Monaco, which was immediately banned by the FIA on safety grounds. The race

250-562: The SF3 was to come, at the European Grand Prix . After qualifying fourteenth on the grid, Herbert managed to win the race and team mate Barrichello finished in third meaning Stewart's first - and only - race win and double podium. In Malaysia , Barrichello and Herbert would finish in fourth and fifth places, securing valuable points for the team. However, when the Ferrari's were disqualified for

275-425: The SF3 with Barrichello being disqualified due to a technical infinrgement with the undertray and skid tray, and Herbert once again retiring. The British driver had not crossed the finish line in the Stewart for all five races started in 1999 at this point. In Canada it was Herbert's time for good fortune, and he managed to place the SF3 in fifth gaining two points whilst Barrichello retired. The French Grand Prix

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300-568: The associated logistical support they provided was moved to Minardi after Paul Stoddart bought that team just prior to the season. The focus shifted to 2002 , and Team Principal Tom Walkinshaw secured a supply of powerful customer Cosworth engines for the next season. The team eventually finished tenth in the Constructors' Championship, with one point. The A22 was used in BOSS GP driven by Bernd Herndlhofer. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position) Arrows A21 The Arrows A21

325-486: The catastrophic 1999 season, but was too unreliable to score more than a handful of points-scoring finishes. Breaking the lap record in pre-season testing at Barcelona confirmed the car's potential. De la Rosa looked set for podium finishes at Hockenheim and the A1-Ring , but lost time after a spin in the former and suffered a gearbox failure in the latter. Verstappen also produced a number of impressive performances, including

350-453: The engine cover. As the season progressed, the team secured additional sponsors including William Grant & Sons and Global Beach, who supported the team launching their first website. The season did not start particularly well for the SF3. Whilst lining up for the grid in Australia , both Barrichello and Herbert suffered oil leaks that led to small fires in their respective cars. The start

375-685: The final Formula One car known as a Stewart. Testing for the SF3 began in 1998, which included tests at Silverstone for Luciano Burti and Mario Haberfeld who drove for Paul Stewart in F3. Later in October 1998, Jos Verstappen also supported testing for the 1999 car. The SF3 was launched on January 7, at the Autosport International show in Birmingham's NEC . For 1999, the Stewart SF3 would utilise

400-524: The mid-season, Paul Stewart was appointed as COO and Ring left the team. Ahead of the British Grand Prix, the team released a major development for the SF3. It included modifications to the undertray, sidepods, raised exhausts and further modifications to the new Cosworth engine. The 1999 livery was once again white, with a Tartan stripe running down each side of the cockpit. HSBC were the primary sponsor, with Ford heavily noted for their support on

425-558: The new Cosworth CR 1 V10 engine, a notably small and technically advanced power unit. Early in the season, Ford announced it would be the exclusive engine provider to Stewart leaving Minardi without a deal for 2000. Shortly after the launch of the new car, Stewart undertook an internal reshuffle of their backroom team. Paul Stewart became deputy chairman, with David Ring appointed Managing Director. Meanwhile, Gary Anderson joined as Technical Director and Darren Davis and Simon Smart joined from Jordan Grand Prix and CART respectively. By

450-530: The race. The SF3 scored its first podium finish in San Marino , when Barrichello managed to finish third behind Schumacher and Hakkinen. Herbert was running in fifth, but his engine failed with just three laps remaining ultimately being classified in tenth. In Monaco , further retirements came for Herbert who suffered suspension failure, and Barrichello who crashed at Swimming Pool whilst under pressure from Fisichella . In Spain , another series of bad luck hit

475-563: The revised Supertec engine and an excellent aerodynamic package with a much lower centre of gravity over its predecessor. Work on the car started early as the team switched its focus from the aged A20 car. A major injection of sponsorship from cell phone company Orange helped fund further development throughout the season. Paul Stoddart 's European Aviation also became sponsors, providing logistical and transportation support in addition to Stoddart's F3000 squad effectively becoming Arrows' junior team. The car proved to be very promising after

500-461: The team. Eddie Irvine was coming the other way to join Stewart ahead of their transfer to become Jaguar Racing . In the final race, both cars finished in seventh and eighth places. The team were able to secure fourth in the Constructors' Championship with 36 points. In December 1999, Eddie Irvine would test the SF3 at Jerez before officially transferring to the team from January 2000. The car wore its sponsors, whilst Irvine wore blank overalls and

525-549: Was aborted and Barrichello was able to drive the T-car, whilst Herbert did not start the Grand Prix. Barrichello did, however, manage to secure a fifth place finish and two points for the team. In Brazil , Barrichello managed to qualify third, and was running second behind Mika Hakkinen before his McLaren ran into issues. Barrichello briefly led his home Grand Prix, however would retire due to engine failure. Herbert would also retire from

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550-474: Was another high point for Barrichello. He qualified on pole, the second of his career, and managed to finish in third and score the fastest lap of the race. After another retirement, Herbert struggled for the next phase of Grand Prix, finishing four in a row, before double retirements. Whilst Barrichello managed to collect points at both the Hungarian and Italian Grand Prix . However, Herbert's day to shine with

575-503: Was less powerful than its predecessor, and also had reliability problems. The car barely completed a lap during its initial shakedown. The team made the decision to equip the car with a very small fuel tank. This resulted in several high-profile, low-fuel strategies as the drivers, particularly Verstappen, used their light cars to good effect in the opening stages of many of the Grands Prix. Despite generally being outqualified by Bernoldi,

600-506: Was the car with which the Arrows Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship . It was driven by Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa , in his second year with the team, and experienced Dutchman Jos Verstappen , who had driven for the team in its Footwork guise in 1996 . The A21 was a completely new design by Coughlan and Eghbal Hamidy, who had designed the very similar looking Stewart SF3 . The A21 benefitted from

625-519: Was the car with which the Stewart Grand Prix team competed in the 1999 Formula One World Championship . It was driven by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello , in his third season with the team, and Briton Johnny Herbert , who joined from Sauber . Stewart were purchased by the Ford Motor Company during the 1999 season, and would be renamed Jaguar Racing for the 2000 season onwards. The SF3 was

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