Former F1 engine supplier Brian Hart has died at the age of 77.Hart, a former racer who proved to be successful on track in the lower formulae of single-seater competition and who had one F1 start to his name, founded his own engine company in 1969.Initially tuning engines from other manufacturers for British teams in a range of different championships, Hart was approached by Ford to develop engines for use in Formula 2 before the company took on development of its own power unit.Moving into Formula One with Toleman in 1981, having helped the team to win the F2 title a year earlier Hart initially struggled against larger manufacturers but in 1984, Hart power carried Toleman to three podium...
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