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Classic F1: BAR in trouble for dual-livery approach
In a look-back at one of the more remarkable moments of preseason Formula One, we remember the time when newly-founded British American Racing got into trouble before they even made their race debut. An ambitious new project by British American Tobacco led to the cigarette company purchasing the legendary championship-winning Tyrrell team in 1997, with their first foray into the Formula One championship coming in 1999 under British American Racing. Armed with a big budget, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, hotshot rookie Ricardo Zonta and Renault (or 'supertec') engines, expectations were high for their inaugural season. In a flashy car launch – the likes of which are seldom...
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