Four-wheel drive has only been tried a handful of times in Formula One. In the World Championship era since 1950, only eight such cars are known to have been built.
The Ferguson P99
The BRM P67 in the Donington Grand Prix Collection. Note the slender half shafts to the front wheels.
Lotus 63 4WD driven by Mario Andretti at the Nürburgring
1969: Jackie Stewart pictured with the MS84 at the Nürburgring
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McLaren Racing Limited, currently competing in Formula One as McLaren Mastercard F1 Team, is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is
Four-wheel drive in Formula One
…expected that Cosworth were the first to attempt a 4WD solution. Ford's Walter Hayes, who had backed the DFV, gave the project his blessing and former McLaren designer Robin Herd joined Duckworth in designing the car, which was a pretty radical departure from the normal late-60s cars. The Cosworth featured a…
The McLaren Racing team's founder Bruce McLaren
The McLaren M2B, the team's first Formula One car
The McLaren M7A of 1968 gave McLaren their first Formula One wins. It is driven here by Bruce McLaren at the Nürburgring in 1969.
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Drivers' Championship with McLaren.