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3 unusual facts about 1988 Formula One season


1988 Formula One season

Dallara were late in producing their first Formula One car, forcing the BMS team into using a modified Formula 3000 chassis in the first race in Brazil (the Dallara 3087).

After racing in Hungary against doctors orders, Nigel Mansell was forced to miss the Belgian Grand Prix through illness and was replaced by Martin Brundle, who after four years in F1 was driving for the TWR Jaguar team in the 1988 World Sportscar Championship.

Despite suffering from Chickenpox, Nigel Mansell secured his first front row start since the opening race in Brazil.



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