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unusual facts about Formula 2



German Grand Prix

German driver Gerhard Mitter was killed during practice driving a BMW Formula 2 car after his rear suspension failed and the car went straight on at the downhill section near the very fast Schwedenkreuz bend; this was the 5th Formula One-related fatality at the 14.2-mile German circuit in 15 years- which was by far the most out of all the circuits yet used for the championship.

Harry Schell

Schell went on to race in Europe, driving Coopers in Formula 3, Formula 2 and even the Formula One World Drivers' Championship upon its inception in 1950.

Peter McLeod

McLeod joined formula 2 racer John Crooke in car #10 (Brock's 1986 car upgraded to VL Group A specs).


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Automedian triangle

The problem of characterizing automedian triangles was posed in the late 19th century in the Educational Times (in French) by Joseph Jean Baptiste Neuberg, and solved there with the formula 2a2 = b2 + c2 by W. J. Greenstreet.

Dipash Chauhan

Dipash is a British born Indian, aka Dips/Indy he started racing Formula 2 sidecars, with Douglas Wright, son of sidecar racer Eddy Wright in 2005.

José Luis Di Palma

The series became British Formula 2 in 1991 and Di Palma finished fourth in points for AJS.

Renault CH-Type engine

In 1972, after an agreement was reached with Elf, François Castaing, technical director of Renault Gordini, was given the go-ahead to build a 2-litre engine that could be used in a "sports" model and then in Formula 2.