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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Minardi | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Gustav Brunner (Technical Director) Gabriele Tredozi (Chief Engineer) George Ryton (Chief Designer) Mariano Alperin (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
Predecessor | M197 | ||||||||
Successor | M01 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper and torsion bar | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod with coaxial spring/damper and torsion bar | ||||||||
Engine | Ford JD Zetec-R, 3.0-litre, 72-degree V10, mid-engined | ||||||||
Transmission | Minardi six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||
Power | 710 hp (529 kW) @ 15,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
Fuel | Elf or Texaco | ||||||||
Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Fondmetal Minardi Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 22. Shinji Nakano 23. Esteban Tuero | ||||||||
Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Minardi M198 was the car with which the Minardi team competed in the 1998 Formula One World Championship.