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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Tyrrell | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Harvey Postlethwaite (Technical Director) Mike Gascoyne (Deputy Technical Director) Tim Densham (Chief Designer) Ben Agathangelou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
Predecessor | 025 | ||||||||
Successor | BAR 01 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, pushrod, horizontal coil-spring/damper | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, pushrod, horizontal coil-spring/damper | ||||||||
Engine | Ford Zetec-R, 3.0-litre 72-degree V10 | ||||||||
Transmission | Tyrrell six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||
Power | 710 hp (529 kW) @ 15,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | PIAA Tyrrell Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 20. Ricardo Rosset 21. Toranosuke Takagi | ||||||||
Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Tyrrell 026 was the car with which the Tyrrell team competed in the 1998 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by Brazilian Ricardo Rosset and Japanese rookie Toranosuke Takagi, and was the final Tyrrell car to compete in F1.