Gérard Ducarouge
#1
Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:17
How successful a designer was he and where did he move to after Lotus? Is he still involved in Formula 1?
As a side question two names from F1's past that are now in Moto GP are John Barnard who moved to Proton KR to design their V5 engine and also Alan Jenkins. Have others followed them?
#3
Posted 08 April 2004 - 10:24
I was going off on a larrouse-lamborghini worm-hole, never to be seen again.
Checked the Nigel Roebuck article again, it shows a head-on shot of the Lotus 93T. Was it a folded-card design?
#4
Posted 08 April 2004 - 11:07
#5
Posted 08 April 2004 - 11:53
#6
Posted 08 April 2004 - 12:38
#8
Posted 08 April 2004 - 17:43
Anyone who chain smokes Gauloises is OK by me.
Maybe the moderators should change the title of this thread.
Edward.
#9
Posted 08 April 2004 - 22:25
Good idea.;)Originally posted by SEdward
Maybe the moderators should change the title of this thread.
Ducarouge was one hell of an engineer, and he indeed made quite an impression during his stint at Lotus when his cars managed several times to be faster than the works Renault in 1985.
Here is a picture I took in the Monaco Paddock during that year, with Senna having a chat with GĂ©rard Ducarouge under the watchful eye of their Team Manager.
#10
Posted 09 April 2004 - 16:12
My ineptitude would be hidden.
I wonder how he worked through to the solutions and obviously the manner in which he went about his work (not just the outcome) impressed the likes of Senna at lotus and Mario Andretti at Alfa.
Did he solely design or did he race engineer at the tracks too?
I wonder how Lotus funded the redesign of the 93T, presumably their budget had already been allocated.
Thanks to all for the replies; great stuff.
#11
Posted 10 April 2004 - 12:52
#12
Posted 10 April 2004 - 15:35
#13
Posted 10 April 2004 - 16:31
Unfortunately most of AH746's posts got erased for some reason, but you might still find something of interest in the replies.
#14
Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:42
Forza Andrea,
#15
Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:00
Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich
Was Ducarouge the chief engineer at Matra Sports in 1973/1974 when they won the World Sportcars Championship?
No one remember that?
#16
Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:22
Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich
No one remember that?
Yes. Ducarouge was "directeur technique" and responsible for the chassis of the MS 670.
#17
Posted 15 April 2004 - 13:35
Thanks.
So, now I'm sure it was Mr. Ducarouge the guy I saw getting the... "umbrella sign" against italian people in the tribune, from the boxes of Matra Sports at the end of 6 Hours of Vallelunga, when Cevert won the race in the car of Pescarolo-Larrousse and beat the Ferrari...
#18
Posted 15 April 2004 - 15:14
#19
Posted 16 April 2004 - 08:40
As far as I know, Choulet did not work directly under Ducarouge but had his own aerodynamic engineering office and was paid by Matra for his services.
The Choulet office continued to work with Ducarouge in view of the Ligier and Alfa Romeo single seaters (Formula 1).
Ducarouge has an engineering degree of the École Nationale Technique d'Aéronautique (one of the world's best schools in this field) and had met Choulet during his student days.
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#20
Posted 16 April 2004 - 14:35
#21
Posted 16 April 2004 - 16:51
Originally posted by jatrob
I wonder how Lotus funded the redesign of the 93T, presumably their budget had already been allocated.
Thanks to all for the replies; great stuff.
Wasn't the 94T based around the Lotus 91's monocoques that were used in 1982? That would save some money I suppose.