It’s flashback time…and let’s go back to the 1984 European Formula 2 Championship.
This was the last season of the series before it was axed and replaced by Formula 3000. The Ralt team dominated, and the common consensus was that the Honda V6 engines that exclusively powered the Ralts were too damn fast for the predominantly BMW-equipped opposition. Change was needed. The late Ralt boss and designer Ron Tauranac always disagreed; he claimed that his mastering of ground-effect not only raised speed through the corners, but that, logically, the compound benefit was pace onto the straights.
