The brilliant Carlos Reutemann was born on this day in 1942. He made his F1 debut in one of Brabham's less celebrated cars – the BT34. Despite its distinctive nose, Ron Tauranac's last design for the team was hardly the pick of the bunch. But it should not be sniffed at, writes Keith Howard in today's Great Read
Perhaps I just don't eat enough seafood, but I've never quite been able to picture how the Brabham BT34 earned the soubriquet 'lobster claw' — although its unusual disposition of twin radiators and central front wing was sure to earn it some kind of nickname. It was the last car Ron Tauranac designed for Motor Racing Developments, the company he and Jack Brabham had set up in 1961, before his departure following the firm's sale to Bernie Ecclestone. His next stop was Ralt, where the extraordinary Tauranac success story would continue.
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