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Tuesday, 20th March 2007

The 40th anniversary of the venerable Cosworth DFV engine will be celebrated at May's inaugural GPlive event, culminating in a special 'wall of sound' featuring some of the most famous cars of the bygone era.

The DFV was eventually replaced by the Cosworth-built HB, which won eleven races between 1989 and 1993, and this was, in turn, superseded by the Zetec V8 which powered Michael Schumacher to his first world title in its debut year.

An Indycar derivative of the DFV, the DFX, only added to Cosworth's legacy, capturing a further 151 race wins in a 14-year reign, culminating in ten drivers' championships and ten Indianapolis 500 victories.

GPlive will showcase some of Cosworth's finest as part of its 'Design and Engineering Zone', with a special display highlighting the V8 engine's evolution from the 1960s, through the 1980s right up to format's return in 2006, with the 20,000rpm 2.4-litre Cosworth unit used by Williams - reputedly the most powerful engine in the field - completing the exhibit.

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