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would no longer have exclusive access to the engines. Other teams followed suit using the stressed
engines and the results were eye-opening. Between 1967 and 1985 Ford's DFV engines were entered in
262 F1 races and won 115 of them 1969 and 1973 were eye popping years since only DFV engines won
any F1 races at all. Ford's engine was also versatile, being employed in sportscar racing, the division
below F1, now known as F2.
The DFV powered Michael Schumacher's 1994 F1 championship in his Benetton 194 and in 1999, the
DFV was still pumping out the power to the Stewart racing squad , while reaching a final victory at the
2003 Brazilian Grand Prix for another team.
With its suspension elements mounted on the engine, a fully stressed part of the chassis, the Ford DFV
was a revolution in F1 car design. Now American Ford is back and when teamed with Red Bull and its
aggressive team managment hope to make a new series of waves in 2026.

Other American companies also seem to want to get into the rarefied air of the F1 circuit., growing in
popularity thanks to a Netflix series (and infusions of middle eastern cash). Rumors have been floating
about that Cadillac wants in , joining up with the Andretti team, but in order to make that deal a reality
approval must first be obtained from the FIA and F1's 10 already existing teams.

It has been reported that the overall powerplants that move F1 cars cost about $10 million dollars
apiece, apart from Research and Design costs. There was a time when a Ford DFV engine could be
bought for for £7,500 , or roughly a quarter of a million dollars. Those days are long past. To find out why
F1 engines cost so much in the 21st century check out the site below by pasting its address in your
browser.

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My shot of t he Frauenkirche Dresden, Germany. The baroque
st yle church , built in t he first half of t he 18t h cent ury, was
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demolished in t he 1945 bombing of Dresden and t hen rebuilt
from 1994 t o 2005.