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	In the early 1990s Tyrrell relinquished much of the company's control to his sons and to [[Harvey Postlethwaite]], who was the first to introduce the high-nose concept in the 1990 Tyrrell. [[Jean Alesi]] scored two second places in the car, and the team led a lap for the last time. Their final podium finish was in 1994 from [[Mark Blundell]], and their final points at the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix, with 5th position from [[Mika Salo]].		In the early 1990s Tyrrell relinquished much of the company's control to his sons and to [[Harvey Postlethwaite]], who was the first to introduce the high-nose concept in the 1990 Tyrrell. [[Jean Alesi]] scored two second places in the car, and the team led a lap for the last time. Their final podium finish was in 1994 from [[Mark Blundell]], and their final points at the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix, with 5th position from [[Mika Salo]].

	In 1997 the Tyrrell F1 team was bought by [[British American Tobacco]] and [[Craig Pollock]] to create [[British American Racing]]. Tyrrell did not stay with the team for its last year under the Tyrrell name (1998), after Pollock insisted on hiring [[Ricardo Rosset]], whom Tyrrell regarded as inferior to the also-available [[Jos Verstappen]]. On August 25, 2001 Ken Tyrrell died of cancer at the age of 77.		In 1997 the Tyrrell F1 team was bought by British American Tobacco and [[Craig Pollock]] to create [[British American Racing]]. Tyrrell did not stay with the team for its last year under the Tyrrell name (1998), after Pollock insisted on hiring [[Ricardo Rosset]], whom Tyrrell regarded as inferior to the also-available [[Jos Verstappen]]. On August 25, 2001 Ken Tyrrell died of cancer at the age of 77.

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	~~NDYHgR~~ <a ~~href~~="http://~~qaxjjuvsecdr~~.~~com~~/">~~qaxjjuvsecdr~~</a>, [~~url~~=~~http:~~//~~ssmkekdtxozp~~.~~com~~/]~~ssmkekdtxozp~~[/~~url~~], [~~link~~=~~http~~://~~jbnpqzdbgqym~~.~~com~~/]~~jbnpqzdbgqym~~[/~~link~~], http://~~urwemocyabxv~~.~~com~~/		'''Robert Kenneth "Ken" Tyrrell'''<ref name="Setright1">Setright, L. J. K. "Tyrrell: A Shrewd Talent-spotter", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol. 21, p.2417.</ref> (May 3, 1924 – August 25, 2001) was a British [[Formula Two]]<ref name="Setright1"/> [[auto racing\|racing]] driver and the founder of the [[Tyrrell Racing\|Tyrrell]] [[Formula One]] constructor.

			==Biography==
			Born in East Horsley, Surrey,<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-tyrrell-729361.html ''The Independent'': Obituaries - Ken Tyrrell]</ref> Tyrrell served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. After the war he became a timber merchant; as a result, he is sometimes [[List of motorsports people by nickname#C\|known as]] "Chopper".<ref name="Setright1"/> In 1952,<ref name="Setright1"/> at 28,<ref name="Setright1"/> he began racing a Norton-powered<ref name="Setright1"/> [[Cooper Car Company\|Cooper]] in 500 cc<ref name="Setright1"/> [[Formula 3]]. In 1958, he advanced to [[Formula Two]] in a [[Cooper Car Company\|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax\|Climax]], joining [[Cecil Libowitz]] and [[Alan Brown (racing driver)\|Alan Brown]].<ref name="Setright1"/> A good but not great driver, he achieved a number of good placings and the occasional win.

			Realising he was not going to reach the top, and recognizing his talents were better suited to team management,<ref name="Setright1"/> Tyrrell stood down as a driver in 1959, and began to run works Cooper<ref name="Setright1"/> [[Formula Junior]] team using the woodshed owned by his family business, [[Tyrrell Brothers]], as a workshop. By 1961, he was also managing the [[Mini\|Mini Cooper]]s, as well as deputizing for an injured [[John Cooper (car maker)\|John Cooper]] in [[Formula One]].<ref name="Setright1"/>

			Tyrrell was responsible for discovering [[Jackie Stewart]], whom he had race for his FJr team, after a test in 1963.<ref name="Setright2">Setright, p.2418.</ref> Along with numerous lesser lights, he also approved [[Jody Scheckter]] and motorcycle racing ace [[John Surtees]].<ref name="Setright1"/> Recognizing the value of the new [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV\|DFV]], after a [[Team Lotus\|Lotus]] win at [[1967 Dutch Grand Prix\|Zandvoort]] in its debut in 1967,<ref name="Setright2"/> with financial help from [[Elf Aquitaine\|Elf]], [[Dunlop Rubber\|Dunlop]],<ref name="Setright2"/> and [[Ford Motor Company\|Ford]], Tyrrell achieved his dream of moving to Formula 1 in 1968, as team principal for Matra International, a joint-venture established between Tyrrell's own team and the French auto manufacturer [[Matra]]. He persuaded them a DFV was good insurance against the failure of [[Matra V12\|their own]] [[V12 engine\|V12]], and the [[Matra MS10]] resulted.<ref name="Setright2"/>

			Stewart helped put the new team second in the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions\|Constructors' Championship]] for [[1968 Formula One season\|1968]]. The success led to Matra's [[Bernard Boyer]] creating a DFV-powered car for 1969, piloted by Stewart and [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]].<ref name="Setright2"/> Yet Matra insisted on focusing on their V12, leading Tyrrell to secretly employ [[Derek Gardner (motorsport)\|Derek Gardner]], then at [[Ferguson Research Ltd.\|Ferguson]] (whom he had encountered in trials with a [[four-wheel drive]] Matra)<ref name="Setright2"/> to build what became the [[Tyrrell 001]].<ref>Setright, p.2418-9.</ref> It was quick, if a trifle unreliable, and spawned the much better [[Tyrrell 003]] for 1971.<ref name="Setright3">Setright, p.2419.</ref> This, in the hands of Stewart and new-hire [[François Cevert]], took eight wins during 1971 and 1972, and gave Stewart the [[World Driving Championship]].<ref name="Setright3"/>

			For 1972, Gardner tried inboard brakes on the [[Tyrrell 005\|005]] but proved unable to work out the problems, an odd failure, given [[British Racing Motors\|BRM]] (not noted for success in F1) had no trouble with theirs.<ref name="Setright3"/><ref>Twite, Mike. "BRM: ", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol. 3, pp.246-51.</ref>

			During his early years in F1, "Uncle" Ken, as he was affectionately known, reached the peak of his career. The [[Tyrrell 006\|006]], with its tall airbox, appeared in 1973 and was better than the 005.<ref name="Setright4">Setright, p.2420.</ref> However, Tyrrell was profoundly affected by the death of Cevert in practice for the [[1973 United States Grand Prix\|1973 U.S. Grand Prix]], leading to Stewart announcing his retirement, the World Championship already his.<ref>Kettlewell, Mike. "Stewart: The Flying Scotsman", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol. 19, p.2192.</ref> It was a season in which Tyrrell spent [[Pound sterling\|₤]]500,000,<ref name="Setright4"/> an astonishingly low figure compared to modern costs.

			With the death of Cevert and the leaving of Stewart, Tyrrell in 1974 hired Scheckter and [[Patrick Depailler]], and Gardner gave them the less-twitchy [[Tyrrell 007\|007]].<ref name="Setright4"/> It was good enough for Scheckter to place seventh in the [[1975 Formula One season#1975 Drivers Championship final standings\|World Championship]] (tied with [[Jochen Mass]] on 20 points), and for Depailler to be ninth in his rookie season and to continue to campaign the car during 1975.<ref name="Setright4"/> In the following years, the Tyrrell team slipped down the rankings to mid-field, despite having employed natural talents such as Scheckter, Depailler, and [[Ronnie Peterson]], as well as lesser lights like [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]], in a third 007 in 1975.<ref name="Setright4"/>

			Still, Tyrrell found the time to introduce new concepts for F1. In 1976, the Tyrrell team created the six-wheeled [[Tyrrell P34\|P34]], with four front wheels. The Gardner-designed single-seater achieved a race victory but it was abandoned after [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company\|Goodyear]] refused to develop the small tires needed for the car: they were too busy fighting the other tyre manufacturers in F1.

			In the early 1980s, Tyrrell's fortunes declined to the point where he had to run his team run without sponsorship. Tyrrell still retained his eye for talent, bringing [[Michele Alboreto]] and [[Martin Brundle]] to F1, but was not able to retain them. Without the proper funding, Tyrrell was the only entrant with the Cosworth DFV at a time when all other teams had switched to turbocharged engines. Alboreto scored the engine's last win in 1983, but in 1984 the team was excluded from the championship after being found to have run underweight cars before adding ballast during pit stops. Tyrrell denied this and felt his team was being singled out for refusing to run more expensive turbos.

			In the early 1990s Tyrrell relinquished much of the company's control to his sons and to [[Harvey Postlethwaite]], who was the first to introduce the high-nose concept in the 1990 Tyrrell. [[Jean Alesi]] scored two second places in the car, and the team led a lap for the last time. Their final podium finish was in 1994 from [[Mark Blundell]], and their final points at the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix, with 5th position from [[Mika Salo]].

			In 1997 the Tyrrell F1 team was bought by [[British American Tobacco]] and [[Craig Pollock]] to create [[British American Racing]]. Tyrrell did not stay with the team for its last year under the Tyrrell name (1998), after Pollock insisted on hiring [[Ricardo Rosset]], whom Tyrrell regarded as inferior to the also-available [[Jos Verstappen]]. On August 25, 2001 Ken Tyrrell died of cancer at the age of 77.

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			==See Also==
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			==Sources==
			*Kettlewell, Mike. "Stewart: The Flying Scotsman", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'', Vol. 19, pp.2190-2. London: Orbis, 1974.
			*Setright, L. J. K. "Tyrrell: A Shrewd Talent-spotter", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'', Vol. 21, pp.2417-20. London: Orbis, 1974.
			*Twite, Mike. "BRM: High Hopes and Heartbreak", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'', Vol. 3, pp.246-51. London: Orbis, 1974.

			==External links==
			*[http://www.500race.org/Men/tyrrell.htm Ken Tyrrell profile at The 500 Owners Association]

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