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Rob Walker Racing Team Ferguson P99-Climax
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The groundbreaking 4WD Formula 1 car

Years before Formula 1 teams entered into serious experiments with 4WD, one car had already brought the technology to the category - the Ferguson P99. It piqued Stirling Moss’s interest and took an unlikely victory.

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Stirling Moss was curious. Up against the sleek 'Sharknose' Ferrari 156 in this, the first year of the new 1.5-litre F1, England's hero needed a new edge - that unfair advantage desired by all racers.

Rob Walker's Lotus 18 had been enough to overpower the reds at Monaco, but over a season he was up against it. This front-engined Ferguson looked obsolete in the era of the mid-engined revolution. But with four-wheel drive, and on any wet track, just maybe...

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