For 1989 Barnard produced the exquisite Ferrari 640, in which new recruit Nigel Mansell won the season’s opening race to endear himself to the tifosi.
Photo: Paul Kooyman
In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early years with Lola and McLaren, how he developed his design philosophy and then looked at his experiences in Indycar racing and, back in Formula One, with McLaren and Ferrari. In this third and final segment, VR’s European Editor Mike Jiggle picks up the conversation with Barnard as he talks about his return to Ferrari and his subsequent stints with Benetton, Toyota, Arrows and Prost.
How did the ’88 season ‘pan out’ from your point of view?
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