The Leyton House CG901-JuddÕs brilliant breakthrough came in the 1990 French Grand Prix at Le Circuit Paul Ricard, where Ivan Capelli led Alain ProstÕs Ferrari 641 for many laps. Prost eventually passed for the win, but Capelli held on for 2nd. Departed d
The 1990 French GP was as close as Capelli (left) ever got to an F1 victory, as he led 45 laps in the Leyton House CG901-Judd and finished runner-up to FerrariÕs Alain Prost. Sharing the podium with them are 3rd-placed Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Honda) and FIA
Brazilian Mauricio Gugelmin scored the best result of his first season with the team in 1990 by taking a points-paying 6th at Spa. Photo: Paul Kooyman
Capelli just missed finishing in the points at the 1990 Belgian GP, taking 7th, one lap down.Photo: Paul Kooyman
The 1988 F1 season may have been CapelliÕs best, as he took the Leyton House March CG881-Judd to a fine 2nd place in Portugal and scored points on three other occasions to finish 7th in the World Championship.Photo: Paul Kooyman
Capelli struggled with the compromised March 871-Ford during his first year with Leyton House, but did take 6th at Monaco. Photo: Maureen Magee
The carÕs Judd V8 engine may not have been the optimal power source for the car, but it did have the correct shape to work effectively with the tight packaging requirements of the overall design.Photo: Mike Jiggle
In the days when this car was designed, little thought was being given to ingress or egress for the driver, so cockpit openings were minimized and the driver had the experience of working in a tunnel. Photo: Mike Jiggle
Tripartite diffuser puts the finishing touches on the carÕs aerodynamic apparatus, working with the wings to generate downforce that keeps the car anchored to the track. Photo: Mike Jiggle
Behind the wheel one finds the car responsive to the slightest input, especially from the throttle, and since downforce builds with speed, so does confidence.
Max and Ina Balchowsky dig into some serious carburetion work on Old Yeller IV in the paddock at Riverside as Wexler looks on.Photo: Allen Kuhn
