Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukutanga kwema1980, zvikwata zvakaita saRenault, Ferrari naBrabham vakanga vachishandisa injini dzine turbocharged dzamalita 1.5 vachida injini dzemalita 3.0 dzinongofemerwa mhepo dzakanga dzava tsika kubvira muna 1966. Paakaona muna 1982 kudiwa kweinjini yavo ye turbo, Dennis akanga agutsikana neWilliams backer Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG) kuti atsigire Porsche-yakavakwa, TAG-branded turbo injini dzakagadzirwa kune Barnard's specifications; TAG's muvambi Mansour Ojjeh aizozove mutevedzeri weMcLaren. Munguva iyi, vakaramba vachishandisa injini dzaCosworth sezvo mukwikwidzi wavo wekare Lauda akabuda pamudyandigere muna 1982 kuzotyaira pamwe chete naWatson mugore iroro 1B kugadzirwa kweMP4. Mumwe nomumwe akahwina mijaho miviri, Watson ainyanya kubva panzvimbo yechi 17 pagridhi muDetroit, uye pane imwe nguva yemwaka McLaren yaive yechipiri mumakwikwi evagadziri. Sorutivi rwokukakavadzana neFISA, ivo vakaramba San Marino Grand Prix. Kunyange zvazvo yakanga isina kubereka zvibereko zvakadaro, Watson akakunda zvakare muUnited States, panguva ino kubva panhamba 22 pagiredhi paLong Beach
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