Great cars that went backwards

[Old Eyes]

The 1998 Williams Judd, after the success of the 1987 Williams Honda.

[UltimateDanGTR]

The 1998 Williams Judd, after the success of the 1987 Williams Honda.

although you mean 1988, it is ironic that ten years later in 1998 (FW20) that years particular williams was very poor compared to that of 1997 (FW19). and that partially had something to do with a change of engine supply, from official renault units to mecachrome units which were built around renault designs.

[D-Type]

Going back a bit we have:
Ferrari in 1954. Totally dominant in 1952-53 then in 1954 they lost the plot and only managed to get their act together for the last race in Spain.
Cooper in 1961. After 1959 and 1960 they went downhill rapidly.
Ferrari in 1962 after amost sweeping the board in 1961.

[Mekola]

All F1 cars must have a reverse gear, and so can go backwards....

Like Mansell in 1989 Portuguese GP???

[Mekola]

Lancia 1955. They were quick on Argentinian GP to get the top spot on qualy, but failed at the race. Also in Monaco Ascari could have won if he hadn't splashed into the water. And it concludes with Castellotti's "privateer" pole at Spa. After the death of Ascari the team was disbanded and discontinued, and his material was given to Ferrari, who got profit of it in 1956.

[Old Eyes]

although you mean 1988, it is ironic that ten years later in 1998 (FW20) that years particular williams was very poor compared to that of 1997 (FW19). and that partially had something to do with a change of engine supply, from official renault units to mecachrome units which were built around renault designs.

Well spotted!

[wedge]

I originally meant cars that went backwards within a season, not one year to the next. Any team can go backwards from one year to the next.

[D-Type]

I originally meant cars that went backwards within a season, not one year to the next. Any team can go backwards from one year to the next.

In that case, Ferrari in 1962 must be a contender - as the in-fighting at Maranello got more intense the car's performance suffered.