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Copersucar Fittipaldi designer Ricardo Divila passes away
Ricardo Divila, the father of the very first Fittipaldi F1 cars and one of motorsport's most prolific designers has passed away at 74 after a short illness. The Sao Paulo-born engineer was part of the Fittipaldi family's all-Brazilian effort to field a Grand Prix team, the first products of which were the FD01/02/03 series of cars, with Divila's surname initial included in the chassis reference. Despite the presence of two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi in the team from 1976, results were few and far between. Divila eventually relinquished his role as chief designer with the outfit but remained with Fittipaldi as a race engineer until the team's demise in 1982. Consultancy work...
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