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: A history of the team's engineering, including their use of Hewlett-Packard computers for testing at Interlagos, can be found in the Fittipaldi Years Archive on Speedfreaks.org.

The FD0”X” Fittipaldi Years - Innovation despite the results : A history of the team's engineering, including

: Testing at Interlagos and other circuits revealed that the chassis lacked sufficient rigidity—often described as "folding" or "bending" under load. These structural failures led the team to temporarily revert to the older F5A for many races while the F6 was extensively rebuilt into the F6A . The team's 1979 season centered on the ,

The team's 1979 season centered on the , a ground-effects car designed by Ralph Bellamy and Richard Divila. Its development and testing period were marked by significant technological innovation and structural challenges: including airspeed (via pitot tube)

: The F6 was designed using an HP9825 computer and featured a specialized data logging unit. This "black box" recorded 12 channels of data, including airspeed (via pitot tube), wheel speed, and steering angle.