.jpg) Jos Verstappen driving the A21 during the2000 Italian Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Arrows | ||||||||
| Designers | Mike Coughlan(Technical Director) Eghbal Hamidy(Chief Designer) John Davis(Head of R&D) Simon Jennings(Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | A20 | ||||||||
| Successor | A22 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre composite structure | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, in-board spring dampers, pullrod | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, in-board spring dampers, pushrod | ||||||||
| Engine | SupertecFB02 (Renault) 71-degreeV10 | ||||||||
| Transmission | Arrows/Xtrac carbon-fibre six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Power | 780 hp @ 15,800 rpm[2] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf[note 1] | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Arrows F1 Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 18. Pedro de la Rosa19.  Jos Verstappen | ||||||||
| Debut | 2000 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
TheArrows A21 was the car with which theArrowsFormula One team competed in the2000 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by SpaniardPedro de la Rosa, in his second year with the team, and experienced DutchmanJos Verstappen, who had driven for the team in itsFootwork guise in1996.
The A21 was a completely new design by Coughlan and Eghbal Hamidy, who had designed the very similar lookingStewart SF3. The A21 benefitted from the revised Supertec engine and an excellent aerodynamic package with a much lower centre of gravity over its predecessor.[3] Work on the car started early as the team switched its focus from the aged A20 car.[4] A major injection of sponsorship from cell phone companyOrange helped fund further development throughout the season.[5]Paul Stoddart'sEuropean Aviation also became sponsors, providing logistical and transportation support in addition to Stoddart's F3000 squad effectively becoming Arrows' junior team.[6]
The car proved to be very promising after the catastrophic 1999 season, but was too unreliable to score more than a handful of points-scoring finishes. Breaking the lap record in pre-season testing at Barcelona confirmed the car's potential.[7] De la Rosa looked set for podium finishes atHockenheim and theA1-Ring, but lost time after a spin in the former and suffered a gearbox failure in the latter.[8] Verstappen also produced a number of impressive performances, including a memorable drive through the field in changeable weather conditions in Canada. His season culminated in fourth place atMonza. The A21 was also noted for consistently having amongst the highest straight-line speed of any car in the 2000 season. Both Verstappen and De La Rosa enjoyed driving the car, and both enthused about how fast it was, while Verstappen conceded that it was not at its best on high downforce tracks.[9]
Verstappen and De la Rosa enjoyed a good working relationship and the Dutchman was keen to remain with the team going forward.[10]
During the season, the team was the focus of a television documentary show,Racing Arrows. The series featured 13 episodes which followed the progress of the team and drivers throughout the season and was broadcast by British channelITV in 2001.[11]
The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, with seven points.[12]
In 2001, Arrows took one of the A21s and modified it into a 3-seater and retaining the original V10 engine. The project was designated as theArrows AX-3 and used for the demonstration most recently in theAdelaide Motorsport Festival.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 2000 | Arrows F1 Team | SupertecV10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | GBR | ESP | EUR | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | MAL | 7 | 7th | |
| Pedro de la Rosa | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | ||||||
| Jos Verstappen | Ret | 7 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | ||||||
| Sources:[13][14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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