Hexagon Brabham BT44 (1974)

Hexagon Brabham: A Short History

In 2014 MotorSport Magazine published an enjoyable account of the story of Hexagon’s involvement with F1 and with John Watson as a driver. It was entitled “British Racing Brown”!

Also, on the nicely put together site HistoryRacingPedia, I came across this concise summary of John Watson’s year of racing the Hexagon Brabham:

For 1974 and with extra money from American businessman John Goldie, Hexagon bought a BT42 and later in the year a new BT44. Watson could do a full F1 year. At Monaco he drove brilliantly, taking sixth place and his first championship point. In Austria he finished fourth after a tyre stop. At Monza he was fastest in final practice. He was on a quicker lap, which could have beaten Niki Lauda’s pole, when a rear wheel broke. It pitched the BT44 into the barriers. He started in the works spare BT42, from fourth on the grid, and finished seventh after a pitstop. At Watkins Glen, despite broken suspension, John managed fifth place, bringing his and Hexagon’s points tally for the season to six. But there was no more budget, and the little team folded.

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