Arrows A18

The Arrows A18 was the car with which the Arrows team competed in the 1997 World Championship, driven by the reigning champion Damon Hill and by Pedro Diniz. It was launched in January 1997 as the first full season under Tom Walkinshaw's TWR, with Yamaha engines tuned by John Judd, exclusive Bridgestone tyres and a move to a new factory at Leafield, and it was the last Formula One car powered by Yamaha. The A18 was woefully unreliable and lacked downforce, but at the Hungarian Grand Prix Hill qualified third and led most of the race before a throttle linkage failure let Jacques Villeneuve past on the last lap. Arrows finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship with nine points.