MASERATI 250 F/M – year 1957

Offizine Alfieri Maserati SpA, Modena, Italy

All type cars 250 F, differing engine and bodywork, made 34. Individual versions were prepared for individual players, however, the most recent models were intended for the riders of the factory team. In September 1956 chassis model year 250 F got a six-cylinder engine, whose axle was offset parallel to the axis of the vehicle. Unchanged displacement engine 2494 cc with three twin Weber carburetors had a compression ratio 10,5 : 1 and gaining power 198,7 kW (270 KM) by 6000 RPM. Power was transmitted from the five-speed gearbox and the dry disc clutch via an articulated connecting shaft, running on the left side of the vehicle axis. The driver sat on the right side, thanks to which the center of gravity lowered and the driving properties improved. An oil cooler is located in the extended front part of the body, followed by a water cooler. The dry crankcase engine lubrication system required three oil pumps. Two vehicles of the type 250 F/M, which were intended for Stirling Moss and Jean Behry. The weight of the cars was 630 kg, and maximum speed 280 km/h. The new model was successful from the very beginning. In the Italian Grand Prix race in Monza, Moss achieved an average speed 207,57 km / h and took first place. It was also the first victory of a British competitor at the European Grand Prix.

In the next versions of the model 250 F / M manufactured in 1957 a lightweight frame was used in the year. Three cars of this type were given to drivers from the company's team: Schell, Behra i Fangio, who in the season 1957 they won eight Grand Prix races. The best player was Juan Manuel Fangio, who has won five times (Argentina, Monaco, France, RFN and Buenos Aires) and became world champion for the fifth time.

The most recent Grand Prix victory for the F / M model was Fangia's first place 1958 of the year at the Grand Prix of Buenos Aires. Maserati cars appeared on the Grand Prix tracks in the 1960s, when the company already belonged to the steel concern Rheinstahl A. G. Eventually there was a merger with the French company Citroen.