Lotus switched to Cosworth engines that year, with the Ford-badged DFV 3.0-liter V8, which went on to become the most successful F1 engine of all time. So, the Lotus 43 and the BRM H16 was a ...

A Lotus 43 fitted with an H16 engine won the 1966 U.S. Grand Prix with Jim Clark behind the wheel. ... BRM's H16 engine could easily find its way in "Formula One's biggest fails" file, ...

The same era saw Lotus, Matra, Tyrrell, McLaren, and Williams win ten constructors' championships with DFV-powered cars. ... The BRM H16 Is the Craziest F1 Engine Ever Built, ...

Still, the DFV 3.0-liter V8 engine was much more compact, making the Lotus 49 F1 car smaller. Cosworth also opted for a flat plane crank for a simple exhaust, 32-degree valves, and refined ...