Mike Costin

British Grand Prix, Formula 2 Race, Silverstone July 1956. Lotus Development Director Mike Costin on left holding notes.Colin Chapman in Lotus 11. Chief Mechanic John Crosthwaite on right leaning on car.

Mike Costin was together with Keith Duckworth the co-founder^[1] of Cosworth Engineering, a producer of Ford-based and Ford-sponsored engines. Drivers like Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet won the Formula One World Championship using Cosworth engines during the 1970s.^[2]

In recent years he has been a consultant to the revived Triumph motorbike company.^[1] He described himself as having "studied for 40 years at the University of Duckworth".^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Keith Duckworth". Daily Telegraph. 2005-02-22. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1506035/Keith-Duckworth.html. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
^ "Heritage /History". Cosworth. https://www.cosworth.com/content.php?pageid=2&contentid=75. Retrieved 2008-05-09.

Further reading [link]

Cosworth: The Search for Power by Graham Robson; Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd; ISBN 1-84425-015-6

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