Ken Tyrrell, owner of Tyrrell Racing, needed two new drivers for the 1974 season. This was due to Jackie Stewart's retirement at the end of 1973 and François Cevert's death at the 1973 season finale in the United States. The team had initially planned for Cevert and Jody Scheckter to be their 1974 drivers. After Cevert's death, Patrick Depailler was signed as his replacement. In the first three races of 1974 – Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa – Tyrrell utilized the earlier 005 and 006 chassis before introducing the 007.
Derek Gardner's design for the 007 was an evolution of the 005/006 range, sharing similarities with McLaren's M23. The car featured pushrod-actuated inboard torsion bar suspension and all-inboard brakes. Its aluminium monocoque was low and flat, with fiberglass sidepods containing deformable structures and a chisel nose. For the 1975 season, the torsion bars were replaced with coil spring/damper units, and the brakes were moved from inboard to outboard. The 1975 cars also had short 'delta' sidepods, replacing the McLaren-like sidepods of 1974.
The Tyrrell 007 made its race debut at the Spanish Grand Prix. Scheckter drove the 007 to a fifth-place finish, while Depailler continued in the 006. Two 007s were entered at the Belgian Grand Prix, where Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari initially led ahead of Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi's McLaren, with Fittipaldi passing Scheckter for second on the opening lap.
At the Swedish Grand Prix, Scheckter secured a victory, and Depailler finished second, marking a dominant 1-2 finish for the team. Scheckter finished fifth at the Dutch Grand Prix, with Depailler in sixth. At the French Grand Prix, Scheckter finished fourth. Scheckter led and won the British Grand Prix, while Depailler retired due to engine failure. In Germany, Depailler was involved in an accident caused by broken suspension. He retired again at the Austrian Grand Prix after another accident. At the Italian Grand Prix, Scheckter finished third, and Depailler finished eleventh.
The Tyrrell team concluded 1974 with 52 World Championship points, with 48 points scored by the 007 and four by the 005. This placed the team third in the Constructors' Championship standings.
In 1975, the Tyrrell team scored 25 World Championship points, finishing fifth in the Constructors' Championship standings. Scheckter won the South African Grand Prix and was second in Belgium.
During 1976, Tyrrell ran the 007 alongside the new Tyrrell P34. The 007 contributed 13 of the team's total 71 championship points, with the P34 accounting for the remaining 58. The team finished third in the Constructors' Championship standings.
In 1977, all championship points scored by the Tyrrell team were from the P34; the 007 scored no points that season.
The Tyrrell 007 was powered by a V8 Ford Cosworth 3-liter DFV engine, producing 460 BHP (358 kW). It utilized a 5-speed Hewland 400 transmission and had a top speed of 275 km/h (171 mph).
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