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Has to be Chapman. Remember he introduced two of the key structural elements of the modern F1 car ( monocoque construction, engine as stressed member)
I think Chapman's aero accomplishments are overstated. He was a structural engineer and worked a lot with with Frank Costin in the fifties and a number of other designers/engineers in the seventies/eighties - Ground effect was very much a team effort.
Earlier in this thread someone asked about the Vanwall. Chapman chassis/suspension & Costin aero. Costin designed the body entirely by calculation.
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