We're used to a wealth of data in modern motorsport, but in the early seventies, the Heuer Centigraph was the game-changer that a rapidly evolving F1 needed. ⏱️ Electronics engineer and former motorcycle racer Jean Campiche - seen here at the helm of the Centigraph - was hired by Heuer, at the behest of Enzo Ferrari himself, to revolutionise the timekeeping system at Fiorano; photocells placed around the test track could generate split times for the Centigraph, and a computer could then calculate acceleration, braking and corner speeds with a level of precision never seen before in motorsport. 📈 By 1974, Campiche was a travelling part of the F1 circus with the updated Centigraph Le Mans, capable of up to 1/1000 of a second accuracy, which could track the times and lap counts of multiple cars at once - including those from rival teams! 👀 [📸 Monaco Grand Prix, On This Day in 1974]  . . . #Heuer #TagHeuer #OnThisDay #JeanCampiche #F1 #70sF1 #ClassicF1 #Timekeeping #Chronograph #...