Oastler, Malcolm - - -Chief Designer for BRITISH AMERICAN RACING, the talented Australian oversees the design of the new team's first Formula One car. Oastler has been the man behind Reynard's highly successful line of Indy cars.
Observer posts - - -Strategic positions around a Grand Prix circuit where FIA observers are located in order to watch for driving infringements, the actions of corner/safety crews and the recovery of stranded vehicles.
Offenhauser - - -An American-designed, four cylinder engine that was for many years the power unit of choice for Indy car teams originally in normally aspirated form used in the front-engined roadsters, but later as a turbo unit in mid-engined cars. Now replaced by European and Japanese-designed turbocharged V8 engines.
Oliver, Jackie - - -Successful Formula One driver turned team owner, Oliver founded the Arrows team along with Alan Rees.
Osterreichring - - -A track near Salzburg, Austria, home to the AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX from 1970-87 inclusive. France's Alain Prost was the most successful driver at the Osterreichring, scoring three wins on the 5.942 km track - in 1983 (Renault RE20) and 1985-86 (McLaren MP4).
Overall height - - -Excluding rollover structures, no part of a Formula One car may be higher than 95 cm above a specified reference plane.
Oversteer - - -The situation that results when a car has more grip at the front than the rear. In mild form, this sort of chassis imbalance can result in dramatic "tail-out" slides; in extremis, such oversteer can result in the car going into a spin.