Like Brabham's BT series of cars (Brabham and Tauranac), the car's FD designation reflected the initials of the driver and the designer (Fittipaldi and Divila).
Do mesmo xeito que a serie de coches BT de Brabham ( Brabham e Tauranac), a designación FD do coche reflicte as iniciais do condutor e o deseñador (Fittipaldi e Dávila).