Tecno was highly successful in junior formulae, and an interested sponsor in the shape of Count Rossi (of Martini & Rossi fame) was prepared to back the brothers in an attempt to build an F1 car and engine.
Tecno tivo un gran éxito na fórmula junior, e un dos patrocinadores interesouse na fórmula, o conde Rossi (do famoso Martini & Rossi) apoiou aos irmáns no intento de construír un coche e un motor de F1.