 Commenting on the reasons for the unexpected competitiveness of the 1966 Brabham @-@ Repcos in Formula One , motorsport historian Doug Nye has suggested that they " could score on weight over the more powerful Ferrari , BRM , Cooper @-@ Maserati , Eagle @-@ Weslake and Honda in their undeveloped forms , and on sheer ' grunt ' over such interim stop @-@ gap cars as the nimble 2 @-@ litre Climax and BRM V8 @-@ engined Lotus 33s and BRMs . " 
