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The Lotus 91 was the basis for the Lotus 92 - which pioneered active suspension in Formula 1. This suspension was revolutionary, using an on-board system to control the ride height and behaviour of the suspension, thus the Lotus 92 was the first car to be fitted with active suspension. The system was partially controlled by computers but at ...
The Lotus 25 was the first monocoque chassis in F1, the 49 was the first car of note to use the engine as a stressed member, the Lotus 56 Indycar was powered by a gas turbine engine and was fitted with four-wheel drive, the Lotus 63 was the first mid-engined F1 car to race with four-wheel drive, and the 72 broke new ground in aerodynamics.
The Lotus E21 [8] is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Lotus F1 team for use in the 2013 championship. [1] The chassis was designed by James Allison , Nick Chester , Martin Tolliday and Dirk de Beer with Renault supplying the team's engines.
The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was one of the first F1 cars to use a stressed member engine combined with a monocoque to reduce weight, after BRM, with other teams adopting the concept after its success. [ 5 ]
The Lotus 56 was a gas turbine-powered four-wheel-driven racing car, designed by Maurice Philippe as Team Lotus's STP-backed entry in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. All three cars entered and retired from the race with Joe Leonard 's car expiring while leading just eight laps from the finish.
The collection—reportedly worth about $400 million—includes the first Ferrari to win an F1 race and other iconic machines. Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Is Selling All His Prized Race Cars ...
The Lotus 78 was a Formula One racing car used in the 1977 and 1978 seasons. It was designed by Peter Wright , Colin Chapman , Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd , and was the first ground effect car in Formula One.
The Lotus 93T was a Formula One car with which the Team Lotus participated the first part of the F1 championship in 1983. It was the first Lotus car to use the Renault Gordini EF1 turbo engine and was the last F1 car designed by team founder Colin Chapman .