Photo Gallery «Lotus 72 - the wedge that changed Formula 1»
With the Lotus 72, Colin Chapman surprised the competition on the left foot. Wedge-shaped and with better aerodynamics, the monoposto showed the direction in which development had to go. Although not all of the ideas that were designed into it worked straight away, after a maturing phase, the monoposto went on to achieve 20 Grand Prix victories and two world championship titles. This report analyzes the F1 technology of the time and shows a picture of the only early Lotus 72 that has survived largely in its original condition.
The ex-Jochen-Rindt-Lotus 72 is pursued by a horde of wild Vespas...
© Daniel Reinhard, 2011
Lotus 72 (1971) - at the Bergsprint Altbüron 2011
© Bruno von Rotz, 2011
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