Why unloved Lotus 76 may be Colin Chapman's most significant car
A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
It’s that time of year again: Formula 1 testing’s over, the driver line-ups are more or less set, a competitive order has started to emerge… and we still don’t really know what’s going to happen. Which means it’s time for the Motor Sport season preview podcast.
So join Nigel Roebuck, Mark Hughes, Damien Smith, Simon Arron and Rob Widdows as they discuss the coming season and try to answer F1’s burning questions. What sort of advantage will Mercedes have? Will the following teams be able to close the gap? How will Ferrari fare and will Sebastian Vettel regain his form of two years ago?
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A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
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