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?
For the cover story of the December issue of Motor Sport we managed to get Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey into two of his cars.
Here’s the film of our day at Silverstone with the Leyton House CG901 and Red Bull RB6. David Coulthard – who took 10 of his 13 Grand Prix victories at the wheel of Newey-designed cars – takes us through proceedings and waits with hang-wringing team principal Christian Horner while one his team’s most precious assets hares around in an F1 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?
Finishing sixth in the Bahrain Grand Prix with broken wrists and a fractured toe, Lance Stroll is the latest racer to block out torturous pain rather than miss a race. Here are some of the most incredible stories
The hot pursuit of keeping up with Red Bull is causing serious headaches for Mercedes and Ferrari, with Aston Martin remaining realistic
Williams was the second-most improved F1 team at the Bahrain GP, with Alex Albon scoring a point. But new team principal James Vowles says that it will take years to break into the midfield fight, as he overcomes the legacy left by seasons of struggle