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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?
April's podcast with Ben Edwards
F1
- Last updated: September 19th 2019
Ben Edwards had been commentating for the British Touring Car Championship for nearly 10 years when he got the call from the BBC in November 2011. He’s now the lead commentator for the BBC’s F1 coverage in 2012 and we decided to pick his brains about what it’s like behind the microphone, next to David Coulthard, and what he thinks of the season so far. We’ve asked him plenty of your questions so enjoy… As always, let us know what you think.
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