F1
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?
Gallery: F1 drivers at Indy
Looking back on when Formula 1 racers took time out for Indy
Ascari missed the Swiss GP for a tilt at Indy in 1952
The post-F1 career of Guiseppe Farina included an Indy 500 appearance in 1956
Juan Manuel Fangio in 1958
Fangio practiced but never raced
In 1961, Jack Brabham contested both the Indy 500 and Monaco GP
Jim Clark in the pits in 1963, when he finished as runner-up
Victory came in his most incredible season, 1965
Stewart’s near miss of 1966 – leading until retiring in the closing stages…
…leaving Graham Hill to take the spoils
Dan Gurney made nine Indy 500 appearances
Jochen Rindt failed to qualify twice
500 pole-winner Peter Revson missed the Monaco GP for Indy in 1972
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