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?
This month the team sat down with Richard Attwood, winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1970.
Regular listeners will know how entertaining Richard can be after Ed’s evening with him and David Piper. Nigel also commented afterwards that he has rarely known a racing driver with such incredible recall. For fans of the Porsche 917, Richard’s experiences of the car’s difficult early days and his Le Mans win with Hans Herrmann will be particularly interesting. The historians among you should enjoy this one.
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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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