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 week in motor sport sees Formula 1 in New Zealand for the Tasman series and a birthday for a triple world champion.
1957: Beppe Gabbiani is born. In profile
1954: Christian Lautenschlager (top), double French Grand Prix winner, dies aged 76. In profile
1969: Michael Schumacher in born. In profile
1938: Keith Greene is born. In profile
2014: Engine builder and handy racer Brian Hart dies aged 77. In profile
2015: Jean-Pierre Beltoise dies aged 77. In profile
1968: Chris Amon wins the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe. Report
1980: Raymond Mays dies at the age of 80. In profile
1939: One-time Grand Prix starter Brausch Niemann is born. In profile
1946: Mike Wilds, who is still found racing in the UK, is born. In profile
1964: Reg Parnell dies following an appendix operation. In profile
1985: Lewis Hamilton is born. In profile
2002: Sometime race Geoffrey Crossley dies following a stroke, aged 80. In profile
1958: John Duff, Le Mans winner, dies in a horse riding accident aged 62. In profile
1966: Graham Hill wins the New Zealand Grand Prix. Report
1981: Le Mans winning journalist Sammy Davis dies the day before his 94th birthday. In profile
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