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, as Formula 1 and sports cars head to Argentina.
1960: Pascal Fabre is born. In profile
1972: Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken win the Buenos Aires 1000kms. Report
1984: Oliver Jarvis is born. In profile
1987: Sam Bird is born. In profile
1953: Bobby Rahal is born. In profile
1958: Eddie Cheever is born. In profile
1971: Derek Bell and Jo Siffert win the Buenos Aires 1000km, as Ignazio Giunti is tragically killed. Report
1923: The great Carroll Shelby is born. In profile
1983: Adrian Sutil, Williams reserve driver, is born. In profile
1985: Toyota’s Kazuki Nakajima is born. In profile
1924: The great Olivier Gendebien is born. In profile
1938: The ‘r’ in March and Arrows, Alan Rees is born. In profile
1962: Five-time Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro is born. In profile
1975: James Hunt’s spin hands reigning champion Emerson Fittipaldi victory in Argentina. Report
1988: Grand Prix winner Piero Taruffi dies at the age of 81. In profile
1968: Ex-Ferrari test driver Gianni Morbidelli is born. In profile
1974: Denny Hulme passes the ailing Brabham of Carlos Reutemann on the final lap to win in Argentina. Report
1980: Alan Jones wins the Argentine Grand Prix. Report
1973: Grand Prix winner turned GT racer Giancarlo Fisichella is born. In profile
1977: Evergreen racer Narain Karthikeyan is born. In profile
1952: David Kennedy is born. In profile
1978: Mario Andretti dominates the Argentine Grand Prix. Report
1981: Graham Whitehead, Peter’s half-brother, dies. 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?
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