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 from the Archive and Database, as Michael Schumacher wins his maiden world title and the turbo era comes to a close.
1956: Jonathan Palmer is born. In profile
1933: Two-time Grand Prix podium-finisher Peter Arundell is born. In profile
1985: Masten Gregory, winner of the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jochen Rindt, dies aged 53. In profile
1992: Gerhard Berger gives Honda a winning farewell in Australia. Report
A quiet day in motor sport…
1934: Lucien Bianchi is born. In profile
1965: Eddie Irvine is born. In profile
1989: 2015 World Endurance Championship winner Brendon Hartley is born. In profile
1926: Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to start a Grand Prix, is born. In profile
1937: Vittorio ‘The Monza Gorllia’ Brambilla is born. In profile
1946: Sports car great Al Holbert is born. In profile
1967: Indy star Gil de Ferran is born. In profile
1916: Specials builder Paul Emery is born. In profile
1945: George Eaton is born. In profile
1967: Jim Clark leads a Lotus 1-2 in the non-championship Spanish Grand Prix, as Jarama trial-runs its Grand Prix. Report
George Eaton, BRM P154, contesting the Watkins Glen round of Can-Am in 1970
1945: Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese star who set fastest lap in the Japanese Grand Prix of 1976, is born. In profile
1988: The turbo era comes to an end in Australia, with a 10th 1-2 of the season for McLaren. Report
1994: Michael Schumacher wins his first world title amid controversy, while Nigel Mansell takes victory. Report
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