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, featuring a hat-trick win for Hill in his birthday week, and Mansell retires twice in one day.
Jackie Stewart leads Jim Clark at Monza in 1965
1948: Jean-Louis Schlesser is born. In profile
1965: ‘That apprentice from Scotland’ wins the Italian Grand Prix, his first GP victory. Report
1993: A hat-trick win for Damon Hill, at Monza. Report
1992: Ayrton Senna wins the Italian Grand Prix, Nigel Mansell retires (twice in one day). Report
Quiet day in the world of motor sport…
1888: Antonio Ascari is born. In profile
2007: Colin McRae dies in a helicopter crash. His 1994 RAC Rally win
1910: Karl Kling, Mercedes man and Alfred Neubauer successor, is born. In profile
1962: Graham Hill drives ‘an immaculate and regular race’ to win at Monza. Report
Stirling Moss, Lotus 18, on the way to his finest victory – Monaco,1961.
1929: Stirling Moss is born. In profile
1960: 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill is born. In profile
1951: Marc Surer is born. In profile
The Marc Surer and David Hobbs-shared BMW M1, 1981 Watkins Glen 6 Hours
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