Lotus 79 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd, Tony Southgate and Peter Wright of Lotus. The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effects aerodynamics.
Lotus 88 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lotus 88 is an innovative Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman, Peter Wright, Tony Rudd and Martin Ogilvie of Lotus in an effort to maximise the downforce produced by ground effect.
Lotus 78 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lotus 78 was a Formula One racing car used in the 1977 and 1978 seasons. It was designed by Peter Wright, Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd, and was the first ground effect car in Formula One.
Lotus Type 79 - Lotus Cars Media Site
WEBThe black and gold Type 79 is the car in which Mario Andretti and Lotus won the 1978 Formula 1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships respectively.
Lotus 78: The revolutionary car that changed Formula 1 forever
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Let us tell you the story of the incredible Lotus 78, the car that changed this sport forever. Engineers Peter Wright and Tony Rudd were studying car aerodynamics in the 1960s and trying to...
Lotus 78: the car that started F1's ground-effect revolution
WEBJul 19, 2016 · Thirty years ago, the motor sport world tilted on its axis. In one of the rare instances of technological step change, Team Lotus developed ground effect aerodynamics and with the Type 78 ‘wing car’ jolted itself from the arctic latitudes of the previous two seasons to the equatorial sunshine of five wins, second in the constructors ...
Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBJan 13, 2020 · This new concept in racing-car design found its pioneering expression in the Lotus 78 of 1977 followed by World Championship domination in the more sophisticated – and more truly wing car – Lotus 79 of 1978.
Racing Icons // The Lotus 78 - Motorsport Plus
WEBJan 7, 2023 · We take a look at some of the racing cars and people that have shaped motorsport today. The Lotus 78, also known as the “Wing Car,” was developed by the Lotus team in 1977. It was the successor to the Lotus 77, which had been a disappointment for the team during the 1976 championship season.
The Last F1 Car to Carry an American to Victory - Road & Track
WEBDec 31, 2018 · With no timeline on when Andretti might welcome a new American to the exclusive club, reveling in all he and the Lotus 79 gave us—a car that transformed racing through its high-downforce...
Lotus Type 79 – Restoring an Icon - Sports Car Digest
WEBJan 21, 2011 · A close look at the Lotus Type 79, with a focus on the type's history as well as the restoration of one of these classic F1 machines.