Colin Chapman

Team Lotus throws in the towelTeam Lotus throws in the towel

Team Lotus throws in the towel

During its heyday in F1, Colin Chapman's Team Lotus was arguably the only outfit in the sport whose notoriety practically…

4 months ago
Remembering Colin Chapman, F1's great innovatorRemembering Colin Chapman, F1's great innovator

Remembering Colin Chapman, F1's great innovator

Lotus team boss Colin Chapman passed away on this day in 1982, the legendary Briton suffering a fatal heart attack…

5 months ago
Colin Chapman, F1's greatest pioneerColin Chapman, F1's greatest pioneer

Colin Chapman, F1's greatest pioneer

Entrepreneur, car designer, engineer, pioneer and Lotus team founder Colin Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack on December 16, 1982…

6 years ago
Chapman's last great innovationChapman's last great innovation

Chapman's last great innovation

As teams mull a return of active suspension to F1, let's look back at Colin Chapman's last great innovation, the…

8 years ago
Breakfast with ... Ralph BellamyBreakfast with ... Ralph Bellamy

Breakfast with ... Ralph Bellamy

You can run but you can’t hide: Eric Silbermann tracks down interesting people and forces them to have breakfast with…

9 years ago
Legendary car, legendary driverLegendary car, legendary driver

Legendary car, legendary driver

Born on this day 80 years ago was the great Jim Clark. A two-time F1 world champion (1963 and 1965),…

9 years ago