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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…

3 days ago

More than just a milestone win for Fittipaldi and Lotus

Just a month after Lotus had suffered the tragic loss of Jochen Rindt at Monza, the team's spirits were lifted…

3 months ago

Jim Clark's milestone triumph for Formula 1

Fifty-seven years ago today at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Jim Clark and Lotus offered Ford and its…

7 months ago

A Lotus blossoms in Monaco for the very first time

Colin Chapman's Team Lotus entered Grand Prix racing on this day in 1958, fielding a pair of Climax-powered Lotus 12s…

7 months ago

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…

11 months ago

Grosjean 'should have been a race winner in F1' says Boullier

Former Renault and Lotus team boss Eric Boullier says that Romain Grosjean should have won multiple Grands Prix during his…

4 years ago

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

A first-time first for Senna

It was on April 21, 1985 that Ayrton Senna claimed his first Formula 1 career win, after emerging victorious in…

7 years ago

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

Lotus F1 endeavour not a failure, says Gerard Lopez

Luxembourg entrepreneur and former Lotus F1 co-owner Gerard Lopez believes that in hindsight, his involvement in F1 was 'not a…

8 years ago

Video: Nakajima flying around the Österreichring!

We're always suckers for a boost of good old fashioned Formula 1. And boost is what it was all about…

8 years ago

An iconic design suited for legendary drivers

Colin Chapman's Lotus 49 won on its debut with Jim Clark at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, and took Graham…

8 years ago