However, this Lotus was important for a second reason. The inner chassis was F1's first carbon fiber monocoque. The lightweight material is common in racing and performance cars today, but it was ...

It's made using components from a JPS F1 car, but not just any random chassis. It has materials from Lotus 98T chassis number 4, driven by Aryton Senna in the 1986 season. As such, the watch is ...

A Lotus F1 car and the truck in which it's transported may both be powered by Renault and share a common JPS livery, but as far as size and performance are concerned, they're at opposite ends of ...

Of all the great innovations to be tested and perfected in motor racing, the advent of aerofoils sprouting from the rear end ...

The 1960s also introduced the Lotus Era to F1. The British Lotus F1 team built a more reliable engine by replacing their car’s traditional spaceframe with an aluminium sheet monocoque chassis.

Still, in its day, it was one of the most influential cars to enter Formula One. The Lotus 49 was unique and innovative with its stressed-member engine, which added to the strength of the chassis ...