The Lotus 25 paved the way for single-seater racing cars today. Lotus founder Colin Chapman was one of the great innovators in F1 history, and he took inspiration from the steel backbone frame of the Elan road car and tried to carry it over into a racing car. That meant stretching the side of the frame, enough to fit a driver, and the 'single-shell' race craft was born. The Lotus 25 was slimmer than the other #F1 cars we had seen in the sport at the time, making it lighter, more agile and less d

Designed by Colin Chapman and driven to #F1 glory by the great Jim Clark, the #Lotus-Climax 25 is a staple in the World Championship's long and storied history. Renowned as one of the series' great Innovators, it made its debut in 1962 and would ultimately go on to secure 14 grand prix victories, 14 pole positions and 18 fastest laps from the 49 races it entered. The 25 has since become a staple at various Goodwood events, including #FOS and the #GoodwoodRevival, and we always love seeing it in

The great Colin Chapman, founder of Team Lotus, was born OTD in 1928. He was the mastermind behind many of #F1's ground-breaking innovations and, alongside a talented group of engineers and drivers, he built a marque that will forever be remembered as one of the world championship's very best. The #Lotus 97T, although built and raced after Chapman's death in 1982, remains one of the marque's greatest cars, and it was incredible to see it complete several hot laps of our historic circuit with Bru

The epic sound of an incredible F1 V8 Cosworth DFV. The gorgeous Lotus Type 72 which won both the constructors and drivers championship in 1972. Reunited a few weeks ago with the legendary Champion Emerson Fittipaldi #🇧🇷 who drove her back then. He must be in his mid 70s. The stuff of dreams. Great vid by @mikelingpilot #f1 #formula1 #motorsport #lotus #speedfanatics #classiccars #drivetastefully #sound #v8 #brazil #carswithoutlimits #weekendvibes #motivation #passion #dreambig #supercars #hyp