This one-of-a-kind car is chassis number 353, which was raced by Lotus in both F1 and F2 for eight races between 1957 and 1959. Its official debut was during a non-championship race at Silverstone.

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 ...

Chris MacAllister insists that he had no idea that his car might win an award at the 30th Amelia Concours d’Elegance, much ...

The full trailer for this summer's F1 movie revealed more about the Brad Pitt film, and confirmed the real-life inspiration behind a key part of the plot: Lotus F1 driver Martin Donnelly's terrifying ...

Lotus is reviving its racing team and announced the relaunch of Team Lotus during the 75th anniversary year of Formula 1.

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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.

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In the GT4 category, the "production gene" regulations are quite strict, requiring participating vehicles to have an annual production volume exceeding 300 units while allowing only basic racing ...

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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 ...