Lotus 72 - Formula One Icon

By: Michael Oliver .

Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillippe's striking wedge-shaped Type 72 Formula 1 car - better known simply as the Lotus 72 - was introduced on April 1st, 1970 as a replacement for the unsuccessful four-wheel-drive Type 63 and the ageing Type 49.Having won five Grand Prix and both the World Drivers and Constructors Championship titles in 1970, the car went through a number of different evolutions to keep it competitive, resulting in a second pair of Championships in 1972 and the Constructors' Championship in 1973. It was still winning races in 1974 and scoring points in 1975! This book tells the definitive story of this striking and extremely successful car from the drawing board to present day, drawing extensively from the people who were closely involved, including drivers, mechanics, team managers as well as rival drivers and designers. The Lotus 72 was driven by some of the great racing drivers of the 1970s such as Rindt, Fittipaldi, Peterson, Hill and Ickx. Lavishly illustrated with more than 450 colour and black-and-white images, most of which have never been previously published.
Also included are full racing records and individual chassis histories for each of the cars built by Team Lotus.

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