Lotus 49
The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was one of the first F1 cars to use a stressed member engine combined with a monocoque to reduce weight, after BRM, with other teams adopting the concept after its success. An iteration of it, the 49B, adopted, after Ferrari, the use of strutted aerofoils to generate downforce. Jim Clark won on the car's debut, in 1967 Formula One season, 1967, and it would also provide him with the last win of his career, in 1968 Formula One season, 1968. Graham Hill went on to win that year's title and the car continued winning races until 1970 Formula One season, 1970. Concept After a difficult first year for Team Lotus, Lotus in the three-litre formula using the heavy and unreliable BRM H16 engine, Chapman and Philippe went back to the drawing board and came up with a design that was both back to basics and forward-thinking. Taking inspiration from earlier designs, particularly ...
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