Is Colin Chapman the greatest motorsport mind in history?
@scottl.15682 жыл бұрын
He's way up on the list...
@DoctorAustin2 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but you can't discount people like Jim Hall and others.
@RobDover2 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly. Paradigm breaking in an era when it was possible to break paradigms (it seems less possible now, with more prescriptive regulations). His untimely death was a great shame, as the sport was robbed of someone capable of leading innovation.
@martingonzalez28506 ай бұрын
Oh, yes.
@orionexplorer3 ай бұрын
Most definitely. If he is not the greatest, then on the short list of those who are. He ALWAYS thought outside of the box.
@apancher2 жыл бұрын
Totally leaving the 49 out, eh? I think the fact that it debuted the Cosworth DFV is reason enough to include it.
@timbrewin92412 жыл бұрын
And the fact it was the first F1 car to use the engine as a fully stressed chassis component.
@morganrees68072 жыл бұрын
Lotus debuted at Indy in '63, and very nearly won - in fact had USAC followed their own rules and black flagged Parnelli Jones for dropping oil, Clark would have won at his first attempt. Finishing 2nd under those circumstances is hardly a failure.
@christophernewman50272 жыл бұрын
What, no 49? Oh, and the Mosquito wasn't a postwar fighter bomber; it first flew in 1940 and served throughout the war.
@paulelverstone86772 жыл бұрын
Chapman was a genius; from racing to engineering to marketing to accounting - he pushed envelopes at every turn. The 72 - if not the greatest F1 car - was certainly the most beautiful imho. The cars tell a great story. And Chapman changed the face of F1 twice. How many engineers could you say that about...
@paulelverstone86772 жыл бұрын
@Jantje Pietje so this is the charge-cooled S4? Esprit is still a dream car for me...
@tonys65384 ай бұрын
The 72 is a great car no doubt but the 49 is to F1 what the Spitfire was to WW2 aviation, a work of art.
@PeterJohnston422 жыл бұрын
Have you missed one? The Lotus 49 was first to run the engine as a stressed member, first to run Ford's legendary DFV and, possibly biggest innovation of all, first to run a sponsor's colours rather than a national livery (Gold Leaf).
@N-Scale2 жыл бұрын
Lotus made some of the most beautiful race cars ever !!!
@morganrees68072 жыл бұрын
In the 56, Chapman had wanted to replace the fuel pump drive shafts, which were hollow, with solid versions. Pratt & Whitney refused on "safety" grounds (thinking of helicoptors, the engine's main application). Late in the race, under a caution yellow, both remaining 56's were suffering overheating of the pumps due to slow running - as soon as the green was waved, and drivers floored the pedal, the shafts sheared, as Chapman had foreseen.
@frankhoward76454 ай бұрын
First time I've heard of Chapman being accused of subtracting lightness.
@morganrees68074 ай бұрын
He suspected what could happen if hollow shafts were retained - and did.
@arditoabdillah65602 жыл бұрын
Lotus 95T and 97T of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Elio de Angelis 😍😍😍
@hooligan10172 жыл бұрын
just to add to this great video Jim Clark is the only person in history to win the Indy 500 and the F1 championship in the same year
@darrenbrailsford68092 жыл бұрын
It’s a tough call. Lotus and Colin Chapman were virtually untouchable in the 60s and 70s. A truly iconic era for team Lotus. The likes of we’ll never see again sadly. The type 79 is the stuff of legend and is I think the most beautiful formula 1 car ever produced.
@christinalloyd95662 жыл бұрын
How could you miss out the Lotus 49!!!!! I suggest you employ some people who actually know something about motorsport.
@user-zq6yz5gf6d10 ай бұрын
The 69 and 49 deserved spots here. 69 was a brilliant f2 car with an amazing sounding BDA engine.
@timford35992 жыл бұрын
@1:05 Truly Iconic photo of Colin Chapman and the Great Jimmy Clark. The "Dynamic Duo" of the 1960's. RIP: Owner/Builder & THE Driver!
@timbrewin92412 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the 49 and 88 should be in this list as well
@PeterJohnston422 жыл бұрын
Didn't Innes Ireland win in a Lotus 18? Indeed, perhaps it was Lotus first F1 win?
@tonys65386 ай бұрын
The ‘67 Lotus 49!
@belvinananda6 ай бұрын
anything lotus built up to '86 is a masterpiece
@hannahmillington57812 жыл бұрын
98T for me, especially with Senna's iconic helmet. Obviously not a great, but achieved what it did because of one man's genius. Back in the day when F1 cars looked different from each other and the driver still had a lot to do with it.
@yiannishayabusaofficial2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME AMAZING VIDEO FANTASTIC SUPERB I LOVE IT
@orionexplorer3 ай бұрын
The only car that I feel you left out was the Lotus 49. It won its first race, so it should at a minimum get an honorable mention.
@liberisempre2 жыл бұрын
GRANDE LOTUS♾️UN GRANDE SALUTO 🇮🇹
@peterconnan56318 ай бұрын
While I agree that the 49 deserves a place on the list, the car I really think should have been included is the humble 7. I know it never one any high-profile championships, but it probably introduced more people to proper motor racing thsn any other car in history.
@garneauweld11002 жыл бұрын
Lotus all the way! - Lotus shall return: It's just a matter of time. The marque is too great to be lost to history.
@altinsilsile3610 ай бұрын
Visually Senna's JPS Lotus Renault 98T was the sexiest F1 car ever built. Unfortunately it doesn't have the accolades of some of its predecessors hence not talked as much. 2nd Camel Lotus Honda 99T 3rd Marlboro McLaren Honda MP4/4 4th JPS Lotus Ford Cosworth DFV 72 5th Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV 006 6th Elf Team Tyrrell Ford Cosworth DFV 003 7th Matra MS120C 8th Marlboro McLaren Honda MP4/5B 9th Benetton BMW B186 10th Renault R.S. 17
@strictlygrey2 жыл бұрын
Lotus Cortina for me, being a tin top lover
@pauli550611 ай бұрын
I miss the Lotus 99T in the hands of Ayrton Senna!?
@TheGnarTube2 жыл бұрын
racing has been a race of drivers until maybe 2000. Now its a race of engineers, with drivers already optimized
@GeneralLee1961.32 жыл бұрын
7:43 My favorite Lotus ❤️
@KayoMichiels2 жыл бұрын
0:17 "Flansgarden"? you mean "Flugplatz"
@trob11734 ай бұрын
BRM could be innovative at times. I'm surprised they passed on what could have been a great opportunity for them.
@noiisserpmii2 жыл бұрын
When i was a kid i always thought the logo was a little lady’s face lol
@Cam-jv7qy5 ай бұрын
Imagine what the f1 World would be if they never banded the 88
@marcwilhelmus13232 жыл бұрын
The Mosquito, a POSTWAR fighter-bomber? Oh dear, oh dear!
@olesrensen5020Ай бұрын
Chapman was a great deesigner - and it wasn’t his life at stake?!
@johncummins28012 жыл бұрын
So many better racing cars built by Lotus not even mentioned in this video.
@mstoops642 жыл бұрын
How can you say at the end of the Lotus 18 segment that it was unbeatable when it lost far more than it won? 🤦🏻
@oldlud89712 жыл бұрын
There should at least be a Cortina on this list, along with the Elite.
@nicolafox57862 жыл бұрын
JPS for me but yes all awsome ❤
@susanhenderson23222 жыл бұрын
Lotus moved to norfolk in the 60s
@scottl.15682 жыл бұрын
FORD!
@111Peter2 жыл бұрын
49
@morganrees68072 жыл бұрын
The Mosquito was NOT a post-war plane!!!!! Too many mistakes in this commentary
@blxtothis Жыл бұрын
“The Mosquito a post-war fighter bomber”, you just spoiled a decent video with a massive mistake there, it flew in WW2 from 1941!
@blxtothis2 жыл бұрын
“The Mosquito, a POST-WAR fighter bomber”, get lost, it served with brilliant effect in the Second World War!!!!!!,
@grabir012 жыл бұрын
For unreliability.
@ricardagottschalk90892 жыл бұрын
Where is Ayrton Sennas Lotus? For me the best looking F1 Car ever.