The History of the Lotus 72 - The Car That Changed F1

In the 1970s Colin Chapman, Maurice Philippe and Tony Rudd created a car that would change the face of Formula 1 racing forever. It competed in a total of six different seasons from 1970 to 1975, winning 20 races along the way, making it one of the most successful F1 cars of all time. This car was of course the Lotus 72 and here is its story. Following the development and success of the Lotus 25 and 49, Chapman and Philippe needed to create a car that could take advantage of the aerodynamic developments that were rapidly occurring in motorsport. The 72 would be born out of their work. With its low monocoque chassis, massive rear wings and aggressive appearance, the 72 was like nothing the F1 world had seen before. The Lotus 72 first turned a wheel in anger at the Spanish Grand Prix in April 1970, with Jochen Rindt and a young John Miles at the wheel. While things didn’t exactly go according to plan at the car’s first event, the incredible Lotus soon proved it worth. With brilliant drivers such as Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson at the wheel, the 72 would go on to claim 3 Constructors’ titles and two drivers’ championships during its service. Without a doubt the Lotus 72 is one of the most iconic race cars ever built. It would bring about a new era of Formula 1 development and would solidify Lotus as one of the great teams. If you would like to find out more about the car, check out our article on it here - The History of the Lotus 72 - A Formula 1 Revolution - Garage Dreams Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCed8... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Garage-Dream... Website: https://garagedreams.net/ Music (reproduced under license) Track 1 – The History (SerjSalkoffStudio): The History by SerjSalkoffStudio | AudioJungle Track 2 - Inspiring Cinematic Documentary (MetamixMusic): Inspiring Cinematic Documentary ~ Music #156540800 (pond5.com) Track 3 – Documentary Tension Background (MetamixMusic): Documentary Tension Background ~ Stock Music Clip #145493474 (pond5.com) Track 4 - Emotional Cinematic Background (TuneLight): Emotional Cinematic Background ~ Music Loop #56279668 (pond5.com) AdKey:ABGknP2xRVjRye Photo Credits 00:08 – Colin Chapman (1965) - Joost Evers / Anefo; - Nationaal Archief - CCO 00:58 – Fast Speed Racing - pixabay 01:34 - Clark at 1962 Dutch Grand Prix - Nationaal Archief - CC BY-SA 3.0 NL 01:41 - Jim Clark 1965 - Nationaal Archief - CCO 02:07 - Lotus 43 2014 - Patrick Down - Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic 04:03 - Grand Prix 68 Zandvoort training. Graham Hill (nr. 3) - Nationaal Archief - public domain 04:34 – Andretti Mario 1969 0801 Lotus63 - Lothar Spurzem - Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany 04:40 - Lotus-49c - Softeis - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported 07:49 - Rindt and Ickx at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix - Nationaal Archief - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Netherlands 08:46 - Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix - Nationaal Archief - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Netherlands 08:57 - Emerson Fittipaldi – license purchased from alamy 09:25 - Tyrrell 003 driven by Jackie Stewart in 1971 British GP - license purchased from alamy 09:30 - Anefo 924-6616 Jackie Stewart, Zandvoort - Gahetna in het Nationaal Archief - CC0 1.0 Universal 09:40 - 1971 Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72 - Lothar Spurzem - Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Germany 10:37 - Ronnie Peterson 1971 Hockenheim - photosubmission@wikimedia.org - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported 11:37 - Grand Prix 1970 van Nederland voor Formule I wagens , Zandvoort Ronnie Peterson - Nationaal Archief - public domain 11:37 - Emerson Fittipaldi GP74 - Gillfoto - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported 11:37 - Jacky Ickx, Bestanddeelnr - Nationaal Archief - public domain 11:54 - Lotus 76 - Daniel Herrick LBIPP - Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic 12:38 - Ronnie P JPS Lotus - Gillfoto - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported