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LOTUS – FORD COSWORTH 72

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HISTORY

The Lotus – Ford Cosworth 72 with engine is a car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe. The British car had structural innovations, such as radiators on the sides of the car and no longer on the nose, the brakes mounted inside the car and not on the wheels and the air intake for the engine mounted above the rider’s head.

With the driving Jochen Rindt the won the Lotus – Ford Cosworth 72 F1 World Championship in 1970. The Austrian rider could not celebrate the title conquest due to the fatal accident during the races GP of Italy. He won four consecutive races, Holland, France, Great Britain and Germany, and this made him maintain a points advantage over Jackie Ickx, which he could not reach with the Ferrari 312B, thanks to the victory of his substitute Emerson Fittipaldi in the GP of the States United which took away important points for the Belgian rider’s comeback.

CHASSIS

Lotus 72
Designed: Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe
aluminium monocoque with fully stressed engine
Length: 4191 mm
Width: 1880 mm
Height: 1168 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, torsion bar springs, dampers
Suspension rear: Double wishbones, torsion bar springs, dampers
Brakes: ventilated discs, all round, mounted in-board
Tyres: Firestone

ENGINE

Ford Cosworth DFV 90° V8 2993 cc
Power: 328 kw
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Hewland DG 300 five speed Manual
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank capacity: 75 litres

RESULT

Winner Formula 1 World Champion 1970 with driver Jochen Rindt
GP winner: GP of Holland 1970, GP of France 1970, GP of Great Britain 1970, GP of Germany 1970
Tenth in the Formula 1 World Champion 1970 with driver Emerson Fittipaldi
GP winner: GP of USA 1970