The Lotus 91 was a car used by the English team Lotus in the 1982 Formula One season, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd.

2016年3月15日 · When the Lotus 91 was traveling at 160 mph, it made more than 2500 pounds of downforce. Weighing only 1290 pounds, that meant it could theoretically drive upside down and would stick to the ...

2010年6月23日 · The Lotus 91 was a car used by the English team Lotus in the 1982 Formula One season, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd. After several uncompetitive seasons with experimental or mediocre cars, Colin Chapman went back to basics and designed the graceful Lotus 91, based in part on the Williams FW07 and Lotus' own 88 …

The Lotus 91 was the last car produced by the team under the eye of founder Colin Chapman, though its design was handled by Peter Wright (chief engineer) and Martin Ogilvie (aerodynamics). It succeeded the 87B, which the team used for the opening races of 1982, and its part-carbon fibre construction allowed for a useful weight saving.

The Lotus 91 was a car used by Lotus in the 1982 Formula One season, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd. During the winter of 1981/2 the Type 87 design evolved into the Type 91. Fitted with a cleaner body, it was lighter still; the composite tub, for example, only weighed 18 kg.

2012年1月4日 · After successfully introducing 'ground effect' aerodynamics to Formula 1 with Mario Andretti's 1978 World Championship as the absolute highlight, Lotus quickly lost ground. It already went horribly wrong for the British team in the 1979 when the extreme Type 80 turned out to be a step too far.

The Lotus 91 was a car used by the English team Lotus in the 1982 Formula One season, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd. After several uncompetitive seasons with experimental or uncompetitive cars, Colin Chapman went back to basics and designed the Lotus 91, based in part...

During the 1982 season, a Type 91 driven by Elio de Angelis won the Austrian Grand Prix in August. Elio would finish the season with 23 points in 9th place, having finished in 4th place on three occasions along with a pair of 5th place finishes. Part of the car's Achilles heel was its lack of power from the naturally aspirated engine.