December 2003 Lotus 72—Formula One Icon By Michael Oliver In the current era of Formula One, today’s frontrunners will be fodder for the back of the grid in just a few short months. As such, it seems all the more amazing that in the early ’70s, a racecar like the Lotus 72 could be competitive for more than 5 years! Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillippe’s striking wedge-shaped Lotus 72 was first introduced in 1970 as a replacement for their unsuccessful…
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