Thirty-four years ago today Colin Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack.
For some he was the man who changed motor racing forever, the pioneer of ground-breaking car construction and a great motivator of people. For others his legacy is not so pure.
There's only one way to fully appreciate Colin Chapman's ground-breaking designs — from behind the wheel. To mark 65 years since Lotus's World Championship debut, these are our favourite track tests of its legendary Formula 1 cars
A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
Emerson Fittipaldi was back behind the wheel of his beloved Lotus 72 at Hethel in a 50th anniversary celebration event
Hazel Chapman, the wife and co-founder of Lotus with late husband Colin, has died at the age of 94