Colin Chapman

...to reduce costs," he said. "Really over the last 10 years it had become a spending competition. "Lotus and [founder] Colin Chapman were about engineering innovation. I think it is the right moment for Lotus to be coming back because...

In this article: Lotus, Team Lotus, McLaren, Toyota, Proton, Ferrari, and Air Asia

...at Lotus. Clark had begun his F1 career with the team from Norfolk, won two world championships and had a close relationship with Colin Chapman, the team's founder. "Lotus was the team to be with at the time, no question," recalls Stewart. "I...

In this article: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Ross Brawn, and Ferrari

...likened the dilemma facing Button to that which had faced him in 1965 when he turned down an offer from the legendary Lotus team owner, Colin Chapman, to partner his fellow Scot Jim Clark in the team. "Then I felt that Jimmy just had his feet...

In this article: Ross Brawn, Jackie Stewart, McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Niki Lauda, Dyslexia, Lotus, and Stirling Moss

...stress how light the GTS is. We're all about light weight here at Autopia, something we chalk up to having had too much exposure to Colin Chapman at an early age. The M3 GTS tips the scales at less than 1,500 klograms (3,300 pounds), which...

In this article: BMW, E mail, Titanium, Wired.com, and Carbon

...so to speak, we will now have, Manor, Lotus (at least in name only, as this incarnation has little to do with the team that gave us Colin Chapman, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna to name but a few,) USF1 and Campos Meta. "Can we claim that it's...

In this article: Ferrari, Formula 1, Agatha Christie, Toyota, Renault, BMW, Honda, Lotus, and Ayrton Senna

...and this morning Toyota announced their retirements. In exchange, if one could call it that, Manor, Lotus (because of the team of Colin Chapman, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna, to name a few, there is hardly more than the name), USF1 and...

In this article: Ferrari, Formula One, Toyota, Agatha Christie, Maranello, Bernie Ecclestone, Bridgestone, Honda, and Lotus

...a bare bones car - small, compact and extremely lightweight - that completely embodied the design philosophy of its creator, Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus Cars. Its popularity soared when the British spy series "The Prisoner" cast the...

In this article: Caterham Cars, Lotus Seven, Caterham, Lotus, Lotus Cars, Lotus, and The Prisoner

...that happen. With all his talk cars that are easy to drive with good performance and very good fuel economy, he sounds more like Colin Chapman than some hair-shirted environmentalist. If you're not yet registered with Wired.com, join now so...

In this article: Honda, NSX, Wired.com, CR-Z, Ayrton Senna, and Toyota

This most communicative of sports cars is a little gem. Price for a good one: GBP33,000 Colin Chapman's finest hour in terms of road cars, although the glass-fibre monocoque Elite was also a successful competition car. Penned by City...

In this article: Lotus Elite, Lotus, Frank Costin, Coventry Climax, and Jim Clark

...seven Formula One constructors' titles and six drivers' crowns between 1963 and 1978 under the inspirational leadership of the late Colin Chapman, one of the most innovative engineers in the sport. Chapman died of a heart attack in 1982 and...

In this article: Lotus, BMW, Malaysia, Formula One, Lotus Cars, Tony Fernandes, and Lotus F1