Download andretti driving12/26/2023 ![]() This allowed a smaller rear wing to be used, lowering drag. As a result, the rear suspension was also redesigned to allow the air to exit the rear more cleanly than on its predecessor. This was achieved by extending the rear bodywork to a point inside the rear wheel suspension system, allowing the underside to extend further back, instead of ending abruptly in front of the rear wheels as on the 78. The undercar pressure problems in the 78 were resolved with the 79, with further design work on the venturi tunnels under the car, which allowed the low pressure area to be evenly spaced along the whole of the underside. The Lotus 79's ground effects aerodynamics were pioneered in its immediate predecessor, the Lotus 78. Lotus 79 at the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed After Rubens Barrichello drove the 79 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2000, he spoke of its "phenomenal grip and traction", and stated that "it felt like a modern Grand Prix car". The 79 is credited with pushing Formula One into the modern aerodynamics era. Over the span of its lifetime, the Lotus 79 took 7 wins, 10 pole positions, 121 points and won the last drivers' and constructors' world championships for Lotus. The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effects aerodynamics. ![]() ![]() The Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd, Tony Southgate and Peter Wright of Lotus. Parallel top links, lower wishbones, twin radius arms, outboard spring/ damper.įord- Cosworth DFV, 2993cc V8, naturally aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally-mounted Ronnie Peterson driving the 79 at Brands Hatch during the 1978 British Grand Prix ![]()
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