How Lotus Revolutionized Formula 1 With 'Ground Effect
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Back in the days of August 2022, when the deer and the antelope played and the skies were not cloudy all day (seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it!), David and I met at the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca Raceway. As we were walking around the garages, we came across the Team Lotus […]
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