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The car appeared resplendent in British racing green, since John Player Special had pulled out of F1.

The 80 also would not need wings due to the massive downforce.

In theory this would create a tremendous amount of downforce, so the chassis would have to be built to be more structurally rigid than that of the Lotus 79. An additional ground effect system was built into the nose, in an effort to turn the whole chassis into an aerodynamic device. Ogilvie and Rudd reasoned that to take a further step ahead of the competition, the new car should be designed as one huge ground effect system, starting just behind the nose and extending all the way to the back of the car beyond the rear wheels.

The car, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Peter Wright and Tony Rudd, was an attempt to take ground effect as far as possible. The Lotus 80 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in 1979. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer toįormula One World Championship Grands Prix only. Lower wishbone and upper rocker-arms, with inboard coilover spring / damper unitsįord- Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8 NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted

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