Table of Contents

Introduction & Acknowledgements1. Background2. Change of Direction3. High Torque Racer: the Coventry Climax FPF Racing Engine4. 1960 Formula 1 Season - Great Expectations5. 1960 Formula 2 Season - Promise Unfulfilled6. 1961 Formula 1 Season - Against the Odds7. 1961 Inter-Continental Season - a Damp Squib8. 1962 Formula 1 Season - Second Division9. 1963-66 Formula 1 Seasons - The End of the Road...and Beyond10. Analyses and Statistics11. Variations on a ThemeAppendices:I Lotus 18 Chassis by ChassisII Lotus 18 Race Record by ChassisIII Lotus 18 DriversIV Lotus 18 Teams/Private Entrants

About the Author

Mark Whitelock's enthusiasm for motor sport started in 1957, when his father took him to Goodwood. On Easter Monday 1960, he was at Goodwood again, cheering Innes Ireland and the Lotus 18 to victory over Stirling Moss, giving him a special affinity with both that car, and that driver.By the early '90s, disillusioned with contemporary Grand Prix racing, Mark turned his attention to historic racing and cars, and become an early supporter of the return of motor sport to the Goodwood circuit.Mark retired from a career in banking in 1999, and took up writing for pleasure.

Reviews

the book is a well crafted history of a significant car in the development of Grand Prix racing ... It's a good book www.silhouet.com In short, a must-have for fans of classic Formula 1 sport! ... a precious book. Klassiek & Techniek both an invaluable resource for the Grand Prix fanatic and an excellent glimpse into what many call the "Golden Era" of Formula 1. Petrolicious This book deserves a place on the book shelf of any Lotus enthusiast Historic Lotus Register this is a brilliant book for motorsport fans Auto Express [A] comprehensive and superbly produced history ... required reading for not only historians but for all followers of the Lotus marque. Speedscene The book is a delight to read ... definitely something to put on your "wanted" list. Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar Lotus aficionados will clearly want to buy this book but its appeal goes deeper than that with much of interest to those who are of an age to remember the cars in period VSCC Bulletin this is a must have for everyone keen too know more about the early days of Lotus racing. Club Lotus News this book will appeal to the true Lotus aficionando Historic Racing Technology this is a very good addition to any Lotus Library. Classic driver (monthly) Complete with photographs in both monchrome and colour, as well as detailed engineering diagrams, this is a text fit for a car that occupied a pivotal moment in F1 history and influenced future designs, too. Motorsport News Produced in the later (1963) Team Lotus livery of green and yellow, this is an attractive and informative book, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the rise of British constructors, and Lotus in particular, to the pinnacle of motor racing. BRDC Bulletin