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• Lotus_80 abstract "The Lotus 80 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in 1979. The car, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Peter Wright and Tony Rudd was an attempt to take ground effect as far as possible.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. An additional ground effect system was built into the nose, in an effort to turn the whole chassis into an aerodynamic device. 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. The 80 also would not need wings due to the massive downforce. Chapman approved the idea at once.The car appeared resplendent in British racing green, since John Player Special had pulled out of F1. The car featured 'coke bottle' sidepods, something that would become familiar in the 1980s. However, a serious problem was encountered during testing. Mario Andretti reported that at speed the car behaved very well, but in braking and cornering, where speeds were lower, the car lost downforce alarmingly then regained it unexpectedly. It was discovered the car was generating too much downforce for the driver to cope with. The problem was twofold: firstly, the ground effect's low pressure area under the car was moving around with the car's centre of gravity. The phenomenon was known as porpoising, as the car appeared to be lifting and squatting at different speeds, causing it to lurch violently through corners. Secondly, the slightest difference in track ride height including off cambered corners, kerbs, etc. affected the undercar pressure hugely. The team experimented by fitting the car with wings, but this had little effect on the way the car behaved. Andretti persevered with the car, but his new team mate Carlos Reutemann refused to drive it and stayed with the Lotus 79.Chapman eventually had to admit the 80 was not the wondercar he had planned, and after a reasonable third place for Andretti in the 1979 Spanish Grand Prix, the problems with the Lotus 80 became obvious in Belgium and Monaco. The Lotus 79 was modified and pressed back into service.It was a massive setback for the team, and for the car which had appeared so promising, however Chapman persevered with the concept of a full length ground effect chassis in the Lotus 88.".
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• Lotus_80 carName "Lotus 80".
• Lotus_80 category Formula_One.
• Lotus_80 chassis Aluminium.
• Lotus_80 chassis Monocoque.
• Lotus_80 configuration "90".
• Lotus_80 consChamp "0".
• Lotus_80 constructor Team_Lotus.
• Lotus_80 debut "1979".
• Lotus_80 designer Colin_Chapman.
• Lotus_80 designer Tony_Rudd.
• Lotus_80 designer Martin_Ogilvie.
• Lotus_80 designer Peter_Wright_(racing_car_designer).
• Lotus_80 drivers "1".
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• Lotus_80 engineName Cosworth_DFV.
• Lotus_80 engineName Ford_Motor_Company.
• Lotus_80 enginePosition Longitudinal_engine.
• Lotus_80 enginePosition Mid-engine_design.
• Lotus_80 fastestLaps "0".
• Lotus_80 frontSuspension "Lower wishbone and upper rocker-arms, with inboard coilover spring / damper units".
• Lotus_80 fuel Essex_Oil.
• Lotus_80 gearboxName "Lotus / Hewland FGA400".
• Lotus_80 gears "5".
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• Lotus_80 successor "81".
• Lotus_80 team Martini_Racing.
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• Lotus_80 track "Front:".
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• Lotus_80 na Naturally_aspirated_engine.
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• Lotus_80 wcResultsOnly "Y".
• Lotus_80 wins "0".
• Lotus_80 subject Category:1979_Formula_One_season_cars.
• Lotus_80 subject Category:Lotus_Formula_One_cars.
• Lotus_80 comment "The Lotus 80 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in 1979. The car, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Peter Wright and Tony Rudd was an attempt to take ground effect as far as possible.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.".
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