The Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman and a team at Lotus that included Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd, Tony Southgate and Peter Wright. It was the first Formula One car to take full advantage of ground effect aerodynamics, developing the venturi tunnels of its predecessor the Lotus 78, and it was almost unbeatable in the 1978 season. Over its life it took 7 wins, 10 pole positions and 121 points, and won the last drivers and constructors world championships for Lotus. It was powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV, built of sheet aluminium honeycomb, and was the first Formula One car designed with computer aids. Five chassis were built, and Rubens Barrichello said in 2000 that it felt like a modern Grand Prix car.
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