The Lotus 97T was a Formula One racing car designed by Gérard Ducarouge and built by Team Lotus for the 1985 Formula One World Championship, a development of the 95T of the year before. It was powered by a turbocharged 1.5 litre Renault EF15B V6 and ran on Goodyear tyres, and it borrowed aerodynamic ideas from the abandoned Lotus 96T Indycar project, including an early form of bargeboards. Ayrton Senna joined from Toleman to partner Elio de Angelis. The car took eight pole positions and three wins, two for Senna in Portugal and Belgium and one for de Angelis at San Marino, and Lotus finished fourth in the constructors championship. It handled well, especially on tight street circuits, but the engine suffered from unreliability and heavy fuel consumption.
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The Lotus 97T was a Formula One racing car
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powered by the turbocharged 1.5-litre Renault EF15B V6 engine
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