Lotus 99T

The Lotus 99T is a Formula One car designed by Gérard Ducarouge for Lotus in the 1987 Formula One World Championship. After Renault withdrew, Lotus signed a deal for Honda turbocharged 1.5 litre engines, using the previous year's RA166E, and took on Honda test driver Satoru Nakajima beside Ayrton Senna, with the black and gold of John Player replaced by the yellow and blue of Camel. It was the second Lotus chassis with electronic active suspension, which added about 25 kilograms and cost the engine roughly five percent of its power. Senna won at Monaco and Detroit, took six more podiums and finished third in the drivers and constructors championships; Detroit was the last Grand Prix win for the team. It became the 100T for 1988.