Lotus are racing in green and yellow in 2010, as Team Lotus did in the 1960s before adopting the black and gold of a cigarette sponsor in the 1970s. The cars belong to Classic Team Lotus customers and the Chapman Family Collection. In a move that is certain to excite Lotus fans and followers of Formula One™ around the world, Lotus Racing has announced this morning that its cars will be running in a black and gold colour scheme from the 2011 Championship onwards. The Lotus Exige S Type 72 is finished in black with gold detailing, mimicking the celebrated John Player Special livery of the Lotus 72 F1 car. Lotus Exige S Type 72 (click to enlarge) Lotus is commemorating one of its most famous F1 cars with a special edition of its Exige S road car. It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the first look at a 2019 Formula 1 livery, with Haas unveiling their new look for the forthcoming season. Technical illustrator Giorgio Piola joins Tony Southgate and Jake Boxall-Legge to talk about the design of the Lotus 79, one the cars that tamed physics to create the 'ground effect' Formula 1. This move echoes the evolution of Lotus Formula One™ cars of the past […] Lotus Racing is to return to its iconic black and gold livery for the 2011 season. F1. It is the greatest ever gathering of Black & Gold, from Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson to Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna. Lotus will revive its historic black and gold colours for the livery of its 2011 car. After first breaking with tradition when they ditched their green colour scheme for the red and gold in 1968, Team Lotus decided to make their black and gold cars a regular theme in 1972 – in the colours of Imperial Tobacco’s new John Player Special brand – … When you think of black and gold F1 cars your mind instantly leaps to Lotus. Always loved the “Special” liveries… Something about the black and gold, on those classic F1 cars really just makes it a timeless livery, since it was implemented until Lotus’ disbandment. Whether its the original John Player Special-liveried cars or the more recent rendition in the 2010s, it’s an iconic colour combination, and one which will return to the grid in 2019 courtesy of Haas.. It’s so iconic, in fact, that in 2011 there could have been two teams on the grid running a JPS tribute livery. The team employed the colours predominantly from 1972 through to … For those, like yours truly, who grew up watching F1 racing in the late 1970s and the 1980s, the Lotus racers, draped in the classic black and gold … To mark the occasion, 15 JPS Team Lotus F1 cars were lined up outside the new Classic Team Lotus workshop at Hethel. The Lotus team will race in a black and gold colour scheme next season in a move that echoes the changing face of the historic Team Lotus. This move echoes the evolution of Lotus Formula One™ cars of the past […] Johnny has a degree in Art History, and in the black-and-gold era he co-ran the John Player Team Lotus press office, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson, Jacky Ickx and of course Colin Chapman, trumpeting the fortunes of JPS-Lotus and Player’s sponsored events around the world.