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'
Thanks for the video. Love seeing and learning about F1 cars from the past. Mid 70s to the mid 80s in particular, my favorite era of F1. I'd like to see more about the retro cars, moreso than present day to be honest. Keep the videos coming 👍
I made a video with a model of this car i built in simpleplanes (plane and car physics simulator) and compared it with and without ground effect! it makes such a difference! Its the first vid on my channel!
If you listen carefully, you will note that he did not claim to have invented it. In any event, can you say with 100% certainty that the Lotus skirts were exactly the same as Hall’s skirts?
