This milestone of a F 1 car is a unmatched unit with one man: JIM CLARK - By far the greatest driver ever - no doubt. He is and was "The Best of the Best" (Fangio and Senna about Clark). No other driver in history until today was so superior as Clark - No other driver as so much "Grand Slam" - Pole/Win/Fastest Lap/Leading every lap of the race - like him. And all that from just 72 starts... ! This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain with only one hand at the wheel (!) because of gearbox trouble...One, who takes back a complete lap (!) in Monza and back into the lead... One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....One who won Indy by 2 whole (!) laps...For eternity and by lightyears unmatched in the sport. That`s just four examples of his mesmeric unique genius...
The Lotus 25 was the "Spitfire" of its day. A British work of art that was functional as well as beautiful. Later, the Cosworth DFV engine would be the Rolls-Royce, Merlin of Grand Prix racing. The British at their best.
If only Great Britain could rediscover its spirit. Its imperial age caused immense suffering, yet it also spurred numerous innovations that advanced human civilization.
Of course the success of the 25 was guaranteed by Enzo firing his most gifted engineers between the 61-2 season with an abysmal outcome resulting. Still, the Lotus 25 is my personal icon of F1 near perfection!
