Lotus 88 Formula 1 Grand Prix Car Explained 

+Carlos Roncajolo was a pleasure

+Adam Baldwin Thanks a lot. Appreciate it

The cars back then, especially the Cosworth powered ones were under the weight limit, so adding springs would not be an issue

essjay81 Very nice.

+Sean Ryan I find the 88 and the 25 were Chapman's best ideas

+ObviusRetard Yeh it was funny how money could buy success ,but an idea cant .Same today money talks

ObviusRetard No. The Lotus 88 was banned because it was deemed to be using suspension mounted aerofoils which had been banned since 1968.

The cockpit / monocoque are connected to the softer section for one simple reason - ease the vibrations and handling for the driver. The outer wing chassis is connected to the hard springs because ground effects require minimal movement to avoid porpoising. In the video above, the guys were pushing the outer hard section down

@@kovolff It's actually the other way around. The regular suspensions are attached to the carbon monocoque just like any other cars as you see in any photos of a 88. In the video that I posted the link for, as the aero body is pushed down, the secondary softer-sprung 'suspension' is moving, not the main suspensions. You cannot easily do that with the regular suspensions in any F1 car. A such, Chapman's intension was related more to clearing the skirt regulation in 1981. As the load of air pushes the aero section down, the skirt seals and creates more downforce.

@@ahsoc6981 You are correct. Any recourse to an 88 tech manual explains it in detail.

Amen