Lotus Cosworth 79 Mario Andretti 1978 F 1 World Champion - Belgium Grand Prix
This limit edition art
print represents the Lotus Cosworth 79 in its livery at the Belgium Grand Prix,
Circuit Zolder, Heusden, Belgium, 21 May, 1978.
The Lotus 79 was
designed by Peter Wright and Colin Chapman to employ a radically new concept,
which would later became known as Ground Effects.
In the 79 the underside of the car was shaped like
an inverted airplane wing, creating a low pressure area, which ‘sucked’ the car
to the track.
The result was a car that was successful right out of the
box.
In its maiden outing, Mario Andretti
took a convincing pole and a dominating win; arriving at the finish line nine
seconds before teammate Ronnie Peterson in the second Team Lotus car.
This year, Andretti won
seven poles and six races to claim the World Driver’s Championship for himself
and the Constructor’s Title for Lotus.
This is the 14th in a Series of Historic Vehicles edition size - 500 print size 22" x 10 1/2" $ 55.00