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Policar 1/32 Analog RTR - Lotus 72 1970 Hockenheim Jochen Rindt - Inovative compact idler gear transmission system - FF150 24,500 RPM Motor
The Lotus 72 was designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe in 1969 and refined into 1970 and is one of the most important and iconic models in Formula One history. It was a great technical achievement and was developed and raced until 1976. Like all the cars made by Colin Chapman it set new standards in innovation with inboard brakes, side mounted radiators, torsion bar suspension, motor air intake positioned high beside and then above the driver's head and a wedge shaped nose. The chassis featured a stressed engine as did the Lotus 49, and the whole package was years ahead of the competition. Driven by Jochen Rindt and Emerson Fittipaldi it conquered the F1 Driver's World Championship twice, as well as bringing home three F1 World Constructor's titles for Lotus.
Official Lotus drivers for 1970 were Jochen Rindt and John Miles. Rindt quickly put his talent to good use and thanks to the Lotus 72 potential quickly won the Dutch, French, British and German GPs, before dying in a qualifying crash in Monza. He was replaced by Emerson Fittipaldi, who won the US Grand Prix thus helping Rindt win, posthumously, the World Championship. Lotus also won its fourth constructors' championship. This model reproduces the Lotus 72 in which Jochen Rindt had his last F1 Grand Prix win, at Hockenheim in 1970.
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