84191 1/10 Team Lotus 99T Honda
(F103)
The
early part of the 1987 F1 season
saw a brightly colored yellow
Lotus driven by the first ever
Japanese F1 driver Satoru
Nakajima and young Brazilian,
Ayrton Senna. With Honda helping
Williams claim the 1986
championship, Lotus opted for
Honda's powerful RA166-E
turbocharged V6 engine for the
99T. The 99T featured an
electronic Active Suspension
system which allowed both
drivers to continually adjust
the car's settings to compensate
for the changing conditions of
the track, speed, steering, and
the weight of the car. Ayrton
Senna went on to take victories
at the Monaco and Detroit GPs
for Lotus and finished the
season in 4th position i the
driver's standings.
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