Ayrton Senna's Lotus 97T during Classic GP at TT Circuit Assen

Описание: Ayrton Senna's Lotus 97T was present during the Classic GP at TT Circuit Assen: with this Lotus F1 racing car this was the first victory for Ayrton Senna in Formula 1 Grand Prix

Classic Team Lotus
A selection of the truly magnificent cars in the Classic Team Lotus collection is available for display and even demonstration at special events.
Grand Prix-winning Team Lotus Formula One cars, such as those raced by Clark, Hill, Rindt, De Angelis, Fittipaldi, Andretti, Mansell, and Senna, create a major attraction.
The Formula 1 car that Ayrton Senna once drove was on display at the TT Circuit Assen.
Bruno Senna was specially invited to drive this Formula 1 car, the Lotus 97T, as a tribute to his uncle Ayrton Senna. Unfortunately, Bruno's arm was broken, so Chris Dinnage replaced him.
Lucky me, I was invited to take a seat in the iconic Lotus 97T!

Chris Dinnage

On 15th August Elio De Angelis won the 1982 Austrian Grand Prix. The next day Chris Dinnage joined Team Lotus. A good couple of days for the Lotus marque. Bob Dance, who interviewed Chris in 1982, retained his application form complete with Bob’s note saying ‘This guy is worth a try, I reckon’. (40 years on and Bob has no regrets!)

Chris worked closely with Ayrton Senna, and was number one mechanic on his qualifying car. He was in Estoril in 1985 to see Ayrton win his first Grand Prix. This car – 97T/2 – is in the Classic Team Lotus Works Collection and is driven by Chris when this famous car is run, occasionally. Chris was also number one mechanic for Nelson Piquet, Johnny, Herbert, Martin Donnelly and Mika Hakkinen. A pretty impressive line-up.

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