helping Lotus land the 1963 Constructors Championship. What marked the Type 25 out from its contemporaries was its revolutionary monocoque chassis, a Formula first in 1962. Performance Link Mazda ...

Chapman used a riveted lightweight metal case instead of a tubular frame in the Lotus 25 in 1962. That was the first instance of the use of a monocoque in a Formula 1 car. The experiment was ...