Tamiya 20044 Lotus 25 Coventry Climax

The Lotus 25 is a British Formula 1 car that made its track debut at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix and competed in F1 races until the 1967 season. Its designer was Colin Chapman. The Lotus 25 was originally powered by a single 1.5-liter 8-cylinder Climax engine.

The Lotus 25 was developed to replace the Lotus: 21 and - especially - 24 cars. Compared to its predecessors, it was distinguished by the use of a monocoque body. He was the first F1 car to use such a design solution - used to this day! Thanks to this solution, the Lotus 25 was much lighter than its predecessors, but also its competitors, and was characterized by considerable strength and stiffness of the body. With time, the Lotus 25 was also powered by BRM engines with a displacement of 1.9-2 liters, which further improved the already good performance of the car. There is no doubt that the Lotus 25 turned out to be a very successful design, revolutionary in some way in F1 racing, and drivers on it won the world championship twice: in 1963 and 1965. The most famous drivers driving this car were, among others: Jim Clark and Trezor Taylor.