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The Lotus 99T is a British Formula 1 car that made its circuit debut at the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix and has competed in F1 races only that one year. Its designers were Gerard Ducarouge and Martin Ogilvie. The Lotus 99T was powered by a single, 1.5-liter, 900hp, 1.5-liter Honda RA166-E 6-cylinder engine!

The Lotus 99T was developed to replace another Lotus car: the 98T model. The new model differed in many ways from its predecessor. First of all, it was powered by a completely different engine with significantly greater maximum power and better dynamics of work. Its bodywork was still made of carbon fiber, aluminum and Kevlar, but it used a honeycomb structure to a lesser extent. The car also used an active suspension system. One downside of the Lotus 99T was that the aerodynamics were less carefully developed compared to, for example, Ferrari F1 / 97 or Williams FW11B. The most famous driver behind the car was without a doubt Ayrton Senna. In total, the Lotus 99T took part in 16 F1 races, of which he won two of them.