Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Lotus 16 bu n'obi maka ojiji site na mmalite nke 1958 Formula One oge. Otú ọ dị, igbu oge n'ihi mkpa ọ dị ịmegharị engine n'ime chassis pụtara na ụgbọ ala mbụ nke Lotus Formula One bụ n'ezie Lotus 12 gbanwere, nke mere ka Lotus Grand Prix nke mbụ na
1958 Monaco Grand Prix. Lotus 16 mechara hụ ìhè ụbọchị atọ Grand Prix mgbe e mesịrị, na 1958 French Grand Prix na July 6. E tinyere otu ụgbọ ala maka ihe omume a, nke onye ọkwọ ụgbọala na-arụ ọrụ na mgbe ụfọdụ onye na-arụzi ụgbọala Graham Hill na-anya. 16 emeghị nke ọma, na-edepụta oge nke abụọ dị ala na ntozu, naanị na-eti onye otu ya Cliff Allison 12. Ọ bụ ezie na 16 bụ aerodynamically dị nnọọ irè, ekele na Costin si bodywork, elu ọsọ Reims-Gueux circuit adịghị amasị 16 si kama underpowered 2-liter engine; Ugwu ụgbọ ala overheated na agba 19.