Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Lotus 16 bu n'obi maka iji ya mee ihe site na mmalite nke oge 1958 Formula One. Otú ọ dị, igbu oge n'ihi mkpa ọ dị ịmegharị engine n'ime chassis pụtara na ụgbọ ala Lotus Formula One mbụ bụ n'ezie Lotus 12 gbanwere, nke mere ka Lotus Grand Prix nke mbụ na 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Ọ dị mma. 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.