Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubva pakuunzwa kwayo muna 1967 mabasa Lotus 49s akapendwa muLotus yechinyakare yeBritain yemakwikwi egirini ine yero yepakati-strip. Kwemwedzi gumi nematanhatu yakatevera, magadzirirwo akawedzera huwandu hwevatsigiri uye mazita makuru emutyairi, uku achichengetedza chirongwa chechinyakare. Zvisinei, nokuda kwemakwikwi eTasman Series ya1967-1968, Team Lotus's 2.5 litre engine 49s yakapendwa tsvuku, kirimu uye goridhe <unk> mavara eGold Leaf fodya <unk> mushure mekunge Chapman asayina chibvumirano chinobhadhara chekutsigira. Ruvara urwu rwakaunzwa kuWorld Championship pamutambo wechipiri wemwaka, Spanish Grand Prix ya1968
, zvichiita kuti Lotus ive boka rokutanga rokugadzira rinopenda motokari dzaro nomucheka wevatsigiri varo.