The Lotus 98T is a Formula 1 car with which the British team faced the 1986 season . The drivers were the confirmed Ayrton Senna and the new Johnny Dumfries .
Technical specifications
The car was a carbon and kevlar monocoque. The gearbox was a Hewland/Lotus hybrid, to which the English company added the sixth gear. This caused major reliability problems, so much so that Senna preferred to race with the traditional version with only 5 gears. Based on the previous 97T, the chassis design will be lowered, also considering the reduction in fuel tank capacity to 195 litres. The engine was still Renault , but the new EF15bis turbo V6 model.
Other innovations included computer-based fuel management, a flat bottom (already partly introduced in the 97T model), an intercooler cooling system and a ride height adjustment system. During the season there were also suspicions about the regularity of the car, but these did not lead to official complaints.
Source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_98T
