Third String

What do the following all have in common: Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Nigel Mansell and John Surtees?

The answer is that they all made their Grand Prix debuts in a third car run by Team Lotus. It’s a thought to ponder when you hear people say that the Lotus Number Two was on a hiding to nothing…these drivers started in a third car. Yet, between them, they won seven World Championships and 88 Grands Prix. And then there is Alberto Rodriguez Larreta.