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The Lola T97/30 was the car with which the MasterCard Lola Formula One team used to attempt to compete in the 1997 Formula One season. It was driven by Vincenzo Sospiri, the 1995 Formula 3000 champion, and Ricardo Rosset, who moved from Footwork.
However, the team's tenure in F1 was brief. The first Lola chassis to compete in the sport since 1993 was rushed into service a year before the initial plan. The car was therefore rushed and there was no time for any testing, not even in a wind tunnel. At Melbourne, both cars were slow in a straight line but also in the corners; the aerodynamics producing too much drag and not enough downforce. Both drivers were at least ten seconds off the pace as they struggled in the difficult-handling cars, and neither qualified as they failed to lap with 107% of the pole position time.
The cars were transported to Brazil for the race at Interlagos, but MasterCard withdrew their support and they remained in the garage for the rest of the weekend, subsequently withdrawing from the championship.
The team were unclassified in the Constructors' Championship, with no race finishes.
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