From 1972 to 1986, Team Lotus was sponsored by tobacco company John Player & Sons, and all of its Formula 1 cars wore a distinctive black-and-gold livery. During that time, the team won five ...

The Air Jordan 1 “John Player Special”, inspired by the iconic black and gold livery of Ayrton Senna’s Lotus-Renault 98T, ...

The livery that we F1-loving peeps most often associate with Team Lotus, however, is the black-and-gold theme of John Player Special cigarettes. Though the Evora Sport 410 GP Edition is a little ...