Take a lap through one of Formula 1's most exciting and influential eras with F1 Mavericks, featuring the photos of veteran motorsports photographer, Pete Biro.
Take a lap through one of Formula 1's most exciting and influential eras with F1 Mavericks, featuring the photos of veteran motorsports photographer, Pete Biro.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Photographer Pete Biro began shooting motorsports in the 1950s, contributing to magazines such as Road & Track and Car and Driver. As his career progressed, his work found greater fame on the pages of outlets such as Time, LIFE, and Sports Illustrated, eventually garnering high-profile clients like the Big Three US automakers and Goodyear Tire. He followed the Can-Am series throughout its 1966 to 1974 glory years, becoming good friends with its top drivers, team owners, and engineers. George Levy is a longtime automotive journalist and marketer with a strong focus on motorsports. He is the former editor of Autoweek magazine and sits on the board of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Levy is based in Detroit, Michigan. Mario Andretti is auto racing's definition of \u201cBeen There, Won That.\u201d His professional driving career spanned more than four decades and includes the Formula One driver\u2019s title (1978), an Indy 500 win (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and four CART/USAC open-wheel racing national championships. Andretti has been called Mr. Versatile, known for driving everything from USAC sprint cars on the dirt to IndyCars, sports racing prototypes, and of course F1. He was Newman Haas Racing's first driver when the team was formed in 1982, raced there for 12 seasons, and is considered one of Paul Newman's closest friends.
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6 Introduction
9 Foreword by Mario Andretti
15 CHAPTER 1: 1958–1961 PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
27 CHAPTER 2: 1962–1964 SIMPLIFY, THEN ADD LIGHTNESS
35 CHAPTER 3: 1965 IT WAS A VERY GOODYEAR
43 CHAPTER 4: 1966 ALL HAIL THE DRIVER-CONSTRUCTOR
67 CHAPTER 5: 1967 GAME OVER
97 CHAPTER 6: 1968–1969 WINGS OF CHANGE
121 CHAPTER 7: 1970–1971 FORWARD, MARCH
139 CHAPTER 8: 1972–1973 THE QUINTESSENTIAL F1 CAR
161 CHAPTER 9: 1974–1976 RED TEAM RISING
181 CHAPTER 10: 1977 SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
193 CHAPTER 11: 1978 MARIO’S YEAR AT LAST
207 CHAPTER 12: 1979 PARLEZ-VOUS TURBO?
213 CHAPTER 13: 1980 SUDDENLY IT’S 1962
221 CHAPTER 14: 1981–1982–? END OF AN ERA
233 Afterword by Niki Lauda 236 About the Photographer 238 Index
