Full Description
F1 Mavericks is the story of the grandest, most influential, and most fondly remembered era in Formula 1 racing as seen through the lens of master motorsports photographer, Pete Biro.
The period from 1960 to 1982 saw the greatest technological changes in the history of Formula 1 racing: the transition from front engines to rear engines, narrow-treaded tires, massive racing slicks, zero downforce, and neck-wrenching ground effects—and, of course, a staggering increase in performance and reduction in lap times. In short, the period saw the creation of the modern Formula 1 car.
This is also the time when legendary names who defined F1 were out in full force: Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Sir Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Bruce McLaren, Jody Scheckter. We'll see and meet all of them. But F1 Mavericks also focuses on the designers and engineers behind the cars—men like Colin Chapman, Sir Patrick Head, Maurice Philippe, Franco Rochhi, Gordon Murray, and many others. We'll hear directly from many of them, including a foreword from 1978 F1 World Champion, Mario Andretti.
Every chapter is a photographic account of key races throughout the period, supplemented with sidebars featuring key designers and technologies, like wings, ground effects, slick tires, turbochargers, and the Brabham "fan" suction car. F1 Mavericks is an international story, and includes loads of information on designs from Japan (Honda), Britain (McLaren, Tyrrell, Cooper, BRM) Italy (Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo), France (Matra, Ligier, Renault), Germany (Porsche, BMW) and the United States (Eagle, Shadow, Penske, Parnelli).
Strap yourself in for the story of the greatest era in Formula 1 racing—it's all here in F1 Mavericks.
Contents
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
