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Emerson Fittipaldi Karl Ludvigsen

Emerson Fittipaldi By Karl Ludvigsen

Emerson Fittipaldi by Karl Ludvigsen


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Emerson Fittipaldi, in 1972 crowned the youngest-ever World Champion at the age of 25, won the title again two years later to prove that he was one of the most outstanding talents of his generation. Karl Ludvigsen - Emerson's friend since the 1960s - tells the whole enthralling story.

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Emerson Fittipaldi by Karl Ludvigsen

Emerson Fittipaldi, in 1972 crowned the youngest-ever World Champion at the age of 25, won the title again two years later to prove that he was one of the most outstanding talents of his generation. He and his brother Wilson realised their dream of creating the first Brazilian Grand Prix car. After a brief retirement, the bold Brazilian forged a second magnificent career in IndyCar racing, in which he scored wins in ten consecutive seasons. Karl Ludvigsen - Emerson's friend since the 1960s - tells the whole enthralling story.

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Emerson Fittipaldi was crowned the youngest-ever World Champion in 1972 and created the first Brazilian Grand Prix car. This book tells the whole enthralling story of Emerson's career in motorsport.

About Karl Ludvigsen

Karl Ludvigsen is the author of bigoraphies of Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart in this popular series, also of Classic Racing Engines and Classic Racing Cars. He owns the Ludvigsen LIbrary, from which many of the 250-odd magnificent photographs for this book are drawn.

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After Colin Chapman signed him up for Formula 1 he was thrust into the limelight with the death of Lotus team-mate Jochen Rindt. Champion in 1972, only his second full season, Emerson was second to Jackie Stewart in 1973, and the only driver to race a turbine-powered GP car. Moved to McLaren in 1974 and won his second crown. In 1976, he joined the Copersucar-Fittipaldi team established by Wilson but, with uncompetitive cars, he struggled, retiring from Formula 1 in 1980. Sensational return to racing in the CART IndyCar series. In 1989 Emerson was Indy 500 winner and CART champion - first to win more than 2 million dollars in a season.

Additional information

GOR001528179
9781859608371
185960837X
Emerson Fittipaldi by Karl Ludvigsen
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Haynes Publishing Group
2002-11-21
208
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