Niki Lauda : The Bravest Driver
Author: Harry Lime
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 0244488606
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F1 Mavericks
Author: Pete Biro
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0760362211
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Niki Lauda
Author: Maurice Hamilton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2020-05-14
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1471192032
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020 'The definitive biography of a racing driver who won three World Championship titles' Matt Dickinson, The Times, Sports Books of the Year 'Thoroughly gripping...a fitting tribute' Justin Marozzi, Sunday Times Niki Lauda was one of the greatest stars in motor racing – a superb driver on the track and a much-loved personality off it. From his famous rivalry with James Hunt in 1976, as depicted in the film Rush, to working with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, his career helped define modern Formula One. Six weeks after the 1976 crash at the notorious Nürburgring that left him burned and receiving the last rites while obituaries were written, Niki Lauda stepped back into his Ferrari at Monza to defend his first World Champion title. Jackie Stewart called it ‘the most courageous thing I have ever witnessed in sport’. Lauda and Hunt were playing cat-and-mouse for the championship. At the final race of the season in Japan, the weather was appalling and conditions treacherous. Lauda had a narrow lead and an agonising decision to make – high-speed drama at its best. Following his extraordinary recovery from the accident, Lauda won the title in 1977 and again, following a return from retirement, in 1984 with McLaren. When he eventually hung up his helmet for good, he started his own airline and had to deal with the horrendous aftermath when one of his aircraft crashed, killing all 223 on board. He later returned to the sport in various management roles and successfully persuaded Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes. Maurice Hamilton first came across Lauda in 1971 and in this definitive biography tells his remarkable story. Based on interviews with friends, family, rival drivers and colleagues, it is a superb tribute to a brave, supremely talented and much-missed star of Formula One.
Niki Lauda
Author: Maurice Hamilton
Publisher:
Published: 2021-05-13
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781471192043
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Rush to Glory
Author: Tom Rubython
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 0762796979
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The greatest duel in FORMULA 1 history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of FORMULA 1 racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for ’76 with a year’s contract ahead of him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to sign a multi-year deal. James Hunt, without a drive until Emerson Fittipaldi broke his McLaren contract, grabbed the McLaren drive with both hands and the help of friend John Hogan and Marlboro cigarettes. The result? Two drivers in an epic sixteen-race battle across the globe for the '76 title, ultimately decided by a single point. Fame, wealth, drugs, sex, and the rest of globetrotting 1970s FORMULA 1 racing are encompassed in the Lauda vs. Hunt duel. At the '76 German Grand Prix, Lauda nearly died in a fiery crash, only to emerge six weeks later, severe burns on his face and head, to pursue his rivalry with Hunt. It all came down to the last race, a rain-soaked affair in Japan, where Hunt won the championship by the slimmest possible margin. The book is a study in contrasts during an era of Brut aftershave and disco sex parties. James Hunt, legendary philanderer and FORMULA 1 rock star, versus supernatural racer Niki Lauda, who in '75 set the first sub-seven minute lap around the Ring.
The Greatest Racing Driver
Author: Angus Dougall
Publisher: BalboaPress
Published: 2013-11-27
Total Pages: 541
ISBN-13: 1452510970
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Who has been the worlds greatest driver, and how do you prove it? With an eye for detail and a flair for storytelling, this book explores motor racings rich history in pursuit of the best driver the world has ever seen. Most enthusiasts have a strongly held opinion as to racings finest driver over the century of the motor car. By putting aside bias and personal opinion, this books exhaustively researched, results-based analysis provides a definitive answer through clear and logical evaluation. These carefully considered, significant statistics, when merged together, reveal with incisive objectivity motor sports greatest driver as well as the qualities that define greatness. Contentious? Possibly. Thought-provoking? Definitely. Author Angus Dougall captures many aspects of the motor racing world with a selection of revealing anecdotes on the highlights of racings biggest stars, together with stories that bring to life people, places, insiders opinions of drivers, circuits, constructors, politics, insights, and comments on many of the drivers. For readers wishing to peruse the actual detail, there is a vast array of appendices displaying extensive race results lists, charts on driver performance, and car analysis. Motor racing fans, climb on board and hold on for an intriguing ride to the pinnacle of greatness.
Niki Lauda
Author: M Shumacher
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05-27
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9780368860089
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda, born on 22nd February 1949, Vienna, Austria was a Formula One driver, a 3-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and an aviation entrepreneur. Niki was the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors, being widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
Niki Lauda & James Hunt
Author: M Shumacher
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781080719686
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda, born on 22nd February 1949, Vienna, Austria was a Formula One driver, a 3-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and an aviation entrepreneur. Niki was the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors, being widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
Niki Lauda and James Hunt
Author: M Shumacher
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780464067634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda, born on 22nd February 1949, Vienna, Austria was a Formula One driver, a 3-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and an aviation entrepreneur. Niki was the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors, being widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
Niki Lauda
Author: Jon Saltinstall
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
Published: 2020-02-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781910505465
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the story of Niki Luada's racing career. Climbing the ladder: starting against his family’s wishes with a Mini in 1968, Niki Lauda drove a Formula Vee Kaimann in 1969 and had a disastrous Formula 3 season with McNamara in 1970 before switching to a Porsche sports car; with progress stalling, he took out a loan to buy a Formula 2 seat at March in 1971. Faltering in Formula 1: he debuted with March at the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, then stayed with the team in 1972; he moved to BRM for 1973, still paying his way with further borrowing and some income from racing touring cars — but in all this time he had only one points-scoring Formula 1 finish. The Ferrari years: finally Lauda fulfilled his promise after receiving the call to Maranello, winning the World Championship twice in his four years there, in 1975 and 1977, but he left after tensions with the team arose in his final season. The Brabham years: Lauda famously won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix in Brabham's 'fan car.' but thereafter the team’s competitiveness declined and he retired at the end of 1979, tired of driving round in circles’ and focused instead on his new airline, Lauda Air. The McLaren years: tempted by a salary of unprecedented size, Lauda returned in 1982 after a two-year absence, silenced doubters by winning his third race, and in 1984 secured his third World Championship; at the end of 1985, with a career tally of 25 Grand Prix victories, he hung up his helmet for good.
