Mario Andretti
A Photographic Portrait
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84425-499-6 (ISBN)
Description
Mario Andretti's life story captures the essence of the great American dream. Born in Italy, Andretti's childhood memories of Alberto Ascari and the Mille Miglia fuelled his urge to race, a passion that took him to the very top as the 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, as well as to a glorious reputation as one of the most versatile drivers of all time, winning regularly not only in F1 but also in Champcars, oval races and long-distance sports car races. This superbly produced book brings Andretti's career vividly to life through stunning images sourced exclusively from LAT, the world's largest library of motor racing images.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Haynes Publishing Group
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.)
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84425-499-6 (9781844254996)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Quentin Spurring was editor of Autosport for much of the time when Andretti was at his peak. Latterly he has begun to compile books, and his two projects so far for Haynes have been Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89 (H4109) and Gilles Villeneuve (H4630). He lives in Surrey.
Content
In series with the first two books in the 'Photographic Portrait' series, Nigel Mansell and Gilles Villeneuve, and with Jim Clark, to be published in March 2008.Andretti's Formula 1 career - from his first Grand Prix in 1968, for which he qualified on pole position, to his final season, driving for Alfa Romeo in 1981.The two-race Formula 1 reprise with Ferrari in 1982, deputising for the injured Didier Pironi.The Indycar/Champcar and CART years - from his Indycar debut in 1964, and subsequent Indy 500 win in 1969, to his final CART season in 1994, including his last win, in 1993 at the age of 53.Dirt-track racing, sports-car racing, Can-Am and NASCAR, including wins in the Sebring 12 Hours, Daytona 24 Hours and Daytona 500, as well as the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.