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We'll hear directly from many of them, including a foreword from 1978 F1 World Champion, Mario Andretti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter is a photographic account of key races throughout the period, supplemented with sidebars featuring key designers and technologies, such as wings, ground effects, slick tyres, turbochargers, and the Brabham \"fan\" suction car. \u003ci\u003eF1 Mavericks\u003c\/i\u003e 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrap yourself in for the story of the greatest era in Formula 1 racing—it's all here in \u003ci\u003eF1 Mavericks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430680215788,"sku":"9780760362211","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780760362211.jpg?v=1774558761"},{"product_id":"motorsports-mavericks-by-george-levy-9780760399057","title":"Motorsports Mavericks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotorsport's most thrilling and perilous era, brought to life with expert narration, exclusive interviews, and Pete Biro's spectacular photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s and '70s, every form of racing demanded courage in the face of disproportionate risk. In \u003cem\u003eMotorsports Mavericks\u003c\/em\u003e, the award-winning team of photographer Pete Biro and racing historian George Levy brings us the rise and fall of this \"Golden Age\" of motorsports through the insights and analysis of the participants themselves—putting us in the same room with history's greatest racing legends. 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