Formel-1-Rennfahrer (Sudafrika) - Jody Scheckter, Dave Charlton, Anthony Maggs, Jackie Pretorius, Doug Serrurier, Trevor Blokdyk, Luki Botha (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Jody Scheckter, Dave Charlton, Anthony Maggs, Jackie Pretorius, Doug Serrurier, Trevor Blokdyk, Luki Botha, Basil Van Rooyen, Neville Lederle, Paddy Driver, Bruce Johnstone, Eddie Keizan, Guy Tunmer, Ernest Pieterse, Brausch Niemann, Peter de Klerk, Ian Scheckter. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. Scheckter was born in East London, South Africa and educated at Selborne College. He rapidly ascended to the ranks of Formula One after moving to Britain in 1970. He debuted in Formula One at Watkins Glen in 1972 with McLaren and ran as high as 3rd place before spinning and finishing 9th. Immediately becoming a name to watch, he continued his development the following year, winning the Formula 5000 championship and racing 5 times in F1. In France, he almost won in his third start in F1 before crashing into Emerson Fittipaldi. In his next start, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Scheckter was involved in a big accident which took nearly a dozen cars out of the race. Scheckter's McLaren M23 bore the number zero during the American and Canadian Grands Prix of 1973. Scheckter is one of only two F1 drivers to compete under this number, the other being Damon Hill. Scheckter in the iconic Tyrrell P34.Tyrrell in 1974 gave him his first full-time drive in F1. Jody rewarded them with a 3rd place finish in the drivers' championship and a pair of wins in Sweden and Britain. During the year, he scored points in 8 consecutive races, one of the longer streaks of the time. A slight off-year followed, although he did become the only South African to win the South African Grand Prix, but his third year with the team in 1976 gave him another 3rd place finish in the driver's championship. In that season, Tyrrell introduced the most radical car in F1 history, the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34. Scheckter g...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d