Team Lotus

by Warr, Peter; Taylor, Simon (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780857331236
• ISBN10: 085733123X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-01
• Publisher: Haynes Pubns

Summary

Peter Warr was best-known for his management of the Lotus Formula 1 team, where he was one of Colin Chapman's closest allies as well as the man who nurtured the early Formula 1 careers of Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. Frank, informative and beautifully written, his memoir remained unfinished at the time of his death in 2010, but the bulk of his work was done and thankfully can be published. This long-awaited inside story, which is of particular interest for its author's thoughts on Chapman and all the drivers he worked with, will be relished by all motor racing enthusiasts.

Author Biography

Peter Warr, one of the Formula 1's leading figures in the 1970s and '80s, was best known as the legendary Colin Chapman's right-hand man at Team Lotus. His memoir is packed with insight and opinion about all the great names he worked with, including Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna - and, of course, Chapman himself.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Prologue: Early Days at Hornsey and Cheshunt	p. 13
Colin Chapman "The path of a pioneer is strewn with bloody great boulders"	p. 25
Racing Mechanics: "you've got to remember it's only a sport"	p. 47
Drivers: "Love them or hate them, some are very special"	p. 61
Engineers: "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up"	p. 176
Bernie "If you're absent you get screwed"	p. 204
Epilogue: Leaving Lotus	p. 230
Index	p. 236
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