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Emerson Fittipaldi on Jochen Rindt’s death and how he became Team Lotus’ F1 leader
As tragedy struck Lotus again, a youthful Emerson Fittipaldi stepped up. He recalls all about it
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Emerson Fittipaldi on Jochen Rindt’s death and how he became Team Lotus’ F1 leader
Back in 1970, Brazil had never had a successful Formula 1 driver, but a 23-year-old named Emerson Fittipaldi was starting to make waves. After winning the Formula Vee title in his country, then moving to Europe to become a race winner in Formula Ford and a champion in Formula 3, Fittipaldi was…