Great Read: Brazil's first F1 champion

Lotus's '70s prodigy | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, DECEMBER 2007 | SIMON TAYLOR Great Read: Lunch With... Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil's first F1 star, the legendary Emerson Fittipaldi, was born on this day in 1946. In today's Great Read, the Brazilian star looks back on two championship-winning careers, in Formula 1 and IndyCar, over lunch with Simon Taylor The Hamilton phenomenon has rewritten the Formula 1 record books. But Lewis's meteoric progress doesn't diminish the achievements, 37 years ago, of a Brazilian tyro called Emerson Fittipaldi. Emerson was already 22 when he arrived in a cold, unwelcoming England in February 1969. Two months later he had his first Formula Ford race, and 15 months after that he was in F1 with Lotus. READ MORE PHOTO: GRAND PRIX PHOTO F1 | MATT BISHOP F1 drivers in their fifties: why Alonso is nowhere near the oldest      Oscar Piastri wasn't even born when Fernando Alonso first raced in F1. But the 42-year-old double-world champion will have to race for a decade to best Luigi Fagioli as the oldest championship GP winner, says Matt Bishop READ MORE F1 | JAMES ELSON Karun Chandhok's 2023 F1 review: best bits & the race that tested Crofty      F1 2023 saw an unprecedented number of records fall, but also some intense battles up and down the field – Karun Chandhok picks his top performers of the year READ MORE BEST DRIVER Choose the best F1 driver of 2023 for a chance to win £1900 Goodwood tickets Can you see past Max Verstappen as the best F1 driver of 2023? The Dutchman was certainly dominant in 2023, but there were a full list of fine performers in the trailing field, who all had incredible seasons.  Help us decide who was the best of the bunch by voting now and you'll be entered into a draw for two Goodwood Season Tickets, giving you access to every day of next year's Members' Meeting, Festival of Speed and Revival — plus grandstand access. VOTE NOW SHOP PROMOTION Motor Sport shop: Bestsellers Official Motor Sport Magazine 100 Years Calendar | 2024 Build a Porsche 911 | Advent Calendar | Christmas Gift Benetton | The Rebels of Formula 1 | Signed by Damien Smith Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - City of Lights - 2023 Binder | Racing Green | Motor Sport Jenson Button Signed | Full Size Brawn GP Helmet Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60