Jochen Rindt : A Champion with Hidden Depths

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Jochen Rindt : A Champion with Hidden Depths

Jochen Rindt : A Champion with Hidden Depths

Author: Dr. Erich Glavitza

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It is September 5th, 1970. Austria has lost a national hero. Jochen Rindt is dead. The


1965 Le Mans winner who drove his way from airfield races to Formula Two and right


on to Formula One, where he was to be crowned champion posthumously, was a


dazzling personality. Born in Germany and raised in Austria, he knew how to polarize


relationships. The book portrays his sheltered childhood with his grandparents after


he lost his parents in the war, the onset of puberty, his rapid yet stormy career, and


its tragic end in Monza. This is a portrait of a champion with hidden depths.


Dr. Erich Glavitza, journalist, author, racing and stunt driver and, on top of that, a


PhD in philosophy, knew Rindt well and, in his well-known relaxed manner, has


painted this picture of Jochen Rindt, that is as compelling as it is insightful and


sensitive. He describes Rindt's impetuous character and the little-known, completely


different relationship he had with his half-brother, with whom Glavitza spoke at length


for this book. Finally, Erich Glavitza analyses in detail the fatal accident at Monza


with the F1 Lotus.


This is a comprehensive study of Jochen Rindt, the man and the racing driver, which


is richly illustrated with private photos and with racing pictures some of which have


never been shown before. These include ones from Alois Rottensteiner, who was


also close to Rindt and part of the racing scene of the 1960s and 1970s. The preface


is by Bernie Ecclestone, Rindt’s manager and friend.


To mark the 50th anniversary of the racing driver's death, McKlein is presenting this


400-page large-format biography in a noble design and slipcase.

Publisher: Mcklein Publishing

Status: Current

Number of pages: 400

Colour images: 99

Black & white images: 304

Language: English / German

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