F1 1972 Francois Cevert - Tyrrell - 19720004

For 1972 F1 World Championship Team Lotus focused again on the type 72 chassis. Imperial Tobacco continued its sponsorship of the team under its new John Player Special brand. The cars, now often referred to as 'JPS', were fielded in a new black and gold livery. Lotus took the championship by surprise in 1972 with 25-year-old Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi who became the youngest world champion at that point. Stewart came second in the championship. This was the first year where all the races were run on circuits with safety features on them, and considerable progress had been made since 1968, the last year where all races were run on circuits with no safety features.

DETAILS

• ID 19720004
• Size 4000x2667 px
• Championship Formula 1
• Event Belgian GP
• Date June, 1972
• Location Nivelles, Belgium
• Driver Francois Cevert
• Team Tyrrell
• Car 002
• Photographer AG Photo