Formula 1 1977

[ArrowsFA1]

Working under the tutelage of Uncle Ken Tyrrell from 1974-76 must have aided this process immensely.

That's probably true, although Jackie Stewart's influence was still evident at Tyrrell in many ways and perhaps it wasn't until Jody joined Wolf that he really found his own feet in a team built around him.

[ClarkFan]

That's probably true, although Jackie Stewart's influence was still evident at Tyrrell in many ways and perhaps it wasn't until Jody joined Wolf that he really found his own feet in a team built around him.

Actually, Shecketer was the Mr. Reliabilty of the Cosworth-engine drivers in 1977, which put him 2nd in the championship. Andretti was faster (or the Lotus 78 was), but blew more engines and wound up 3rd.

I do remember Rob Walker (he wrote the race reports for Road & Track then) recounting a joke inside the team about Sheckter. The Wolf had dispensed with most of the guages, replacing them with one red warning light. The mechanics joked that the layout was especially for Sheckter.

ClarkFan

[futuretiger9]

That's probably true, although Jackie Stewart's influence was still evident at Tyrrell in many ways and perhaps it wasn't until Jody joined Wolf that he really found his own feet in a team built around him.

In many ways, Tyrrell was like finishing school for Jody, with Ken and Jackie to learn from. He then took everything he had learned to Wolf, and smoothed off the remaining rough edges before his world title with Ferrari in 1979.

Of course, one of the reasons Jody left Tyrrell was his frustration at the six-wheeler, whereas Depailler relished it. Ironically of course, Tyrrell ditched the P34 in 1978, anyway.