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The greatest duel in Method 1 background: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's Wayne Hunt. As the '75 season concluded, Hunt was out of Method One rushing while Lauda was world champ and the odds-on favorite for '76 with a year's contract before him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to signal a multi-year offer. James Hunt, without a drive until Emerson Fittipaldi broke his McLaren contract, grabbed the McLaren drive with both hands and the help of good friend John Hogan. The effect? Two drivers within an epic 16-contest battle across the globe for the '76 title, ultimately determined by an individual point. Fame, prosperity, drugs, love-making, and the others of globe-trotting 1970s Method 1 rushing are encompassed in the Lauda vs. Hunt duel. With the '76 German Grand Prix, Lauda nearly passed away in a fiery crash, only to emerge six weeks later, severe melts away on his face and brain, to go after his rivalry with Hunt. It all came right down to the last contest, a rain-soaked affair in Japan, where Hunt gained the tournament by the slimmest possible margin. The book is a study in contrasts during a time of Brut aftershave and disco love-making parties. Wayne Hunt, renowned philanderer and Method 1 rock celebrity, versus supernatural racer Niki Lauda, who in '75 arranged the first sub-seven minute lap across the ring...