The author found the Amon AF101 quite enjoyable to drive at Donington, now that it has been extensively developed—note particularly the twin canard fin nose treatment. Photo: Pete Austin
One of the problems in writing this profile is the temptation to indulge in a long list of Chris Amon misfortunes—and there were plenty of them. Chris, however, has always been a really nice guy, and inevitably ends up looking like he perhaps didn’t know what he was doing in choosing teams, leaving teams, and setting up his own projects. A summary of his career always tends to strengthen that stereotype. One of his misfortunes was to have his biography written by someone who failed to ask the penetrating questions; i.e., why did he do the things he did. Always choose your biographer carefully.
Briefly, however, here are some of the key points about the man who should have been a champion, but never won a Grand Prix.
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