Born in Sao Paulo, he drove a wide variety of cars in his youth, encouraged by father and key Brazilian racing figure Wilson Fittipaldi Sr. In 1966 he had a brief initial stint in Europe in ...

WILSON FITTIPALDI Wilson Fittpaldi (1943-2024) made 38 Formula 1 starts, and paired up with younger brother Emerson to found Brazil’s only F1 team and constructor, Copersucar Fittipaldi ...

Fittipaldi's take on the Steelers certainly makes a little more sense. While we can't say for certain, the team's original plan was for Wilson to compete with Pickett for the starting job.