Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 1977 Lunger kwupụtara na ya na BS Fabrications bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ, otu egwuregwu bọọlụ bọọlụ Bekee, na onye na-emepụta ihe ndị e ji arụ ụgbọala agbụrụ. O tinyere McLaren M23, otu ụgbọala ahụ nke James Hunt na-anya mgbe ọ meriri asọmpi Formula One World Championship nke 1976. N'ọsọ mbụ ya n'oge a, Lunger gbara onye nke iri na anọ na 1977 South African Grand Prix na-anya March-Ford. N'izu bu asọmpi ahụ ụzọ, ọ tụfuru ụkwụ aka nri ya n'azụ ma daa. O were ndị ọrụ ya otu izu iji wughachi ụgbọala ahụ site n'ala ala ya. N'oge asọmpi, ọ gbara okirikiri ugboro atọ tupu ụgbọala ya agbawaa. Nke a pụtara na Lunger malitere ọsọ ahụ n'azụ. Lunger tozuru oke na March ya n'ahịrị nke iri na otu, ọnọdụ mmalite nke iri abụọ na otu maka 1977 United States Grand Prix West. O mezughị ọsọ ahụ mgbe o nwesịrị ihe mberede n'agba nke anọ. Ọ na-akwọ ụgbọala McLaren ruo ebe nke iri na itoolu na 1977 German Grand Prix na Hockenheim. Lunger gbara onye nke iri na asaa na Zeltweg maka 1977 Austrian Grand Prix. O nwere oge nke 1 nkeji, 41.40 sekọnd. Ọ gbara onye nke itoolu na Zandvoort na
1977 Dutch Grand Prix. McLaren ya ji agba abụọ n'azụ onye mmeri Lauda. Lunger bụ onye nke iri, agba abụọ na azụ, na 1977 United States Grand Prix.