Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mekuona chibvumirano chake chemakore matatu munaKurume, Peterson akabatana neColin Chapman's Team Lotus mumwaka wa1973, achibatsirana nemutambi anodzivirira Emerson Fittipaldi. Mumwaka wake wokutanga miviri neLotus, Peterson akatora kukunda kunomwe, achiwana basa-rakanaka 52 mapoinzi muna 1973. Mushure memwaka wakashata wa1975, Peterson akadzokera kuMarch ndokuwana kukunda kwake kwekupedzisira kwechikwata pa1976 Italian Grand Prix. Pashure pokupedza mwaka wa1977 naTyrrell, akadzokera kuLotus nokuda kwemwaka wa1978 semutyairi wechipiri kuna Mario Andretti. Peterson akarova zvibodzwa zviviri,
South African neAustria Grand Prix, uye akapedza wechipiri muDrivers 'Championship standings kunyangwe tsaona yake yakauraya yekutanga-kutenderera kuMonza panguva yeItaly Grand Prix.