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Raised in Spain to a family of architects and musicians, it was almost inevitable that Piotr Degler would follow a creative career path. After moving to Italy to study and subsequently working as a car designer, he soon realised he preferred being behind a camera than a sketchpad – and has since had the opportunity to shoot some of the world’s rarest and most valuable cars. We caught up with Piotr to discuss a decade of interpreting such historic assets in his own unique way.

Haptic harmony

The former World Champion looked set for a bright start at Jarama, qualifying second on the grid between pole-sitter Jack Brabham and eventual victor Jackie Stewart. However, after just ten laps he’s retired with a broken distributor, forcing him to watch on gloomily from the pit lane. In the searing dry heat, his only consolation is a bottle of ice-cold Coca-Cola – but perhaps the Kiwi will switch to San Miguel once his team-mate and countryman Bruce McLaren secures his place on the podium…

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Frederic Dulay

After an epic, season-long duel between the playboy Brit and the clinical Austrian – during which Lauda scraped with death after an awful accident at the Nürburging – the championship has, unbelievably, come down to the final round in Japan. Not that the importance of the forthcoming race (or the biblical rain) has dented spirits between Hunt, Lauda, Ronnie Peterson and Bernie Ecclestone, who share a moment shielded from the weather under an umbrella.

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