An amazingly intimate, intense look behind the visor!

An amazingly intimate, intense look behind the visor!

An amazingly intimate, intense look behind the visor! 
Here’s Swedish driver Gunnar Nilsson focused in the cockpit of his #6 John Player Special Lotus 77 during the 1976 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. Making his F1 World Championship debut at this very event, this striking black-and-white portrait perfectly conveys the intense concentration in the pit lane before heading out onto the track.
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  • Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the Kyalami pits, 1976

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    Bob Evans, Robin Herd, & Gunnar Nilsson in the Kyalami pits, 1976! No corporate hospitality or giant motorhomes here, just key minds huddled over the cockpit figuring out how to...

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