Niki Lauda at Leeukop Bend! Ferrari 312T, Kyalami 1976

Niki Lauda at Leeukop Bend! Ferrari 312T, Kyalami 1976

Niki Lauda at Leeukop Bend! Ferrari 312T, Kyalami 1976.

Clinical precision from the World Champ on his way to victory at the Highveld! That iconic periscope airbox and flat-12 Ferrari engine screaming out of Leeukop remains top-tier 70s F1 heritage.

Photographer: David Pearson
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