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His timing was perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to his superlative talent and the engineers for Ford, Mirage and Porsche, Jacky won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Authentic\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiki Lauda remains our touchstone to the Golden Age of Formula One we'll never witness again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis life was a series of memorable challenges -from a rookie going nowhere to three-time World Champion; a genius of his craft suddenly fighting tenaciously for his life; to finally, a man who bet everything he had to prove he was the best and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis tenacity remained limitless to his last breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing forward from meeting him as a young rookie driving for March, I first experienced Formula One through his impressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the years advanced, Niki's spirit pushed me to preserve lasting photographic images of him and his challengers in all their humanity and complexity during those quiet moments of waiting… who, surrounded by their \"brothers,\" fought for the adulation and the immortality of being called World Champion..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heart\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-five years ago this morning, I decided to follow François Cevert as he qualified for the 1973 US Grand Prix. 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Rosberg approached the turn onto Beaubien coming o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eff \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the fast winding Congress Street East straight, consistently using a braking point that would have forced Sir Isaac Newton to recalculate his theorems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarely slowed, he then had to turn in for the corner blind as he flicked his the 08C toward my left eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeing inches close on his fly-by left me breathless, but in those days, I wouldn't have traded those impressions, or frames for the world - nor would I today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Kelley F1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145963925826,"sku":"","price":388.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0593\/6680\/1593\/products\/1982FormulaOne-18-Edit-min_1296x1296_44824fb9-438b-4ac8-b5b1-72fed6b2d027.jpg?v=1669797689"},{"product_id":"control","title":"Control","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilles Villeneuve always had the air about him that he could do things that no one else could; he trusted his otherworldly car control to carry a bad handling F1 car around on his shoulders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVilleneuve had damaged his nose wing in an earlier collision at the Hairpin at Montreal’s Île Notre-Dame Circuit , during the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix. He then completed two laps with the remains of his Ferrari’s nose in his face.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile his French Canadian fans feared he might be black-flagged, Villeneuve pounded on without hesitation in the blinding rain - he had a plan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI believed his only chance was to break the nose loose under heavy braking, so I took my position alone in the Hairpin facing towards his oncoming car. Luckily, in those days, there was no deep runo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eff \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earea, so I could stand on the edge of the tarmac, alone in the rain, and face on to his Ferrari.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy guess was answered a minute later with this spectacular frame as Gilles slammed the car onto the pavement under heavy braking. I shot three frames, just one in focus as the nose left the chassis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilles was free, but without front downforce, to slither on to his heroic third place in the Canadian Grand Prix. He never gave up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1977, Gilles Villeneuve arrived in Ferrari’s Mosport pit for his first F1 session as a Scuderia driver after every photojournalist had been physically removed. There were to be no exceptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI left the pit lane and took position in front of a narrow three-inch split between the concrete wall sections that formed the rear of Ferrari’s pit stall. I was totally alone, waiting quietly to avoid drawing attention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Gilles arrived, I gently placed my Nikon’s telephoto lens in the middle of the the split and made the only series of images of a joyous Gilles Villeneuve at the very moment the team placed the Ferrari jacket on his shoulders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilles once said, given three wishes, he would be a racer, be a Formula 1 driver, and drive for Ferrari. This then was his completion of his dream and my witnessing that moment with him was pure bliss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Richard Kelley F1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225838874946,"sku":"","price":375.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0593\/6680\/1593\/products\/F1_GillesVilleneuve-Montreal_2048x20482.jpg?v=1671092773"},{"product_id":"gilles-first-day","title":"Gilles’ First Day","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1977, Gilles Villeneuve arrived in Ferrari’s Mosport pit for his first F1 session as a Scuderia driver after every photojournalist had been physically removed. There were to be no exceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI left the pit lane and took position in front of a narrow three-inch split between the concrete wall sections that formed the rear of Ferrari’s pit stall. I was totally alone, waiting quietly to avoid drawing attention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Gilles arrived, I gently placed my Nikon’s telephoto lens in the middle of the the split and made the only series of images of a joyous Gilles Villeneuve at the very moment the team placed the Ferrari jacket on his shoulders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilles once said, given three wishes, he would be a racer, be a Formula 1 driver, and drive for Ferrari. This then was his completion of his dream and my witnessing that moment with him was pure bliss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Richard Kelley F1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225848508738,"sku":"","price":375.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0593\/6680\/1593\/products\/20130911-135842-20130907-101846-Kelley-sheet4-F17dust-Edit_2048x20482.jpg?v=1671092871"},{"product_id":"intellect","title":"Intellect","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack in 1972, the then two-time Formula One World Driving Champion sat oblivious to all of the distractions surrounding him, as he focused on getting the pole for the 1972 United States Grand Prix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs I crouched and listened, Jackie displayed all of his amazing intellect as he discussed minute changes to his car’s balance with engineer Derek Gardner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe demonstrated a lifetimes' lesson of how a World Champion systematically adjusts his car to be not the fastest, but the easiest to drive at a predetermined point in a race and how he intended to reach that point with a reserve. That lesson turned out to be his gift to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJackie had pushed himself extraordinarily hard during 1972, competing in Formula One as well as the European Touring Car Championship. That exhausting schedule led to an enforced month’s layo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eff \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith gastritis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill, he won four Grands Prix that season and finished second in the championship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the race, he built a three-second lead after the first lap and won with 40 seconds to spare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Richard Kelley F1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225863844162,"sku":"","price":375.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0593\/6680\/1593\/products\/20130919-184559-20130909-115618-Kelley-sheet12-F5-dust-Edit-Edit_2048x2048_bed1e199-652d-4464-9a58-e3c5839976a4.jpg?v=1671092968"},{"product_id":"brothers","title":"Brothers","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith Ermanno Cuoghi by his side, Niki Lauda won two World Championships, and then created the most heroic return in sports history, just missing a third title in 1976. Here, at the 1977 US Grand Prix prepares to win his second title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFriday morning, I ran into Ermanno outside the Ferrari team’s motorhome. He asked if I had any photos to deliver to Niki. I said, why yes! Ermanno suggested I enter the motorhome and give them to Niki.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe then reached up, opened the door and told Niki someone was there to see him - and then pushed me up the stairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI entered to find Niki, Carlos Reutemann and Mauro Forgieri in a white-hot discussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNiki said, “thank Ermanno for sending you in, with a wink. “We’ll catch up later”. 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