To start the ball rolling here is Chaps Number 1 featuring Felice Bonetto who was rarely seen without a pipe and with a face like that you can see why they called him The Pirate. We also feature Clemente Biondetti and Paul Pietsch
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Felice Bonetto. Rarely seen without a pipe and with a face like that you can see why they called him The Pirate. Bonetto was a fearless competitor who took no prisoners and was possessed of so much courage that some of his racing exploits placed him in the category of the foolhardy.
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Felice once again. Showing excellent technique. Read more about the man here
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All drivers should look like this. Clemente Biondetti. A pre-war Alfa Romeo star, photographed in 1951, when he was still racing in F1.
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An interesting photo showing Alberto Ascari’s moment of integration with the harbour at Monaco in 1955.
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German driver Paul Pietsch and his Alfa Romeo enjoying the kind of moment that many modern drivers simply don’t understand. Nurburgring 1951.