French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, July 1, 1973
Roughly half the grid turned out for this photo op, including (from left) George Follmer, Wilson and Emerson Filtipaldi, Carlos Reutemann, Denny Hulme, Jackie Oliver, race winner Ronnie Peterson, Arturo Merzario, Andrea de Adamich, Jody Scheckter, Jackie Stewart, François Cevert and Graham Hill. To buy this photo or other classic motor racing shots,...
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