F1 when the wings and sponsors were sprouting . . .

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http://driverphoto.foroactivo.com/historia-history-f4/montjuich-y-la-formula-1-t15.htm

1969 Spanish Grand Prix at Montjuich Park. 40 years later, the cars might be faster, but not better. Today's F1 cars just don't cut it. The Graham Hill crash sequence is prophetic, as six years later at the same corner, Rolf Stommelen, driving the Hill F1 car, crashed when his rear wing broke too, and killed four people including a photog. If I remember correctly, the FIA banned the high wings after this (1969) race.

Some interesting photos at this link, and probably the site overall has more. There are five long pages of photos in this thread, so don't forget to go to them. Here's a sample . . .

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Great site!!

Brings back memories of reading about the races and seeing pictures of these F1 greats.

For me, the end of the sixties and early 70's were what F1 was all about.