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The 1960s are now a distant memory in motor racing. There were legendary drivers, even if we have now forgotten almost all of them. Design and construction techniques were evolving rapidly and chaotically. The tracks remained as they had always been. And how many drivers lost their lives on those tracks without escape routes, elastic or metal barriers. Safety was an unknown concept. Every start was almost a bet on life: a bet that was consciously accepted. It was during those years that Jackie Stewart and then the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers’ Association) began their crusade for greater safety on the circuits and in racing, in parallel with the increased speeds achieved thanks to the understanding of aerodynamics applied to racing cars. This book aims to recall those years and that evolution through a collection of photos by the author.