Paddock

There are plenty of books about Formula 1 races, winners, and vehicles. However, hardly anyone captured the moments behind the glamorous facade 50 years ago. When mechanics were disassembling powerful V12 engines in standard garages, Niki Lauda was pensively leaning against his Citroen SM, or Luca Montezemolo was taking a seat on one of five different garden chairs in the Ferrari camp, there was rarely a lens nearby. And if there was, it was one belonging to Frans van de Camp. The Dutch photographer has captured the still casual atmosphere of Formula 1 in the 1970s in fascinating images, with each of the elegant illustrations exuding the spirit of the times at its finest.