
Willy Mairesse ("Kamikaze Willy" or "Wild Willy"), (40) Ferrari 156. Monaco Grand Prix 1962.
Willy Mairesse, the Belgian driver known as "Kamikaze Willy," stands beside his Ferrari 156 on the starting grid for the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix. With his goggles pushed up onto his forehead, he is in conversation before the race. His front-engined car, bearing the number 40 and the prancing horse logo, is parked on the tarmac. In the background, a packed grandstand and the steep, building-covered hillsides characteristic of the principality create a scene of focused anticipation.
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