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Early days of racing
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Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 race, 1971.
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Alain Prost
French race-car driver
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari
Italian automobile manufacturer
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
American race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
French race-car driver
Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick
American race car driver
Jeff Gordon, 2009.
Jeff Gordon
American race-car driver
Bill France, Sr.
American sports executive
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
German race–car driver
Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves
Brazilian race-car driver
Bobby Allison
American stock-car racer
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
Brazilian race–car driver
Lee Petty
American stock-car driver
Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian race-car driver
John Surtees
British motorsport racer
Junior Johnson
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