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Photo: Klemantaski Collection//Getty01Maserati 250F
Roy Salvadori at speed in the Maserati 250F in 1955.
Photo Daimler02Mercedes-Benz W 196 R
Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R, 1954.
Flickr/ Bas Bloemsaat03lotus25-f1
The Lotus 25, which raced in Formula 1 and the Indianapolis 500, epitomized Colin Chapman's "simplify, then add lightness" ethos.
Photo Lotus04Lotus 78
Mario Andretti in the pioneering Lotus 78, 1978.
Photo: Smudge 9000/Flickr05Tyrell P34
The Tyrell P34, which elicited shocked gasps from the audience when it was unveiled in 1976.
Photo Sutton Images/Corbis06McLaren MP4/4
Aytron Senna, making it look easy in the McLaren MP4/4 at Monza, 1988.
Photo: Pascal Rondeau/Getty07Leyton House Racing CG901
Ivan Capelli, in the gorgeous Leyton House Racing CG901, 1990.
Photo Ferrari08Ferrari F1-2004
Rubens Barichello leading teammate Michael Schumacher in the amazing Ferrari F1-2004 of 2004.
Photo by Sean Dempsey/AP09McLaren MP4-23
Lewis Hamilton, lighting them up in the McLaren MP4-23 of 2008.
Photo by Williams Martini F110Williams FW36
The retro-licious Williams FW36 of 2014, resplendent in old-school Martini livery.
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