One of the most unusual and dramatic incidents in early Formula 1 pit lane history took place during the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, when Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, then serving as Ferrari’s sporting director, was struck in a high-speed pit lane accident involving Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson. The episode remains a striking reminder of how different Formula 1 operations were in the 1970s, long before modern safety standards and radio communications…
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