Today is the 50th anniversary of Niki Lauda's 1st WDC. He was definitely my favorite F1 driver. Jackie Stewart, Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Carlos Reuteman, Jody Scheckter...
I loved reading about the exploits of the risk-takers in the pages of Road & Track, as written by Rob Walker.
As an aside, I enjoyed the results of the race at Monza
today, too. A very popular victory at my house.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/niki-lauda-first-f1-title-50-years-ago-in-his-own-words/10757040/