Niki Lauda, F1 driver for Marlboro McLaren, at the European Grand Prix Lord Salisbury just visible on left

just visible on left

'The great general frightened by Don-Key'

Figure in military clothing holding a pike in one hand and a sword in the other

is in ceremonial costume for the coronation of King George IV

Niki Lauda, F1 driver for Marlboro McLaren, at the European Grand Prix Lord Salisbury just visible on leftNiki Lauda, F1 driver for Marlboro McLaren, at the European Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent, 1983. Lauda's first stint in Formula One lasted from 1971 to 1979, and included two World Championships for Ferrari. In 1976 he was badly burned in a near fatal crash at the German Grand Prix at Nurgurgring. Just six weeks later, at Fuji Japan, he withdrew from the final Grand Prix of the season, despite being in the lead, due to the extreme wet weather