Categories: Look backRace and classic pictures

Off-piste

When the French Grand Prix was held at the Charade circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, drivers were reliant on track limits being enforced by the walls of Puy de Dome, protected by straw bales. Graham Hill is displaying exactly that here, as the world champion chases Bruce McLaren and leaves Piers Courage driving in to a cloud of dust.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.