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Walk in the park (4)

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Back at Montjuic Park, this time at the 1975 edition of the Spanish Grand Prix. Niki Lauda (Ferrari) started from pole but was eliminated in a pile-up at the start. Later, another serious accident - when Rolf Stommelen's Embassy Hill crashed in to the crowd and killed five spectators - caused the race to be stopped after only 29 laps. The winner Jochen Mass (McLaren) received half points, and the Montjuic circuit was finally abandoned after the tragedy.

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.