Niki Lauda takes victory at the 1978 Swedish GP

The scene of a singular duel between Mario Andretti's Lotus 79 and Niki Lauda's Brabham BT46, the Austrian made the American bite the dust, thanks to better grip than his rival... before seeing his vacuum cleaner banned from the next race.

Published on 03/05/2022 à 16:00

François Hurel

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Niki Lauda takes victory at the 1978 Swedish GP

The famous Brabham BT46 “Vacuum cleaner” © DPPI

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