Hunt/Lauda

By the time the 25 cars had gingerly made their way onto the rain soaked track for the final race at the Fuji Speedway, it had been one of the most incident-packed and controversial seasons in Grand Prix history. And the championship still hadn’t been decided.

 

Lauda was leading Hunt by 3 points following his astonishing return to racing and with intense debates as to whether the race should even start, it was looking like it might stay that way. 

 

When it finally did get underway, all eyes, allowing they could actually see anything through the heavy mist and rain, were glued to the front two rows of the grid with Hunt in second from Andretti, and Lauda breathing down his neck in third immediately behind. 

 

Hunt sailed into the lead and at the end of lap 2, Lauda pitted and withdrew, saying "My life is worth more than a title.” With his chief rival out of the way, Hunt only needed to finish 4th to secure the title but as the track began to dry, he started losing positions. 

 

Always a fighter, when Hunt crossed the line on lap 73, he’d clawed his way up to third, and more importantly World Championship position - taking the title by a single point. Anyone got a ciggy?

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