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Piola selects his favourite F1 designs of all time

This weekend's Monaco Grand Prix marks Giorgio Piola's 50th anniversary in the Formula 1 paddock, so we asked him to picks his 'greatest cars'. Here's his selection of revolutionary designs and personal favourites from 1969-2019

As legendary technical illustrator Giorgio Piola celebrates his 50th anniversary in the Formula 1 paddock, we asked him to select his favourite cars - using whatever criteria he saw fit.

"For my favourite cars, I've chosen the ones which were the most innovative - the milestones of Formula 1 cars. There are two examples that I chose just because of a particular feeling, but usually, they're the most innovative cars that I saw in my career."

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