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... the pressure and by lap 42 he had caught and passed Jody Scheckter’s downonpower Tyrrell for fifth, which became fourth as Patrick Depailler’s sister car fell back. Despite flickering oil pressure, he held fastest lap until three laps from the end, LEFT It is easy to see why Niki said he was terrified in first practice at Monza as he heads out for his initial exploratory laps; the pitlane is blanketed in dankness and gloom while the track disappears in a wall of spray. ABOVE Absorbed in thought, Lauda put in a remarkable effort to outqualify both of his Ferrari teammates on his return to racing at the Italian Grand Prix. A F I E L D O F M A D M E N 51 50 N I K I L A U D A 1970 by th e mo re po werf ul G roup 5 an d Gr oup 7 mac hine ry, w hose driv ers w ere i nten t on a rem atch of th e pre viou s we eken d’s c omp etitio n at th e No risri ng. L auda was still find ing h is fe et in th e cat egor y, lea rnin g his race craft in a 3-lit re class that was dom inate d by ano ther Por sche 908/ 02, t he M artin i ent ry o f Gé rard Lar rous se, alon gsid e a l arge num ber o f sim ilarl y we llfund ed p rivat eers . Pac ing h imse lf ca refu lly, Laud a av oide d a h uge oil s lick at th e Sac hs-K urve that cau sed man y oth er d river s to spin . Aft er With a la p to go, S vens son towe d pa st La uda for s even th ...