F1 photographer Peter Van Egmond. Credits-Getty
F1 photographer Peter van Egmond, who had close ties to the Max Verstappen family, passed away on January 2 after a battle with cancer. The Netherlands has not seen many people join the pinnacle of motorsport in some shape or form.
There have only been 17 Dutch drivers in 75 years of F1 and a handful of media personnel over the years. Drivers like Gijs van Lennep, who had seen success outside the sport as he won the Le Mans two times, only competed in 12 Grand Prixs.
Arguably, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen was the most famous in his country in the sport before his son Max joined in 2015. So it was quite a feat that Van Egmond made a name for himself in the world of F1 with his skills behind the camera.
