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James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman until his death.
James Hunt's was a turbulent life lived to the limit - in and out of racing cars. As a driver he overcame constant fear and enormous odds to become the best in the world - triumphing in one of the most dramatic championship battles in Formula 1 history.
Jun 11, 2024 · James Hunt (born August 29, 1947, London, England—died June 15, 1993, London) was a British race-car driver who won the 1976 Formula One (F1) Grand Prix world championship by one point over his Austrian archrival, Niki Lauda.
Jun 15, 2018 · Here, in an extract from Maurice Hamilton’s beautifully written McLaren book on the British legend, we recount James’ post-racing career, his role as a TV commentator of great not, his decline into a spiral of drink and drugs, and the last, heartbreaking flourish of his life.
Jun 15, 1993 · SPORT and broadcasting lost one of the great mavericks yesterday when James Hunt died from a heart attack at the age of 45. He was the last British driver to win the Formula One crown before...
Oct 24, 2016 · James Hunt: The man, the myths, the legends - and our favourite tales. A collection of our favourite facts and stories about the legendary driver who was crowned F1 world champion forty years...
James Hunt lived a stormy life, pushing boundaries both on and off the racetrack. As a driver, he conquered constant fear and overwhelming odds to become the world’s best, winning one of the most dramatic championship battles in Formula One history.
Jun 15, 2024 · James Hunt, the flamboyant British racing driver and 1976 World Champion, passed away at the age of 45. We delve into the life and legacy of a driver who embodied the raw spirit of Formula One, forever etching his name in motorsport history.
Jul 31, 2000 · James Hunt, the world champion in 1976, has been dead seven years. Peter Warr, who managed Hunt in his final season for Austro-Canadian race-team owner Walter Wolf, remembers: " [Hunt] was very...
And James proved himself to be an instinctive F1 driver in short order, gaining fourth place in the British GP at Silverstone, third at Zandvoort and finally a superb second in the US race at Watkins Glen where he tracked Ronnie Peterson’s Lotus 72 for the entire distance.
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