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James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) [1] 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 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...
No single person has ever scorched a trail through Formula 1, both as a driver and a commentator, like James Hunt. 25 years on from his untimely passing, we look at why the 1976 world champion’s light still burns as brightly as ever...
May 23, 2019 · The Formula 1 rivalry between the late Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the second half of the 1970s received its Hollywood treatment just a few years ago with the release of "Rush," in which Lauda...
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 13, 2013 · James Hunt: Remembering F1's 'swashbuckling playboy'. A few years back, Niki Lauda branded Lewis Hamilton boring. As insults go, it's up there with being called ugly by Quasimodo. Because in...
Oct 24, 2016 · Forty years after he conquered the F1 world, the James Hunt story remains as compelling - and colourful - as it ever has.
Oct 24, 2016 · A collection of our favourite facts and stories about the legendary driver who was crowned F1 world champion forty years ago... Monday 24 October 2016 14:26, UK.
Jun 15, 2018 · A last heartbreaking flourish. MURRAY WALKER: on James Hunt. A last heartbreaking flourish.
