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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 48861" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>John Surtees: Former F1 world champion dies at 83</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 hour ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1" target="_blank"><u>Formula 1</u></a></li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&" target="_blank"><u> Google </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&summary=&" target="_blank"><u> LinkedIn </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&" target="_blank"><u> Reddit </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&" target="_blank"><u> StumbleUpon </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20John%20Surtees%3A%20Former%20F1%20world%20champion%20dies%20at%2083&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F39235608&=&" target="_blank"><u> Twitter </u></a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39235608" target="_blank"><u>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39235608</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/D25A/production/_95105835_gettyimages-77798566.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>John Surtees is the only man to secure the world championship on four wheels as well as two</p><p>Former Formula 1 and motorcycling world champion John Surtees has died at the age of 83.</p><p></p><p>Surtees is the only man to have won the grand prix world championship on both two wheels and four.</p><p></p><p>He won four 500cc motorcycling titles - in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 - and the F1 crown with Ferrari in 1964.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Surtees died at St George's Hospital, London, on Friday afternoon after being treated for an existing respiratory condition, a <a href="http://henrysurteesfoundation.com/?p=1385" target="_blank"><u>family statement said.</u></a></p><p></p><p>"We deeply mourn the loss of such an incredible, kind and loving man as well as celebrate his amazing life," the statement added.</p><p></p><p>Surtees was awarded an MBE in 1959, the same year he won the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/24574184" target="_blank"><u>Sports Personality of the Year award,</u></a> the OBE in 2009 and the CBE in 2016.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35126201" target="_blank"><u>Read more: John Surtees obituary</u></a></p><p></p><p><u><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10F4A/production/_95105496_surtees_vettel_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></u></p><p>John Surtees pictured with four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel at the 2015 British Grand Prix</p><p>He won six F1 races in 111 starts between 1960 and 1972, and also drove for Honda, Lotus, Cooper, Lola and BRM.</p><p></p><p>Surtees was world champion in the 350cc motorcycling category as well as 500cc from 1958-60.</p><p></p><p>He later set up his own F1 team and was behind the wheel when it made its debut at the 1970 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch.</p><p></p><p>Team Surtees managed two podium finishes but never won a race before folding in 1978.</p><p></p><p>Surtees went on to become chairman of the British team in the now-defunct A1 Grand Prix series, while his son Henry began competing in Formula Two but was <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8158445.stm" target="_blank"><u>killed in an accident</u></a> at Brands Hatch in 2009, aged 18.</p><p></p><p>The family set up the Henry Surtees Foundation in aid of people recovering from brain and physical injuries and to support motorsport-related educational programmes.</p><p></p><p>Surtees remained involved in motor racing into his eighties, competing in classic car and bike events up until last year.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
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