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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. Beginning his racing career in touring car racing, Hunt progressed into Formula Three, where he attracted the attention of the Hesketh Racing team and soon ...
James Simon Wallis Hunt, born on August 29, 1947, into the family of a London stockbroker, was an unruly child: hyperactive, contrary and persistently rebellious. As a self-confident, competitive and determined youth he taught himself to play tennis and squash to a high standard. The tall and handsome public schoolboy also enjoyed considerable ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Sometimes controversial, always charismatic and fast, the colourful Briton put in some spectacular drives during a relatively brief but brilliant career at t...
Oct 24, 2016 · Hunt's world title: 40 years on. James Hunt in F1: Season by season. Hunt relaxes by the side of the track ahead of the 1973 French GP at Paul Ricardn. * Due to his robust driving style, Hunt was ...
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 Nigel ...
Oh yes – Murray Walker and James Hunt made quite the commentary team. The partnership got off to a bad start, with Hunt and Walker first officially paired together for the BBC at the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix. As Murray Walker remembered: “James appears in his cut-down tattered jeans with a scruffy T-shirt, ...
Oct 24, 2016 · Part three of our commemorative series to mark 40 years since James Hunt’s World Championship. This part Niki Lauda reveals all about his relationship with the Briton. A feature documentary ...
Oct 24, 2016 · James Hunt's famous F1 title win in the wet at Fuji - 40 years on. 24 October 2016. Rex Features. One of the most celebrated Formula 1 title battles came to a dramatic conclusion 40 years ago this ...
Jun 13, 2013 · James Hunt, who died 20 years ago, "shone like a lighthouse amid the grey, wearing waves of austerity", writes Ben Dirs.
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. Hunt began racing his own car in Formula Ford events in 1969.
