[BITList] John Surtees, motorcycle and Formula One champion – obituary

[michael J Feltham]

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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/03/10/john-surtees-motorcycle-grand-prix-champion-obituary/ <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/03/10/john-surtees-motorcycle-grand-prix-champion-obituary/>
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> John Surtees, motorcycle and Formula One champion – obituary
> John Surtees, who has died aged 83 <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2017/03/10/john-surtees-british-motorsport-legend-dies-aged-83/>, was unique in being the only motorcycle as well as Formula One world champion. He had one of the most diverse careers in motorsport, competing in Formula Two as well as sports car racing, and ending as a constructor with his own Team Surtees.
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> Moving to Grand Prix car racing in 1960 after achieving seven motorcycle world titles, he became world champion with Ferrari four years later, a feat achieved by no one else in the history of motorsport before or since.
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> A loner by inclination and a single-minded character at times (who bore a remarkable resemblance to Cardinal Basil Hume in his later years), Surtees was utterly straightforward and honest.
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> He was ill-suited to the politicking of motor racing, especially where driving for Ferrari was concerned. Had he been prepared to compromise or go back on his word he might have achieved even more than he did.
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> His...
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