[BITList] John Surtees: Former F1 world champion dies at 83 - BBC Sport

[michael J Feltham]

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> John Surtees: Former F1 world champion dies at 83
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> John Surtees is the only man to secure the world championship on four wheels as well as two
> Former Formula 1 and motorcycling world champion John Surtees has died at the age of 83.
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> Surtees is the only man to have won the grand prix world championship on both two wheels and four.
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> He won four 500cc motorcycling titles - in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 - and the F1 crown with Ferrari in 1964.
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> Surtees died at St George's Hospital, London, on Friday afternoon after being treated for an existing respiratory condition, a family statement said. <http://henrysurteesfoundation.com/?p=1385>
> "We deeply mourn the loss of such an incredible, kind and loving man as well as celebrate his amazing life," the statement added.
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> Read more: John Surtees obituary </sport/formula1/35126201>
> Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker told Radio 5 live: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04wggmg> "It's an absolute hammer blow for me and for British motorsport in general.
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> "I have been privileged to commentate on him and to know him as a friend and he's undoubtedly one of the greatest people who's ever lived in the history of motorsport."
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> Surtees was awarded an MBE in 1959, the same year he won the Sports Personality of the Year award, </sport/sports-personality/24574184> the OBE in 2009 and the CBE in 2016.
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> John Surtees pictured with four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel at the 2015 British Grand Prix
> He won six F1 races in 111 starts between 1960 and 1972, and also drove for Honda, Lotus, Cooper, Lola and BRM.
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> Surtees was world champion in the 350cc motorcycling category as well as 500cc from 1958-60.
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> 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.
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> Team Surtees managed two podium finishes but never won a race before folding in 1978.
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> 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 killed in an accident <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8158445.stm> at Brands Hatch in 2009, aged 18.
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> 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.
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> Surtees remained involved in motor racing into his eighties, competing in classic car and bike events up until last year.
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> Tributes to Surtees
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