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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.
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...
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 the pinnacle of motorsport.
5 reasons James Hunt remains an F1 icon. 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... 1. He said what he thought.
Jun 13, 2013 · Hunt is apparently portrayed as a swashbuckling playboy, a link to an age of certainty - real and imagined - of roistering gentlemen amateurs, living out the dreams of pie-eyed schoolboys.
Mar 7, 2017 · Here are our six reasons to remember James Hunt for the playboy and the terrific driver he was.
Oct 24, 2016 · Forty years after he conquered the F1 world, the James Hunt story remains as compelling - and colourful - as it ever has.
James Hunt won the F1 World Championship in 1976. Even at the pinnacle of his F1 achievement, James was out to enjoy his life to the full and never took himself too seriously.
Nov 16, 2016 · Legends: James Hunt. We look at the life of F1’s original wildchild as a new exhibition on the 1976 champion opens.
