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British driver, bit before my time, but I remember him on newsreels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35126201
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35126201
John Surtees, who has died aged 83, is the only man to have won a grand prix world championship on two and four wheels.
A brilliant motorcyclist who dominated the top 500cc class for much of the late 1950s, Surtees moved on to cars and immediately established himself as a leading figure, winning the Formula 1 championship for Ferrari in 1964.