John Surtees in his BRM at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1969. Mechanics work on the car while Surtees sits in the cockpit. John Surtees came to car racing in 1959 after a highly successful motorcycle racing career. He drove in Formula 1 from 1960 to 1972, winning 6 races and becoming World Champion in 1964 with Ferrari. Surtees drove for Honda in the 1967 and 1968 seasons. He formed his own team in 1970, which ceased competing in 1978. He spent only one season with BRM, the unreliable car ailing to finish in half the races, including this one.
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