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Adrian Campos obituary: Ex-F1 driver and F2 team boss dies aged 60

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Team owner and former Minardi Formula 1 driver Adrian Campos has passed away at the age of 60 read more »

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Jurgen Hubbert obituary: Former Mercedes executive dies aged 81

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Former Mercedes executive Jurgen Hubbert, a key player behind the marque's move into the DTM and Formula 1, has died at the age of 81 read more »

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Tony Vlassopulos obituary: F1 team boss and Ron Dennis backer dies aged 89

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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A significant figure in future McLaren supremo Ron Dennis's formative years as a team owner, and himself briefly the head of a Formula 1 squad, Tony Vlassopulos died... read more »

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Obituary: John Hogan - 1944-2021

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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John Hogan, a hugely respected pioneer in Formula 1 sponsorship who was instrumental in brokering Ron Dennis' McLaren takeover, has died of a COVID-related illness at the... read more »

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Autosport 70: The loss of an F1 legend 50 years on

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Fifty years ago today, at Monza, Lotus Formula 1 star Jochen Rindt was killed during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. His friend and Autosport Editor of the day, SIMON... read more »

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Obituary: Famed Porsche engine designer Hans Mezger - 1929-2020

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hans Mezger, the architect of a line of successful racing engines at Porsche including the TAG-badged Formula 1 twin-turbo V6, has died at the age of 90 read more »

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Obituary: Famous motorsport designer Richard Divila dies aged 74

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Ricardo 'Richard' Divila, perhaps best known as the designer of the early Copersucar Fittipaldi Formula 1 cars, has died at the age of 74 after a short illness read more »

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Sir Stirling Moss obituary

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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The greatest driver never to win a Formula 1 world drivers' championship title. An accolade attributed almost exclusively to Sir Stirling Moss, this only serves to... read more »

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Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Denmark's first Formula 1 world championship driver, Tom Belso, has died following a battle with stomach cancer read more »

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Obituary: Former AMG boss Domingos Piedade - 1944-2019

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Domingos Piedade, a leading light in Portuguese motorsport and a long-time boss of AMG, has passed away at the age of 75 following a battle with cancer read more »

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Niki Lauda obituary: 'A remarkable life lived in Technicolor'

over 6 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

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A three-time Formula 1 world champion and non-executive chairman of the Mercedes team, Niki Lauda was one of the biggest names in motorsport. read more »

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A life dedicated to motorsport - Charlie Whiting (obituary)

over 6 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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He worked on Nelson Piquet's and Niki Lauda's car at Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team before becoming a leading figure inside Formula One. Charlie Whiting's... read more »

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Charlie Whiting obituary: He was loved by all -- in a ego-driven world like F1, that speaks volumes

over 6 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Following the death of F1 race director Charlie Whiting, Maurice Hamilton remembers a man who lived and breathed motor racing and was a constant voice of calm and reason in the... read more »

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Obituary: Inventor of HANS device Dr Robert Hubbard

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Dr Robert Hubbard, the engineer behind the HANS device that saved many lives in Formula 1 and across motorsport, has died read more »

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Obituary: Ex-Ensign F1 boss and Indycar engineer Mo Nunn 1938-2018

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Morris Nunn, who ran his underdog Ensign Formula 1 team for a decade before finding huge success as an engineer in Indycar racing, has died at the age of 79 read more »

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Obituary: F1 engine builder and one-time GP starter John Nicholson

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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John Nicholson, who made one just grand prix start at Silverstone in 1975 but won two Formula 1 world championships as an engine builder, has died at the age of 75 read more »

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Obituary: Shadow team founder Don Nichols 1924-2017

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The motorsport world this week lost Don Nichols, a man whose team produced popular cars and employed driving talents such as Peter Revson, George Follmer, Tom Pryce, Alan... read more »

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Tim Parnell obituary: 1932-2017

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Tim Parnell, who has died aged 84, had racing in his veins as the son of Britain's pre-eminent post-war racer read more »

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Chris Amon obituary: 1943-2016

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Chris Amon, widely regarded as the best driver never to win a world championship grand prix, has died at the age of 73 read more »

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Alan Henry obituary: 1947-2016

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Alan Henry's first break in motorsport journalism came after writing a letter to Autosport to complain about the quality of a race report from Brands Hatch in 1968 read more »

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Obituary: Mike MacDowel 1932-2016

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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At 17 laps, Michael MacDowel's grand Prix driving record was among the shortest in Formula 1 world championship history read more »

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Obituary: Jules Bianchi 1989-2015

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Behind the quiet voice and calm exterior, above all Jules Bianchi was a determined racer. Although he never sat in the cockpit of an F1 car that could fully convey his talent... read more »

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Obituary: Renzo Zorzi 1946-2015

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Italian ex-Formula 1 driver Renzo Zorzi has died at the age of 68 read more »

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Obituary: Robert Manzon 1917-2015

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Robert Manzon, who was the last survivor of the inaugural Formula 1 world championship season in 1950, has died at the age of 97 read more »

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Obituary: Andrea de Cesaris 1959-2014

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Andrea de Cesaris had a reputation for crashes that unfairly clouded judgements of his ability as a Formula 1 driver read more »