F1 legends: The 1960s
We continue with the F1 legends. Today, the
1960s, an amazing decade full of legendary drivers and teams…
Jim Clark
Jim Clark driving his Lotus |
-World Champion in: 1963 and 1965
Jim Clark was the best driver of the 1960s, and
is almost considered as one of the best F1 drivers ever. He only drove for the
Team Lotus, but both Jim and Lotus were a fantastic pair which changed the F1
history forever. The pair was stronger than ever before when, in 1968, Jim died
driving a Lotus in Hockenheim (Germany).
Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham driving his Brabham |
-World Champion in: 1959, 1960 and 1966.
Jack Brabham was a great driver whose driving
style was only overcame by the Clark´s style. Jack started with sporadic and
humble participations between 1955 and 1958. However, thanks to the Cooper
team, he won the championship in 1959 and 1960. After two horrible years in
1961 and 1962, he created his own team, called Brabham, and won the
championship again in 1966. He died of natural causes in 2014.
Graham Hill
Graham Hill driving his Lotus |
-World Champion in: 1962 and 1968.
Graham Hill, another great driver remembered
because of his relative regularity (having in mind that we are talking about
the 1960s) and his very long career (he drove between 1958 and 1975). He first
drove for Lotus, but in BRM was where he won his first championship in 1962.
After some years fighting for the championship in BRM, he went back to Lotus
and won another championship in 1968. After that, he drove for Lotus, Brabham
and the humble teams Shadow and Lola. He finished his career in 1975 driving
for his own team, called Hill. That same year, he died in a plane.
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