British F1 legend (दिव्य चरित्र) John Surtees passes away at 83
LONDON: John Surtees, the only racer to have won world championships on motorbikes and in Formula One passed away at 83 on Friday and tributes continue to pour in. Surtees was admitted to a London hospital in February with an existing respiratory (श्वसन संबंधी) condition and after a short period in intensive care died peacefully(शांति से), reports the Guardian. Surtees won the 500cc motorcycle world championship in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 with the MV Agusta factory team, for whom he scored 22 wins at the top level before switching to cars, making his debut for Lotus and winning the Formula One title for Ferrari in 1964, which included a remarkable(उल्लेखनीय) win at the Nürburgring and one at Monza.
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