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Photo tribute: Remembering James Hunt

Photo tribute: Remembering James Hunt 16 June, 2013 James Hunt died on 15 June 1993 at the age of 45, of a heart attack at his home in Wimbledon. Despite only ten wins in Formula 1 he did win the 1976 world championship, and that particular year his duel with Niki Lauda propelled grand prix racing into the realms of prime time television, which has since grown into a half billion per-episode viewership sport. The Hunt versus Lauda contest has also been immortalised on film. Hunt's legacy is one of a dashing, chain smoking, ladies man who against the odds became world champion. There is simply too much to say about his life in the sport, numerous books exist describing his exploits. Now, 20...
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