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Brabham and Hailwood - extraordinary lives, extraordinary careers

Sir Jack Brabham and Mike Hailwood are two of the all-time greats of motorsport. The glorious image that accompanies this article is from the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg. Brabham was driving one of his own cars, the BT11, while Hailwood was in a Lotus 25 for Reg Parnell Racing. Article continues under video Both men were born on this day in 1926 and 1940 respectively, and both enjoyed extraordinary careers on four and two wheels respectively. Brabham, after serving as a mechanic in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II before setting up his own engineering business once the war was over, began racing Midgets in his homeland before turning to Formula 1 from 1955. By...
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