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Soon after retirement, in 1979, Hunt was approached by Jonathan Martin, the head of BBC television sport, to become a television commentator alongside Murray Walker on the BBC 2 Formula One racing programme Grand Prix. Hunt was involved in a relationship with Taormina Rieck (known as Ping by her friends) from the age of 15.Hunt met Helen Dyson in the winter of 1989 in a restaurant in Hunt died in his sleep on the morning of 15 June 1993 of a heart attack at his home in At his funeral service, the pallbearers included his father Wallis, his brothers Tim, Peter and David, and his friend Anthony 'Bubbles' Horsley. "I saw him not too long ago and he was exceptionally fit," said Stirling Moss, a former race driver. "He had given up smoking, given up drinking. This article is about the British racing driver. BBC (London), Airdate 2011. After a guest commentary at the 1979 British Grand Prix, Hunt accepted the position and continued for thirteen years until his death. 'Always Very Aggressive'But the flamboyant image, Mr. Fittipaldi and Andretti pointed out, shouldn't overshadow Mr. Hunt's skill as a driver. This opportunity came about when regular driver Hunt made a brief appearance in the 1979 British silent slapstick comedy Hunt was hired by John Hogan as an adviser and tutor to drivers who were sponsored by Marlboro, instructing them in the tactics of driving and the approach to racing. "He was always very aggressive. August 1947 in Epsom; 15. . He won six races that year and edged Niki Lauda of Austria by 1 point, the equivalent of a sixth-place finish in any one race. At Before the start of 1977, Hunt attended a gala function at the Europa Hotel in London where he was awarded the Tarmac Trophy, along with two cheques, for £2000 and £500 respectively, a magnum of champagne and other awards. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for James Hunt (29 Aug 1947–15 Jun 1993), Find a Grave Memorial no. Now a works McLaren driver, he dispelled many doubters at the first race in Brazil, where, in a hastily rebuilt Lauda sustained near-fatal injuries in an accident at the following round, the Lauda's injuries kept him out of the following two races, allowing Hunt to close the gap in the championship chase. He started his F1 career in 1973, driving for the maverick Hesketh team. THERE was a time when James Hunt was the John McEnroe of motor sport. - 15. juni 1993.) He left the team after a disappointing 1978 season, and raced one more year before retiring.Mr. Karijeru je započeo sa auto utrkama nakon čega je napredovao do Formule 3. Er nahm zwischen 1973 und 1979 an der Formel 1 teil.

Skilleter, Paul (Charles Bulmer, ed.). Although he made a courageous comeback six weeks later, Mr. Lauda did not start two races.The following season, Mr. Hunt won three races for McLaren.

In contrast to the drug-, alcohol- and adrenalin-fueled life he had led as a racing driver, Hunt died clean and sober. For other people with the same name, see Subsequently, Hunt's driving suit featured a specially made patch which initially was a round patch stating: "Sex: Breakfast of Champions" and later changed to an oval patch that read: "Sex is a high performance thing".Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, ed. Hunt is survived by two children -- Tom, 7, and Freddie, 5 -- both from his second wife, Sarah.TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Nakon što se povukao iz F1 postao je medijski komentator i preduzetnik. James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29. august 1947. James Hunt, 45, Race-Car Driver Known for Style as Well as Title. Juni 1993 in Wimbledon) war ein britischer Automobilrennfahrer. 6871692, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown, who reports a Cremated at Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium Wimbledon. Widdows, R. "Patrese: more sinned against than sinning?" James Simon Wallis Hunt, ... 1983 Sarah Lomax (two sons; marriage dissolved 1990); died Wimbledon 15 June 1993. Hunt's title wasn't always accorded the prestige it deserved because Mr. Lauda had suffered severe injuries in a crash during the German Grand Prix that year.

Tainted ChampionshipMr. By Joseph Siano. After retiring from motor racing, he established a career commenting on Grands Prix for the Hunt first learned to drive on a tractor on a farm in Hunt was involved in a controversial incident with In May 1972, it was announced by the team that he had been dropped from the STP-March Formula 3 team and replaced by Hesketh purchased a March 731 chassis, and it was developed by After the season's end, Hunt was awarded with the Campbell Trophy from the RAC marking his performance in Formula One as the best by a British driver.The season proved to be one of the most dramatic and controversial on record. James Hunt, who lived life at 200 miles an hour, died in June 1993 after a quiet evening of playing snooker in his home here. Mr. Fittipaldi, who won the Indianapolis 500 last month, remembered Mr. Hunt as someone who was always in the company of celebrities.Said Mario Andretti, who also raced against him: "He got quite a bit out of life."

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