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When Wattie put his first point on the board
Phillip van Osten
04/05/2026 at 13:3004/05/2026 at 13:37 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Belfast-born John Watson came into this world 80 years ago today and ushered his way into F1 in 1973 with the Brabham team. A veteran of 152 Grands Prix, Watson soldiered on in his career driving for Brabham, Surtees and Penske before a second-spell with Bernie Ecclestone's team in 1977 and 1978 established the Ulsterman as a regular F1 front-runner. Watson won his first Grand Prix with Penske in Austria in 1976, and added four more wins to his tally between 1981 and 1983 driving for McLaren. 'Wattie' is seen here at Monaco in 1974, en route to his first world championship point onboard his...
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