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Surtees the odd man in at the 1964 Mexican GP
The 1964 world championship reached its epilogue on this day in Mexico City, over five decades ago. Flanked in this picture by Dan Gurney, Jim Clark and Phil Hill, John Surtees was runner-up in the drivers' standings before the final race, with Graham Hill and Clark as his fellow title contenders. The latter looked set to clinch his second world crown until his engine painfully seized up on the final lap. Gurney went through to win the race but Surtees' title depended on a charitable gesture from Ferrari team mate Lorenzo Bandini to let the Briton finish second. The Italian proved a gentleman and waived 'Big John' through to become the first motorcycling World Champion to win a world title...
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