And that was the completion of my training as an F1 driver. © No reproduction without permission.His good looks, extrovert personality and unconventional behaviour made the 'Golden Boy' hugely popular with a wide public. I had a very patchy path into F1. © Schlegelmilch © Schlegelmilch Luckily for me, the Ferrari was not much quicker on the straight. © No reproduction without permission.James Simon Wallis Hunt, born on August 29, 1947, into the family of a London stockbroker, was an unruly child: hyperactive, contrary and persistently rebellious.

It was probably the most emotional race because of the drama when the crowd started throwing cans on the track in protest when it was threatened that I wouldn't be allowed to restart the race.At Watkins Glen in 1973 Ronnie Peterson and I drove away from the rest of the field, although I never managed to find a way past him. Third place went to Carlos Reutemann, while James Hunt and Clay Regazzoni completed the top five. © Schlegelmilch © Sutton As a self-confident, competitive and determined youth he taught himself to play tennis and squash to a high standard. LUKE SMITH picks out the talking pointsValtteri Bottas says he lost three kilograms during the Spanish Grand Prix and believes the black overalls worn by the Mercedes Formula 1 drivers were a factorThe penalties handed to Sergio Perez and Daniil Kvyat for ignoring blue flags in the Spanish Grand Prix were the first as part of a new crackdown by the FIASebastian Vettel sees no need for Ferrari to review how it plans Formula 1 race strategies and communication, saying it is "very difficult" to judge the situation from the outsideRed Bull boss Christian Horner hopes to see Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen going head-to-head on-track in the near future, believing there is currently "very little to choose between them"Although Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix didn't produce an on-track thriller, it still yielded notable storylines; from the latest chapter in a messy divorce to the clearest update yet on the future of the Mercedes' hierarchy. James Hunt was known as Hunt The Shunt for his many accidents in lower formulas. © No reproduction without permission.1977: James Hunt, pictured during his year as reigning champion. © No reproduction without permission.Brands Hatch, July 1976: James Hunt on his way to victory for McLaren in the British Grand Prix. But I had made several mistakes up to that point when in the lead without any particular pressure from behind.The 1975 Dutch GP turned that around completely and cured me overnight of that last major weakness in my driving. It was probably the most emotional race because of the drama when the crowd started throwing cans on the track in protest when it was threatened that I wouldn't be allowed to restart the race.At Watkins Glen in 1973 Ronnie Peterson and I drove away from the rest of the field, although I never managed to find a way past him. From then on they were slowly catching me because the Hesketh was not a fully competitive car.Lauda eventually passed Jarier who spun a couple of laps later with a blown tyre, but I had to fend off Niki for the last third of the race. Made in the Heuer period; pre Tag Heuer. As a driver he overcame constant fear and enormous odds to become the best in the world - triumphing in one of the most dramatic championship battles in Formula One history. Simon Arron But as Ducati bosses assess life without its stalwart Italian rider, a younger and hungrier alternative waits in the wingsThe BRM P261 was Jackie Stewart's launch pad in top-flight motor racing - and a winner in three different engine formulae. © Sutton It was the start of a love affair with the place and the circuit, which was the most challenging and difficult track after the Nurburgring.To be battling for the lead for the second time (Silverstone was the first but didn't seem quite the same as I was in a group of four) in only my seventh grand prix was a memorable way to end my first season.I rate my 1976 win at Watkins Glen highly. To win was It was a significant race for a number of reasons. He became popular in the 1970s and won the ‘Formula One World Championship’ in 1976. The latest episode in Autosport’s Race of My Life podcast series we look back to the 1975 Dutch GP, James Hunt's pick as the greatest drive of his F1 career.Several moments come to mind as candidates for the race of my life and my win at Brands Hatch in 1976, although it was taken away from me by political manoeuvring by Ferrari, is one of them. It enabled me to win the 1976 championship, at my first and only chance in a competitive car, under Buy tickets to Formula 1 races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerBuy tickets to races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerAutosport's Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Luke Smith, Jake Boxall-Legge and GP Racing's Stuart Codling to dissect the key talking pointsMercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, Motorsport Network's digital OTT platform devoted to racing and automotive contentIn the latest episode of the Current Affairs podcast, Matt Kew is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge to reflect on the final two races of the Formula E Berlin finaleAutosport's Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Luke Smith, Jake Boxall-Legge and GP Racing's Stuart Codling to dissect the key talking pointsMercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, Motorsport Network's digital OTT platform devoted to racing and automotive contentIn the latest episode of the Current Affairs podcast, Matt Kew is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge to reflect on the final two races of the Formula E Berlin finaleAfter Max Verstappen's victory in the 70th Anniversary GP, Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton reasserted the natural order with a dominant Spanish GP performance that showed they put the lessons learned from Silverstone to useAt Formula 1's Spanish GP it emerged the FIA was planning to restrict teams to a single engine mode for qualifying and the race.