LONDON: Britain’s John Surtees, the only man to be crowned a world champion in both Formula One and motorcycle grand prix racing, has died at the age of 83, it was announced on Friday.

Surtees, who added the 1964 Formula One title to the 500-cc motorcycle world championships he won in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960, “passed away peacefully” on Friday with his wife Jane and daughters Leonora and Edwina by his side.

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