John Surtees Quotes

• We couldn’t get the car back until well after the end of the race and we had very little time for repairs.

  John Surtees

• The team did a superb pitstop. We had steadily improved.

  John Surtees

• The team came together. We’re looking forward to the next race.

  John Surtees

• Our driver policy was partly dictated by who was available because of other contracts.

  John Surtees

• Obviously the first sentiment is disappointment that we didn’t get the car home and more disappointment that at the time that it stopped the car was in the lead.

  John Surtees

• If he can’t do it with Ferrari, well, he can’t do it.

  John Surtees

• I left with nothing and needing to begin a new career.

  John Surtees

• I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven’t come up with the half million to a million to put themselves in a competitive car.

  John Surtees

• Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice.

  John Surtees

• A1 Great Britain has to look at the longer term.

  John Surtees

John Surtees (10)

Birth:	11th February, 1934
Death:	10th March, 2017
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Racer

About

John Surtees was born in Tatsfield, Surrey, England. He was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was a four-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion-winning that title in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960-the Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. In 1996, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was awarded the 2012 Segrave Trophy in recognition of multiple world championships.

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