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Sir Black Jack

Steve Natale
Mike Lawrence

One driver rarely mentioned in the endless pub debate about great drivers is Sir Jack Brabham, yet in many ways he is the most remarkable World Champion of all. He did not arrive on the scene like a blazing comet, there were always drivers with more natural talent, but he was the shrewdest operator of all.

Ask anyone who was the king of Formula Two in its heyday, when F1 drivers mixed in with the comingmen, and the answer is Jochen Rindt with 34 wins. Jim Clark scored 13 wins, but Jack scored 31. Further, he was twice European Champion, in 1960 and 1966. He is the only driver ever to win F1 and F2 titles in the same year, and he did it twice.

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