{"id":496645,"date":"2017-06-01T01:55:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T08:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=46278"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:09:27","slug":"john-surtees-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/john-surtees-4\/","title":{"rendered":"John Surtees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1964 World Champion<\/h1>\n

Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how Surtees had his first test in a Formula One car in a Vanwall, and later became the only person ever to race Vanwall\u2019s short-lived rear-engine car in 1961. As part of his role as co-organizer of the celebration charity dinner to mark the 40th anniversary of Surtees\u2019 World Championship in 1964, McDonough met with Surtees on a number of occasions, interviewing him in depth on his role at Honda, and was present when a statue was erected at Mallory Park to note John\u2019s achievements there on both two wheels and four. The subject of Ferrari came up on numerous occasions, and was a topic of some interest because Surtees left the team suddenly in 1966. Here, McDonough presents a number of the analytical, as well as emotional, comments Surtees made about Enzo Ferrari and his years driving for him.<\/i><\/p>\n

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John Surtees Photo: Hal Crocker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Your involvement with Enzo Ferrari and the Ferrari team was complex, but do you recall how it all came about?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n