biography
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Hunt, James (Simon Wallis)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1947–93)
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| biography:
| Motor-racing driver and broadcaster, born in London, UK. He studied at Wellington College, and planned to take up medicine until he was introduced to motor-racing at 18. From club racing with a Mini, where he earned the nickname ‘Hunt the Shunt’, he quickly progressed through Formula Three and Two to Formula One with the Hesketh Team, joined McLaren, and won the World Championship in 1976. He retired from racing in 1979, and worked as a motor-racing commentator for the BBC, noted for his candid and pithy comments. |
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