Edmonton Journal

Former F1 champ Surtees dies at 83

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John Surtees, who won the 1964 Formula One championsh­ip and was the only man to win world titles on both two wheels and four wheels, died Friday at 83. Besides winning the F1 title for Ferrari, the Brit also won 500cc motorcycle world titles in 1956, ’58, ’59 and ’60. Surtees is survived by his wife Jane and two daughters, Leonora and Edwina. A son, Henry, died in 2009.

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