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Saturday 11 March 2017
Former Formula One champion John Surtees dies at 83

LONDON (AP) — John one.”
Surtees, who won the 1964 Ferrari driver Kimi Raik-
Formula One champion- konen, who won the 2007
ship to become the only F1 title with Ferrari, spoke
man to win world titles on fondly of Surtees.
two and four wheels, died “I met him a few times, he
on Friday. He was 83. was very easy-going,” the
The British driver’s fam- Finnish driver said. “You
ily said in a statement that could tell that he had pas-
Surtees died after being sion for racing in his blood.”
treated for an existing re- Ferrari posted a black and
spiratory condition. white picture of Surtees
Besides winning the F1 title posing next to team found-
for Ferrari, Surtees also won er Enzo Ferrari on Twitter,
500cc motorcycle world ti- with the message: “John
tles in 1956, ‘58, ‘59 and ‘60. Surtees, Motorsport legend
“We deeply mourn the loss and 1964 World Champion
of such an incredible, kind with Ferrari, passed away.
and loving man as well as Our thoughts are with his
celebrate his amazing life. family.”
He has set a very real ex- F1 driver Valtteri Bottas
ample of someone who tweeted: “Sad news today.
kept pushing himself at his It was great to meet you
peak and one who contin- This is a Sunday, March 14, 2010 file photo of British former Formula One World Champion John legend. RIP John Surtees.”
ued fighting until the very Surtees, left, and Bernie Ecclestone, president and CEO of Formula One Management, as they Damon Hill, the 1996 F1
end,” the statement said. talk to each other before the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit champion, tweeted: “Such
Surtees is survived by his in Sakhir, Bahrain. a lovely man. We have lost
wife Jane and two daugh- Associated Press a true great motorsport
ters, Leonora and Edwina. 1949 as a passenger for his Man for three years in suc- his own Team Surtees F1, F2, legend. RIP John,”
A son, Henry, died in 2009. father, a top sidecar racer, cession. and F5000 cars. There was also a message
Renowned for his courage and went on to ride for He started over 100 F1 Motor sport was quick to on the official MotoGP ac-
and determination, Surtees Norton and MV Augusta. In grands prix, winning six, in pay tributes to Surtees. count which read: “Very
will be remembered as addition to his four 500cc a career which took him to “He was a legend of sorry to hear that John
one of the most gifted and world titles he also won Ferrari, Cooper, and Hon- the sport, a lovely guy who Surtees, the only person to
versatile racers of all time. three at 350cc. He also be- da. did so much,” three-time F1 win both #MotoGP & #F1
He began his illustrious came the first man to win During the 1970s he also champion Lewis Hamilton World Championships, has
career on motorcycles in the Senior TT on the Isle of designed, built and raced said. “It’s a shock to every- passed away.”q

Valspar at times by the wind, which ing out how to deal with

Continued from Page 17 kept him from more rea- that. I’m excited for this
sonable birdie chances.
weekend, what it will bring,
“You can’t go out and Still, the 40-year-old Swede and hope to keep some of
shoot 7 under on the Cop- felt his iron play getting these scores coming.”
perhead Course without better, and he got one PGA Tour rookie Wesley
doing everything right,” bonus that had nothing Bryan, best known for his
Hadwin said. “I put myself to do with golf. Walking trick shots that made him a
in position off the tee box, down the second fairway, YouTube golf sensation be-
hit a ton of fairways then 2-year-old daughter Alice fore earning a tour card,
just really hit the irons solid- saw her dad and ran out had another 68 and was
ly today. ... And here I am to greet him. only four shots behind.
going into the weekend.” “She doesn’t know how Bryan tied for fourth in his
And he still has a long way to stay outside the ropes, last two starts at the Gen-
to go. Herman, coming off that’s for sure,” Stenson esis Open and Honda
a 62 in the opening round, said with a smile. “She Tyrone Van Aswegen drives the ball at hole 6 in the second Classic. He would need to
began with 11 straight pars comes running in when she round of the Valspar Golf Championship, Friday, March 10, 2017 finish seventh to have any
in Palm Harbor, Fla.
before trading birdies and sees me. That was good.” Associated Press chance of making the 64-
bogeys and settling for a Stenson is No. 6 in the man field for the Match
71. Tyrone Van Aswegen world, the highest-ranked reached as high as No. ford. A week later, he was Play in two weeks. Also
had a 65 and was two player at Innisbrook. The 12 in the world two years in the final group Saturday at stake this weekend is a
shots behind, followed by Valspar Championship will ago, has not been eligible at Torrey Pines until fading spot in the Masters for the
a group at 7-under 135 be missing its other top for the last four World Golf to a 74-76 weekend. winner. Only three players
that included British Open 10 player because Justin Championships. Hadwin “I’ve put myself in position from the top 12 going into
champion Henrik Stenson Thomas, who swept the could make his way into the last couple of years,” the weekend — Stenson,
(71), Russell Henley (71) Hawaii swing, had a 74 Match Play with a runner- Hadwin said. “I feel like the Swafford and James Hahn
and Dominic Bozzelli (68). and missed the cut. up finish, though now it’s finishes have gotten stron- — already are eligible for
Stenson opened with a Also missing the cut was all about winning. He be- ger, and I keep kind of put- the Masters. A year ago,
birdie to get within one Billy Horschel, leaving him came the ninth player with ting myself there going into Herman earned his first trip
shot of the lead, but he no chance of qualifying for a sub-60 rounds on the the weekends. Just get- to Augusta National by
didn’t make another one the Dell Match Play in two PGA Tour in the California ting more comfortable out winning the week before
until holing a 30-foot putt weeks. Horschel, who won desert, only to finish one there. Learnings how I feel the Masters at the Shell
on the 15th. He was fooled the FedEx Cup in 2014 and shot behind Hudson Swaf- under pressure, and figur- Houston Open. q