By davezrx - 10 Mar 2017
PITY HE WAS NEVER A SIR , HE DESERVED IT MORE THAN MOST , ENJOY THE RACETRACK IN THE SKY ...[SIR ] JOHN
YOU WERE A PROPER RACING DRIVING UNLIKE THE PUSSIES IN F1 OF TODAY'S ERA
Former Formula 1 and motorcycling world champion John Surtees has died at the age of 83.
Surtees is the only man to have won the grand prix world championship on both two wheels and four.
He won four 500cc motorcycling titles - in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 - and the F1 crown with Ferrari in 1964.
Surtees died at St George's Hospital, London, on Friday afternoon after being treated for an existing respiratory condition, a family statement said.
"We deeply mourn the loss of such an incredible, kind and loving man as well as celebrate his amazing life," the statement added.
Read more: John Surtees obituary
Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker told Radio 5 live: "It's an absolute hammer blow for me and for British motorsport in general.
"I have been privileged to commentate on him and to know him as a friend and he's undoubtedly one of the greatest people who's ever lived in the history of motorsport."
Surtees was awarded an MBE in 1959, the same year he won the Sports Personality of the Year award, the OBE in 2009 and the CBE in 2016
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