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24
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4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Australian Formula One world champion Alan Jones has died aged 80, just three days after celebrating his birthday.
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Jones → die → birthday
The Melbourne-born racing great, who drove Williams to its first drivers’ world championship in 1980 before becoming a familiar face on Australian television, died following a short illness.
Nine reported Jones had been diagnosed with cancer only weeks ago.
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Jones → bear → cancer
His death brings to an end a remarkable motorsport life that took him from working at his father’s Holden dealership to beating the world’s best on grand prix circuits.
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that → bring → circuits
Jones won 12 Formula One races and remains one of only two Australians to have claimed the drivers’ world title, alongside Sir Jack Brabham.
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Jones → win → Brabham
For generations of Australian viewers, he was also the straight-talking former champion who helped bring the sport into their living rooms alongside Darrell Eastlake on Nine.
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who → talk → Nine
Aussie Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died, aged 80
Jones won a total of 12 grands prix in his F1 career
Alongside Sir Jack Brabham, Jones was the only other Australian
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Jones → die → Brabham
Born on November 2, 1946, Jones grew up with racing in his blood.
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Jones → bear → blood
His father Stan won the 1959 Australian Grand Prix, giving the younger Jones a formidable example to follow as he began competing in Minis and Coopers.
But his path to the top was anything but straightforward.
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path → win → top
An initial trip to Europe in 1967 ended with Jones unable to afford the drive he needed.
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he → end → drive
He returned to Britain in 1970 and worked towards another opportunity, buying and selling used cars with fellow Australian Brian McGuire to help finance his ambitions.
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He → return → ambitions
A testing crash at Brands Hatch left him with a broken leg and a wrecked car, delivering another setback before his Formula One career had even begun.
His fortunes improved in Formula Three, where he finished runner-up in the 1973 British championship.
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he → leave → championship
Two years later, he finally reached Formula One, making his debut in a privately entered Hesketh at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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he → reach → Prix
The race at Barcelona’s Montjuïc circuit was stopped after a crash killed five spectators.
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crash → stop → spectators
Jones subsequently drove for Graham Hill’s team before securing a full-time seat with Surtees in 1976.
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Jones → drive → 1976
His breakthrough came the following year with Shadow, which signed him after the death of driver Tom Pryce at the South African Grand Prix.
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which → come → Prix
Jones seized his chance with victory in Austria, establishing himself as a grand prix winner and attracting attention from Ferrari.
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Jones → seize → Ferrari
The Italian team ultimately chose Gilles Villeneuve, leaving Jones to join Frank Williams for the 1978 season.
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team → choose → season
It proved the defining move of his career.
Four victories in 1979 established Jones as a championship contender.
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victories → prove → contender
The following year, he won in Argentina, France, Britain, Canada and the United States to secure the world title.
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he → win → title
He clinched the championship in Canada with a race to spare, eventually finishing 13 points clear of Brazilian rival Nelson Piquet.
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He → clinch → Piquet
Jones had delivered the first drivers’ crown for Williams and restored Australia to the top of Formula One for the first time since Brabham’s final championship in 1966.
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Jones → deliver → 1966
He also won that year’s non-championship Australian Grand Prix at Calder Park, joining his father on the event’s winners’ list.
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He → win → list
Jones initially retired after the 1981 season, signing off with victory in Las Vegas.
But he could not stay away completely, making a brief return with Arrows in 1983 before another comeback with Haas in 1985 and 1986.
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he → retire → 1985
His final Formula One appearance came at the 1986 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.
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appearance → come → Adelaide
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