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Surtees receives CBE in New Year Honours list

The only man to win world championship in Formula One and motor cycle racing, John Surtees, is to receive a CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Surtees is already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2008. Now, Surtees has been named as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queens New Year's Honours list. The 81-year-old Briton became a huge success in motor cycle racing, taking the world title in the top 500cc category in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960, before making the switch to Formula One in 1960. He became a success very quickly in the sport, taking a podium in only his second...
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