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Dan Gurney (1931 - 2018)
The American racer and team founder Dan Gurney has passed away following complications after a bout of pneumonia. The tall, elegant American earned his own place in motor sport's record books by winning not only in F1, but NASCAR, IndyCar and the Le Mans 24 Hours. In addition, in the wake of his win at Le Mans in 1967 he sprayed Champagne on the podium, establishing a tradition that continues to this day in almost all forms of motorsport. Along with inventing the Gurney flap, a right-angled extension fitted to the trailing edge of wings, in 1968, a year after his Le Mans win, he was the first race driver to wear a full face helmet in F1. Such was his talent that it's understood that at Jim...
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