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Happy 70th birthday Jody Scheckter! Reviewing his 1979 F1 title

Today marks the 70th birthday of an F1 legend, 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter. So let's look back on that season, the one that made Scheckter Africa's only F1 title winner... A tough start, followed by home comforts Scheckter had a tough start to the year, scoring just one point in the Argentine and Brazilian Grands Prix, whilst Jacques Laffite won both in his Ligier. The following round saw his season get off the gorund, as he came third in his home race at Kyalami in South Africa. His teammate Gilles Villeneuve won the race, leaving Scheckter fifth in the standings. Consecutive wins as others falter Reliability was an issue for everybody back in the 70s and it was no different this...
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