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Cevert's season-ending F1 first at the Glen
Phillip van Osten
03/10/2024 at 11:3003/10/2024 at 11:13 François Cevert concluded the 1971 Formua 1 season by winning the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen on this day 53 years ago, the charismatic Frenchman claiming his maiden triumph in F1. It was a fine drive by Cevert who took the lead from Tyrrell team mate and mentor Jackie Stewart on lap 13 of the 59-lap race, and never looked back. The well-deserved victory capped a year that was Cevert's first full season in F1 and during which the 27-year-old had made his mark with a string of podium finishes. Sadly, it would be Cevert's only Grand Prix win, his promising future tragically cut short at the same venue two years later when he was...
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