As in the last few years there are several children of former Formula One drivers moving up through the various racing series. John Surtees, now 75, gave me many thriling moments in the early sixties leading up to his 1964 championship with Ferrari has lost his son in a freak Formula Two accident. Another car went off the road and one of the tires broke loose from it tether and hit young Henry, 18, in the head. A lot of these racing kids have lost their fathers, but it isn't very often that it is the other way around.
The father, John, was a racer's dream. He started off in motorcycles and was the Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion 7 times. Switching to Formula One and becoming champ in 1964. To this day he has remained close to racing and to motorcycles.
