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British racer, who won his debut race for VN Syracuse in Sicily (the race was not considered a Formula 1 World Championship), he was the last surviving winner of a Formula One race from the 1s.
Brooks signed up for the race at the last minute when he took a break from studying dentistry. “He was part of an exceptional group of drivers who pioneered the sport and pushed the boundaries at great risk, ”Said the first man of Formula 1 at the time of his death Stefano domenicali adding: "We will miss him. We are with his closest thoughts."
Brooks, who raced alongside Stirling Moss for English Vanwall, registered his first victory for the Formula 1 World Championship inand the Grand Prix of Great Britain in Aintree. Two years later he was close to the title with Ferrari, but in the opening round of the last race in Sebring he was hit by a teammate Wolfgang von Trips.
He lost two minutes in the pits when they checked the damage to his car, and eventually crossed the finish line in third place, losing the championship title to the Australian by seven points. Jack Brabham.
In his career, he competed in 38 races and stood on the podium in as many as ten of them. He won the Grand Prix of Belgium, the Grand Prix of Italy, the Grand Prix of France and the Grand Prix of Germany. Still, he remained in the shadows Fangia, Ascaria, Brabham in Move. His compatriot and teammate Moss said of him years ago: “Brooks was a remarkable racer, the greatest - let me say this - an ‘unknown’ racer ever. "
