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Gone but not forgotten: Bruce McLaren

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Bruce McLaren was killed on this day in 1970. The New Zealander crammed a lot into his 32 years, becoming the youngest F1 race winner over a decade earlier when he was victorious in the 1959 United States Grand Prix driving for Cooper. McLaren went on found his own racing team, while as a driver his accolades include four grand prix victories, two Can-Am championships and a win in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. He died in a testing crash at Goodwood.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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