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The Guardian - UK
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Giles Richards

Former Formula One driver Tony Brooks, the ‘racing dentist’, dies aged 90

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Tony Brooks with Vanwall teammate Stirling Moss after the latter’s victory in the 1957 British Grand Prix
Tony Brooks (left) with Vanwall teammate Stirling Moss after the latter’s victory in the 1957 British Grand Prix. Photograph: PA Images

The former Formula One race winner and world championship contender Tony Brooks has died aged 90. His daughter Giulia announced the death on Tuesday.

Brooks was one of the great British drivers of the 1950s and narrowly missed out on winning the F1 title in 1959. In his career, he won six grands prix and took 10 podiums from just 38 starts. During his era only Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari and Stirling Moss were more successful.

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