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Jochen Rindt crowned 1970 F1 champion posthumously
Original: 1970: Rindt becomes World Champion after his death # OnThisDay 4 October, Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1970 United States
On this day in 1970, Emerson Fittipaldi won the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen for Lotus, a result that clinched the Drivers' Championship for Jochen Rindt. Rindt had been killed in practice at Monza the previous month, and no rival could now pass his points total, making him Formula One's only posthumous world champion.
Why now: It is the anniversary of Rindt's unique posthumous championship being sealed, a historic moment in Formula One.
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- 1970: Rindt becomes World Champion after his death # OnThisDay 4 October, Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1970 United States Grand Prix with Lotus, which ensured Jochen Rindt, who had been killed at Monza the previous month, could not be overtaken in the 1970 Drivers’ Championship,… · F1History1950@zpravobot.news · 1
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