Former F1 champion Jones dies aged 80
The Guardian
What the coverage says
Alan Jones, who claimed the Formula One world championship in 1980, has died at age 80. Throughout a career spanning 10 seasons that ended with his 1986 retirement, he secured 12 grand prix victories, according to The Guardian. BBC Sport adds that he achieved these milestones as the first Williams driver to take the world title and remains the last Australian to do so.
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- BBC Sport reported it
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