50th, Surtees' Triumph in Mexico: From Last Lap Chaos to Dual Glory
Two years after the dramatic seasonal finale in South Africa – Graham Hill taking race and title for BRM after Jim Clark’s Lotus sprang an oil leak – the same pair vied for the big prize again, this time with John Surtees as a third interested party.
Clark needed to win with Hill no higher than third, while second would suffice for Hill, irrespective of other results. Second might be enough for Surtees, so long as Clark was behind him and Hill – who had to drop one score, with only a driver’s best six results counting – finished no higher than third.
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