TIL that the 1970 F1 World Driver’s Championship was awarded posthumously to Jochen Rindt. Rindt won 5 of the first 9 races, but crashed and died due to brake failure. No competitor managed to exceed his points total in the remaining races.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Formula_One_season

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