Correct Answer : Option (D) - 4th May 2022
Formula 1 announced the sad demise of Tony Brooks on Wednesday(4th May 2022). The Brit was the last surviving F1 race winner from the 1950s, who passed away on May 4, 2022, at the age of 90. Brooks, who was born Charles Anthony Standish Brooks on February 25, 1932, was known as the 'Racing Dentist,' having famously dovetailed his studies in dentistry at the University of Manchester during the beginnings of his racing career. He qualified as a dentist in 1956.
Who was Tony Brooks?
Tony Brooks was an extremely fast driver, who won sixes Grand Prix despite having just made 38 starts. He narrowly missed out on the world championship in 1959 and was regarded as one of the Best British racers alongside Stirling Moss to never win the title. Brooks was the most successful driver of his era after Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, and Moss. His most famous victory was perhaps at the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, a home win he shared with his compatriot Moss.
Brooks made his debut for
BRM at the
1956 British Grand Prix before going on to drive for
Vanwall in
1957 and
1958. The year after he was picked by Enzo Ferrari, the season he also came agonizingly close to winning the world title, only to lose it by four points to Jack Brabham..
Source : Republic World