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Former Formula 1 Champion Jones Dies at 80

Former Formula 1 Champion Jones Dies at 80
Championships & Races · 05:49:59 - Friday, 6 November 2026

Former Formula 1 world champion Jones has died at the age of 80, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Jones played a pivotal role in transforming Williams into one of the dominant teams in Formula 1 during the early 1980s.

Further details about his career and the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.

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