Brabham

American

[brab-uhm] / ˈbræb əm /

noun

Sir John Arthur Jack, 1926–2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.

Brabham British

/ ˈbræbəm /

noun

Sir John Arthur , known as Jack . born 1926, Australian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion 1959, 1960, and 1966

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In 1981, Williams' Carlos Reutemann had a one-point lead over Brabham's Nelson Piquet with Ligier's Jacques Laffite also still in contention.

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Mansell was secure in that third place, behind Piquet and Prost, with 19 laps to go when his tyre exploded down the 200mph Brabham Straight.

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Moss, who was in second, needed to win or finish second with fellow Cooper driver Brabham behind him, while Ferrari's Brooks had to win to have any chance, and even then could still be beaten to the title.

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Moss led from pole position but retired with a broken gearbox early on, handing the initiative to Brabham, who had been tracking his rival a short distance behind.

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Brabham led almost to the finish, before running out of fuel on the last lap.

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