What is James Hunt?
[[File:James Hunt - Dutch GP 1976 crop mod.jpg|thumb|Hunt at the 1976 [[Dutch Grand Prix]]]] '''James Simon Wallis Hunt''' (29 August 1947 &ndash; 15 June 1993) was a [[British people|British]] [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. He was best known for winning the [[Formula One]] World Championship in [[1976 Formula One season|1976]]. He later became a [[commentator]] after retiring from racing in 1979. ==Biography== Hunt was born in [[Belmont, Sutton|Belmont]], [[Surrey]]. He was well known for lifestyle and behaviour on and off the track. He was married to [[Suzy Miller]] and later Sarah Lomax. The couple had two children, Tom and Freddie. He was also engaged to Helen Dyson before his death. He was also a close friend of [[Niki Lauda]].<ref name=F1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/James_Hunt.html|title=James Hunt|publisher=[[Formula One]]|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> Hunt began his career in the [[1973 Formula One season|1973 season]]. He entered 93 F1 races. He won a total ten official F1 races. In 1976, he won the Formula One World Championship, winning six of the official races. He won the Dutch Grand Prix (1975, 1976), [[Spanish Grand Prix]] (1976), [[French Grand Prix]] (1976), [[German Grand Prix]] (1976), [[Italian Grand Prix]] (1976), [[Canadian Grand Prix]] (1976), [[United States Grand Prix]] (1976, 1977) and [[Japanese Grand Prix]] (1977) races. During his career, he raced for [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]] (1973&ndash;[[1975 Formula One season|1975]]), [[McLaren]] (1976&ndash;[[1978 Formula One season|1978]]) and [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]] ([[1979 Formula One season|1979]]). He retired in 1979.<ref name=F1/> Hunt later became a commentator. He was known for commentating on F1 races with [[Murray Walker]]. He was played by [[Australia]]n actor [[Chris Hemsworth]] in the [[movie]] ''[[Rush (2013 movie)|Rush]]'' (2013).<ref name=Telegraph>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/rush/niki-lauda-interview/|title=Niki Lauda: 'I wish James Hunt could h