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Former Formula One driver, Johnny Dumfries, aristocrat and teammate of Ayrton Senna, dead at 62 – Wide World of Sports
Aristocrat famous for controversial year alongside Senna
Former Formula One driver Johnny Dumfries has died at the age of 62, after a short battle with cancer.
Best known for a turbulent year as Ayrton Senna’s Lotus teammate in 1986, Dumfries was a member of the Scottish aristocracy who, as the Earl of Dumfries and later the 7th Marquess of Bute, was the heir to a very large fortune.
His wealth in 2019 was estimated at more than $200 million.
A descendant of the famed King of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, he refused to take advantage of his position in…
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