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Patrick Neve, First Driver For Williams, Dies Aged 67

Patrick Neve, the first driver at Williams Grand Prix Engineering and deemed by some as Belgium's natural successor to Jacky Ickx, sadly passed away on Monday aged 67. He died at his home in Belgium. Following his BRDC Formula Ford 1600 series win in 1974, he made his Formula One debut at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1976; he competed for RAM Racing in a privately-entered Brabham BT44B. In 1977, Neve left Team Ensign to become the first driver for Williams, with his first start coming at the Spanish Grand Prix. However his Formula One career would be short-lived; Neve would make only ten starts in F1. Following this he made the occasional F2 start and signed up for the Kauhsen Formula 1...
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