![A candid shot of 1970 F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt behind the wheel of his Lotus 49 at the Brands Hatch paddock with it being 49 years after he lost his life A candid shot of 1970 F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt behind the wheel of his Lotus 49 at the Brands Hatch paddock with it being 49 years after he lost his life](https://i.redd.it/4u0pno9bowk31.jpg)
A candid shot of 1970 F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt behind the wheel of his Lotus 49 at the Brands Hatch paddock with it being 49 years after he lost his life
![German F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt getting ready to power his Gold Leaf Lotus 72 to victory in August, 1970 at the fir… | Jochen rindt, Hockenheimring, Rennsport German F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt getting ready to power his Gold Leaf Lotus 72 to victory in August, 1970 at the fir… | Jochen rindt, Hockenheimring, Rennsport](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3c/7c/6d/3c7c6ddb01abd15354da8a560dbbd420.jpg)
German F1 World Champion Jochen Rindt getting ready to power his Gold Leaf Lotus 72 to victory in August, 1970 at the fir… | Jochen rindt, Hockenheimring, Rennsport
AUTOMOBILSPORT Magazin - Close duel... The 1970 Formula 1 season was one of the most dramatic seasons of all. 7 different winners from 5 different teams. Here is eventual winner and champion
![OfficialTeamHesketh on Twitter: "Jochen Rindt became #F1 World Champion #OTD 1970, 4 weeks after his fatal crash at Monza. https://t.co/LywlkBzk8h #JochenRindt #f1 #LotusF1 #grandprixdrivers https://t.co/5qOCfc5brx" / Twitter OfficialTeamHesketh on Twitter: "Jochen Rindt became #F1 World Champion #OTD 1970, 4 weeks after his fatal crash at Monza. https://t.co/LywlkBzk8h #JochenRindt #f1 #LotusF1 #grandprixdrivers https://t.co/5qOCfc5brx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGCW9gSXkAI7bMD.jpg)