Cevert

Stewart's faith paid off and following his debut at the Dutch race, Cevert quickly made an impression, clearly unfazed by his eminent team mate.

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With the prize a sponsored season in French Formula Three in a Renault-engined Alpine, Cevert was not about to let the opportunity pass him by.

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It was the right move, and that season Cevert won the series with flying colours.

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So much so that as Stewart was secretly preparing to retire at the end of the year, he was also (unbeknownst to Cevert) positioning his protege as the new Tyrrell number one.

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And with the Tyrrell back to their championship-winning form, the timing worked perfectly for Cevert, who clinched his first podium, his first fastest lap and his first win that year, firmly establishing himself in Formula One's top flight.

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Born in Paris in 1944, Cevert caught the motor racing bug late in his teens, after meeting his sister Jacqueline's boyfriend - another French Formula One star in the making, Jean-Pierre Beltoise.

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Tipped as Jackie Stewart's natural successor in the early 1970s, Cevert won one Grand Prix and clinched 13 podiums in an all too brief three-year Formula One career.

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Captivated by his future brother-in-law's glamorous job, classically-trained pianist Cevert turned his attentions to karting and in 1964 attended a racing school in Montlhery.

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Stewart recommended Cevert to team boss Ken Tyrrell as the ideal stand-in.

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Cevert was never far behind, the duo enjoying three one-two finishes over the course of the season.

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