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F1 suffered another tragedy at the Italian GP when Jochen Rindt died. Despite this the Austrian became the only posthumous Formula 1 World Champion for Lotus.

The 1970 F1 season saw an exciting new team enter Grand Prix racing. Future stars Ronnie Peterson, Francois Cevert and Emerson Fittipaldi all made their debut.

Through the summer of 1970 Jochen Rindt extended his lead at the top of the Formula 1 World Championship, driving the innovative Lotus 72.