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#1 James Hunt, 1976
The Brit seemed far away from the title fight midway in the 1976 Formula One season, as he retired from four races in the first 6 due to driver errors. Niki Lauda was leading the table with 55 points, while James Hunt was with 17 points, 4th at the standings.
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The two races Lauda opted out of after the fiery crash at Nurburgring during the German Grand Prix gave Hunt the compensation time to collect those points he missed during the start of the season. Lauda, who retired during the German Grand Prix after a nasty crash, rejoined the battle for the title only at the Italian Grand Prix.
Lauda was absent for the Austrian and Dutch Grands Prix, as he needed healing time for the severe burns and damaged lungs, which he incurred from one of the scariest accidents in F1 history.
In the meantime, Hunt revamped his form, won three times in the last 5 rounds, and swept away all the points. He went on to win the title by a single point.
