F1: 5 drivers who were unlucky to have not won the championship

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#2 Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx is a legendary racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, and also won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally. Ickx was also quite successful in Formula 1 with 25 podium finishes and eight race wins.

He raced in Formula 1 for more than ten years, and the closest he came to the title was in 1970, losing it by just five points.

He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three years in a row, from 1975 to 1977, and before the start of the Le Mans race in 2000, Ickx was Awarded the Honorary Citizen of Le Mans.

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