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| Funeral for racing driver Surtees | Funeral for racing driver Surtees |
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| The funeral of racing driver Henry Surtees, who was killed in a crash during a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch, has been held in West Sussex. | The funeral of racing driver Henry Surtees, who was killed in a crash during a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch, has been held in West Sussex. |
| The driver was the son of ex-Formula One world champion John Surtees, who said his son had "followed his heart from the time he first sat in a kart". | The driver was the son of ex-Formula One world champion John Surtees, who said his son had "followed his heart from the time he first sat in a kart". |
| Surtees, 18, died from a head injury on 19 July, after a tyre from another car hit him at the Kent circuit. | Surtees, 18, died from a head injury on 19 July, after a tyre from another car hit him at the Kent circuit. |
| His coffin arrived at Worth Abbey near Crawley topped with a racing helmet. | His coffin arrived at Worth Abbey near Crawley topped with a racing helmet. |
| The teenager had just completed A-levels in economics, ICT and biology at Worth School, run by Benedictine monks from the Turners Hill Abbey. | The teenager had just completed A-levels in economics, ICT and biology at Worth School, run by Benedictine monks from the Turners Hill Abbey. |
| 'World beckoned' | 'World beckoned' |
| The school said he had been a popular and positive member of the sixth form who had succeeded in combining his studies with a busy racing schedule. | The school said he had been a popular and positive member of the sixth form who had succeeded in combining his studies with a busy racing schedule. |
| He was just beginning a gap year before studying management at university. | He was just beginning a gap year before studying management at university. |
| Surtees was knocked unconscious by the loose wheel from Jack Clarke's car while travelling at 120mph (193km/h). | Surtees was knocked unconscious by the loose wheel from Jack Clarke's car while travelling at 120mph (193km/h). |
| John Surtees, now 75, who lives in Lingfield, Surrey, won the F1 World Championship in 1964. | John Surtees, now 75, who lives in Lingfield, Surrey, won the F1 World Championship in 1964. |
| He said: "The world beckoned and he was thriving on the freedom to concentrate on his motorsport. | He said: "The world beckoned and he was thriving on the freedom to concentrate on his motorsport. |
| "He had shown himself to be one with the possibilities of reaching the very top." | "He had shown himself to be one with the possibilities of reaching the very top." |
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| The coffin of Henry Surtees arrives at Worth Abbey. | The coffin of Henry Surtees arrives at Worth Abbey. |