Who is Formula 1's unluckiest driver?
The late Chris Amon will be remembered by many as the best driver never to win a world championship grand prix. But who really deserves that unfortunate title?
Chris Amon is often cited as the unluckiest driver in Formula 1 history, specifically because of his failure to win a world championship grand prix.
But is this judgement, inevitably a subjective one, supported by the statistics? Or is there another, less-heralded, driver who had an even harder time?
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