John Miles (auto racer)

John Miles (auto racer)

Former F1 driver


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Name = John Miles
Nationality = flagicon|UK British
Years = 1969-1970
Team(s) = Lotus
Races = 15 (12 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 2
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1969 French Grand Prix
First win =
Last win = | Last race = 1970 Italian Grand Prix

John Miles (born June 14, 1943 in Londoncite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=M |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com] ) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, making his debut on July 6, 1969. He scored a total of 2 championship points. He drove for Team Lotus where he was the official test driver of the Lotus 63 4-wheel drive F1 car.

Promoted to number two Lotus F1 driver behind Jochen Rindt for the 1970 Formula One season, he was thoroughly overshadowed by his team leader who earned the F1 World Championship that year. Matters came to a head at the Italian GP. Lotus cars founder and Team Lotus principal Colin Chapman ordered Miles to follow Rindt in running a new Lotus 72 without front and rear wings in order to take advantage of the Monza circuit's fast, low-downforce corners. Miles reluctantly complied but was distressed by the wingless 72's handling on the straights. His teammate Rindt was killed when one of the brakes on his new Type 72 failed and his car veered off the track, submarining the steel barrier that was placed too high for the revolutionary wedge design of the 72. Rindt, who had only recently acquiesced to wearing a simple lap belt, slid underneath and had his throat cut by the belt buckle. That was too much for Miles, who was widely regarded as too cerebral and sensitive to fit Chapman's idea of a race driver, and he left the team, being replaced by Reine Wisell. A qualified mechanical engineer, Miles later made a name for himself working for Lotus's road car division.

John Miles is the son of the actor Bernard Miles.

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