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1980 F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80

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The 1980 World Drivers’ Champion, Australia’s Alan Jones, died on the Gold Coast on Thursday. In a statement released on behalf of Jones's family, his wife, Amanda Butler-Davis, said he died following a short illness. He was 80. “We are extremely saddened to announce the passing…

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