Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa (L) of Brazil and team mate Fernando Alonso (R) of Spain pose with veteran British motor racing driver John Surtees before the third practice session of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - John Surtees has an infectious laugh and the broadest of grins but there is also sadness in his eyes as he prepares for a year of events marking the 50th anniversary of his Formula One championship win.
The former Ferrari driver's past triumphs are entwined with personal tragedy as motorsport fetes Britain's oldest surviving F1 champion and the only man to have won world titles on two wheels and four.
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