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The son of late F1 world champion James Hunt has spoken about how his father’s death continues to affect him to this day
Freddie Hunt, the son of F1 world champion James Hunt, revealed that he watches old F1 races to hear his late father’s voice again, as this year marks 50 years since Hunt won the 1976 championship with McLaren in a legendary battle against Nikki Lauda. Following his championship victory, Hunt continued to race in F1 for three more years before retiring in 1979, transitioning to a career as a commentator and pundit for the BBC alongside Murray Walker until his untimely death at 45. Freddie Hunt admitted to revisiting races with his father’s commentary to hear his voice again, saying, “I still remember his voice” and shared that he can get emotional when discussing his late father. Despite stepping away from racing for a period due to the fame of his surname, Freddie Hunt later returned to motorsport, competing in endurance racing and historic categories, including pursuing sportscar ambitions like the Michelin Le Mans Cup with a desire to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. When asked about James Hunt’s potential opinion of current F1 direction, Freddie mentioned, “It’s run by AI. It’s bad enough with all this battery power… I would imagine he’d say, ‘Well, this is a load of rubbish’ and look for employment elsewhere.”
