Hunt secured his only F1 title in 1976, pipping legendary rival Niki Lauda following a campaign packed with dramatic incidents. Despite earning acclaim for his seven-year career in the hot seat, the Brit was best known for his womaniser persona and his demand for a partying lifestyle. Hunt became a sex symbol during the 1970s and allegedly engaged in some scandalous behaviour at the height of his racing career.

He reportedly slept with up to 5,000 women during his life, including a rumoured 33 air stewardesses during his championship-winning season. Following his death, son Freddie opened up about his father's wild time off the track and discussed his alleged drug use.

He told The Times: "I can't vouch for the number of women but I know that Dad wasn't a junkie. He just liked getting loose at parties. He took coke, but he wasn't a cokehead. We do behave quite similarly. Then again, my mum was pretty naughty too."

When questioned about his father's womanising lifestyle, Freddie added: "There were witnesses. There was a fresh supply of hostesses. They would come to the hotel, stop over, then get on the plane the next day. There was a different one every night."

Hunt first married Suzy Miller two years before his F1 title victory but she left the racer in 1975 for actor Richard Burton. He tied the knot with his second wife, Sarah Lomax, in 1983 and they had two children together - including Freddie.

He proposed to the young woman but tragically passed away the following day. At the end of his life, Hunt was reportedly in massive financial trouble due to poor investments made when he was in good standings.

The ex-F1 star was involved in Lloyd's of London's financial losses in the late 1980s and allegedly lost £180,000. Fans would see him travelling around London in an old van or on his bike.

Due to his rumoured bankruptcy, Hunt was considering a return to the racing seat in 1989 and reportedly tested a Williams car to add to his 10 Grand Prix race wins.

Hunt was renowned for having an extraordinarily active love life, reportedly bedding 33 British Airways stewardesses within a fortnight. The Surrey-born racing legend allegedly satisfied his "gigantic appetite for sex" by inviting the air hostesses to his suite ahead of taking to the grid at the Tokyo Grand Prix.

Williams F1 co-founder Patrick Head allegedly stumbled upon Hunt in a compromising position with a local woman in the pit garage during his early days as a car designer. Despite this unorthodox preparation, Hunt went on to clinch the championship and "drained the aircraft of alcohol" on his return flight to the UK in celebration of his triumph.

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