Alan Jones, the last Australian to win the Formula 1 World Championship, dies at the age of 80

Australian Alan Jones, the former Formula 1 world champion, has died at the age of 80, after suffering from a short illness, his family announced Thursday through the Australian Motor Racing Federation.

In 1980, Jones became the first Australian driver to win the Formula 1 World Championship title since his compatriot Jack Brabham, and he remains the last Australian to achieve this achievement.

Jones achieved 12 victories in Grand Prix races during his career, during which he participated with the Hesketh, Williams and Arrows teams, and his most notable achievement was winning the world championship title with the Williams team.

His wife, Amanda Butler Davis, said in a family statement: “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Alan, who was close to our hearts, who passed away on November 5 after a short illness.”

She added: “We will miss him very much, and he will remain present in the memories of those closest to him, as well as his many fans, whose support he always appreciated.”

The Portuguese team Porto achieved its first victory in the Champions League this season with a major victory over its Italian guest, Napoli, with a score of 4-1, on Wednesday evening, in the fourth round of the league stage.

With this result, Porto achieved the first 3 points in its league campaign, leveling with Napoli in 26th and 27th places out of 36 teams.

Porto began its campaign with three consecutive defeats against Manchester City, Real Betis and PSV Eindhoven, while Napoli lost to Arsenal and Villarreal, before winning 4/3 over Norwegian Bodo Glimt in the last round.

In the fifth round, which will be held on November 24 and 25, Porto will be a guest against the Dutch Feyenoord, while Napoli is preparing for a more difficult confrontation away from home when it is a guest against the English Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

The Norwegian Viking team came from a goal down against its guest Sabah of Azerbaijan to win 3-1, on Wednesday, in the fourth round of the Champions League.

Viking, which previously tied with Bayern Munich, raised its score to 4 points in 22nd place, while Sabah has 3 points in 31st place.

In the fifth round, the Sabah team will face a difficult match at its home stadium against Barcelona, ​​Spain, while Viking will face another Spanish team, Atletico Madrid, but at the latter’s stadium.