Alan Jones, the Australian who won the 1980 F1 world title with Williams, has died at 80
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Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula 1 world champion, has died aged 80 after a brief illness. Jones was the second and last Australian to win the F1 world drivers' championship. His F1 career featured 12 victories and 24 podium finishes.…