Two years later, he and Tony Brooks (sharing the Vanwall) became the first British drivers to win both the British Grand Prix and a round of the Formula 1 World Championship, whilst driving a British car, a Vanwall.
Dous anos despois, el e Tony Brooks (compartindo o Vanwall) convertéronse nos primeiros pilotos británicos en gañar tanto o Gran Premio do Reino Unido como nunha rolda do Campionato Mundial de Fórmula 1, pilotando un coche británico, un Vanwall.