He remained with Surtees for 1974 and scored a fourth-place finish in Brazil, but parted company with the outfit mid-season after falling out with the founder, John Surtees.
Permaneceu con Surtees en 1974 e anotou un cuarto posto en Brasil, pero foi despedido do equipo a metade de tempada logo de caer o fundador, John Surtees.