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Former F1 World champion John Surtees is first person in the world to drive an electric sports car through the Channel Tunnel. Surtees, only one who has become world champion on two wheels and four, made the journey today as part of the 37th annual Beaujolais Burlington Run, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Tunnel.

Surtees took a Ginetta G50 EV electric sports car at Eurotunnel’s Folkestone terminal and drove it through the 31 mile long Service Tunnel to France. This is the first time in the 15 year history of the Channel Tunnel that a production sports car has been driven through the Service Tunnel.

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