 He joined Brabham in 1968 but fared worse when the unreliable car only finished two of twelve races.Abandoning the team for Lotus, Rindt won his first race in 1969, and dominated in 1970 when he was given the Lotus 72, winning four races consecutively.That year, two friends of Rindt, Bruce McLaren and Piers Courage, died while testing and racing respectively.