▁that ▁was ▁the ▁fix : ▁that ▁Hob an ▁should ▁win . ▁I ▁know ▁for ▁certain ▁that ▁it ▁was . ▁Elli ott , ▁bra king ▁to ▁stop ▁H itchen ▁behind ▁him , ▁so ▁Sim pson ▁could ▁win , ▁was ▁r iding ▁in ▁Sim pson ' s ▁pay . ▁Sim pson ▁offered ▁Elli ott ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁win ▁the ▁world ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Elli ott ▁refused , ▁spec ulation ▁being ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁offered ▁more ▁by ▁someone ▁else . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁later ▁wrote ▁a ▁newspaper ▁article ▁suggesting ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁more ▁money ▁by ▁s elling ▁races ▁than ▁winning ▁them . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁Elli ott ' s ▁career ▁started ▁to ▁fade ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁from ▁An quet il ' s ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁rival ▁Mer cier - B P , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁company ▁and ▁an ▁oil ▁company ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁An quet il ' s ▁rival , ▁Raymond ▁P oul idor . ▁Elli ott ▁planned ▁for ▁ret irement ▁by ▁opening ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁Lo ct ud y ▁in ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁no ▁prior ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ity ▁trade ▁and ▁that ▁project ▁took ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁ride ▁only ▁local ▁races . ▁After ▁prom ising ▁Mer cier - B P ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁am ends ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁championship , ▁the ▁chain ▁came