Hobbs was due to make his F1 Grand Prix debut for Tim Parnell Racing at the 1965 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, but a serious road accident put him in hospital for three weeks.
Hobbs debía debutar pilotando para Tim Parnell Racing no Gran Premio de Francia de 1965 en Clermont-Ferrand, pero un grave accidente de estrada o mandou ao hospital por tres semanas.