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Herbert miraculously survives to race another day

On this day in 1988, a horrendous crash at Brands Hatch practically ended Johnny Herbert's career in motorsport. The F3000…

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Badoer was no Ferrari super-sub for Massa

On this day in 2009, Luca Badoer was named as Felipe Massa's replacement by Ferrari, but it would be a…

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An F1 baptism of fire on home turf for Berger

On this day in 1984, Gerhard Berger started the first of his 210 Grands Prix, enjoying his baptism of fire…

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One crash too many for de Cesaris and Ligier

On this day in 1985, Andrea de Cesaris picked the straw that broke his Ligier's back after a spectacular accident…

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The day Brambilla was left singing in the rain

Vittorio Brambilla's single Grand Prix win, achieved on this day in 1975, was a unique feat in the history of…

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Hill closes the curtain on Brabham's glorious story

On this day in 1992, a Brabham appeared for the very last time on the grid of an F1 Grand…

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Not exactly a local hero but kudos for trying

The great Niki Lauda was conspicuously absent from the starting grid of the Austrian Grand Prix held on this day…

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Shadow's finest hour and Jones's first

Don Nichols' Shadow outfit enjoyed somewhat of a cult following back in the day, at least in the US where…

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Ronnie Peterson's final Grand Prix triumph

On this day back in 1978, the great Ronnie Peterson achieved his last Grand Prix win, mastering his Lotus 79…

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Boutsen resists and gets it done in Hungary

Because of the summer shutdown which has become a cornerstone of the Formula 1 calendar, it's been 34 years since…

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