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The day newbie Hakkinen infuriated Senna

Mika Hakkinen's first race with McLaren came at the Portuguese Grand Prix on this day in 1993 as a result…

3 months ago

Formula 1 crowns its youngest ever World Champion

On this day in 2005, Fernando Alonso became F1’s youngest ever world champion by scoring his 13th podium in 17…

3 months ago

Mansell's black-flag breach and ban

On this day in 1989, Nigel Mansell made sure F1 fans had their money's worth of drama at the Portuguese…

3 months ago

Revson prevails amid chaos and confusion in Canada

The 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, run on this day at Mosport's scenic and undulating track, was anything but a clear…

3 months ago

A laborious run up the hill for Clark at Ollons-Villars

Up until 2017, when Zurich hosted a round of the Formula E series, motor racing was banned in Switzerland, a…

3 months ago

Formula 1's mighty titans from 1986

In this famous photo, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Nelson Piquet pose ahead of the 1986 Portuguese Grand…

3 months ago

When arch rivals shared working space in F1

Back in the seventies, well before tracks offered all teams the luxury of an individual garage, everyone in F1 set…

3 months ago

Formula 1's first ever red flagged Grand Prix

There has apparently only ever been one Grand Prix held on September 19 over the decades - and it was…

3 months ago

A salute to Switzerland's most popular F1 journeyman

Born on this day in 1951, Marc Surer is one of the 31 drivers hailing from Switzerland who competed in…

4 months ago

When Damon Hill put a firm grip on his future

Sky F1 pundit and 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill came into this world on this day 64 years ago.…

4 months ago