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Sebastian Vettel, who had been leading the race from pole suffered an engine failure in his Red Bull with just 10 laps to go, handing the win to Alonso. This result had a significant impact on the championship standings, as it allowed Alonso to take the lead in the title race.

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Fernando Alonso with Ferrari won the race, followed by Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren in second place, and Alonso’s teammate Felipe Massa, in third.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

2010 - #OnThisDay 24 October, the Korean Grand Prix, the inaugural race in South Korea, took place in difficult wet conditions, with heavy rain causing a delayed start and a race full of incidents.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

Meanwhile, Jaguar, up for sale and heading toward the history books, saw its final race in Formula 1 end in disaster as its two cars collided, marking an ignominious conclusion to their five-year stint in the sport. Rubens Barrichello in a Ferrari rounded out the podium in third.

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2004 – #OnThisDay 24 October, Juan Pablo Montoya ended his time at Williams on a high by winning the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, beating his future McLaren teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who finished in second.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

Alain Prost secured second place for Williams after starting from pole, while Senna’s teammate Mika Hakkinen finished third, his first-ever F1 podium finish.

Alongside Irvine, two more drivers, Jean-Marc Gounon and Toshio Suzuki, made their F1 debuts.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

After the race, a furious Senna stormed into the Jordan motorhome, fueled by two glasses of schnapps, and punched Irvine for his perceived disrespect. Senna later said, “You’ve got to learn to respect where you’re going wrong.”

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The Ulsterman, driving for Jordan, was battling for points and unlapped himself against Senna, claiming the Brazilian was driving too slowly and hindering his race against the Williams of Damon Hill.

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1993 – Irvine makes his F1 debut and gets punched by Senna

#OnThisDay 24 October, Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix, but not without some unexpected drama involving a rookie making his Formula 1 debut: Eddie Irvine.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

“The front tyre started shredding, and I had rubbish all over my visor. I didn’t know what the hell to do. Then the tyre burst. I dropped some places during the pit stop, but I didn’t know how many. At the finish, I thought I still had to pass a couple of cars for third. Fortunately, I was wrong.”

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

After a pit stop, Hunt rejoined the race in fifth place and set out to chase down Depailler, Alan Jones, and Clay Regazzoni. Depailler overtook both on lap 70, and Hunt followed suit on the next lap, securing the third place he needed to clinch the championship.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

Hunt maintained the lead but began to fall back as the track dried, losing positions to Patrick Depailler and Mario Andretti. Depailler’s rear tyre began deflating two laps later, forcing him to pit, and Hunt soon followed with a similar issue.

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Hunt quickly took the lead at the start, while Lauda, struggling in the treacherous conditions, dropped back to the midfield. On the second lap, he pulled into the pits and retired, later explaining, “For me, there is something more important than the world championship.”

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Hunt qualified second, just ahead of Lauda, but race day brought thick fog and torrential rain, with streams of water crossing the track.

Although some drivers called for the race to be cancelled, the organisers proceeded.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

1976 – Hunt brings home the Championship

#OnThisDay 24 October, despite missing two races following his life-threatening crash at the Nürburgring, Niki Lauda entered the season’s final race at the Japanese GP, leading the championship by three points over the McLaren of James Hunt

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

Unfortunately, this decision proved to be a mistake, as he only secured one more win with BRM before tragically dying, the scene of his first victory in 1968.

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Despite being offered a drive with Ferrari later on in his career, he chose to continue racing with Porsche, which also financed his drive with March during its debut season in 1970.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

The car burst into flames, and, trapped in the cockpit of the fiercely burning car, he died of smoke inhalation.

A two-time F1 race winner, Siffert claimed victory at the 1968 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, the 9th and final win for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 8h

Remembering Jo Siffert, who died #OnThisDay 24 October 1971. Racing in a non-championship event held at Brands Hatch, the Rothmans World Championship Victory Race, Siffert crashed after a suspension failure during the 15th lap of the race.

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Hamilton finished second, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took third after recovering from a grid penalty.

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It was the team's first championship since 2013. Verstappen had a tough challenge, including a slow pit stop that dropped him down the order, but he fought back to overtake Hamilton in the closing stages of the race.

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The win gave Red Bull the 2022 Constructors' Championship just days after the passing of Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull, making it an emotional victory for the team.

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2022 – Red Bull win the Championship

#OnThisDay at the 2022 United States Grand Prix, Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull, secured victory after an intense fight with Lewis Hamilton.
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He went on to win Gold at the 2012 London Paralympics in the individual H4 time trial and the individual H4 road race. Happy birthday, Alex.

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Then, in 2001, Zanardi tragically lost both legs in a horrific crash during an IndyCar race in Germany, but he defied the odds, walking again and even winning a touring car race in a specially adapted car.

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