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2020 – Perez’s Joy. Russell’s pain.
The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was held #OnThisDay 6 December 2020, and was a unique one-off Championship race on the ‘Outer Circuit’ of the Bahrain International Circuit.
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The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was held #OnThisDay 6 December 2020, and was a unique one-off Championship race on the ‘Outer Circuit’ of the Bahrain International Circuit.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
2020 – Perez’s Joy. Russell’s pain.
The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was held #OnThisDay 6 December 2020, and was a unique one-off Championship race on the ‘Outer Circuit’ of the Bahrain International Circuit.
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The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was held #OnThisDay 6 December 2020, and was a unique one-off Championship race on the ‘Outer Circuit’ of the Bahrain International Circuit.
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Happy Birthday to Susie Wolff, a former professional racing driver from Scotland born #OnThisDay 6 December 1982. Wolff, also the wife of Mercedes‘ team principal, Toto Wolff, made huge strides for women in Formula One.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy Birthday to Susie Wolff, a former professional racing driver from Scotland born #OnThisDay 6 December 1982. Wolff, also the wife of Mercedes‘ team principal, Toto Wolff, made huge strides for women in Formula One.
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Happy Birthday to Keke Rosberg, the 1982 Formula 1 World Champion, who was born #OnThisDay 6 December 1948. Though he secured only one Grand Prix victory in his title-winning season, it was enough amid a record-breaking year where 11 different drivers shared wins across 16 races.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy Birthday to Keke Rosberg, the 1982 Formula 1 World Champion, who was born #OnThisDay 6 December 1948. Though he secured only one Grand Prix victory in his title-winning season, it was enough amid a record-breaking year where 11 different drivers shared wins across 16 races.
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Remembering Peter Gethin, who passed away #OnThisDay 5 December 2011 after a long illness.
Often remembered for winning the closest-ever Formula One blanket finish, Gethin had enjoyed a successful Formula 5000 career before moving to F1.
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Often remembered for winning the closest-ever Formula One blanket finish, Gethin had enjoyed a successful Formula 5000 career before moving to F1.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Remembering Peter Gethin, who passed away #OnThisDay 5 December 2011 after a long illness.
Often remembered for winning the closest-ever Formula One blanket finish, Gethin had enjoyed a successful Formula 5000 career before moving to F1.
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Often remembered for winning the closest-ever Formula One blanket finish, Gethin had enjoyed a successful Formula 5000 career before moving to F1.
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2008 – #OnThisDay 5 December, Honda shocked the Formula One paddock by announcing its immediate withdrawal from the sport at the end of the season, citing the global financial crisis as the primary reason.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
2008 – #OnThisDay 5 December, Honda shocked the Formula One paddock by announcing its immediate withdrawal from the sport at the end of the season, citing the global financial crisis as the primary reason.
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1975 – Thousands attend Graham Hill's funeral
#OnThisDay 5 December, the funeral of former two-time World Champion and team owner Graham Hill took place at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, attended by over 2,000 mourners, with another 2,000 listening outside.
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#OnThisDay 5 December, the funeral of former two-time World Champion and team owner Graham Hill took place at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, attended by over 2,000 mourners, with another 2,000 listening outside.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
1975 – Thousands attend Graham Hill's funeral
#OnThisDay 5 December, the funeral of former two-time World Champion and team owner Graham Hill took place at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, attended by over 2,000 mourners, with another 2,000 listening outside.
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#OnThisDay 5 December, the funeral of former two-time World Champion and team owner Graham Hill took place at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, attended by over 2,000 mourners, with another 2,000 listening outside.
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Patrick Tambay’s family announced his passing #OnThisDay, 4th December 2022, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Patrick Tambay’s family announced his passing #OnThisDay, 4th December 2022, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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2009 – #OnThisDay 3 December, Sauber (in its namesake) announced it would return to Formula One for the start of the 2010 season.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
2009 – #OnThisDay 3 December, Sauber (in its namesake) announced it would return to Formula One for the start of the 2010 season.
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1997 – #OnThisDay 3 December, the European Union announced a sweeping ban on tobacco advertising in sports, ending nine years of negotiation.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
1997 – #OnThisDay 3 December, the European Union announced a sweeping ban on tobacco advertising in sports, ending nine years of negotiation.
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2016 – #OnThisDay 2 December, just days after winning his first, and what would be his only Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg shocked the motorsport world by announcing his retirement from F1.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
2016 – #OnThisDay 2 December, just days after winning his first, and what would be his only Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg shocked the motorsport world by announcing his retirement from F1.
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1997 – Ken Tyrrell announced that he had sold his Tyrrell team to British American Racing, #OnThisDay 2 December, the team, which had debuted in the 1968 championship, won three world championships, one Constructors’ in 1971 and two Drivers’ with Jackie Stewart in the late 1960s and early 1970s
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
1997 – Ken Tyrrell announced that he had sold his Tyrrell team to British American Racing, #OnThisDay 2 December, the team, which had debuted in the 1968 championship, won three world championships, one Constructors’ in 1971 and two Drivers’ with Jackie Stewart in the late 1960s and early 1970s
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2019 – Hamilton's 6th Grand Slam and the end of the Toro Rosso name
#OnThisDay 1 December, the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concluded the championship in December—a rarity in F1 at the time, and the first December race since the 1963 South African Grand Prix.
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#OnThisDay 1 December, the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concluded the championship in December—a rarity in F1 at the time, and the first December race since the 1963 South African Grand Prix.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
2019 – Hamilton's 6th Grand Slam and the end of the Toro Rosso name
#OnThisDay 1 December, the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concluded the championship in December—a rarity in F1 at the time, and the first December race since the 1963 South African Grand Prix.
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#OnThisDay 1 December, the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concluded the championship in December—a rarity in F1 at the time, and the first December race since the 1963 South African Grand Prix.
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2005 – #OnThisDay 1 December, despite rumours of being dropped, Jacques Villeneuve was confirmed as a driver for the BMW Sauber team for the 2006 season.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
2005 – #OnThisDay 1 December, despite rumours of being dropped, Jacques Villeneuve was confirmed as a driver for the BMW Sauber team for the 2006 season.
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In 2006 #OnThisDay 30 November, former 2x world champion Mika Hakkinen briefly returned to the cockpit, helping McLaren in winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. He completed 77 laps, commenting: “It was great fun, but I also had to do some serious work for the team”
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November 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
In 2006 #OnThisDay 30 November, former 2x world champion Mika Hakkinen briefly returned to the cockpit, helping McLaren in winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. He completed 77 laps, commenting: “It was great fun, but I also had to do some serious work for the team”
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Happy Birthday to Mika Salo, born #OnThisDay 30 November 1966. One of Finland's best exports, Salo had a 111-race career with two podium finishes.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Happy Birthday to Mika Salo, born #OnThisDay 30 November 1966. One of Finland's best exports, Salo had a 111-race career with two podium finishes.
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2020 – #OnThisDay 29 November, the Bahrain Grand Prix, rescheduled to 29 November due to COVID-19, was the first of two consecutive races at the Bahrain International Circuit, with the second, the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, using a different layout the following weekend.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
2020 – #OnThisDay 29 November, the Bahrain Grand Prix, rescheduled to 29 November due to COVID-19, was the first of two consecutive races at the Bahrain International Circuit, with the second, the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, using a different layout the following weekend.
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2009 - Massa makes his comeback
#OnThisDay four months after a near-fatal accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa made his return to the track, participating in a karting event in Brazil.
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#OnThisDay four months after a near-fatal accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa made his return to the track, participating in a karting event in Brazil.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
2009 - Massa makes his comeback
#OnThisDay four months after a near-fatal accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa made his return to the track, participating in a karting event in Brazil.
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#OnThisDay four months after a near-fatal accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa made his return to the track, participating in a karting event in Brazil.
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Remembering the highly promising Tony Brise, who tragically lost his life (aged 23) in the plane crash that claimed the lives of Graham Hill and four other Embassy Hill team members #OnThisDay 29 November in 1975.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Remembering the highly promising Tony Brise, who tragically lost his life (aged 23) in the plane crash that claimed the lives of Graham Hill and four other Embassy Hill team members #OnThisDay 29 November in 1975.
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Remembering double world champion Graham Hill, who died #OnThisDay 29 November 1975, when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed in dense fog at a nearby golf course to Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire.
Five members of his racing team, including young driver Tony Brise, also died
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Five members of his racing team, including young driver Tony Brise, also died
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November 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Remembering double world champion Graham Hill, who died #OnThisDay 29 November 1975, when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed in dense fog at a nearby golf course to Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire.
Five members of his racing team, including young driver Tony Brise, also died
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Five members of his racing team, including young driver Tony Brise, also died
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1990 - #OnThisDay 28 November, John Watson put the new Jordan 191 (then dubbed 911) through its paces for the first time at Silverstone, as Eddie Jordan’s fledgling team geared up for its Formula 1 debut. The former GP winner logged 20 laps in Gary Anderson’s unpainted black prototype
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November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
1990 - #OnThisDay 28 November, John Watson put the new Jordan 191 (then dubbed 911) through its paces for the first time at Silverstone, as Eddie Jordan’s fledgling team geared up for its Formula 1 debut. The former GP winner logged 20 laps in Gary Anderson’s unpainted black prototype
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Remembering the great late Sir Frank Williams, who passed away #OnThisDay on 28 November 2021.
A pioneering British businessman, former racing driver, and the legendary founder of the Williams F1 team.
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A pioneering British businessman, former racing driver, and the legendary founder of the Williams F1 team.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Remembering the great late Sir Frank Williams, who passed away #OnThisDay on 28 November 2021.
A pioneering British businessman, former racing driver, and the legendary founder of the Williams F1 team.
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A pioneering British businessman, former racing driver, and the legendary founder of the Williams F1 team.
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2006 – Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 journey began #OnThisDay 28 November on the test track in Barcelona, but his McLaren broke down after only two laps.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
2006 – Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 journey began #OnThisDay 28 November on the test track in Barcelona, but his McLaren broke down after only two laps.
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Happy Birthday to Rob Smedley, born #OnThisDay 28 November 1973.
Smedley is best known as an F1 engineer who went on to work with his own company, Total Karting, running a low-cost racing series using electric karts aimed at making motorsport more accessible to beginners.
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Smedley is best known as an F1 engineer who went on to work with his own company, Total Karting, running a low-cost racing series using electric karts aimed at making motorsport more accessible to beginners.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy Birthday to Rob Smedley, born #OnThisDay 28 November 1973.
Smedley is best known as an F1 engineer who went on to work with his own company, Total Karting, running a low-cost racing series using electric karts aimed at making motorsport more accessible to beginners.
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Smedley is best known as an F1 engineer who went on to work with his own company, Total Karting, running a low-cost racing series using electric karts aimed at making motorsport more accessible to beginners.
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2016 – Rosberg crowned F1 World Champion
#OnThisDay 27 November, the Abu Dhabi GP, the season finale, was decisive in determining the Drivers’ Championship. Nico Rosberg, who had won the race the previous year, entered with a twelve-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
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#OnThisDay 27 November, the Abu Dhabi GP, the season finale, was decisive in determining the Drivers’ Championship. Nico Rosberg, who had won the race the previous year, entered with a twelve-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
2016 – Rosberg crowned F1 World Champion
#OnThisDay 27 November, the Abu Dhabi GP, the season finale, was decisive in determining the Drivers’ Championship. Nico Rosberg, who had won the race the previous year, entered with a twelve-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
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#OnThisDay 27 November, the Abu Dhabi GP, the season finale, was decisive in determining the Drivers’ Championship. Nico Rosberg, who had won the race the previous year, entered with a twelve-point lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
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2011 – #OnThisDay 27 November, the Brazilian GP saw Red Bull driver Mark Webber claim his only win of the season. Webber’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel, secured second place, Red Bull’s third 1–2 finish that year, while Jenson Button finished in third for McLaren, completing the podium.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
2011 – #OnThisDay 27 November, the Brazilian GP saw Red Bull driver Mark Webber claim his only win of the season. Webber’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel, secured second place, Red Bull’s third 1–2 finish that year, while Jenson Button finished in third for McLaren, completing the podium.
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