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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 21h

2007 – Kimi wins the Championship by one point

#OnThisDay 21 October, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen clinched his first and only Drivers’ Championship at Interlagos by a single point, beating both the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in a dramatic season finale.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 11h

1990 – Senna wins the Championship under controversy

#OnThisDay the Japanese GP became one of the most controversial endings in championship history, as Senna and Prost clashed once again. Senna had taken pole, requesting the starting slot be moved to the clean side of the track

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 21h

1984 – #OnThisDay 21 October, Niki Lauda secured his third world championship by a razor-thin margin of just half a point over McLaren teammate Alain Prost at the 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix.

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 20h

#OnThisDay in 2007 Räikkönen won the #BrazilGP - & the #F1 world championship. Perhaps already ever so slightly past his brilliant best form, which he’d shown at McLaren IMHO, he was still a mighty fine F1 driver. Pic: Kovalainen salutes his compatriot on his slow-down lap.

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 21h

#OnThisDay in ’90, at Suzuka, Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost (in)famously collided on lap 1, resolving their season-long drivers’ championship battle in Senna’s favour. #AnorakFact: less well known is that Aguri Suzuki was 3rd, his only #F1 podium, in this Larrousse Lola-Lamborghini.

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 21h

Remembering Cesare Perdisa, born #OnThisDay in ’32. He started 7 #F1 GPs, bagging 2 podiums (Monaco ’55 & Spa ’56), & retired at 25, following the death of his best friend Eugenio Castellotti, 26, in a testing accident at Modena. Pic: Monaco, ’55, photographed by Ami Guichard.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 7h

4th Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
5th Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
6th Nico Hülkenberg (Renault)
7th Carlos Sainz (Renault)
8th Sergio Pérez (Force India)
9th Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
10th Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)

US Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, 21 October 2018.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 7h

#OnThisDay in 2018.

Kimi Räikkönen's last F1 victory.

At the Circuit of the Americas, Räikkönen beat Max Verstappen by just over a second in winning the US Grand Prix, his 21st F1 win. 2.3 sec covered the top three, Lewis Hamilton 3rd.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 8h

Final F1 race for Spyker.

Adrian Sutil retired (brakes) on lap 43, Sakon Yamamoto retired after a lap 2 collision with Giancarlo Fisichella. A consortium, led by Vijay Mallya & Michiel Mol, would buy the team, renaming it Force India.

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 21 October 2007.

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Six-time F1 race winner Ralf Schumacher took part in his final Grand Prix. Schumacher bringing his Toyota TF107 home in 11th position in his 180th F1 race start.

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 21 October 2007.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 8h

With Alexander Wurz having left F1, Williams promoted test driver Kazuki Nakajima (22) to a race seat. Nakajima, son of ex-F1 pilot Satoru Nakajima, finished 10th on his F1 race debut.

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 21 October 2007.

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4th Nico Rosberg (Williams)
5th Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)
6th Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
7th Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
8th Jarno Trulli (Toyota)

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 21 October 2007.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 8h

#OnThisDay in 2007.

Kimi Räikkönen clinches the World Championship.

At Interlagos, Räikkönen led home local hero Felipe Massa in a Ferrari 1-2 at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso in 3rd. Räikkönen finishing 1 point clear of Lewis Hamilton & Alonso.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 9h

Riccardo Patrese & Thierry Boutsen finished 4th & 5th in their Williams-Renault-FW13Bs. Satoru Nakajima made it two Japanese drivers in the points, finishing 6th in his Tyrrell-Ford-019.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 9h

With Alessandro Nannini's F1 career sadly ended by a helicopter crash, Benetton brought in ex-Lotus, AGS, Coloni & EuroBrun man Roberto Moreno as a replacement. The 31 year old Brazilian achieving his best F1 result with 2nd place.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 9h

Senna & Prost collide, Senna & McLaren win the Drivers'/Constructors' titles. Nelson Piquet's first win in 3 years, only podiums for Roberto Moreno (2nd) & Aguri Suzuki (3rd).

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 10h

Local hero Aguri Suzuki interviewed after his drive to 3rd position, becoming the first Japanese driver to stand on an F1 podium.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 10h

Roberto Moreno interviewed after his 2nd place finish. It would be the Brazilian's only F1 podium finish.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 11h

Post-race interview with Nelson Piquet, having achieved his 21st Grand Prix victory, his first since the 1987 Italian Grand Prix.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Aguri Suzuki becomes the first Japanese driver to achieve an F1 podium finish.

Suzuki bringing his Larrousse Lola-Lamborghini-90 home in 3rd position. A career-best result for both Suzuki & Larrousse.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 12h

#OnThisDay in 1990.

With the result overshadowed by the Ayrton Senna/Alain Prost collision, settling the championship for Senna, Nelson Piquet led a Benetton 1-2 at the Japanese Grand Prix. It was Piquet's first win since Monza, 1987. 2nd placed Roberto Moreno achieved his only F1 podium.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 12h

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost collide for the second year in a row, this time the World Championship going to Senna, his second World Title.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 13h

#OnThisDay in 1990.

Ayrton Senna clinches his second World Championship, in controversial circumstances.

At Suzuka, Senna (McLaren-Honda-MP4/5B) colliding with title rival Alain Prost (Ferrari 641/2) at the first corner of the Japanese Grand Prix...

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 14h

Driving a third Renault RE50, Grand Prix debutant Philippe Streiff (29) spun into the gravel on lap 22. The Frenchman received assistance from marshals & rejoined. Streiff would retire (transmission) on lap 48, having been running 17th.

Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, 21 October 1984.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 16h

Jo Gartner (Osella-Alfa Romeo-FA1F) took part in his 8th & last Grand Prix. The Austrian had been running 13th, but ran out of fuel on the penultimate lap & was classified 16th.

Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, 21 October 1984.

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