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Happy Birthday to Gabriele Tarquini, 64 today.

Tarquini drove for backmarker teams in 38 Grand Prix between 1987-1995, scoring a point with 6th at the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix. After F1, he won the British (1994), European (2003) & World (2009) Touring Car titles.

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02.03.2026 14:24 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

More classic #OnThisDay 1980s F1 memories coming soon.

13 March - Results, photos & video clips from the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix.

11/12 March - Results & photos from the qualifying sessions for the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix.

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02.03.2026 09:25 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Happy Birthday to Eddie Cheever, born #OnThisDay 10th January 1958.

Cheever competed in Formula 1 from 1978 to 1989, driving for nine teams and across 132 Grand Prix races—more than any other American driver.

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10.01.2026 07:02 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

#HappyBirthday Eddie Cheever, 68, who - #AnorakFact - started more #F1 GPs (132) than any other US driver & had one of the most distinctive helmets of all time. Pic: his ’84 Alfa 184T was hunky but unreliable.

10.01.2026 11:41 — 👍 63 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

Coming to Bluesky on 1 January next year, a new account covering F1 in the 1980s. #OnThisDay qualifying & race results from every F1 race of the decade.

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13.12.2025 13:03 — 👍 51 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 3

#HappyBirthday to George Eaton, 80 today.

A member of the prominent Eaton family, he became Canada's first full-time F1 driver, driving for BRM in 11 GPs between 1969-1971. Eaton's best finish was 10th at his home race in 1970. He also raced in Can-Am & Formula A.

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12.11.2025 07:42 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Remembering Paul Emery, born #OnThisDay in 1916.

Designer of 500cc F3 cars under the Emeryson title, Emery qualified one of his own designs for the 1956 British Grand Prix, but retired due to ignition trouble. He later designed F1 cars for ENB, & Scirocco.

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12.11.2025 07:29 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Remembering Peter Whitehead, born #OnThisDay in 1914.

Winning the 1938 Australian Grand Prix in an ERA, Whitehead started 10 World Championship races (1950-1954), finishing 3rd at the 1950 French Grand Prix. In 1951, along with Peter Walker, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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12.11.2025 07:26 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

2018 – The first race at Interlagos without a Brazilian driver

#OnThisDay 11 November, the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix marked a historic moment as the first race in Interlagos without a Brazilian driver, following Felipe Massa‘s retirement at the end of the 2017 season.
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11.11.2025 06:55 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering Vittorio Brambilla, who was born #OnThisDay 11 November 1937.

Nicknamed “the Monza Gorilla,” Brambilla began racing on motorcycles, then karts, before joining his brother Tino Brambilla in Formula Three in 1968, eventually moving up to Formula Two.

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11.11.2025 06:25 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering a very special female racer today, Maria Teresa de Filippis.

Born #OnThisDay 11 November 1926, de Filippis was an Italian racing driver who made F1 history as the first female F1 driver to compete in F1, breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport, debuting in 1958.

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11.11.2025 06:24 — 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Badass Brambilla: the day F1's 'Monza Gorilla' won at deadly Österreichring Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy

Remembering Vittorio Brambilla, #F1’s notorious but lovable Monza Gorilla, who was born #OnThisDay in ’37. A few months ago I wrote a #MotorSport column about him. ICYMI then, click below to read it now.
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11.11.2025 08:55 — 👍 40 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering Maria Teresa de Filippis, born #OnThisDay 99 years ago. The first of only 2 women ever to start a championship #F1 GP (the other being Lella Lombardi in the ’70s), de Filippis drove 3 F1 GPs in ’58, in a Maserati 250F, the last at Monza (pic). She died in 2016.

11.11.2025 08:33 — 👍 79 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

4th Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
5th Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
6th Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
7th Charles Leclerc (Sauber)
8th Romain Grosjean (Haas)
9th Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
10th Sergio Pérez (Force India)

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 11 November 2018.

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11.11.2025 21:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Victory for Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes clinch the constructors' title. Max Verstappen lost the lead after Esteban Ocon collided with him, Verstappen finishing 2nd. Kimi Räikkönen's 103rd & last F1 podium.

Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 11 November 2018.

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11.11.2025 21:03 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

#OnThisDay in 2018.

Mercedes secure a 5th consecutive F1 Constructors' Championship.

At the Brazilian Grand Prix, a 1-5 finish for Lewis Hamilton & Valtteri Bottas clinched the title.

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11.11.2025 20:48 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Born #OnThisDay in 1937, Vittorio Brambilla's single F1 victory came at a rain-soaked Österreichring in 1975, Brambilla spinning & hitting the barrier as he crossed the line! He passed away on 26 May 2001.

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11.11.2025 17:00 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Remembering Vittorio Brambilla, born #OnThisDay in 1937.

Known as "The Monza Gorilla", Brambilla drove for March, Surtees & Alfa Romeo, taking part in 74 GPs between 1974-1980. His sole victory came at a wet 1975 Austrian GP, spinning & hitting the barrier as he crossed the line.

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11.11.2025 16:45 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering Maria Teresa de Filippis, born #OnThisDay in 1926.

The first woman to start a World Championship Grand Prix, de Filippis raced a privateer Maserati in 3 Grand Prix during 1958, finishing 10th at the Belgian Grand Prix.

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11.11.2025 11:08 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Remembering Italian gentleman racer Piero Scotti, born #OnThisDay in 1909.

Mostly racing sports cars, Scotti came 3rd at the 1951 Mille Miglia. In 1953, he teamed up with Giuseppe Farina, winning the 12 Hours of Casablanca. Scotti drove a privateer Connaught at the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix.

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11.11.2025 09:41 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Born #OnThisDay 10 November 1989 in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Brendon Hartley entered Formula One after a successful career in endurance racing and as a test driver for Red Bull.
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10.11.2025 06:54 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

A very happy birthday to Eddie Irvine, born #OnThisDay 10 November 1965, one of modern Formula One’s more colourful and controversial figures.
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10.11.2025 06:53 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering Lucien Bianchi, who was born #OnThisDay 10 November 1934 in Milan. Bianchi built his career in sports cars and rallying before single-seaters in 1959. His first F1 qualification came at the 1960 Belgian GP, where he drove his Cooper to a sixth-place finish, earning points.
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10.11.2025 06:50 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Remembering Lucien Bianchi, great-uncle of Jules, born #OnThisDay in ’34. He started 17 #F1 GPs, best 3rd at Monaco in ’68 in a Cooper T86B. He was more successful at Le Mans, where he won that year in a Ford GT40 (pic) & where he was sadly killed in testing the following year.

10.11.2025 08:16 — 👍 50 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0

Remembering Óscar González (left), one of only 4 Uruguayan #F1 drivers, born #OnThisDay in 1923. He started one F1 GP, Argentina ’56, in a Maserati, finishing 6th, sharing a car with fellow countryman Alberto Uria. #AnorakFact: the race featured only Ferraris & Maseratis.

10.11.2025 07:51 — 👍 32 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

At yesterday's Saõ Paulo Grand Prix, Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber-Ferrari) would crash out of his home race on the opening lap.

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10.11.2025 22:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ferrari lost ground in the fight for 2nd in the Constructors' Championship. Charles Leclerc lost a tyre after getting caught up in the lap 5 incident between Oscar Piastri & Kimi Antonelli. Lewis Hamilton retired after contact with Franco Colapinto caused floor/front wing damage.

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10.11.2025 21:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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