#HappyBirthday to Alex Yoong, 48 today.
The only Malaysian to have competed in F1, Yoong drove for Minardi in 14 Grand Prix between 2001-2002. His best finish was 7th at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix.
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#HappyBirthday to Bernd Schneider, 60 today.
1987 German F3 champion, Schneider started 9 GPs (1988-1990) in uncompetitive cars (Zakspeed, Arrows) with a best finish of 12th. He would go on to far greater success in the DTM & GT racing.
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#HappyBirthday to Giovanna Amati, 65 today.
The most recent woman to have entered the F1 World Championship, Amati joined a struggling Brabham team for the 1992 season. She failed to qualify in her three outings. Prior to F1, Amati had been an F3000 regular (1987-1991).
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Remembering Chris Amon, born #OnThisDay in 1943.
Widely regarded as one of the best drivers never to win a World Championship GP, Amon took part in 96 GPs between 1963-1976, finishing on the podium 11 times (2nd three times). He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
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Remembering Tony Marsh, born #OnThisDay in 1931.
Best known as a six-time winner of the British Hill Climb Championship, Marsh drove a privateer Lotus-Climax-18 in two Grand Prix during 1961, finishing 15th at the Nürburgring.
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#OnThisDay in 2014.
Pole man Nico Rosberg (Mercedes F1 W05) won the German GP at Hockenheim. Valtteri Bottas finished 2nd in a Williams-Mercedes-FW36. Lewis Hamilton was 3rd in his Mercedes, having started 16th.
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Running on a one-stop strategy, Nelson Piquet Jr. led laps 54-59 (after others made their final stop) & brought his Renault R28 home in 2nd position for his only F1 podium.
German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 20 July 2008.
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#OnThisDay in 2008.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes-MP4-23) won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Nelson Piquet Jr. finished 2nd in his Renault R28. Felipe Massa was 3rd a Ferrari F2008.
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#OnThisDay in 2003.
At Silverstone, Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari F2003-GA) won a British GP disrupted by a protestor running onto the track! Juan Pablo Montoya finished 2nd in a Williams-BMW-FW25. Kimi Räikkönen was 3rd in his McLaren-Mercedes-MP4-17D.
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Following an incident, Peter Gethin had to take the start in the spare Embassy Racing Lola-Ford-T370 which was set up for the taller Graham Hill, Gethin came into the pits (on lap 1) to withdraw from his 30th & last GP.
British GP, Brands Hatch, 20 July 1974.
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