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![The man who gave BRM its final shot in F1](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LB-Pilette-300x180.jpg)
The man who gave BRM its final shot in F1
Belgian driver Teddy Pilette, who was born on this day in 1942, only has one Grand Prix start...
![Ferrari's Irvine picks up the mantle from Schumacher](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Irvine_1999_Austria_01_PHC.v1-300x180.jpg)
Ferrari's Irvine picks up the mantle from Schumacher
On this day in 1999, two weeks after Michael Schumacher broke a leg in a crash at Silverstone,...
![When 'Geriatric Jack' showed the young ones how it was done](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Brabham_at_1966_Dutch_Grand_Prix_3-e1500885604330-300x180.jpg)
When 'Geriatric Jack' showed the young ones how it was done
The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort held on this day in 1966 was the scene of a memorable...
![Both a McLaren and a Yamura!](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/McLaren-M2B-e1500803267297-300x180.jpg)
Both a McLaren and a Yamura!
McLaren - Formula 1's second most successful team behind Ferrari - scored its first world championship point at...
![A rookie's brief moment of Formula 1 fame and glory](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/XPB_198824_1200px-300x180.jpg)
A rookie's brief moment of Formula 1 fame and glory
A genuine rookie leading on his Grand Prix debut - and in his only F1 start - is...
![Schumacher equals Fangio’s record with early coronation](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/michael-schumacher-300x180.jpg)
Schumacher equals Fangio’s record with early coronation
On this day in 2002, Michael Schumacher clinched his fifth F1 World Championship, equaling the outstanding record held...
![Count on a deranged clergyman to spice up a race!](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CKWRx_nWsAAg4gW-300x180.jpg)
Count on a deranged clergyman to spice up a race!
On this day in 2003, Father Cornelius Horan - a rebel and defrocked Roman Catholic priest without much...
![Collins drifting his way to victory through Copse](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/36698398_10156774231381495_2029270810685865984_o-300x180.jpg)
Collins drifting his way to victory through Copse
There was a time when a Grand Prix thoroughbred was anything but a sophisticated piece of technological equipment...
![To win or not to win, that was McLaren and Hunt's question](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/First-lap-crash-300x180.jpg)
To win or not to win, that was McLaren and Hunt's question
Anyone complaining about the lengthy time it sometimes takes for the stewards to rule on a driver's action...
![Remembering #JB17 - always in our hearts](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/XPB_690325_HiRes-e1500284154684-300x180.jpg)
Remembering #JB17 - always in our hearts
It was on this day in 2015 that young F1 hopeful Jules Bianchi succumbed to the injuries he...
![When Schumacher became King of France](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/XPB_131417_1200px-300x180.jpg)
When Schumacher became King of France
Michael Schumacher was aptly nicknamed 'the Kaiser' in Germany, but the F1 legend was also crowned King of...
![Michael bows to Mika on British GP podium](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2001BritishGrandPrix-300x180.jpg)
Michael bows to Mika on British GP podium
On this day in 2001 at the British GP at Silverstone, Formula 1 fans were preparing for another...