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On This Day In Formula One - 20 July

1943

Often considered to be the greatest driver never to win a world-championship grand prix, Chris Amon was born in Bulls, New Zealand. At the age of 19 he made his F1 debut with Reg Parnell's racing team and scored his first points before the age of 21. After Parnell's death he competed in the odd race for Brabham before being signed up to drive for Ferrari in 1967. He immediately proved his class and took four podiums but his sought-after win eluded him. In 1970 he joined March where he did record a Formula One win but in the non-championship International Trophy at Silverstone. He won once more on his debut at Matra in 1971, but again it did not count towards the world championship and the rest of the season proved to be a struggle. He should have won the 1972 French Grand Prix but was deprived of almost-certain victory by a puncture. From that point onwards his career fizzled out and his attempt to run his own team in 1974 also proved fruitless. He now lives and works on his family farm and has also developed suspension for car giant Toyota since retiring from racing.

                                    1957

Sir Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks shared victory at the British Grand Prix at Aintree. The event marked the first victory for a British car in Formula One as the Vanwall led the Ferraris of Luigi Musso and Mike Hawthorn across the line. Moss, whose engine had failed, took over team-mate Brooks' car midway through the race, as his fellow Briton was still getting over the injuries from a massive accident at Le Mans that year. Moss rejoined in ninth place but immediately fought his way back into contention. "I came out quite a long way down but that suited me fine," he said. "You see the trouble is that when you are leading and the car fails, you get labelled as a car breaker. But when you're at the back coming through the field they don't care if you break it. So at least I could have a go." He worked his way back up to fourth and then took the lead when Jean Behra's clutch exploded and punctured the tyres of second place Mike Hawthorn. Moss passed team-mate Stewart Lewis-Evans and went on to take a comfortable victory. Over half a century later he told ESPNF1 it was his favourite British Grand Prix he ever took part in: "It was not a great circuit or anything else, but it was the first time a British car won a world championship race. And sharing it with Tony Brooks, who was such a fantastic driver anyway, certainly didn't take anything away from it."

1963

Jim Clark took his second of five eventual British Grand Prix victories in his career. After a shaky start from pole position he had a fairly straightforward race, regaining the four positions he lost on the first lap and going on to take the win by 25 seconds from John Surtees' Ferrari. BRM driver Graham Hill finished third to make it an all British podium at Silverstone.

1985

Keke Rosberg set one of the most incredible qualifying laps of all time at Silverstone, taking pole and lapping at an average speed in excess of 160mph. At the time it was a record and was the last qualifying lap set on one of the fastest layouts of the historic track. His best time was 0.658 up on Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet. The current fastest lap qualifying record is held by Juan Pablo Montoya, who recorded a lap at over 162 mph at Monza in 2004.

                                                                     2003

One of the most bizarre races of all time took place at Silverstone when a priest, baring a slightly confused religious message, burst on to the Hanger straight and forced drivers to swerve out of his way. Father Cornelius Horan, a defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergyman, decided to break onto the track in order to spread his message that the world was coming to an end. Needless to say it didn't, but he did nearly stop the race and a safety car had to be deployed so he could be arrested, inadvertently shaking up the order and providing a thrilling race from that point onwards. Rubens Barrichello, who had started the race on pole, dropped a couple of places but got off lightly compared to his Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya and Fernando Alonso, who all ended up outside the top ten. Barrichello then mounted a fight back, pulling a brilliant overtaking move around the outside of Kimi Raikkonen at Bridge, to go to take one of the greatest victories of his career. Montoya finished second after his own spirited drive through the field and Raikkonen finished third. Horan was later charged with aggravated trespass and pleaded guilty saying an open gate onto the track had been a sign from God. He was jailed for two months but went on to enjoy more fame several years later on the TV show Britain's Got Talent.

2004

Sebastien Buemi became one of the youngest drivers ever to test an F1 car at just 15-years-old. He was let loose in a 1999 Arrows as a part of a tie-up with his sponsor TAG Huer. "The sensations are extraordinary," said Buemi. "More than ever after this experience I am determined to conquer the Formula BMW Championship in order to gradually climb the rungs that I hope will one day lead to Formula One." He eventually achieved his dream in 2009 when he was signed up as a Toro Rosso race driver.

2008

Lewis Hamilton recovered from a botched strategy to beat world championship-rival Felipe Massa to victory in one of his stand-out performances of his first title-winning season. Hamilton had the race under control until a huge accident involving Timo Glock's Toyota brought out the safety car. Most drivers followed convention and pitted, but Hamilton stayed out on track and lost position when he had to make his stop under racing conditions. However, he then recovered from fifth place with a brilliant display of overtaking around the Hockenheim circuit.

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On This Day In Formula One - 19 July

                                                                                        1952

Alberto Ascari won every race he entered and became world champion.
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Alberto Ascari dominated 1952 and 1953 and unsurprisingly he did exactly that at the British Grand Prix. The Ferrari's of Ascari and Giuseppe Farina dominated for much of the race, although Farina finished sixth after spark-plug issues.

1958

Peter Collins' win at Silverstone came against the backdrop of unrest inside Ferrari. Two weeks earlier the irascible Enzo Ferrari had demoted Collins to the No. 2 team but had been forced to backtrack when Mike Hawthorn stood up for his team-mate. Collins started brilliantly, moving into the lead from sixth on the grid within a lap, and when Stirling Moss' Vanwall blew its engine the competition was as good as seen off.

1969

An epic battle between Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt was the highlight of the British Grand Prix was settled when Rindt was forced to pit twice for running repairs, allowing Stewart to cruise home by more than a lap. His achievement was notable because the day before he had crashed at Woodcote and had to commandeer Jean-Pierre Beltoise's car.

1975

Emerson Fittipaldi wins the 1975 British Grand Prix.
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A remarkable end to the British Grand Prix with the winner, Emerson Fittipaldi, in the pits when the red flag came out and the next four drivers extracting themselves from crashed cars around Silverstone. A sudden downpour on the 55th lap turned the track into an ice rink and within a lap many of those still running were in catch fences. Only six of the 26 starters were still functioning at the premature end. Fittipaldi, who had pitted to change tyres, was pronounced the winner, and fortunately there were no serious injuries. The record crowd of 77,000 - it would have been more but for gridlock for miles around - went home bemused. A varied field had been given even more spice when days before the race Jacky Ickx left Lotus by mutual consent, exasperated at waiting for a long-promised new car. Colin Chapman still entered three cars, as did March, but Frank Williams had only one entry because he had run out of engines.

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On This Day in Formula One - 18 July

                                                                                       1953

Alberto Ascari wins the 1953 British Grand Prix.
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Italian domination - through Ferrari and Masarati - was expected at Silverstone and so it turned out as Alberto Ascari took the lead from the start and was never headed.

1959

Again strikes in Italy meant Ferrari missed the British Grand Prix but Tony Brooks, fresh from his win in France, was released by the team and secured a drive in a Vanwall. Jack Brabham in a Cooper took an early lead and was never passed, although there was a fierce battle for second in which Stirling Moss edged out Bruce McLaren by 0.2 of a second.

                   1965

Jim Clark returns to the pits after winning the 1965 Dutch Grand Prix.

Jim Clark's mastery was evident as he cruised to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix after passing Richie Ginther and Graham Hill within five laps, his fifth win in six grands prix that season. The success all but guaranteed Clark of the title as Hill would have had to win all four remaining races to have had any chance of overtaking him.

1970

So near and yet so far for Jack Brabham who ran out of fuel on the last lap of the British Grand Prix and could only watch as he was overtaken by Jochen Rindt as he coasted towards the chequered flag. Brabham had enough momentum to make it across the line before he stopped, just beating Denny Hulme into second.

                                                                                                                                                      1976

James Hunt alongside pole sitter Niki Lauda at the 1976 British Grand Prix.

One of the most controversial British Grands Prix was not decided until September 24 when James Hunt's win was overturned after an appeal by Ferrari. The trouble came when the original race was stopped after a pile-up at the first bend and a restart ordered. But stewards, faced with a large and angry crowd who were throwing beer cans onto the track at reports Hunt, who had damaged his car in the crash, would not be allowed to restart in his spare, bottled it and let him take his place on the grid. Niki Lauda took the lead until the 45th lap when he suffered gear-box problems and Hunt passed him and went on to take the victory. Ferrari immediately objected, arguing Hunt was already eliminated by the time the red flag was shown, but he countered that his car was moving round the track, albeit with a massively-damaged chassis. He also pointed out the accident had been caused by a Ferrari driver - Lauda The protest was rejected by stewards but was subsequently referred to the FIA who ruled in Ferrari's favour. It could have had a decisive affect on the drivers' championship, and only heavy rain in Japan which resulted in Lauda's retirement ensured the lost points would not cost Hunt his crown.

                                                                1981

John Watson crosses the line to win the 1981 British Grand Prix.

John Watson was a surprise winner of the British Grand Prix but a very popular one. His McLaren caught the turbocharged Renaults and exploited their mechanical unreliability to take the win. Arnoux had led from Watson and his turbo was always going to have the legs over the Cosworth-engined McLaren - until lap 50 when the Renault started malfunctioning. Watson soon picked up the lead, while Arnoux couldn't even salvage a championship point from the race as his engine deteriorated.

1982

Lauda's track record at Brands Hatch wasn't a good one but he made amends by winning the 1982 British Grand Prix after a chaotic start. Starting from pole, Keke Rosberg's Williams refused to get away on the warming up lap as the hot weather had caused the fuel to vaporise. A watering can of cold water did the trick but by then the pack had set off on its warm-up lap and Rosberg started last. When the race began Riccardo Patrese stalled his Braham and was hit by Rene Arnoux's Renault

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Corrina Schumacher says "Thank you for the support!"

Michael Schumacher's wife Corrina issues her heartfelt thanks to those who have supported the 45-year-old since the seven-time champion's skiing accident in the Alpine resort of Meribel last December.

Corinna Schumacher : “This is a message to all of you who have lived a passion for Michael’s sport in all the years together with him, and who have supported him in the past half year off the track as well. The German Grand Prix gives me the perfect opportunity to cordially thank you all for the good wishes and positive energy you keep sending to Michael. I have to say your sympathies literally blew up all away! Good to know that together we made it through the hardest time! Now we are facing a phase which will presumably take a long time. We trust that – as for so many years in F1 – time will be Michael’s ally in this fight. Until then I would like to wish you and your families all the best as well.”

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On This Day In Formula One - 17 July

1901

Luigi Chinetti upon receiving the official race plate license.

Luigi Chinetti, who was born near Milan on this day, fled Italy to avoid the rise of fascism where his work as a mechanic for Alfa Romeo led him to race for them and in 1932 he won his first Le Man 24-Hour, repeating the achievement in 1934. He moved to the USA in the war but returned to Europe to win his third Le Man 24-Hour in 1949 in a Ferrari as well as other sports car events. In 1954 he opened the first Ferrari dealership in the USA and was the founder of the North American Racing Team, an official arm of Ferrari. It became the team that established the high ranking of Ferraris in American racing circuits, and largely, was responsible for Ferrari's survival as a retailer of cars through the quantity he sold to wealthy individuals in North America. He died in 1994.

1954

As was the case at the time, the big guns were supplemented by local talent for the wet British Grand Prix but it was the Italians who dominated, taking five of the first six places. The Maserati team were late arriving and so started from the back of the grid, but gradually their drivers worked their way through the field - Onofre Marimon overtaking 19 cars on the first lap alone. Fangio took an early lead before transmission problems saw him overtaken by Froilan Gonzalez, Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn. Gonzalez held on to win but Moss suffered rear axle failure, so Hawthorn finished second with Marimon third and Fangio fourth.

1971

The British Grand Prix was overshadowed by the death of BRM's Pedro Rodriguez the previous weekend in a sports car event. Jackie Stewart, who was all but champion, led from the fourth lap to take the chequered flag by more than half-a-minute from Ronnie Peterson, who completed the race without his rear roll-bar. "The Ferraris were ahead of me at the start but they kept making mistakes," Stewart said. The improving Tim Schenken seemed set for a podium finish when he suffered transmission failure near the end, and Graham Hill's race ended within feet of the start when he was rear-ended by Jack Oliver's McLaren.

1995

Stirling Moss congratulates Juan Manuel Fangio on winning the championship.
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Juan Manuel Fangio, widely regarded as the greatest driver of all time, died in Buenos Aires aged 84. Known universally as "the maestro", he won five world titles and 24 races from 51 starts and between 1951 and 1957 dominated Formula One. Tributes poured in, led by his former Mercedes team-mate Stirling Moss. "He was not only the greatest racing driver who ever lived but also a great man," Moss said. "He was a great artist of driving. He taught me how to live, how to behave, how to care about those around us. He was essentially such a good human being, mature, modest, quietly spoken and kind, always prepared to help the younger drivers."

"Decades after their prime, the immortals can still change the mood of a room simply by their presence: Bradman, Pele, Ali. In motor racing it was Juan Manuel Fangio," said the Guardian. "More than 30 years after he last acknowledged a chequered flag, fans who had never seen him in action would jostle to glimpse the unprepossessing little Argentine who, by most available yardsticks, had been the greatest racing driver of all time."

A sign of how respected he was came when Ayrton Senna scored his first home victory in Brazil in 1991 and invited Fangio to join him on the victory rostrum.

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