On This Day In Formula One - 8 August

                                  1953

Nigel Mansell was born in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. The 1992 World Champion started 187 Formula One races, clocking up 31 wins and 59 podium finishes. Mansell has been involved in various racing series since including DTM and FIA GT Championship. In 2010, Mansell took part in the Le Mans 24 hour race alongside his two sons Greg and Leo, however Nigel crashed out only five laps in after suffering a puncture.

                                                                                    1982

The only ever Chilean Formula One racing driver to date is Eliseo Salazar, and on this day in 1982 he was involved in a dramatic incident with Nelson Piquet at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. Piquet was leading the race and passed the back marker of Salazar, but when following Piquet, Salazar failed to slow and crashed into the back of him taking both of them out of the race. A furious Piquet jumped out of his car and attacked the Chilean, pushing and trying to kick him. No longer commenting on the race, Murray Walker cried "and take that" as Piquet vented his anger. Rene Arnoux went on to take the win, which became his 10th podium finish of his career.

Nelson Piquet takes a swing at Eliseo Salazar after the Brazilian had been shunted off the track

1989

John Brian Taylor, former British racing driver, died on this day in 1989. Taylor competed in seven Formula One races, but only finished two of them coming in 13th each time for Cooper and JBM.

2001

Heinz-Harald Frentzen was sacked by team owner Eddie Jordan half way through the season. Frentzen was quickly replaced by Jordan's old friend Jean Alesi, who drove until the end of the season with sixth being his best racing result for the team.

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On This Day In Formula One - 7 August

1966

Due to a limited amount of cars lining up on the Formula One grid, the organisers decided to let the F2 cars run at the same time during the German Grand Prix. During the race, Jim Clark made a rare error that meant he crashed out, which left Jack Brabham to collect his fourth consecutive win. F2 racers Jacky Ickx and John Taylor collided on the opening lap, causing Taylor's car to spin and burst into flames. Taylor suffered serious burns and died a month later from his injuries.

1983

Rene Arnoux took his second win of the season at the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Arnoux finished the 1983 season third, the best championship result of his career with three race wins and seven podium finishes for Ferrari.

                                                                                                                                                               1988

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost celebrate their 1-2 finish at the 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost gave the McLaren-Honda team their tenth 1-2 finish of a dominant season at the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren went on to win the constructors' title with 199 points. Second place Ferrari only managed to clock up 65 points.

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On This Day In Formula One - 6 August

1961

Stirling Moss won the German Grand Prix from the Ferrari duo of Wolfgang von Trips and Phil Hill. Hill stormed to pole but Jack Brabham led the field away only to crash out on the opening lap. Hill led briefly before Moss surged past and an inspired Von Trips then took the American for second after a long battle.

                                                                                                                                                           1967

Denny Hulme on his way to win the 1967 German Grand Prix.

New Zealander Denny Hulme won the German Grand Prix from Jack Brabham and countryman Chris Amon. Jim Clark dominated practice, taking pole by nearly ten seconds as Jacky Ickx was amazingly third fastest in his F2 Matra. It was Clark who took the lead but he was out with a buckled suspension by lap four. Dan Gurney then took the lead from Hulme and looked set for victory until a driveshaft failure late on handed the Kiwi driver victory.

1980

Vitantonio Liuzzi was born in Locorotondo, Italy. Having won the F3000 championship for Arden in 2004, Liuzzi got his big F1 break for Red Bull Racing in 2005, sharing the no.2 seat with Christian Klien. After Red Bull purchased the defunct Minardi outfit, Liuzzi drove a full season for the re-branded Toro Rosso team in 2006 and 2007. After losing his seat to Sebastian Bourdais in 2008, Liuzzi was signed up as a test driver for Force India in 2009 before securing a full-time drive alongside Adrian Sutil in 2010.

2002

Jim Crawford, former Formula One and Indy 500 driver, died at the age of 54. Crawford only competed in two Formula One races in 1975 for Lotus before moving to the United States to drive Champ Cars in the 1980s. Crawford also competed in the 1988 Indianapolis 500, leading eight laps before eventually finishing sixth.

                                                                2006

Jenson Button celebrates his maiden Grand Prix win at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

A relieved Jenson Button secured a long overdue first Formula One victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. It took a supreme drive and a slice of good fortune to do so. Starting from 14th on the grid, the wet weather conditions and safety car appearance allowed Button to carve his way through the field and up to second place behind Fernando Alonso's Renault. Alonso looked set for victory but disaster struck on lap 51 when a loose wheel nut ended his chances. It left Button clear to seal victory in his 113th attempt. The race also signalled Robert Kubica's debut Formula One appearance for BMW Sauber. Kubica became Poland's first ever F1 driver when he replaced Jacques Villeneuve, who sat the race out after an accident the previous weekend. Kubica finished seventh but was later disqualified as his car was found to be underweight.

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On This Day In Formula One - 5 August

                                                                   1930

Richie Ginther was born today in 1930.

American racing driver Richie Ginther was born. Competing in 52 Formula One races between 1960 and 1967, Ginther scored one grand prix victory at Mexico in 1965 and secured 14 other podium finishes from 52 starts. Ginther retired suddenly from motorsport during the qualifying session of the Indy 500 in 1967 citing the intense danger of the sport. He died of a heart attack in 1989.

 1956

Juan Manuel Fangio won from pole position and secured the fastest lap at the Nurburgring for the 1956 German Grand Prix. Fangio finished 46.6 seconds ahead of Stirling Moss's Maserati.

1962

Dan Gurney scored Porsche's only ever pole position at the German Grand Prix in 1962. The race was won by Graham Hill's BRM with Gurney's Porsche finishing third.

1984

Alain Prost won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim from pole position and recorded the fastest lap in 1984. Niki Lauda took second and Derek Warwick finished third to complete the podium.

                              1995

Michael Schumacher married Corinna Betsch in 1995

Michael Schumacher married Corinna Betsch during the mid season break of the year which saw him take his second consecutive drivers' title. The couple have since had two children and remain intensely protective over their private life.

                                                                  2004
Williams announced the signing of Jenson Button on a two-year deal for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. His then current team BAR-Honda, however, claimed he was in breach of his contract. The case went before the Formula One Contract Recognition Board and the decision fell in BAR's favour and Jenson remained with the team. Strangely, a year later, Williams claimed Jenson was contracted to them for the 2006 season but Button now wanted to remain at BAR. A reported £20 million was paid by Button to Williams to release him from the contract.

2007

Lewis Hamilton took his third win and 10th podium finish of his debut season at the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso finished second and the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen completed the top three. Saturday's qualifying session saw a controversial incident when Alonso deliberately waited in the pit box to prevent Hamilton from changing his tyres and completing his final flying lap in Q3, denying him the chance to take pole position. But Hamilton had the last laugh as Alonso was given a five-place grid penalty, handing pole to the Englishman.

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On This Day In Formula One - 4 August

                                                                                                                                                           1957

Juan Manuel Fangio on his way to win the 1957 German GP.

The German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring will always be remembered as one of the standout drives of Juan Manuel Fangio's outstanding racing career. Following a poor pit stop, Fangio found himself more than a minute adrift of race leader Mike Hawthorn. Not to be denied, Fangio dialled in a series of stunning laps, some a full six seconds quicker than his own lap record and eight seconds quicker than his pole lap. He duly took victory and said later "I'd never driven like that before, and I knew I never would again".

1968

Jackie Stewart's German Grand Prix victory at the Nurburgring in 1968 is generally considered the best drive of his career. It was questionable whether the race would go ahead due to the extreme wet weather conditions but Stewart managed to take the win for Matra International with an outstanding performance, finishing a full four minutes ahead of second place man Graham Hill.

                                                                  1963

John Surtees crosses the line to win the 1963 German Grand Prix.

John Surtees claimed his maiden Formula One race victory at the German Grand Prix in 1963. Jim Clark started from pole but after suffering engine trouble, Surtees seized the opportunity to take the lead and the victory. despite his win, Clark still remained 20 points ahead of second placed Surtees in the driver's championship standings and would go on to take the title that year.

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On This Day In Formula One - 3 August

1939

Nobody knew it at the time, but this was last day of racing at the iconic Brooklands circuit, ending a brief but glorious 32 years as Britain's home of motorsports. As the outbreak of war the land was taken over by the Vickers aircraft company who used it to build airplanes such as Spitfires. Sections of the banking were demolished, meaning that after the war the venue could not be returned to its pre-war state.

1958

Peter Collins was killed at the Nurburgring during the German Grand Prix after he ran wide and caught a wheel in a ditch. His Ferrari somersaulted across the track and Collins was thrown into a tree and he died later that day from his head injuries. Collins was a favourite of Enzo Ferrari after giving up his car for team-mate Juan Manuel Fangio at the Italian Grand Prix in 1956, when Collins himself still had a chance of becoming champion.

                                                                2003

Montoya on the top step of the podium.

Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya claimed a hat-trick of pole position, fastest lap and victory at the German Grand Prix in 2003. The best that Michael Schumacher could achieve at his home race that year was seventh, but he did leave the weekend still leading the championship by six points.

                                                                2008
Felipe Massa was cruelly denied the win at the Hungarian Grand Prix when after his engine blew three laps from the end and he coasted to a halt on the pit straight. Starting from third on the grid, Massa stormed down to the first corner and took the lead which he maintained throughout the race before having the victory taken from him through no fault of his own. This left Heikki Kovalinen to claim his maiden race win for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton had claimed pole the day before, which was his 10th career pole.

                                                                                                           2009

Nelson Piquet crashes into the barriers at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Source: Sutton Images.

The first action in a chain of events which led to the Crashgate scandal came when Renault sacked Nelson Piquet Junior after a season-and-a-half in which his best finish had been seventh. "A manager is supposed to encourage you, support you, and provide you with opportunities," Piquet raged. "In my case it was the opposite. Flavio Briatore was my executioner." Piquet and his father were to have their revenge.

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On This Day In Formula One - 2 August

1959

The 1959 German Grand Prix is the only year where the race was not held at the Nurburgring or Hockenheim circuits. Instead the race was held at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. Not so much a circuit, more two stretches of motorway with a hairpin at either end. The race was split into two heats, as there was fear the tyres would not last. British driver Tony Brooks went on to win the race, with Dan Gurney and Phil Hill completing the all Ferrari podium.

1964

Dutch driver and nobleman Carel Godin de Beaufort died at the Nurburgring during the 1964 German Grand Prix. Competing in Formula One from 1957 until his death, Beaufort started 31 races but only managed to clock up four points and no podium finishes during his short racing career.

1970

The 1970 German Grand Prix was switched last minute to Hockenheim from the Nurburgring after drivers refused to race there until safety was improved. The race was won by Jochen Rindt to take him 20 points clear in the championship. Rindt went on to become the only posthumous Formula One world champion as he was killed during the at Monza later that year during the Italian Grand Prix.

                                                                                                                                                  1981

Alain Prost powers around the circuit to take his maiden pole position.

Alain Prost claimed the first pole position of his career at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. Nelson Piquet went on to win the race with Prost finishing second. Prost went on to claim another 32 pole positions during his Formula One career and as of 2011, sits joint third in the top pole scorers in F1 alongside Jim Clark.

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On This Day In Formula One - 1 August

1959

Jean Behra died during the German Grand Prix at Avus in treacherous wet weather conditions. Behra lost control on the slippery surface and launched his Porsche over the top of the banking where there was no guard rail. He was thrown from his car and died instantly when he hit a flag pole, fracturing his skull. The French driver competed in 52 grands prix and collected nine podium finishes. Although he never won a race he was widely considered to be one of the best and most aggressive drivers of the era.

1965

Jim Clark claimed his second World Championship after driving his Lotus to victory at the German Grand Prix. It was only the seventh race of the year, but it was Clark's sixth win of that Formula One season, emphasising just how dominant he was.

                                                                1976

Lauda returned to racing six weeks after his near fatal accident at the Nurburgring.

Niki Lauda almost lost his life in a dramatic accident at the Nurburgring during the German Grand Prix in 1976. Lauda's Ferrari went off track and burst into flames before sliding back onto the track and getting hit by two other drivers. So bad was the accident that Lauda was read the last rites by a priest after he was pulled from the wreckage by fellow drivers who stopped to help. Astonishingly, Lauda recovered and was back behind the racing wheel just six weeks later. However, Formula One never raced on the Nordschleife course at the Nurburgring again.

1980

Patrick Depailler was killed during testing for the German Grand Prix in 1980. Depailler's car suffered suspension failure and sent him crashing into the barrier of the circuit, inflicting him with fatal head injuries. From 95 race starts, Depailler claimed two victories and 19 podiums.

Eddie Irvine locks-up but wins the 1999 German Grand Prix.

                                                                         1999
Mika Hakkinen gave McLaren their 100th Formula One pole position at the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. However, it was Eddie Irvine's Ferrari that took the victory, with his third win of the season that meant he was leading the championship from Hakkinen by eight points. The world championship title was eventually taken by Hakkinen. It was also at the German Grand Prix of 1999 that Mika Salo claimed his first podium, finishing second behind his Ferrari team-mate Irvine.

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