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On This Day in #F1 – 26th May 2001

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 2001: Death of Vittorio Brambilla “The Monza Gorilla” “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”  ~Winston Churchill~ Some drivers are infamous for their inability to keep their car on the track: Andrea de Cesaris was known as Andrea de Crasheris and … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 19th May 1996

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1996: Olvier Panis storms to incredible Monaco victory Jean Pierre Beltoise, Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli are all members of a very exclusive club – they have stood atop the Monaco podium and been acclaimed winners. Before any reader proffers “so what – there’s been many … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 17th May 1987

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 1987: Alain Prost Ties Jackie Stewarts Race Winning Record “Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.” ~Albert Payson Terhune~ Racing drivers love to win. There is the thrill of setting the fastest time in qualifying, outpacing all their competitors. This is followed by the drama of being … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 14th May 1988

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1988: Monaco – The greatest ever qualifying lap “All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “Papa?” the young boy asked as he selected another mayonnaise covered fritte and consumed it greedily. “Yes, Pascal?’” he turned to his son … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 13th May 1990

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 1990: First High Nose Car “For really there is nothing like wings for getting you into trouble. But, on the other hand, if you are in trouble, there is nothing like wings for getting you out of it.” ~Edith Nesbit – Five Children and It~ Round … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 10th May 1959

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 1959: Jack Brabham’s Inaugural Win “He was hard and tough and wiry – just the sort that won’t say die – There was courage in his quick impatient tread; And he bore the badge of gameness in his bright and fiery eye, And the proud and … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 8th May 1982 – Gilles Villeneuve

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1982: The death of a legend Today marks the thirty-second anniversary of the passing of the legendary Gilles Villeneuve. A man whose combative spirit captured the hearts of a generation. His brief sojourn in Formula One probably marked the end of an era and to this … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 4th May 2003

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 2003: Fernando Alonso comes 2nd in the Spanish GP “These three ladies disliked and distrusted one another as heartily as the First Triumvirate of Rome, and their close alliance was probably for the same reason.” ~Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind~ It was on this … Read more

On This Day in #F1 – 2nd May 1976

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 1976: The Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ~Pablo Picasso~ Ferrari arrived at Jarama on the ascendance. They had won the first three races of the season, with James Hunt in his McLaren … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 1st May 1994 – Ayrton Senna

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1994: Ayrton Senna Anniversary “Do you mark those two lines between your eyes, and those thick brows, that instead of rising arched, sink in the middle, and that couple of black fiends, so deeply buried, who never open their windows boldly, but lurk glinting under them, … Read more