Carlos Sainz Jnr, Williams, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Seaney_T!

On this day in motorsport

  • Born today in 1961: Future Andrea Moda driver Perry McCarthy
  • 30 years ago today Jimmy Vasser won won the CART IndyCar season-opener on the new Miami-Homestead oval. Team mate and newcomer Alex Zanardi crashed out when a wheel came off his car following a pit stop. Fellow debutant Greg Moore impressed with seventh.

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