
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Fred Schechter!
On this day in motorsport
- Born on this day in 1955: Two-time F1 race starter Toshio Suzuki
- 30 years ago today Damon Hill won the Australian Grand Prix, the first at Melbourne. Team mate Jacques Villeneuve led the opening laps on his debut before dropping back with an oil leak.
- 35 years ago today Ayrton Senna won F1’s final race at Phoenix, where Mika Hakkinen and Jordan made their debuts. But a nearby ostrich race reputedly drew a bigger crowd…
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Keith Collantine
Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 – when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring journalist, Keith began running the site full-time in 2010, achieving a long-held ambition to dedicate his full attention to his passion for motor racing. View all posts by Keith Collantine




