Start, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025

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

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Patrickl and chapmankillie!

On this day in motorsport

  • 50 years ago today James Hunt won the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, which the BBC refused to televise because of the Surtees team’s Durex sponsorship

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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