Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, Shanghai International Circuit, 2026

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

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Herman, JP from Treasures, themagicofspeed, Tmax and Alistair C!

On this day in motorsport

  • 30 years ago today Andre Ribeiro scored a home win on the Rio de Janeiro oval in the second round of the CART IndyCar championship, while Mark Blundell survived a huge 315kph crash
  • Born in this day in 1952: Future Formula 1 car designer Sergio Rinland
  • 35 years ago today John Andretti won the first race of the new CART IndyCar season at Surfers Paradise

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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