Madring circuit construction, 2026

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

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Amy, Ben Thomas and Kyle Puttifer!

On this day in motorsport

Nelson Piquet, Brabham Buenos Aires, 1981
Nelson Piquet won F1’s last race in Argentina for 14 years today in 1981
  • 45 years ago today Nelson Piquet scored a crushing victory in the Argentinian Grand Prix, while Brabham team mate Hector Rebaque retired from second with an electrical problem
  • Born on this day in 1942: Carlos Reutemann, who won 12 grands prix with Ferrari, Williams and Brabham, and was runner-up to Piquet in the 1981 world championship

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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