Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Alianora la Canta, Fallon, Henrique Pinheiro, Jake, Jorge H., Lyndell D Wolff and Lyndell D Wolff!
On this day in motorsport
A bit of history repeating on this day 25 years ago
Born on this day in 1941: Lella Lombardi, the only woman to score points in a Formula 1 world championship race – she finished sixth in Spain in 1975, but as the race was cut short she only scored half a point
Born on this day in 1952: Didier Pironi, who won three times in F1 with Ligier and Ferrari, but was seriously injured in a crash at Hockeheim in 1982, never raced in F1 again, and died following a crash in a powerboat race in 1987
Born on this day in 1964: Martin Donnelly, who was tipped as a star of the future when he started his first full season in 1990 with Lotus, but suffered serious injuries in a crash at Jerez that year and did not return to F1
30 years ago today Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of David Coulthard. Both were later disqualified due to fuel irregularities, but subsequently reinstated
25 years ago today Michael Schumacher won the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of David Coulthard, again! This time Coulthard was disqualified from second place after his car failed a front wing check
25 years ago today Max Papis won the first race of the new CART IndyCar season at Miami’s Homestead oval, just six-tenths of a second ahead of Roberto Moreno