George Russell, Mercedes, Spa-Francorchamps, 2026

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Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Cube, Phil G, Tom Haxley, robk23 and toiago!

On this day in motorsport

  • 35 years ago today Ayrton Senna emerged unscathed when he rolled his McLaren at 180mph in testing at the Hockenheimring

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Will has been a RaceFans contributor since 2012 during which time he has covered F1 test sessions, launch events and interviewed drivers. He mainly contributes to Formula One race weekend and pre-season test coverage, and also has the enviable job of reviewing the official Formula One game and other motor sport titles to the test. View all posts by Will Wood