Welcome to Thursday’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
- 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
- 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 1958: Elio de Angelis, who scored two wins for Lotus during his F1 career but died in a crash while testing for Brabham at Paul Ricard in 1986
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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