Max Verstappen, Christian Horner, Sergio Perez, Red Bull, 2023

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

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to ryanmack09!

On this day in motorsport

  • 75 years ago today Ferrari scored their first win courtesy of Jose Froilan Gonzalez at Silverstone
  • 70 years ago today Ferrari’s Juan Manuel Fangio won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, which was held on a Saturday. Tony Brooks made his first start.
  • 35 years ago today Bobby Rahal won the CART IndyCar Meadowlands Grand Prix, on the series’ final visit to the New Jersey street circuit
  • 30 years ago today Jacques Villeneuve won the British Grand Prix after Williams team mate Damon Hill spun out

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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