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Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to JV and Ridzki!

On this day in motorsport

• 35 years ago today Michael Andretti won at IndyCar’s oddball, very short Meadowlands track. Rick Mears was the only other driver who finished on the same lap
• 35 years ago today Alain Prost won the British Grand Prix but his Ferrari team mate Nigel Mansell, infuriated by his latest car failure, announced his retirement