On this day... 30 December (1942) - Lauda's saviour born.Guy Edwards , born on this day in Macclesfield, Cheshire, had a low-key F1 career - 17 grand prix between 1974 and 1977 with a best...
On this day... 29 December (1962) - Clark fails at the last to hand Hill world title.The final round of the season was held at the East London Circuit in South Africa - three months after the previous round in the USA. The...
On this day... 28 December (1963) - Champion Clark sets new wins record.The final race of the season was held at South Africa's East London circuit - two months after the previous round in Mexico. Although Jim...
On this day... 27 December (1900) - King of the Mountains... Hans Villiez von Stuck.Prolific pre-war racer Hans Villiez von Stuck was born in Warsaw, Poland. Despite many successes on the circuits for Auto Union he was...
On this day... 26 December (1958) - Aero ace Newey born.Arguable the best Aerodynamicist F1 has ever seen, Adrian Newey was born on Boxing Day. He cut his Formula One teeth under Harvey...