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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 5h

4th Felipe Massa (Williams)
5th Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)
6th Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
7th Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
8th Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
9th Jenson Button (McLaren)
10th Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)

Russian Grand Prix, Sochi Autodrom, 11 October 2015.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 5h

#OnThisDay in 2015.

Lewis Hamilton's 9th win of the season, Mercedes win Constructors' Championship.

At Sochi Autodrom, Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel & Sergio Pérez competed the top three.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 5h

Remembering Spanish nobleman Alfonso de Portago, born #OnThisDay in 1928.

Racing & bobsleigh driver, jockey & pilot, de Portago started 5 Grand Prix (1956-1957) with Ferrari, sharing 2nd place, with Peter Collins, at the 1957 British Grand Prix.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 8h

Remembering Italian aristocrat Nello Pagani, born #OTD in 1911.

Mostly racing motorcycles, he was the inaugural 125cc World Champion in 1949 & also 500cc runner-up that same year. He dabbled in cars, driving a Scuderia Achille Varzi-entered Maserati to 7th at Bremgarten in 1950.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 1d

2004 – Schumacher takes pole and wins on the same day

#OnThisDay 10 October, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher broke another small piece of Formula One history at Suzuka by qualifying on pole and winning a Grand Prix on the same day.

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Formula One History @f1history1950.bsky.social · 1d

1976 – Hunt closes the championship lead on Lauda while Ferrari win the Constructors’

#OnThisDay 10 October, McLaren driver James Hunt closed to within three points of Niki Lauda in the Championship race after winning the 1976 USA East Grand Prix at Watkins Glenn.

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Remembering country gentleman and professional racing driver Eugenio Castellotti, who was born #OnThisDay 10 October 1930 into a wealthy Italian family in Lodi near Milan.

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Remembering the great Murray Walker on his birthday, who was born #OnThisDay 10 October 1923.

The legendary voice of Formula 1 left a rich legacy in motorsport broadcasting. Known for his passionate, energetic commentary, Walker’s career spanned over five decades.
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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in ’76 Hunt won the #USGP after a race-long duel with Scheckter’s 6-wheel Tyrrell, here leading Hunt’s McLaren. Jody led more laps than James did, but James was ahead at the end, thereby closing to 3 points shy of Lauda’s total (65 versus 68). Next came Fuji...

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 1d

Eugenio Castellotti, born #OnThisDay in ’30, drove 14 GPs & was killed at 26 testing a Ferrari at Modena. Pic & #AnorakFact: becoming the youngest #F1 pole winner in a Lancia D50 at Spa in ’55, a record that stood until Jacky Ickx took the pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring in ’68.

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 1d

The one & only, & much missed, Murray Walker was born #OnThisDay in 1923. He was the greatest #F1 commentator there’s ever been, I knew him well, I liked him a lot, & I wrote a #MotorSport column to explain why. To read it, click on the link below.
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Murray Walker off mic: 'wonderful bombshells' from voice of F1

For over 40 years, we knew Murray Walker as the voice of Formula 1. Matt Bishop recalls his candid stories when the "greatest motor sport commentator" was off air

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 20h

4th Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5th Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
6th Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri)
7th Lando Norris (McLaren)
8th Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
9th Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
10th Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul Park, 10 October 2021.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 20h

#OnThisDay in 2021.

Final (10th) F1 victory for Valtteri Bottas.

At Istanbul Park, Bottas won the most recently held Turkish Grand Prix. Max Verstappen (2nd) & Sergio Pérez (3rd) claimed the other podium places.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 20h

4th Jenson Button (McLaren)
5th Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
6th Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
7th Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber)
8th Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
9th Rubens Barrichello (Williams)
10th Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso)

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 10 October 2010.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 21h

#OnThisDay in 2010.

Red Bull 1-2 at Suzuka.

Sebastian Vettel finishing just under a second ahead of Mark Webber at the Japanese Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso rounded off the podium finishers in 3rd.

www.statsf1.com/fr/2010/japo...

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 21h

The 158th & last Grand Prix for Olivier Panis

The 1996 Monaco Grand Prix winner finishing 14th in his Toyota TF104B.

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 10 October 2004.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 21h

4th Takuma Sato (BAR-Honda)
5th Fernando Alonso (Renault)
6th Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)
7th Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams-BMW)
8th Giancarlo Fisichella (Sauber-Petronas)

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 10 October 2004.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 21h

#OnThisDay in 2004.

At Suzuka, World Champion Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix, his 13th win of the season, from 17 starts. Ralf Schumacher made it a family 1-2. Jenson Button in 3rd.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 1d

US F5000 front runner Warwick Brown took part in his only Grand Prix. The 26 year old Australian finishing 14th in a Wolf-Williams-Ford-FW05.

US Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, 10 October 1976.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 1d

Finishing 5th in the European F2 championship, 27 year old Brazilian Alex Ribeiro (Hesketh-Ford-308D) finished 12th on his Grand Prix debut.

US Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, 10 October 1976.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 1d

Finishing 6th in the Penske-Ford-PC4, John Watson scored Team Penske's last World Championship point.

US Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, 10 October 1976.

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Jochen Mass (McLaren-Ford-M23) narrowly lost out on 3rd place to Niki Lauda. Hans-Joachim Stuck was 5th in a March-Ford-761. John Watson brought his Penske-Ford-PC4 home in 6th for the last point.

US Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, 10 October 1976.

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Having battled for much of the race, James Hunt pulled clear, winning from Jody Scheckter. Niki Lauda just holding on to 3rd. Hunt set up a title showdown with Lauda in Japan.

US Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, 10 October 1976.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1976.

At Watkins Glen, James Hunt (McLaren-Ford) won the US Grand Prix East from Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell-Ford) & Niki Lauda (Ferrari). Hunt's win set up a title decider in Japan. Either Lauda (68 points) or Hunt (65) would win the title.

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Formula One Through the Years 🏁 @f1throughtheyears.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1976.

At Watkins Glen, Jacky Ickx escaped with a broken ankle & minor burns after a lap 15 accident at the US Grand Prix East. The Belgian's Ensign-Ford-N176 was torn in half by the impact with the barrier...

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