On this day/old race discussions

[Johnny Carwash]

All made possible, thanks to McLaren not filling Lewis Hamilton’s car enough in qualifying.

#OnThisDay in 2012, Pastor Maldonado became a Grand Prix winner in F1 🏆 It was also Williams' most recent victory, now ten years ago 🤯 pic.twitter.com/98FkCD1uMb

— Autosport (@autosport) May 13, 2022

 

[FB]

10 years!

 

[Johnny Carwash]

10 years!

Absolutely crazy how quick it’s gone.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Even more remarkable is the fact that Williams have achieved 114 race wins but only 1 of those occurred in the last 18 seasons.

 

[F1Brits_90]

i remember the aftermath of that, on the F1 forum it was like nothing we've really seen in modern F1

 

[Brogan]

Nigel Mansell made his last F1 appearance 27 years ago today.

Thank fuck!

 

[FB]

Tomorrow (15th May) Elio de Angelis died testing for Brabham at Paul Ricard.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

If only every race at Monaco was a wet race. 26 Years ago today Olivier Panis took his only race win.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1527233182935855104

 

[F1Brits_90]

 

[F1Brits_90]

what a race that was i saw it all the way through during lockdown, absolutely brilliant. i think should be law to soak the circuit before every Monaco GP

 

[Johnny Carwash]

8 years ago today. Jules Bianchi finishes 9th in the Marussia at Monaco

 

[F1Brits_90]

i remember that race so well. ive never been so pleased to see a driver finish 9th

 

[F1Brits_90]

the 1st le mans 24 hr on this day 99 years ago

Le Mans 1923 – the very first Le Mans – Thank Frankel it’s Friday | GRR

French teams took first, second and third at the first Le Mans in 1923…

www.goodwood.com

 

[F1Brits_90]

Formula one: Schumacher stripped of pole position

Michael Schumacher has been stripped of pole position at the Monaco grand prix after an infringement and must start from the back.

www.theguardian.com

 

[F1Brits_90]

Richard Williams in the Guardian Wrote

"The stewards' ruling confirmed the belief of most observers than he had feigned a loss of control, halting his Ferrari on the track and stalling its engine in order to impede the efforts of rivals who were making a last effort to displace him from pole position, His reputation, however, lies in ruins. When Schumacher protested his innocence at the subsequent press conference, he looked out into a sea of faces ranging from the sceptical to the derisively disbelieving."

Schumacher gave a less than convincing defence. "I have to admit that certain things must have looked a bit curious from the outside but there were reasons for that and I don't really want to elaborate on it. It's not really anyone else's business even."

 

[F1Brits_90]

1 of the greatest ending of any motorsport races

 

[Johnny Carwash]

OTD 31 years ago, Nigel Mansell gifts Nelson Piquet his final f1 win.

 

[F1Brits_90]

i remember murray walker commentary on the classic F1

"Nigel Mansell has only a few corners to go, he could literally coast home ... he's taking the hairpin very slowly... HE'S STOPPING!!"

Mansell said "It is almost unbelievable. I went into the hairpin changed down from fifth to fourth, like I had done the previous 68 laps, and then it went to neutral and the engine cut almost simultaneously, like there was an electrical failure. "It just stopped, it was as simple as that. When you are that far in front and have driven a fantastic race, like I think I did, there really is nothing to say except we’ll have to try again. Up to that point I had had no problems at all."

Piquet "When I saw him, I couldn’t believe it. It was very, very good, very lucky," said the Brazilian, before adding: "I don’t feel sorry for nobody."

 

[F1Brits_90]

“That wasn’t a race. That was a demonstration of brilliance. The man is in a class of his own. There’s never been a driver so clear of the field in ability. It was one of the most fantastic demonstrations of skill I’ve ever seen.” Moss on Schumacher, Barcelona, #OnThisDay in ’96. pic.twitter.com/bcIpfl5QEt

— Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 (@TheBishF1) June 2, 2022

 

[cider_and_toast]

. I went into the hairpin changed down from fifth to fourth, like I had done the previous 68 laps, and then it went to neutral and the engine cut almost simultaneously, like there was an electrical failure. "It just stopped, it was as simple as that.

Because, while enjoying his last lap he was waving to the crowd and he allowed the revs to drop such there wasn't enough juice to run the hydraulic pump.