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After a 22yr racing career on just about anything with wheels, Mike Hailwood succumbed to his injuires sustained in a road crash while popping out for Fish and Chips with his kids. Tragically his daughter died at the scene but his son survived with minor injuries #OTD 1981. #RIP

🏎️ Rev up your style with Hesketh Racing merchandise! 🏁 Feel like a champion, look like a legend. Hit the link >> tinyurl.com/HeskethRacing-… #HeskethRacing #JamesHunt #HeskethBear #f1 #formula1 #f1gifts #VintageVroom

It’s Aryton Senna’s Birthday today. He would have been 66. Here’s the boy learning his craft. tinyurl.com/Senna-Shop #AyrtonSenna #formula1 #racinglegend #sempresenna

1976 #BritishGP Merch. We commemorate that crazy race when 1. Hunt crashes, DSQ. 2. Crowd about to riot, Hunt is back in. 3. Hunt wins the race but Ferrari appeal and Hunt is DSQ again. Come in and take a look tinyurl.com/BrandsHatch-Sh… #jameshunt #mclarenf1 #ferrarif1

23 year old Fernando Alonso dominated the Malaysian GP #OTD 2005 to take his 2nd career win. tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #fernandoalonso #RenaultF1Team #Formula1

Happy Birthday to Nicola Larini who celebrates his 62nd today. Best result 2nd at Imola 94. Good looking car that Lambo 291…but..1991 32 entries, 13 DNPQ, 12 DNQ, 1 DSQ & 4 Finishes. tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #larini #lamborghini #osella #f1gifts

On this day in 1977, Brazilian driver Carlos Pace was killed in a light plane crash just outside Sao Paulo. His only #F1 victory was at his home Grand Prix in 1975 tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #CarlosPace #Brabham #f1 #grandprixdrivers #formula1 #f1history #f1gifts

HAPPY 83rd BIRTHDAY HANS HEYER Failing to qualify was not going to stop the German driver racing at his home #F1 GP in 77. He sneaked onto the grid and started anyway. Retiring on L9 he is the only man to achieve a DNQ, DNF & DSQ in the same race tinyurl.com/ATS-F1-Shop

WERE YOU THERE? Jenson Button (GBR) Williams FW22 recovered from a lowly 21st qualifying spot to be running 6th before his engine blew on lap 47 of his GP debut. Australian Grand Prix, 12 March 2000. tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #jensonbutton #williams #williamsf1

Happy Birthday to Derek Daly who celebrates his 73rd today. In 1974 he bought a Formula Ford after working in an Australian mine for 6 months and won the championship the same year. 4 years later he made his #F1 debut. tinyurl.com/March-F1-Shop #derekdaly #f1 #formula1

🏁 10% OFF The Jordan GP Collection Celebrating the team's debut in 1991. Use your special offer code: JORDAN91 T Shirts, Polos, Hoodies, Caps, Mugs and Stickers in the world’s only historic #F1 store. tinyurl.com/JordanGP-Shop #jordan191 #jordanf1 #JordanGrandPrix

Jordan GP announced themselves to the world of #F1 today with their debut at the US GP, #OTD1991 'The only reason I started Jordan Grand Prix because I was unemployable elsewhere'. EJ tinyurl.com/JordanGP-Shop #jordan191 #jordanf1 #JordanGrandPrix

Mika Hakkinen kicked off his #F1 career #OTD 91 in the Lotus 102B. Mika’s leg knocked the release button of the steering wheel which came loose in his hands! After a spin he reattached it and coolly carried on to a L59 DNF tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #formula1 #hakkinen

Mika Hakkinen kicked off his #F1 career #OTD 91 in the Lotus 102B. Mika’s leg knocked the release button of the steering wheel which came loose in his hands! After a spin he reattached it and coolly carried on to a L59 DNF tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto… #formula1 #hakkinen

Happy Birthday today to Teo Fabi who became mighty popular at the 1985 German GP after being awarded a Piaggio @Vespa for his and Toleman's first pole position. tinyurl.com/Toleman-Shop #teofabi #toleman #f1 #formulaone #motorsport

On this day in 1977 we lost Tom (Mald) Pryce and 19 year old track marshal Frederik Jansen van Vuuren in an horrendous 170mph collision at Kyalami. #F1 #Shadow #TomPryce #grandprixdrivers #formula1 #f1history tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto…

The saddest of days for Hesketh Racing #OTD 1978 at Kyalami. Eddie Cheever piloted the 308E but ground to a halt on Lap 8 in the 'Underdog Squad's' 52nd and final Grand Prix. tinyurl.com/HeskethRacing-… #formula1 #motorsport #racing #HeskethRacing #jameshunt

It's Jim Clark's Birthday. Had he not been taken from us at just 32, he'd be celebrating his 90th today. #jimclark #f1 tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto…

Bottoms Up! Happy Birthday to Perry McCarthy who celebrates his 63rd today. Self-proclaimed as “Britain's unluckiest racing driver”, he became the original Stig in BBC’s TopGear. Have a FAB day. tinyurl.com/AndreaModa-Shop #blackstig #letpelout #andreamoda #F1

With McLaren just announcing that their McLaren Golf project (Clubs etc) will be launching on April 29th, I'd be interested to know how many of you play. Just a 👍 or 👎 would be great. Here's the link: tinyurl.com/McLarenGolf tinyurl.com/RetroGP-F1-Sto…