Plenty of events took place on Today in the world of Formula 1 and motorsport. Here are the main ones.
Another special day for the world of motorsport. A total of three births took place, of drivers who left their own history in Formula 1 and beyond. In addition to MotoGPwe will learn about his feat Mark Market who accomplished something unimaginable in modern sports history.
Read below what happened Like today10/11, in her world Formula 1 and motor sports.
Like today in 1934was born Lucien Bianchirelative of the deceased, Gilles Bianchi (s.s. he was his grandfather’s brother) and racing driver. THE Lucien ran in 17 of her Grand Prix F1taking the podium once, with a third place at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1968. That same year he also competed in 24 Hours of Le Manstaking the win in a Ford GT40, which he shared with Pedro Rodriguez. Unfortunately he was killed on March 30, 1969, in tests with a Alfa Romeo for the Mann race.
Like today in 1965was born Eddie Irvine. The Irishman made his F1 debut in 1993 with her team Jordan and, in 1996, he went to Ferrari at his “order”. Michael Schumacher. He took a total of 4 wins in 1999 and was a title contender, taking advantage of the injury of his clearly superior teammate at Silverstone. The championship that season he lost it by 2 points. From 2000 to 2002 he played for the promising but ultimately mediocre team of Jaguarwith which he ended his career.
Like today in 1989was born Brendon Hartley. The New Zealander started out as a driver in the Red Bull Racing Academy, but found his greatest success in endurance racing. He became her factory driver Porsche with which he took the WEC world championship in 2015. In 2017 he doubled his titles, while taking victory in 24 Hours of Le Mans. He competed in Formula 1 in 2018 with the Toro Rosso. He returned to endurance racing and the WEC with the Toyota and to date he has won two more titles and two wins at Mans.
Like today in 2013The Mark Market he finished third in the Valencia Grand Prix and won his first title, in his first season in MotoGP. The last person who had achieved something similar was Kenny Roberts, in 1978. The winner of the race was Jorge Lorenzo, who missed out on the title by just 4 points. The Yamaha rider left his teammate behind Market,Danny Pedrosa.
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