Many important events took place Today in the world of F1 and motorsport. Here are the main ones.
Her track Imola has provided many great duels in the world of Formula 1 and in today’s retrospect we will remember two Grand Prix. In addition we will learn about one more match, at Silverstone this time also for the birthday of a loyal soldier of hers Minardi. In the world of MotoGP, the Mark Market asserted his dominance in the US, while his brother, Alexhas birthday.
Read what happened Like today4/23 in her world Formula 1 and motor sports.
Like today in 1961was born Pierluigi Martini. When he established himself in Formula 1 in 1985, the Italian gradually associated his name with its small team Minardi. By the end of his tenure at the club in 1995, Martini represented the Italian side in 107 of the 124 matches he played in, making some cameo appearances with Scuderia Italia. Fate has been at the forefront of many distinct moments in its history Minardi, with the two fourth places he recorded in 1991 being his best results. He also drew a lot of attention in the opening race of 1990 in Phoenix, when he started on the front row with the weak M189. After Formula 1 he focused on endurance racing, going down to 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Porsche and the BMW. After winning the legendary race in 1999 with them Joachim Winkelhoek and Yannick Dalmascompleted his career.
Like today in 1973The Sector Meta prevailed in the first Rally Safari for the new World Rally Championship (WRC), driving one Datsun 240Z.
The African marathon had a total distance of 5,300 kilometers.
Like today in 1989Formula 1 and the Imola track offered yet another example of the legendary rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, in the context of the Agios Marino GP. Specifically, its two drivers McLaren they had agreed before the race to keep their positions after the first meters of the start. Due to the long distance to the Tosa corner, the first braking point of the round, whoever had a better flight would not be attacked under braking for this corner.
The agreement was kept, with poleman Senna getting the better start and Prost just following him through the next few corners. However, at the start of the fourth round, Gerhard Berger had a horrific accident at the Tamburello corner, with his Ferrari engulfed in flames after crashing into the wall. Luckily the Austrian escaped the worst, with broken ribs and burns to his hands – he even returned to action after a few weeks.
On the restart Prost made a better flight this time. To his surprise, however, he saw his Brazilian teammate enter the slipstream and pass him on the brakes for Tosa, defying their agreement. Senna eventually took the win, with Prost second and third, a lap behind, him Alessandro Nanini her Benetton.
Like today in 1996was born Alex Market, the little brother of motorcycle racing legend Mark. Alex fatefully followed in his brother’s footsteps into the world of two-wheeled Grand Prix racing and, when Mark was crowned MotoGP champion in 2014, he also won the smaller Moto3 class – becoming the first siblings to win motorcycle world titles in the same year .
A five-year period of systematic improvement followed Moto2, culminating in the 2019 title with the Marc VDS Racing Team, giving him his ticket to the grand salons of MotoGP. THE Alex rode alongside his brother on the factory Repsol Honda in 2020 but struggled to adapt to the demands of the quirky RC213V, winning just two podiums. In 2021 he moved to LCR Team and after two more difficult years he decided to change performances. Today he drives for her Gresini Racing.
Like today in 2000The David Coulthard scored his second consecutive win at the British GP, with team-mate, Mika Hakkinento complete the 1-2 for her team McLaren.
the poleman, Rubens Barrichello, led the race until lap 31, when he lost the lead at Stowe corner and retired shortly afterwards. The third place on the podium went to Michael Schumacher.
Like today in 2006The Michael Schumacherpassed the Renault of Fernando Alonso and prevailed in the GP of Agios Marinos, in the first victory of the season, for him as well as for her Scuderia Ferrari. The Spaniard pressured the German in the closing laps, but a crucial mistake wiped out any chance of him winning.
The podium was completed by Juan Pablo Montoya her McLaren. Also, this match was his last Yuji Ide, who pitted Midland’s Christian Albers on the first lap and sent him into a very scary crash. The Japanese driver’s license was confiscated and he never competed in the championship again.
Like today in 2017The Mark Market, maintained his dominance at the Circuit of the Americas and scored his fifth victory in as many MotoGP visits. In fact, since entering the major league in 2013 up until that point, he had won every race that had taken place on American soil – unimaginable considering the fact that races were also hosted at other American tracks such as Laguna Seca and Indianapolis. In 2nd place finished o Valentino Rossi her Yamahawhile o Danny Pedrosa completed the podium.
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