Retro
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 04:00
March 23 is a special day for Raikkonen, since he won two Malaysian Grand Prix, but there will also be talk about the angry Schumacher, Wheldon, who wants to go to F1, and Ecclestone’s contract until 2110. News of the day since 2000.
2023: Several people are talking about the fact that due to another difficult start to the season for Mercedes, the idea of changing teams may arise in Lewis Hamilton, Christian Horner is quick to point out that there is no place for the seven-time world champion at Red Bull. Hamilton himself talks about drastic changes, as far as the Mercedes car is concerned: he also urges a different concept, as he did last year.
2022: F1 could organize up to 30 races a year. Stefano Domenicali made a statement regarding the number of interested parties. In addition to the American expansion, the specialist also mentioned Africa as one of the locations that the team can visit soon.
2021: George Russell joins the F1 drivers’ association in place of the departing Romain Grosjean, the Williams team signs a new technical director through Francois-Xavier Demaison, and at Ferrari they are excited about how much better their new engine is – although they are still not aiming for victories, but they think they’ve made huge progress on the resource.
2020: The start of the season is delayed again, like seven previously canceled or postponed races, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been officially canceled and will be held at a later date. The head of F1, Chase Carey, said that the final calendar will consist of 15-18 races, will start in the summer and is expected to last longer than the original end of November.
2019: According to Mercedes, Honda’s engine has become quite strong, which Toto Wolff is particularly happy about. The team boss mentioned Max Verstappen’s overtaking of Sebastian Vettel in Australia, when Red Bull “gobbled up” Ferrari.
2018: On this day, the 2018 F1 season began with Friday’s free practice at the Australian Grand Prix, where Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton proved to be the fastest both times.
2017: Charlie Whiting is convinced that the T-wings that appeared earlier this year and the long-awaited return of shark fins will be banned for next season.
2016: After its four-year success streak, Red Bull was at a disadvantage in the fight for the world championship title for the third year running, which was why Renault was clearly blamed, and they seriously considered building their own engine.
2015: After Spain’s Fernando Alonso suffered a serious accident during the Barcelona tests, the two-time world champion complained that the steering wheel of the McLaren-Honda became extremely difficult in the moments before the accident.
2013: Sebastian Vettel took the pole with a huge lead of almost one second in the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of the two Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton. Alonso repeatedly lost to Massa, now for the fourth time in a row, while Vettel’s teammate, Webber, was only the fifth.
2012: McLaren’s British driver Lewis Hamilton won both free practice sessions in Sepang, so he can prepare for tomorrow’s time trial with confidence. In the afternoon, to a pleasant surprise, Michael Schumacher followed the 2008 champion, followed by their teammates, Button and Rosberg.
2011: Sakon Yamamoto, who previously drove for the Super Aguri, Spyker and Hispania teams, became Virgin’s reserve driver for the first three weekends of the season. According to the plans, the Japanese pilot will only get into the car if necessary.
2010: The Epsilon Euskadi team has confirmed that they will apply for the USF1 vacancy, which the FIA intends to fill from 2011 with a new stable.
2009: Honda’s successor team, Brawn GP, has officially been added to the FIA’s entry list, which will start this season with the Button-Barrichello pair.
2008: After the unsuccessful opening of the season, Kimi Raikkonen was able to win the second race of the season – actually without an opponent. His teammate, Massa, slipped into the gravel halfway through the race and was eliminated, and the two McLarens could not have a say in the fate of the victory due to yesterday’s penalty, and Hamilton was also hampered by a botched stop. Along with Raikkonen, Kubica, who achieved the best of his life, and Kovalainen, who completed his second McLaren race, were able to stand on the podium.
2006: According to the IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon, he still wants to go to Formula 1 after he could not get to the vineyard with BMW Sauber – the British driver could have been the third driver for the German factory team, but he did not accept this, as he was not insured progress.
2003: Kimi Raikkonen took the first race victory of his career at the Malaysian Grand Prix after giving Ferrari’s Rubens Barrichello nearly forty seconds with a flawless lead. Fernando Alonso, who started from pole, led only until the pit stops, then had technical problems in the second half of the race, but he still took the first podium of his career. Defending champion Michael Schumacher was only sixth after being forced to visit the pits a total of four times…
2001: According to the decision of the FIA Motorsport World Council, Bernie Ecclestone’s contract, which is currently valid until 2010, can be extended by another hundred years, until 2110.
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