This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database
1882: Indy hero Ralph de Palma is born. In profile
1905: Debonair Italian ‘Jonny’ Lurani is born. In profile
1923: Onofre Marimón, a rising Argentinian star before his death, is born. In profile
2008: South African F1 racer Sam Tingle dies at the age of 87. In profile
1968: Karl Wendlinger is born. In profile
1921: The only man to enter two Grands Prix with different names, Günther Bechem is born. In profile
1935: Sixties star Lorenzo Bandini is born. In profile
1905: “Pierre Levegh” is born. In profile
1934: NASCAR champ David Pearson is born. In profile
1956: The likeable Michele Alboreto is born. In profile
1962: Bertrand Gachot, who inadvertently gave Michael Schumacher his break, is born. In profile
1985: Prince Bira dies of a heart attack at Baron’s Court station. In profile
1941: Howden Ganley is born. In profile
1949: F5000 racer Warwick Brown is born. In profile
1934: Giancarlo Baghetti, winner on Grand Prix debut, is born. In profile
1943: Wilson Fittipaldi is born. In profile
An impatient Max Verstappen was forced off track in his rash bid to pass Lewis Hamilton at the 2018 Chinese GP. Last weekend, in the same situation, at the same corner, he bided his time. Mark Hughes examines the shifting statures of the two champions
Fifty years ago, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo leapt into the air as Niki Lauda won the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix, claiming his first victory in the F1 championship. Matt Bishop recounts the remarkable race
Will Zhou Guanyu's first Chinese GP as an F1 driver also be his last? Chris Medland on an emotional homecoming. Plus, points galore, with a proposal to expand the points places and an unwelcome tally for Fernando Alonso
The scarred and burned helmet, worn by Niki Lauda in his Nürburgring crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, is being sold at public auction for the first time