MPH: To the man trying to fill Christian Horner's shoes: good luck!
Laurent Mekies arrives as Red Bull F1 team principal with a series of immediate challenges to solve and long-term issues to tackle. He'll either sink or swim, says Mark Hughes
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
Laurent Mekies arrives as Red Bull F1 team principal with a series of immediate challenges to solve and long-term issues to tackle. He'll either sink or swim, says Mark Hughes
Former McLaren F1 team-mates Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard are set to renew old rivalries in a new Evening with... tour – they told James Elson all about it
In Formula 1, driver contracts may look iron-clad on paper, but history shows that some of its biggest stars have made dramatic early exits
Former McLaren F1 ace told James Elson about his private audience with The Beatles' George Harrison, who played an unreleased grand prix-themed song