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 sees more British Grands Prix, plus Chris Amon and Jim Hall celebrate birthdays.
1959: Jack Brabham leads the British Grand Prix from start to finish at Aintree, while Stirling Moss and Bruce McLaren produce an entertaining battle over second. Report
1970: Jochen Rindt wins the British Grand Prix, but briefly loses victory when his rear wing is deemed illegal. The win is reinstated hours later. Report
1976: Brands Hatch descends into a near-riot, as James Hunt is disqualified from the British Grand Prix. Report
1958: Peter Collins leads a Ferrari 1-2, Moss retires from second having just won the supporting sports car race. Report
1969: At Silverstone, Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt swap the lead throughout a brilliant Grand Prix. Report
1975: Chaos reigns at Silverstone when a heavy hailstorm sends most of the field off circuit. Fittipaldi wins for the final time in Formula 1. Report
1943: Chris Amon was born. Database profile
1963: The ‘outstandingly fast’ Jim Clark converts pole into victory at Silverstone. Report
1974: Jody Scheckter takes a ‘lucky win’ as a puncture halts Niki Lauda, who then gets stuck in the pits. Report
1904: Louis Meyer, the first to win Indy three times, was born. In profile
1984: Niki Lauda is victorious in the disrupted British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. Report
1935: Texan racer-turned-team owner Jim Hall was born. In profile
1938: Dick Seaman wins in Germany, the first Grand Prix victory for a Briton in 15 years. Report
1988: Ayrton Senna claims the honours in the Hockenheim rain, maintaining McLaren’s 100% record. Report
1988: Martin Brundle, John Nielsen and Andy Wallace edge Jaguar one step closer to the World Sportscar Championship for Teams with victory at Brands Hatch. Report
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