
The downfall of Christian Horner
From Sebastian Vettel to sexting: the rise and fall of the F1's greatest pantomime villain
The week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, featuring some dangerously wet Grands Prix and birthdays for two British gents.
1941: Derek Bell is born. In profile
1988: Sebastien Buemi, 2014 World Endurance Champion, is born. In profile
1962: Ricardo Rodriguez, with four Le Mans starts and one podium already to his name, dies in Mexican Grand Prix practice aged just 20. In profile
1987: With victory in Japan, Gerhard Berger ends Ferrari’s 38-race winless streak. Nelson Piquet is handed the title when Nigel Mansell crashes out of practice. Report
1946: 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. In profile
1970: Pierre Veyron, winner of the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans, dies aged 67. In profile
1974: Stéphane Sarrazin is born. In profile
1968: Graham Hill’s Mexican Grand Prix victory secures his second world title. Report
1985: Keke Rosberg wins a superb Australian Grand Prix, the first held on the streets of Adelaide. Report
1991: Ayrton Senna wins the 14-lap Australian Grand Prix. Report
1919: Eric Thompson is born. In profile
1943: Bob Wollek, arguably the greatest sports car racer never to win Le Mans, is born. In profile
1990: Piquet inherits the Australian Grand Prix victory after Ayrton Senna retires from a comfortable lead. Report
1989: Thierry Boutsen wins the Australian Grand Prix, contested in atrocious conditions that were too much for some. Report
1931: The dapper Peter Collins is born. In profile
1994: Damon Hill impressively beats Michael Schumacher in the rain in Japan to keep his title hopes alive. Report
From Sebastian Vettel to sexting: the rise and fall of the F1's greatest pantomime villain
Christian Horner has been released from his position as Red Bull F1 team principal and will be replaced by Racing Bulls' Laurent Mekies
Christian Horner hoped he would end up racing in Formula 1; fell into the team manager role; and became one of the most successful bosses in the series' history. Here's his story, from early days of racing in Formula Renault to managing Red Bull to multiple F1 title triumphs
France's narrow Clermont-Ferrand circuit threaded through volcanic rock faces, sheer drops, and untamed countryside, posing one of F1's greatest-ever tests of nerve. No wonder only the very best drivers won there, says Matt Bishop