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Hakkinen rocketed away at the start, as Schumacher suffered huge wheelspin and veered across the nose of David Coulthard’s McLaren, which allowed Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello up to third at the expense of Coulthard, with Jacques Villeneuve’s BAR at the head of the chasing pack.

Having qualified only sixth, Ferrari’s Jean Alesi didn’t much look like a contender for victory when he made an awful getaway and made matters worse by spinning at Turn 1, narrowly missing his team-mate Gerhard Berger but succeeding in causing a chain-reaction crash behind him – Tyrrell’s Mika Salo being…

On April 8 1979, 24 Formula 1 cars were set to line up on the starting grid in Long Beach for the US Grand Prix West. At least, that was the plan…

In these days of 20-plus race Formula 1 seasons, it’s astonishing that any driving career from the 10-Grands-Prix-per-year era – in Jimmy Clark’s case, only for seven complete seasons – could amass statistics that still stand strong in the F1 history books.

Mercedes chief Wolff and Red Bull boss Christian Horner both called outgoing FIA president Todt in the wake of the title-deciding controversy, the Frenchman has revealed

Max Verstappen has won back-to-back world F1 titles, and has been tipped to one day to overhaul Michael Schumacher's record equalling total of seven championships

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has been criticised by Toto Wolff, with the Mercedes chief claiming he would not have "dared" to treat former driver Mick Schumacher like he did if his legendary father Michael was around

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher now receives round-the-clock care from his wife Corinna and a team of medics since the skiing accident he suffered in December 2013

Michael Schumacher is cared for by his wife Corinna and a team of medical staff at their Lake Geneva home, since the Ferrari F1 star suffered a skiing accident in December 2013

The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton's two wins in 2008 and 2015 mean he's still one behind Roberto Moreno's treble at Calder Park between 1981 and 1984!

Here are some key facts about the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.