On this day in 2013 Sebastian Vettel won for the tenth time in the season and clinched the fourth consecutive Red Bull drivers'championship title. It was the sixth consecutive victory for the German driver and after he won the remaining three races in 2013, he equated the record of Alberto Ascari, who celebrated the last six races in 1952 and the first three races in 1953.

Fernando Alonso won his second consecutive drivers' championship on 22nd October 2006. when he finished second behind race winner Felipe Massa while his title rival Michael Schumacher finished fourth

Mika Hakkinen, the double world champion with McLaren in 1998. and 1999., drove his last race in Formula 1 at Suzuka on October 14th 2001.

The 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix was first of all significant for the first victory of a F1 hybrid car - McLaren MP4-24 with a Mercedes 2.4-liter V8 engine equipped with a KERS Kinetic Energy Recovery System, but will also be remembered for Massa's accident.

On today's day 36 years ago, the four-time world champion Alain Prost won his first F1 race in the French car Renault RE30 on the French track Dijon.

One of the greatest drivers of all time, legendary Jim Clark, has won his first pole position in Formula 1 on this day 55 years ago in the Lotus 25 of the ingenious Colin Chapman.

After winning two consecutive titles for Benetton, Michael Schumacher, as the biggest Formula 1 star, moved to the biggest F1 team of all time, Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton can become only second driver in Formula 1 to lead in 100 or more races if he leads the Australian GP for at least one lap

Michael Schumacher won from pole position at Japanese GP 2002. which was his 19th consecutive podium finish and 50th pole position