Mika Hakkinen secured a convincing victory on the streets of Monte Carlo from the pole position on this day in 1998, leading in all laps of the race and driving the fastest lap, which was his second Grand Chelem in Formula 1 after 1998 Brazilian GP.

On this day in 2005, Kimi Raikkonen won his first race of the season in Spain after he retired from the leading position one race earlier in Imola and Fernando Alonso finished second in his home race and retained a huge advantage in the drivers' championship.

Jenson Button celebrated his second win for McLaren in just fourth race for the team after he and Hamilton excelled in the rainy conditions and beat Red Bull and Ferrari drivers in 2010 Chinese GP.

On this day in 1993, Ayrton Senna produced one of the most memoriable laps in motorsport history when he overtook four drivers in opening lap of 1993 European GP to take the lead

On this day in 1999, Rubens Barrichello led his home race at Interlagos, but Ford V10 engine did not survive and race was won by Mika Hakkinen who previously had problems with the gearbox.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap on the morning of the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona after dispatching Carlos Sainz from the top of the standings 12 minutes before the end while Sergio Perez brought the first red flag in pre-season testing for Red Bull.

Lando Norris set the fastest time on the first day of pre-season testing for McLaren after Charles Leclerc led after the first part of the day at Ferrari while Red Bull, with their new RB18, completed the picture of the new generation of F1 cars for 2022.

Lewis Hamilton won the first F1 race in Austin on this day in 2012 after he defeated Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull who started from pole position, overtaking him on the longest straight with DRS assistance.

Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Australian Grand Prix which was his 41st and last career victory in his last race for McLaren, where he won all of his three drivers' championship.

Ferrari F1 boss Mattia Binotto believes his team will have an advantage over McLaren in the next race in Mexico because they were faster in the last race in Austin even though the track configuration should not suit them.