Three Formula 1 drivers became champions od 21st October - Niki Lauda (1984), Ayrton Senna (1990) and Kimi Raikkonen (2007).

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 while Michael Schumacher secured ninth victory of the season.

Kimi Raikkonen won first F1 race in Turkey on this day in 2005 where he celebrated in front of Fernando Alonso in Renault and team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya who lost the second place in the final laps.

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 this day in 1998, Mika Hakkinen won his fifth race in the first ten races in 1998 after the battle with Michael Schumacher while David Coulthard managed to finish second after he was 19th in the second lap.

On today's day in 1999, Eddie Irvine won his second race of the season after David Coulthard spun his teammate Mika Hakkinen in the second corner of the first lap.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of McLaren’s home race at Silverstone, the team confirmed on its social media channels.

On this day in 2008, Lewis Hamilton won his home race for the first time at rainy Silverstone after the first pole position for his team mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Kimi Raikkonen won his first pole position in 2003 European GP at Nurburgring while Ralf Schumacher won his first race of the season on this day in 2003.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso locked out the front row and scored a 1-2 win for the second race in a row for McLaren on this day in 2007 with Briton again faster in Indianapolis where he won after resisting pressure from Alonso in the second stint.