2011
Jenson Button wins Formula 1’s longest race in Canada
Jenson Button won the rain-delayed 2011 Canadian Grand Prix after six pit stops, multiple incidents and a last-lap mistake from Sebastian Vettel.
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1966
Jackie Stewart’s Spa crash exposes Formula 1’s safety problem
The 1966 Belgian Grand Prix was won by John Surtees, but Jackie Stewart's first-lap crash at Spa became one of the defining safety stories of the decade.
1930
Innes Ireland is born
Innes Ireland, the robust and often unruly Scot who gave Team Lotus its first World Championship Grand Prix win, was born on 12 June 1930.