Juan Manuel Fangio secures his fifth world championship
Victory at the 1957 German Grand Prix gave Juan Manuel Fangio his fifth Drivers' Championship, a record that remained unmatched for 46 years.
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Louis Chiron is born
Louis Chiron was born in Monaco on 3 August 1899 and became a major pre-war Grand Prix winner before setting Formula 1's enduring record as its oldest race starter.
2010
Michael Schumacher squeezes Rubens Barrichello against the pit wall
Michael Schumacher received a ten-place grid penalty after forcing Rubens Barrichello dangerously close to the pit wall during the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Frank Williams scores his first Formula 1 podium
Jacques Laffite finished second at the 1975 German Grand Prix, delivering the first Formula 1 podium for Frank Williams's struggling independent team.