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#OnThisDay top three World Championship F1 race results from all eras.

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Australian GP (qualifying), Adelaide Street Circuit, 13-14 November 1987.

Unable to get in a clear lap, Michele Alboreto (Ferrari F1/87) couldn't better his first session lap of 1:18.017. The Italian qualifying 6th, 1.3 sec down on pole-winning teammate Gerhard Berger.

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Australian Grand Prix, (qualifying), Adelaide Street Circuit, 13-14 November 1987.

One of 14 drivers to lap quicker than on Friday, Thierry Boutsen improved to 1:18.523, qualifying 5th in his Benetton-Ford B187.

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Australian Grand Prix (qualifying), Adelaide Street Circuit, 13-14 November 1987.

Lapping fractionally quicker (1:18.488) than on Friday, Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Honda-99T) qualified 4th fastest for his last race with the team prior to his move to McLaren for 1988.

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Australian Grand Prix, (qualifying), Adelaide Street Circuit, 13-14 November 1987.

World Champion Nelson Piquet (Williams-Honda) qualified 3rd fastest with a time of 1:18.017. Sunday would mark Piquet's last race for Williams before joining Lotus.

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Australian Grand Prix, (qualifying), Adelaide Street Circuit, 13-14 November 1987.

Alain Prost (McLaren-TAG-MP4/3) qualified 2nd fastest, seven tenths slower than pole man Gerhard Berger. Prost topping the second session with his time of 1:17.967.

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#OnThisDay in 1987.

Under the weather with a bad cold, Gerhard Berger secured pole position for the season-ending Australian Grand Prix. The Austrian clinched his third F1 pole, despite failing to improve on his first session lap time.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, 14 November 2010.

1 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3 🇬🇧 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes

Pole position Vettel 1:39.394

Fastest lap Hamilton 1:41.274 (Lap 47)

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#OnThisDay in 2010.

Sebastian Vettel becomes the youngest F1 World Champion.

Pole-sitter Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) won the Abu Dhabi GP, clinching the World Title aged 23 years, 134 days. Title rivals Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber finished 2nd, 7th and 8th.

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" There were negotiations, which didn't come to fruition: " If Bernie wants me, he'll have to improve his offer. If he does, I could drive with them. I need to receive proper recognition for what I've achieved so far and for my future prospects in F1."

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Ayrton Senna said of his Brabham F1 test:

" The test with Brabham was the worst of 1983. I had the feeling I could have done much more, but without having the opportunity ."

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#OnThisDay in 1983.

As part of a Brabham F1 test, British F3 champion Ayrton Senna sampled a Brabham-BMW BT52B at the Paul Ricard circuit.

Lap times:

Nelson Piquet 1:05.90
Mauro Baldi 1:07.80
Senna 1:07.90
Roberto Guerrero 1:08.60
Pierluigi Martini 1:08.90

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Coming up tomorrow.

Back to 15 November 1987, looking back at that year's Australian Grand Prix, the final round of the 1987 World Championship.

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Happy 72nd Birthday to Eliseo Salazar.

The only Chilean to have raced in F1, Salazar drove for March, Ensign, ATS and RAM in 24 GPs between 1981 and 1983. He finished in the points twice, 5th at Imola in '82 his best result. He also competed in IndyCar, sports cars and rallying.

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São Paulo Grand Prix, Interlagos, 13 November 2022.

1 🇬🇧 George Russell Mercedes
2 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz Ferrari

Pole position 🇩🇰 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:11.674

Fastest lap Russell 1:13.875 (Lap 61)

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#OnThisDay in 2022.

George Russell's maiden F1 victory.

At Interlagos, George Russell beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by 1.5 seconds in winning the São Paulo Grand Prix.

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🇧🇷 Brazilian GP, Interlagos, 13 November 2016.

1 🇧🇷 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 🇩🇪 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen Red Bull

Pole position Hamilton 1:10.736

Fastest lap Verstappen 1:25.305 (Lap 67)

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#OnThisDay in 2016.

At a wet Interlagos, Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix, setting up a title showdown with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg at Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, 13 November 2011.

1 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2 🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
3 🇬🇧 Jenson Button McLaren

Pole position 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:38.481

Fastest lap 🇦🇺 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:42.612 (Lap 51)

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#OnThisDay in 2011.

At the Yas Marina Circuit, Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes MP4-26) drove to a third win of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Happy 27th Birthday to McLaren's 2025 World Champion Lando Norris.

Norris has 14 F1 race victories from 171 starts (all with McLaren) since 2019.

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