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21 February: Today in Racing

Editor21.02.2020

There was controversial in racing history on this day, it seems the 21st proved equally contentious, if a touch quieter. For example, FIA supremo Max Mosley said in 2001 that Ayrton Senna should have been excluded for deliberately crashing into Alain Prost to clinch the 1990 the Formula 1 World Championship at the penultimate round in Japan. 

Then Ralf Schumacher admitted to lying to reporters that he would remain in F1 in 2008, just to get the F1 paparazzi off his back.

In a competitive sense, Stig Blomqvist and Arne Hertz romped to yet another Swedish rally win aboard their Saab 96 V4 in 1970, while in NASCAR history, the series was incorporated this day 1941, while Lee Petty raced to 1954 Grand National victory, Dave Marcis won the ’82 Richmond 400, Neil Bonnett the ’88 Excitement 400, Mark Martin took the 1999 Big K 400 and Jimmie Johnson the 2010 Auto Club 500.

Other racing milestones, F1 and Can-Am racer Peter Gethin was born this day in 1940 and the winner of the first ever grand prix, Ferenc Sziz passed away in France aged 60. (Photo: Marlboro)

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