Today we also remember Gil de Ferran, born on this day in 1967. Gil was a double IndyCar Champion, Indianapolis 500 winner & British F3 champion. The Paris-born Brazilian began karting in the 1980s before moving to British Formula Ford in 1987. By 1991 he had joined Edenbridge Racing in British F3 and impressively took 3rd overall behind countryman Rubens Barrichello, and David Coulthard He switched to Paul Stewart Racing for 1992 & won the championship after 7 wins & 7 podiums ahead of Philippe Adams. Two years in F3000 brought 4th & 3rd in 1993 & 1994, earning Gil a test with the Footwork F1 team - a test compromised by a badly cut head after walking into a motorhome door. There was a later test with Williams but Gil opted to move Stateside in the CART series in 1995 with Hall/VDS Racing for what would be the first of 9 years. He took a first win in Las Vegas in 1995 having taken a first podium in Vancouver the week before, then won the opening race of 1996. Three years with Walker racing brought another win in Portland before a big move came in 2000, to Team Penske with whom Gil spent 5 seasons. 7 podiums (2 wins) in 16 races saw him win the now-IndyCar title, secured with 3rd at Fontana. He added a 2nd consecutive title in 2001, finishing runner up in Indy 500 - two years later he went one better, winning the great race from team-mate Helio Castroneves. In 2000 de Ferran set a closed circuit lap record at the California Speedway - an AVERAGE of 241.428 mph In all he won 12 of his 160 CART/IndyCar races. Gil also ran & raced teams in IMSA & IndyCar, and was Sporting Director at BAR Honda, McLaren and more. He sadly left us in December 2023 following a suspected heart attack while racing alongside his son in a private event in Florida - he was just 56. A terrific racer and a lovely man Rest In Peace, Gil 🇧🇷 #restinpeace #brazil #mclaren #IndyCar #f1 #F3 #penske #honda #brasil

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Remembering BTCC great and 24 Heures du Mans racer David Leslie, born on this day in 1953. Hailing from Annan, between Gretna Green and Dumfries, David is probably best known for his 219 BTCC races between 1987 and 2003 for Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall, Honda Team MSD, Vodafone Nissan Racing and PETRONAS Syntium Proton. In that time David took took 9 wins. 35 podiums, 16 pole positions and 17 fastest laps, many of which were in a terrific 1999 season when he finished as runner up to Laurent Aiello. He also competed in the British F1 Championship in 1979, two races in the Swedish Scandinavian Touring Car Championship in 2000 and 7 British GT Championship events that year. The Scot drove in 3 runnings of the 24 Hours of Spa with a best result of 7th in 1998, and competed in 24 Hours of Le Mans on 10 occasions between 1984 and 1995 with Ecurie Ecosse, Mazda, Aston Martin, Jaguar & Marcos alongside the likes of Mike Wilds, Martin Brundle & David Sears. In 1993 he raced the Jaguar XJ220 alongside Win Percy & Armin Hahne, retiring with engine failure while in contention for the lead of the GT class. A hard racer but a really lovely, affable guy, David was tragically lost in an aircraft accident in 2008. He is greatly missed. Rest In Peace, David 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #happybirthday #restinpeace #BTCC #lemans #f1 #legend #scotland 📸 Michael Lee

🔴 Harry Kane's family could play a key role in his continued presence in Munich and the renewal of his contract, as they lead a normal and secure family life, away from the spotlight and restrictions they faced in England, where they couldn't move freely, even with bodyguards. In Munich, his wife, Katie, and their children enjoy a peaceful and stable life, something Kane values deeply and which influences his future decisions. In sporting terms, FC Bayern is the ideal club for him to win titles, and he, in turn, is the ideal striker for the team. Financially, however, the top English clubs don't pay much more than Bayern.

I'd like to take this moment to pay my respects to a Motorsport legend who has sadly passed away today... Jochen Mass ❤️🙏🏻 I had the pleasure of meeting Jochen briefly at last year's FOS and he was a lovely guy. #restinpeace Jochen, you'll be sorely misse

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