What Happened On This Day November 7 In F1 History?

What happened on this day, November 7 in Formula 1 history? Find out interesting facts and stories about Formula 1 on this day.

1956

Born in Lewisham, Jonathan Palmer pursued a career in medicine before shifting gears to motorsport. Dominating the British Formula Three Championship in 1981 and Formula Two in 1983, he entered Formula One, first with RAM, then Zakspeed, following an impressive one-off drive with Williams in the 1983 European Grand Prix. Palmer later joined Tyrrell for three seasons. In 1987, he won the Jim Clark Cup as the top non-turbo driver, but the 1988 season faltered due to an uncompetitive car. His fortunes briefly improved with the 018 chassis in 1989, though he was eventually outshone by Jean Alesi. Aware of his standing, Palmer chose to retire. He later commentated for the BBC and launched the junior racing series Formula Palmer Audi in 1998. He also went on to operate several race circuits.

1968

Ian Raby passed away on this day, three months after a severe accident during a Formula Two race at Zandvoort. Initially treated in the Netherlands, he was later transported to a London hospital by the Grand Prix Medical Service. Despite early signs of recovery, his condition deteriorated. A notably superstitious man, Raby carried a rabbit’s foot, favored red cars with white wheels, and refused to race under the number 13. Between 1963 and 1965, he participated in three Formula One Grand Prix.

1993

Ayrton Senna concluded his six years with McLaren triumphantly, winning the 1993 Australian Grand Prix—his fifth victory of the season and, ultimately, the 41st and last of his career. It would also be the last time he would finish on the podium, score points, or even finish a race since the following season, he retired in Interlagos and Aida and died at Imola. It was also the last win for a Brazilian driver until Rubens Barrichello at the 2000 German Grand Prix.

For Williams driver Alain Prost, who had already secured his fourth championship, this was also his final race. Reflecting on the moment, he shared, “It was difficult, thinking it’s the last time you will put your helmet on, put on your gloves, get into the car and think about the start.” On the podium, Senna extended an olive branch to his former rival, but Prost, wary, remarked, “I don’t think now is the right moment to talk about peace. It’s important to make peace while you’re driving, but the last time I tried, a month later, he deliberately crashed into my car at 170 mph. I’m not a hypocrite. For me, it’s too late now.”

Prost’s teammate, Damon Hill, finished the race third.

1993 Australian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Ford	79	1:43:27.476	10
2	2	Alain Prost	Williams Renault	79	+9.259s	6
3	0	Damon Hill	Williams Renault	79	+33.902s	4
4	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	78	+1 lap	3
5	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	78	+1 lap	2
6	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier Renault	78	+1 lap	1
7	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	78	+1 lap	0
8	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton Ford	77	+2 laps	0
9	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier Renault	77	+2 laps	0
10	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork Mugen Honda	77	+2 laps	0
11	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan Hart	76	+3 laps	0
12	20	Erik Comas	Larrousse Lamborghini	76	+3 laps	0
13	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell Yamaha	75	+4 laps	0
14	19	Toshio  Suzuki	Larrousse Lamborghini	74	+5 laps	0
15	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	73	DNF	0
NC	30	Jyrki Jarvilehto	Sauber	56	DNF	0
NC	23	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi Ford	34	DNF	0
NC	7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Ford	28	DNF	0
NC	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	19	DNF	0
NC	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	11	DNF	0
NC	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan Hart	10	DNF	0
NC	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	9	DNF	0
NC	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Ford	5	DNF	0

2010

At the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won, starting from second on the grid, while his teammate Mark Webber followed closely to secure second place. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso completed the podium in third. Leading up to the race, Red Bull held a 27-point advantage over McLaren in the 2010 Constructors’ Championship. With Vettel and Webber’s one-two finish, Red Bull clinched its first Constructors’ Championship, a historic achievement since acquiring Jaguar in 2005.

The race weekend was also notable for Nico Hulkenberg of Williams, who claimed the first pole position of his F1 career.

2010 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR Renault	71	1:33:11.803	25
2	6	Mark Webber	RBR Renault	71	+4.243s	18
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	71	+6.807s	15
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	71	+14.634s	12
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	71	+15.593s	10
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	+35.320s	8
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	71	+43.456s	6
8	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams Cosworth	70	+1 lap	4
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	70	+1 lap	2
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber Ferrari	70	+1 lap	1
11	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India Mercedes	70	+1 lap	0
13	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams Cosworth	70	+1 lap	0
15	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
16	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	70	+1 lap	0
17	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Cosworth	69	+2 laps	0
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Cosworth	69	+2 laps	0
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Cosworth	69	+2 laps	0
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT Cosworth	69	+2 laps	0
22	20	Christian Klien	HRT Cosworth	65	+6 laps	0
NC	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Cosworth	62	+9 laps	0
NC	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India Mercedes	49	DNF	0

2021

The 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix marked the 21st running of the Mexican Grand Prix, rebranded to recognise the support from the Mexico City government. Initially scheduled for 31 October, the race was postponed by a week due to adjustments in the Formula 1 calendar, which reduced the total number of races from 23 to 22 because of COVID-19.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed victory, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishing second and Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez taking third. The race was also memorable for Kimi Raikkonen, who, driving for Alfa Romeo, finished in 8th place, scoring the final points of his Formula 1 career.

2021 Mexico City Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	71	1:38:39.086	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+16.555s	18
3	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda	71	+17.752s	15
4	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri Honda	71	+63.845s	12
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	71	+81.037s	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	70	+1 lap	8
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin Mercedes	70	+1 lap	6
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	70	+1 lap	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine Renault	70	+1 lap	2
10	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	70	+1 lap	1
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	70	+1 lap	0
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren Mercedes	70	+1 lap	0
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	70	+1 lap	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Mercedes	69	+2 laps	0
15	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	69	+2 laps	0
16	63	George Russell	Williams Mercedes	69	+2 laps	0
17	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Mercedes	69	+2 laps	0
18	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas Ferrari	68	+3 laps	0
NC	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas Ferrari	0	DNF	0
NC	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri Honda	0	DNF	0

F1 Driver Birthdays 7 November

Birthday	F1 Legend
7 November 1971	Zak Brown Former Professional Racing Driver and C.E.O. of McLaren Racing

Birthday	F1 Driver
7 November 1948	Alex Ribeiro
7 November 1956	Jonathan Palmer

F1 Driver Deaths 7 November

Death	F1 Driver
7 November 1967	Ian Raby
7 November 1975	Piero Dusio

F1 Champion 7 November

Date	Team/Driver
7 November 2010	Red Bull Racing