In a quiet day following motor racing’s mad end to the month of May over the years, 2 June nonetheless has its highlights. Triple world champion Nelson Piquet for instance took his final F1 victory for Benetton Renault in Canada at Nigel Mansell’s expense in 1991. Nige was so far ahead that he slowed to wave to the crowd on the final lap when his Williams’ Renault’s revs dropped too low and the car went into limp mode to allow Piquet to steal the win! Ayrton Senna was third for McLaren-Honda While many remember Senna’s ’93 Donington win in the wet as a milestone race, Michael Schumacher’s masterful maiden win for Ferrari at a sodden 96 Spanish Grand Prix was probably just a...
Full Story »