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Fausto Gresini in his racing days On 23rd February 2021, we lost an icon of motorcycle racing. Fausto Gresini sadly lost his fight against Covid-19 and the entire paddock is worse off for his absence. The man was not only a double World Champion himself, he helped many riders on to achieve their own dreams in Grand Prix racing and I think a legend like that deserves to be honored. So, in tribute, here are the great man's highlights - may he Rest in Peace. Gresini was born in Imola on January 23rd 1961. Of course, coming from an area that boasts one of the greatest race tracks in the world, it was almost pre-destined that the man would become a racer. And what a racer he was. In the 11 years he was actively racing; the man won the 125cc World Title twice - once in 1985 and once in 1987 - both times on Garelli machinery. He also piloted his Garelli bike to claim Vice-Champion in 1986, as well as in 1991 and 1992, following his switch to Honda machinery. Over the course of his career,...

Hamilton wins his 7th title Today, February 8th 2021, the news broke that Sir Lewis Hamilton has signed a one year deal to continue racing in Formula One with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. This follows on from the 2020 season, where Hamilton equaled the great Michael Schumacher's 7x world championship titles and became the most successful F1 driver ever, with the most race wins of any driver attributed to his name. The 2020 season took place amidst a global pandemic, and because of this, Formula One ran the slogan: We Race As One, designed to take a performative stance of solidarity with the masses struggling through the multiple national lockdowns.  A massive wave of anti-racist sentiment also gripped the world in 2020, following the brutal killing of George Floyd, and Black Lives Matter protests were seen across the world. The We Race As One slogan was quickly co-opted to stand as a message of equality with not just the BLM movement, but as a blanket statement calling for eq...