#australian gp 2002

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Mark Webber arriving to the track at the Australian Grand Prix 2002 [x]

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Australia 2002

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2002 Australian GP

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we keep going (i wont let the lack of photos and videos stop my spreadsheeting), but here is what i found (2002 edition!)

mark webber committing to the upside-down australian bit, 2002 australian gp

felipe massa's melbourne themed photo shoot, 2002 australian gp

mm just blocking out the haters (or alternatively, jenson button looking very cool in his renault with his Very Cool sunglasses), 2002 malaysian gp

seeing fernando alonso look young is Weird, 2002 malaysian gp

why is he looking at me like that (flavio britatore), 2002 san marino gp

he might be there a while, 2002 san marino gp

flavio briatore and cooler flavio briatorre (and a miniture renault), 2002 spanish gp

felipe massa playing more sports, 2002 spanish gp

what is going on here (or: two guys one shoe), 2002 spanish gp

felipe massa doing even more sport (with Very Cool sunglasses), 2002 canadian gp

fake drivers sneak onto podium early, 2002 british gp

a come to jesus moment, 2002 french gp

reflection in a marshal's helemt, 2002 french gp

felipe massa in a literal JET??, 2002 hungarian gp

at this point i think felipe massa's side job was as a model for sports photoshoots, 2002 belgian gp

fernando alonso... modelling??, 2002 italian gp

i dont know which photo is more random (nick heidfeld & heinz-harald frentzen), 2002 united states gp

to quote the caption: jarno 'spiderman' trulli, 2002 japanese gp

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Video ideas

How bad was Max Verstappen's dad in F1?

The story of the Japanese Kimi Raikkonen (Tora Takagi)

Why Ocon & Gasly's rivalry means nothing (Peterson, de Angelis, Heidfeld & Fisichella)

How unlucky was Fernando Alonso's F3000 rival in F1 & Indycar? (Bruno junquiera)

How unlucky was Senna's local rival in F1 & Indycar? (Raul Boesel)

When did Fernando Alonso peak in F1?

How 2003 Australian Grand Prix changed F1 forever

How bad was Kevin Magnussen's dad in F1?

Why have Japanese & Asian drivers never won in F1?

How 1999 French GP nearly led to F1's greatest underdog champions (Frentzen & Jordan)

How Ronnie Peterson's death changed F1 safety forever

How Niki Lauda's crash changed F1 completely

How AJ Foyt vs Mario Andretti made Indy 500 America's most famous car race

How great was Audi in 1930s F1?

Why the greatest Italian driver would destroy today's F1 stars (Tazio Nuvolari)

How bad was Nelson Piquet Jr in F1?

How good was Johnny Herbert in F1?

How unlucky was Lewis Hamilton in 2012?

How a politician nearly became Argentina's 2nd F1 champion (Reutemann & FISA-FOCA war)

How Ferrari destroyed Vettel for good

How great was Kimi Raikkonen in F1?

How good was Kimi Raikkonen's hero in F1 (James Hunt)

How good were BAR-Honda in F1?

How good were BMW in F1?

How Ford Cosworth changed F1 forever

How Lotus & Colin Chapman changed F1 forever

How Ayrton Senna's death killed off independent F1 teams

Why Lewis Hamilton is wrong about diversity in F1 (Story of Prince Bira)

How McLaren redefined professionalism in F1 (Lauda, Prost & Ron Dennis)

Why Paul Tracy wrongly lost 2002 Indy 500 (CART vs IRL)

How Gilles Villeneuve’s death nearly ended Ferrari & F1 (FISA-FOCA war)

How Prost & Senna made F1 so popular (how the media reported on their rivalry)

Was Keke Rosberg lucky to win 1982 F1 championship?

How Nico Rosberg's 2016 championship win changed F1

How Toyota changed F1 for worse (and ruined independent teams)

From Jordan to Aston Martin: victory against all odds

The story of F1's forgotten Robocop (Alessandro Nannini)

What Fernando Alonso's success taught F1 about marketing (Spain)

How Daniel Ricciardo redefined marketing in F1

The story of how the Finnish Ayrton Senna (Kimi) became an internet meme

How the Japanese Lance Stroll heralded the rise of F1 pay drivers (Satoru Nakajima, Pedro Diniz, Montermini, Ghinzani, Tarquini, Schneider, Dalmas, Zunino & Rebaque)

How a Brazilian backmarker was sacrificed for Michael Schumacher (Roberto Moreno)

How good were Michael Schumacher's team-mates in F1?

How bad was Michael Schumacher at Mercedes?

Why Sergio Perez proves how midfielders are overrated in F1 (Fisichella, Johansson, Bottas)

How a Belgian prisoner handed Michael Schumacher his F1 break (Bertrand Gachot & Jean-Marc Bosman)

Why we will never see a race like 1996 Monaco GP again

How 1997 Canadian GP destroyed France's next superstar (Olivier Panis)

Why Juan Pablo Montoya was feared by Schumacher, Alonso & Kimi (old school)

How Jacques Villeneuve changed F1 social media without even trying

How Mansell & Piquet became tabloid heroes & villains in F1

How a fat Australian set Williams on the path to F1 glory (Alan Jones)

How 1984 Monaco GP redefined rookies in F1 (Senna & Bellof)

How Brazil's original Senna changed F1 & Indycar for better & worse (Emmo Fittipaldi, his team sucked & he became the first foreign Indycar champion)

How 1989 Ferrari reworked F1 car design

How Jenson Button made rookies hot property in F1

How 1998 Belgian GP lost Jordan another Schumacher (how Ralf left for Williams)

Who was better: Hakkinen or Raikkonen?

Who are Ferrari's true rivals in F1? (Clue: themselves)

Why the French Fernando Alonso should have won 7 F1 world titles (Prost)

How the death of Helmut Marko's friend changed F1 forever (Jochen Rindt)

How 1999 Malaysian GP changed F1 forever (new circuit, title fight, Schumi's return from injury)

Why F1 flopped in America before Liberty Media (DTS, poor tracks, 2005 Indygate, few American drivers, NASCAR & Indycar)

Why are there no more Fangios in F1 from Argentina nor South Africa?

How F1 contributed to the rise of Russia & Putin (Max Mosley, Life F1, Hungarian GP, China, Middle East & Marussia, Midland)

How an Australian farmer upset the odds in F1 (Jack Brabham)

How a fat Italian redefined F1 team management (Flavio Briatore)

How a motorcycle dealer made F1 popular (Bernie Ecclestone)

How Red Bull & F1 made each other BIGGER brands

Why F1, Ferrari & Mercedes are synonymous with each other

Aston Martin & Honda: A recipe for F1 disaster?!

Have Red Bull ruined their rookies' F1 careers? (Answer: No)

How Ferrari crushed the F1 career of their last Italian driver (Ivan Capelli)

Why Alfa Romeo failed in F1 again (50s & 80s, brand image and Ferrari)

How a Frenchman dominated Indycar & flopped at Red Bull F1's B team (Bourdais)

Why Silverstone, Monaco & Monza mean EVERYTHING to F1

He won Le Mans 6 times & Dakar, but never a F1 title (Jacky Ickx)

How sacking a Spanish backmarker helped Lewis Hamilton in F1 (de la Rosa)

How an American's tantrum led to Red Bull domination (Scott Speed)

How Jules Bianchi's death killed off the independent F1 teams forever

Why Lewis Hamilton DOMINATES F1 social media

How Max Verstappen became the antithesis to Lewis Hamilton in F1

How McLaren & Kimi Raikkonen nearly wrecked each other in F1

Why was Mika Hakkinen rated as Schumacher's greatest rival in F1?

How 2007 damaged Fernando Alonso's F1 career

Why did Mario Andretti's son fail in F1?

How Senna & Berger became the original F1 social media pals

How a lost diamond made Jaguar quit F1 (2004 Monaco)

How this Ferrari legend became a voice for disability (Clay Regazzoni)

The Damon Hill of WRC: the tragic tale of Richard Burns

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On This Day in F1: March 8th

Present: Saudi Arabia Day 2

History: 1998 Australian Grand Prix

March 8th, 2024 had free practice 3 and qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

The big news of the day was Carlos Sainz having appendicitis and Ollie Bearman filling in for him. Now is this just another outcome of Alex Albon’s famous appendix? Or will we be seeing a new line of dominoes falling into place in the coming months? Only time will tell.

Timing remains essential to the 1998 Australian Grand Prix.

On March 8th, 1998, Albert Park (then called the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit) hosted the 1998 season opener. The race was dominated by the McLaren-Mercedes team with its two drivers taking home a 1-2 finish.

While it was no surprise that a McLaren driver took the chequered flag first, there was controversy surrounding it.

For the first half of the Grand Prix, Mika Hakkinen was leading the race. However, on lap 36, he lost the lead due to coming into the pits after a misheard call. This led to Hakkinen's teammate, David Coulthard, leading the race.

Coulthard had a 12-second lead that was reduced to 2 seconds by lap 55. On the front straight during lap 56, Coulthard let Hakkinen pass him. This move and the pre-season agreement between drivers - whoever led the first corner would win the race - drew great controversy and race-fixing allegations.

McLaren Team Boss, Ron Dennis, spoke on the controversy and claimed that someone else had tapped into their team radios which led to Hakkinen losing the lead and coming into the pits.

"We do not and have not manipulated Grands Prix unless there were some exceptional circumstances, which occurred in Australia [1998] when someone had tapped into our radio and instructed Mika Häkkinen to enter the pits."

Eventually, they would go in front of the World Motorsport Council where the verdict was "any future act prejudicial to the interests of competition should be severely punished in accordance with article 151c of the International Sporting Code." Team orders remained controversial in Formula One and were banned following the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix. It wasn't until after the 2010 German Grand Prix that they were allowed again.

In 2023, Hakkinen spoke about the 1998 Australian GP and the agreement that he had with Coulthard:

"The team said something on the radio, I was confused, I thought they asked me to come to change tyres and that was not the case. They were just giving me some different information. So I just drove through the pit lane and I of course lost the lead of the race, David got the lead."

"We were sitting on the front row, me and David – and we just made a deal. The driver who was first at the first corner when the race starts, that driver is going to win the Grand Prix. There's not going to be any fight. We had a deal, so David had to let me past – brilliant!"

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Mark Webber insists Oscar Piastri isn't feeling any pressure on the eve of his first Australian GP

Mark Webber insists Oscar Piastri isn't feeling any pressure on the eve of his first Australian GP and 'doesn't need any advice' ahead of his Melbourne debut despite McLaren's woes By Dan Cancian For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:06 EDT, 29 March 2023 | Updated: 11:06 EDT, 29 March 2023 Mark Webber believes Oscar Piastri doesn't need any advice ahead of his Australian Grand Prix debut, despite a difficult start to his first season in Formula 1. The 21-year-old replaced Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren after spending last season as the reserve driver for Alpine and arrives at Albert Park on the back of two challenging races. Having retired in Bahrain in the season opener due to electrical issues, Piastri finished 15th in Saudi Arabia as McLaren's struggles continued. But Webber insisted the bumpy start to his Formula 1's career would not dampen the young Melbournian's spirit ahead of his home Grand Prix.  'It’s a tremendous moment for him to race here,' Webber told News Corp. 'He’s looking forward to it, he is very relaxed.  Mark Webber believes Oscar Piastri doesn't need any advice ahead of his first Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne this weekend  The young Australian has endured a difficult start to his rookie season in Formula 1 'It’s one race of 23 on the calendar, it’s a home race, of course, but he is looking forward to getting the paddock and starting work.' Webber, who manages Piastri, finished sixth in Melbourne in his Formula 1 debut and went on to make 215 starts in the sport between 2002 and 2013. Piastri's career is in its infancy, but Webber is confident the young gun doesn't need any advice from him. 'I don’t think [he is feeling extra pressure],' he said.   'Once the helmet is on and he’s in the car and he’s driving around the track, he wants a result at every single circuit around the world, no matter if it’s Bahrain, or Saudi [Arabia] or here. 'He doesn’t need any [advice from me]. He is very much looking forward to the weekend.' A world champion in Formula 2 and Formula 3 in 2020 and 2021, Piastri has long been considered one of Formula 1's rising stars. But he was eager to keep expectations in check ahead of his debut season, warning it could time for him to get used of the demands of Formula 1 after spending last season as the reserve driver for Alpine.  His caution appears to have been justified, albeit through no fault of his own as McLaren have been badly off the pace in the first two outings. 'He has had so long out. It just shows you that it is still even hard to take now, obviously the gap that he had,' Webber added.  'So, he is getting back up to speed and learning as much as he can.'  Piastri retired in the season opener in Bahrain and finished 15th in Saudi Arabia Webber finished fifth in his Formula 1 debut in Melbourne and was allowed to stand on the podium, much to the delight of the Aussie fans Earlier this week, Alan Jones was even more bullish about Piastri's prospects and backed him to become a world champion. Since Jones claimed the world title in 1980 no other Australian has finished top of the drivers standings, but the 76-year-old is confident Piastri can emulate his triumph.  'I think he can go on to be world champion,' Jones told the Herald Sun on Saturday. 'Every now and again someone comes along that has got an enormous amount of talent and I reckon he is one of those sorts of people.' Share or comment on this article: Mark Webber insists Oscar Piastri isn't feeling any pressure on the eve of his first Australian GP via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Mark Hunt Age is just a number!

Mark Hunt Age is just a number!

Former kickboxer, UFC heavyweight mixed martial artist. He is the winner of the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix.

Hunt, a former WKBF Australian champion, entered the K-1 stage in 2000 and won his first appearance in the Oceania regional qualifying round. In 2001, he faced defending champion Ernesto Hoost in the final, but lost by decision and played a consolation match against Ray Cell.

Hunt made a provocation against Cell, which was the strongest hard punch in the K-1 at the time, and the cell also faced off with no guard and fought a slugfest without backing down. Hunt, who, despite losing by a decision, impressed fans with his tremendous fighting spirit, beat Adam Watt in the consolation match to compete in the World Grand Prix as the winner Cell gave up his right to the WGP with a glare.

Jerome Le Banner was the opponent in the quarterfinals. Hunt, who was pushed into the ring by Benner's blow, who saved his superior Richie, again provoked Benner by lowering his guard and lifting his chin. However, Benner could not come in easily and Hunt, who instantly succeeded in switching, turned Benner into a corner and poured punches to win a come-from-behind KO victory.

Hunt, who defeated Benner, defeated Stefan Rico and Francisco Filippo in a row to become the 2001 World Grand Prix winner.

However, soon, he will be in a slump due to the establishment of a breakthrough method to target him and injuries and slumps. In 2002, he lost the game in Nagoya after a high kick to Mirko Crocop, and in Paris, he lost to Benner. In 2002, he lost to Benner again at the World GP, revealing his limitations as a standing fighter. In the end, he suddenly declared that he would go to PRIDE after his victory over Gary Goodridge in 2003.

As Muay Thai and kickboxing trainees have been in standing batting for a long time, their batting skills are outstanding. The power from the 120kg weight is considerable and above all, it has a fraudulent mill. In 2005, he was hit by Cro Cop's high kick in the South Korean league. Surprisingly, he has fast reflexes, so he has a considerable defense against hitting that he easily avoids Hyodor's punch. In addition, after entering UFC, Grappling and wrestling skills soared every time they played even though they were 40 lines old. He is simply a player full of talent. Polynesian (Samoan) fighters Mightimo and Ray Cell are powerful hard punch types that can send their opponents away with a single shot.

He is a very small height for a heavyweight player, whose main weapon is to hit, so he naturally has no choice but to fight at the punch distance, so he is at a disadvantage in the rich fight. However, the left-hand and right-hand hooks that burst in the forward step with the left-hand hook and the right-hand hook, and the light upper, which explodes in a tight situation, is a powerful weapon that is hard to prevent even knowing due to Hunt's enormous hand speed. It is even scarier because each and every room has the power to kill. Thanks to this, most of Hunt's counter-fire opponents at Punching Street were defeated.

But laziness had a fatal weakness. He is famous as a player who doesn't try, but he doesn't like to practice. As a junk food and KFC fanatic, there was no weight limit during PRIDE, so I ate junk food as much as I wanted. According to an interview in 2010, he did not even have a personal coach.

No matter how good the physical condition was and how good the batting sense was, he did not practice, so wrestling and grappling were weak, and his physical strength was not good. In addition, he showed limitations in the match against Schult and Melvin. He showed potential by catching Cro Cop and playing well with Hyodor, but failed to enter the top contender due to these limitations.

In an interview after the UFC was confirmed in 2010, 'I regret the past. I really want to grab my last chance. I'm not who I used to be.' Korean fans responded, "I know the sense of hitting and fighting instinct, but will wrestling and grappling become UFC because they feel stuffy?" "It's not the type of player that can work in MMA…"Don't you know when you look at the past MMA records??" and so on. Still, he watched with a single hope that he said he was making an effort.

The appearance at UFC 135 is quite encouraging, but first of all, wrestling and ground skills have improved beyond recognition. He has shown a light movement that seems to have fully adapted to the 120kg loss, and the sharpness of the batting has not fallen off. In short, it can be said that it is now showing an MMA fighter-like aspect. Rosswell is a fighter with some weakness in his fitness and he's also had a year-long hiatus, but it's a surprising result even considering that.

In particular, in 2012, it surpassed the traditional UFC heavyweight intermediate boss, Chic Congo, and even Stephen Struve, the last gateway to the top leap. If you win one or two more fights with a stronger player, you can see the title match. Fans are paying attention to how far the evolution of the former K-1 champion, who is in his late 30s, will go.

The disadvantage shown now, which is the fifth match of UFC, is that the physical strength problem is still not solved. Wrestling and grappling have improved, but they are not at the top level. But unlike in the past, when I tapped it, my escape ability has improved a lot… In the match against Antonio Silva in the degree evaluation, he showed great progress by taking down Silva, who is good at grappling, several times and stably occupying the top position.

As I recall, wrestling and take-down defense are considerably better than Hunt expected. But the problem is age. As he got older, his quickness decreased, and he is also showing limitations in standing, Hunt's main force. In particular, Richie and Staff are good, so they are weak against opponents whose long-range surprise through instant forward staff does not work. In other words, it is vulnerable to kick distance outside of one's punching distance, clinch, and wrestling distance. In addition, take-down defense and grappling skills have clearly developed to the point where they are above the UFC heavyweight average, but compared to the top of the heavyweight class, they are not very iron walls. Looking at the match against Joo Do-san, the perfect type of MMA hitter, there is simply no tourism, and Alista O'Brem was completely defeated by hitting in the second game with grappling in the first game. Stipe Miocic or Brock Lesner was stormed by wrestling. Both Miochichi and Velasquez, who dominate the heavyweight food chain, have excellent wrestling skills, so it is difficult to predict that they will be taken away quickly even if they win the championship or avoid them.

He is so resilient that 40 years old is overshadowed. Usually, players have been seriously injured in their late 30s, but they have recovered within three months at the shortest or eight months at the most, including cruciate ligament rupture, toe fracture, fist fracture, and staphylococcal infection. In addition, compared to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Cro Cop, and Gary Goodridge, who were active at the same time, suffering from punch bumps or glass jaws, the gentleman is fine. However, in fact, it is difficult to compare with those fighters who lost a lot of fainting KO in their later years, which was the first fainting KO defeat in his fighting life in 2008 when he was in his 10th year of career, including standing. And as of 2014, he has only had two experience of fainting KO losses, so it is right to say that he did not have an environment to suffer a punch drug. In particular, Staphylococcal infection was not a player's life, but a serious disease that was life-threatening, and there were some doubts because it was mainly caused by weakened immunity, but there was no change in weight after returning, and doping ended in a simple happening.

And what's even more amazing is that after recovering from those injuries, he won all of them in his return match or created a great match. Compared to many top contenders who have recovered from long-term injuries and have failed to recover their previous skills, it is huge. Once again, this person is 43 years old as of 2017. It is amazing that he is 43 years old and has the skills to serve as a title specialist for UFC.

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AUSTRALIA, 2002 — Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2001, takes the chequered flag and the first victory of the season. (Photo by Steven Tee & PicMe)

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Mark Webber and Paul Stoddart celebrating after Mark managed to bring the car home in fifth in his first race in formula one and scored Minardi’s first points in three years

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Thirteen years on from a famous British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone, Mark Webber has touched on the uneasiness in the Red Bull camp involving his then rivalry with teammate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian motor racing ace won his first British GP in 2010, but not all went to plan for Red Bull that day as the fancied Vettel suffered a puncture leaving Webb to challenge for honours.

"This was one of the biggest memories of my life," Webb recalled. "There was a lot of tension going into that race because of the contradictions on the equipment I felt I was receiving compared to my Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. "I had a close start with Seb in Turn 1. He then made contact with Lewis (Hamilton), got a puncture - which I was heartbroken about - and after that I was racing Lewis to the flag.

"It was not a regulation victory - you always have to earn them and do the work - but I managed to have a clean day in front of a full house.

"I said to the team over the radio 'not bad for a No.2 driver.' I just thought I would let them know I wasn't a bad driver."

Webber competed in Formula One between 2002 and 2013, winning nine F1 grand prixs and finishing third in the drivers championship in 2010, 2011 and 2013. The 46-year-old from Queanbeyan will appear as an analyst for Channel 4 in their coverage of Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Webber said he loved competing at Silverstone, one of his favourite venues. "I always enjoyed racing there," he said. "The atmosphere of the crowd is incredible and they are bloody knowledgeable. You really feel that as a driver.

"It is a phenomenal circuit and one that should never be taken off the calendar. It is the embodiment of what F1 is all about."

Webber recalled two other great races at the track that captured his imagination - Hamilton's win in 2008 and the Briton's 2021 duel with Max Verstappen. "Bloody hell. What Lewis did that day (2008) was just magical. He tore the field apart. I was on the front row, and spun on the first lap. Everyone made a mistake that day, but Lewis didn't.

"He crossed the line 70 seconds clear of anyone else and lapped the field up to third. It was an exceptional display."

He likened Hamilton's duel with Verstappen as two gladiators marking their territories. "It is what makes our sport so great - two legends taking each other to the wire in front of a full house at a daunting circuit.

"Lewis is probably one of, if not the cleanest drivers I ever raced against, alongside Fernando Alonso. They are both absolutely extraordinary in wheel-to-wheel combat.

"But it was a very optimistic move from Lewis. To this day, I don't know how he did not retire with damage. Everything after that was a bonus and somehow the car stayed together and he got the job done and won."

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That "it was my first time on the podium" smile 🖤

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Michael Schumacher congratulating Kimi Räikkönen's third place on the 2002 Australian gp podium

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Pt. 3 of drivers first and latest podiums!

Sebastian Vettel:

- First podium: 2008 Italian GP

- Latest podium: 2021 Azerbaijan GP =(

Lance Stroll:

- First podium: 2017 Azerbaijan GP

- Latest podium: 2020 Sakhir GP

Pierre Gasly:

- First podium: 2019 Brazilian GP

- Latest podium: 2021 Azerbaijan GP

Kimi Raikkönen:

- First podium: 2002 Australian GP

- Latest podium: 2018 Brazilian GP

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