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The unremarkable race that made F1 history without anyone noticing
On the 15th anniversary of the 2011 European Grand Prix, Matt Bishop explains why a race almost nobody remembers deserves to be remembered
Watch: Lorenzo drives the Mercedes W05
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- Last updated: September 19th 2019
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo swapped his Yamaha for a Mercedes at Silverstone in October, getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes W05 to realise one of his childhood dreams.
Tackling the International circuit, which cuts across from the Loop to Becketts, he chipped his time down to a respectable 50.5 seconds.
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