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8 – 1971 Italian GP
Italy 1971 has to be high on any list: because it was the last race at Monza before chicane blight, because five drivers crossed the line within six-tenths of a…
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9 – 1976 Japanese GP
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This week in motor sport – September 19
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Updated gallery: Zanardi’s Paralympics
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McLaren disaster as Norris & Piastri crash in US GP sprint race while Verstappen wins
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