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Analysis: How a rally crash changed the destiny of F1

Robert Kubica’s promising F1 career was cut short following a vicious rally crash six years ago. But what might have been, asks Charles Bradley? As with so many things, this idea sparked from some office banter – which in the ‘old’ days would have been across a few desks but now is between Miami, Madrid, Moscow and London, such is our virtual world. The subject was: Who would replace Pascal Wehrlein should he be unfit to race for Sauber after his nasty Race Of Champions flip. Of course, sensible suggestions were soon cast aside for some fun ones from Sauber old boys… “Get Felipe Massa out of retirement… oh,” was my opening gambit. We had Nick Heidfeld, Jacques Villeneuve,...
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