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Rookies shine on record-breaking F1<sup>®</sup> debuts
McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen and Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat both enjoyed record-breaking starts to their Formula One racing careers in Australia.Magnussen, who came home in third place, became the first Danish driver in F1 history to score a podium finish and the first rookie since Lewis Hamilton in 2007 to reach the rostrum in his debut race. Interestingly, Hamilton also qualified fourth and finished third in his maiden Grand Prix with McLaren at the same track - Albert Park. Before Sunday’s race in Australia, the best result for a Danish driver in a Grand Prix was sixth place, achieved by none other than Jan Magnussen - Kevin’s father - in Canada in 1998.Meanwhile, by...
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