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Flashback: Hamilton's Grand Prix debut a decade ago

It may be difficult to believe, but this year’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 26 will mark the 10th anniversary of Lewis Hamilton’s smash-hit debut at Albert Park in 2007. Then, as a relatively unknown newcomer, the now much-celebrated three-time champion partnered Fernando Alonso at McLaren and shot to fame immediately with his fearless approach and commitment to pure speed from the start. Unfazed by anything, he seized his moment and, despite an error or two on Saturday, ended up fourth on the grid for his maiden race in front of a crowd of 105,000. It was a loud roar of arrival. If that was widely seen as sensational, his start endorsed the view that the fans were...
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