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Rookie Winkelhock's brief moment of Grand Prix glory

A genuine rookie leading on his Grand Prix debut - and in his only F1 start - is a rare occurrence in the history of Formula 1. Yet that was the feat achieved by young Markus Winkelhock on this day in 2007. The European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring started as a dry race. However, within seconds of the lights going out the heavens opened and chaos ensued. Red Bull's David Coulthard was the first to skate across the gravel at turn five. But he was just the first of many to find conditions becoming instantly treacherous. Within minutes, anyone on slick tyres was finding it impossible to stay on track. There was a veritable river flowing across turn 1, which caught out Lewis Hamilton, Jenson...
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