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Five of the shortest driver debuts in Formula 1

Making your debut in Formula 1 is among the proudest moments in a racing driver's career – but that does not mean it always goes as planned. Nikita Mazepin was the latest driver to prove this as his first Formula 1 outing at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix lasted only a matter of corners before he spun into the barrier at Turn 3. But as history tells us, a lacklustre debut does not mean a driver is doomed to fail in Formula 1. A certain individual bounced back from a debut DNF to win seven World Championships. Here, PlanetF1 takes a look back at five of the shortest debuts in history… Colin Chapman – 1956 French Grand Prix Through Lotus, Chapman went on to become one of the...
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