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How Perez rocked F1 - but fell short of a famous win

Sergio Perez nearly eclipsed Fernando Alonso at the Malaysian Grand Prix in one of the most thrilling races of recent times. Adam Cooper looks at the extraordinary circumstances that turned the Sepang race into a nail-biter

The Malaysian Grand Prix was an extraordinary race. Any event where the guys who started eighth and ninth finish first and second has to be something exceptional - especially when there is only one retirement among the cars that started ahead.

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