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Damien Smith: Off Line

"You normally get blue flags. Not this time!"

Markus Winkelhock might only ever make one grand prix start. He'd rather make more, of course, but at least he knows that single race will always be remembered. What a bizarre and remarkable debut it was.

He began the weekend in a daunting - and yet grateful - position. Spyker had sacked Christijan Albers in the wake of the British Grand Prix, and while drivers with budgets vied for the drive, team principal Colin Kolles needed a short-term stand-in for the European GP. Last week, Winkelhock was racing for Kolles in the DTM. Now he was making his GP debut in front of his home crowd.

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