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Kimi Raikkonen completed one of the greatest title comeback of all time in the sauna heat of Brazil. By MARK HUGHES So to the crescendo. That seasonal-virgin Melbourne grid seemed so long ago; so much had been crammed into so short a time. Here were the 71 laps that would give context to this remarkable season. And any one of three basic endings on offer, each with a myriad of sub-plots. The sky was bluer than at any Brazilian Grand Prix of recent memory. The sun was brighter, the crowds happier, the stands fuller. A beautifully soothing breeze shot down the start/finish straight, channelled through there by the humanity on one side and the pit buildings on the other, between the chants and the drums and the dancing on one side, and the constantly revving engines on the other as the hour approached. Mechanics nervously whirred their air guns, photographers staked out their places and fussed with their cameras - especially those down at Turn 1. Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet moved among the narrow crowded paddock, instant credible opinions from old warriors, a brilliant thread of history between their times and now. Drivers got ready in the garages. © 2021 Autosport
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The Formula Vee maverick who has reached the top For a second consecutive year, a self-built machine has won the Formula Vee championship. But James Harridge's 'Maverick' comes from the very humblest of origins - with some parts even salvaged from a skip National 
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