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Between the Lines

MN's Formula One Editor James Roberts recalls some moments of pure commentating genius

Georges Bizet was a French composer of the romantic era. He was born in 1838 and he wrote a famous opera, Carmen, about a Spanish gypsy. Why on earth would you care about that?

The reason is because you hear the first act to the opera 19 times a year, every other Sunday. Listen out for it at Monza this weekend. Soon after Michael Schumacher has completed his camp leap up in the air on the podium and Kimi Raikkonen has downed as much champagne as the bubbles will allow, you'll hear it.

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