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MY LIFE IN CARS Bernd Mayländer

Although I’m a Mercedes man, I grew up near Zuffenhausen, so Porsche was a presence in my life from early on. My father was always a sports car fan, and took me to Hockenheim for my first GP in 1977. Niki Lauda won that race.

My first proper race was a club sport event at Zolder in 1990, in my father’s 911 Carrera

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