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DEREK BELL

his column is being written only a few days into 2022. As such, I am still processing the fallout from race – the one that rounded out the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship in such dramatic fashion. I was interested to read Christian Horner’s recent claim that people have short memories, and that the repercussions following December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will soon be forgotten. I’m not so sure. The fact that it is still a topic of conversation, pretty much all that we motor racing junkies

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