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Insight: When F1 raced over festive period
– Christmas has been and gone, but imagine enjoying the festive period while still waiting to discover the identity of the Formula 1 World Champion. That was the case in 1962, as GPUpdate.net explains.The modern, torturous Formula 1 calendar is predominantly summer-based, though its length means that December is rapidly approaching once the paddock returns from Abu Dhabi.While festive sporting activity usually focuses on English football, a long-held tradition, back in the 1960s, the South African Grand Prix came soon after the turkey and tinsel.In fact, to get away from the bleak European winter, teams and drivers had spent the build-up to Christmas in South Africa, in preparation...
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