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Safety car driver not done with F1 yet

Mar.11 Formula 1's long-serving safety car driver is not done yet. Bernd Maylander, a German former racing driver, has been the full-time occupant of the safety car's driver seat since 2000. And now, as he returns to Melbourne for yet another time, he recalls how he felt a quarter of a century ago. 'I was full of pride to be on the grid and suddenly in a driver's briefing with all the superstars like Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard,' the 53-year-old told DPA news agency. 'I introduced myself quite normally – ‘I'm the guy up the front who's holding you back,' Maylander laughed. He says he enjoys the role immensely, even if he admits that his favourite...
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