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Opinion: Lack Brazilians In F1 Concerning, but Who Is There to Come In?

Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna. Three legends of Formula 1 with eight World Drivers’ Championships between them. And their link? They are all Brazilian. 1991 was the last time a Brazilian won the championship, but in recent years there has been a decline in the number of drivers on the grid from the largest country in South America, with just the one – Felipe Massa at Williams Martini Racing – competing in 2017. However, with the eleven-time race winner and 2008 championship runner-up retiring from the sport ahead of the 2018 season, and with Felipe Nasr now appearing to be out of peoples thought’s following his two seasons with the Sauber F1 Team in 2015 and...
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