A genuine rookie leading on his Grand Prix debut - and in his only F1 start - is a rare occurrence in the history of Formula 1. Yet that was the feat achieved on this day in 2007 by young Markus Winkelhock at the European Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring. The 60-lap race started on a dry track. However, within seconds of the lights going out the heavens opened and chaos ensued. Red Bull's David Coulthard was the first to skate across the gravel at Turn 5. But he was just the first of many to find conditions becoming instantly treacherous. Within minutes, anyone on slick tyres was finding it impossible to stay the course. There was a veritable river flowing across Turn 1, which caught...
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