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With just over a week's notice that he would be racing in Felipe Massa's Ferrari at the European Grand Prix, and just two days to acclimatise to the F60 during some promotional filming, tester Luca Badoer had a mountain to climb in Valencia this weekend. And Badoer, who hasn't raced competitively in Formula One for ten years (but has instead tested exhaustively for the Italian team), did indeed endure a trying return. From qualifying at the back of the grid on Saturday to finishing Sunday as the last runner, a lap down on the winner, it was a weekend to forget...
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With just over a week's notice that he would be racing in Felipe Massa's Ferrari at the European Grand Prix, and just two days to acclimatise to the F60 during some promotional filming, tester Luca Badoer had a mountain to climb in Valencia this weekend. And Badoer, who hasn't raced competitively in Formula One for ten years (but has instead tested exhaustively for the Italian team), did indeed endure a trying return. From qualifying at the back of the grid on Saturday to finishing Sunday as the last runner, a lap down on the winner, it was a weekend to forget...
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