GREATEST RACES #18: Alonso triumphs as heavy rain wreaks havoc at the Nurburgring – 2007 European Grand Prix
In a season famed for the fierce intra-team rivalry that played out at McLaren, the 2007 European Grand Prix proved to be an unforgettable and chaotic encounter.


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At No. 18, Anna Francis recalls the 2007 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, an event that featured everything from a backmarker leading on their debut, a dramatic Turn 1 pile-up courtesy of treacherous rain and a thrilling late-race duel that sparked quite the fallout after the chequered flag.

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