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On the final lap of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz made a do-or-die move to secure 10th place and what was then his best Formula 1 championship finishing position. The driver he sold a beautiful dummy on into a corner at the Yas Marina track that no longer exists? Nico Hulkenberg.
“Missing out on a point in potentially his last Formula 1 race serves as a sad microcosm for Nico Hulkenberg’s career,” so stated the 12 December 2019 issue of Autosport magazine. “He did a good job in underwhelming machinery, but ended without the result his ability and effort deserved.
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