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Two F1 racers born on Christmas day
One driver has a hugely famous name, the other is a special Grand prix winner, and both were born on December 25th. Wilson Fittipaldi spent the bulk of his F1 career in the shadow of his illustrious younger brother Emerson. He raced for two seasons with Brabham in 1972 and 1973 before taking a sabbatical to set up the Copersucar outfit, an ill-fated attempt by the Fittipaldi family to race under the banner of its own F1 team. Wilson is also the father of former CART, Formula 1and NASCAR driver Christian Fittipaldi. ©TheCahierArchive Giancarlo Baghetti's claim to fame was his victory in the 1961 French Grand Prix at Reims. The Italian, driving a Ferrari 156 on loan to the private FISA team...
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