Emerson Fittipaldi's distinguished career in F1 included 144 Grand Prix starts, 14 wins and two world titles, but yesterday at Spa the legendary Brazilian was a fresh rookie when he added another milestone to his achievements. As oddly as it may seem, until Friday, Fittipaldi had never set a wheel on the iconic Belgian track, the scene – in its old or modern guise - of so many memorable motorsport moments. Fittipaldi made his F1 debut with Lotus in the summer of 1970, just missing by a few weeks the last edition of the Belgian Grand Prix held on the original 14.1-kilomter daunting circuit. And when the Brazilian retired from F1 at the end of 1980, Grand Prix cars had not yet returned to...
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