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Going Dutch for birthday wishes
These days the name 'Verstappen' has become synonymous with Dutch success in Formula One, but let's not forget that in between Jos and Max the country's colours were proudly flown by Robert Doornbos, who turns 35 today. Doornos was born in Rotterdam on September 23, 1981. Unusually for a future Formula One driver, his first sporting love wasn't motor racing at all but rather tennis. However an invitation from Williams to attend the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix changed the course of his life, with Jacques Villeneueve suggesting he try his hand at single seater racing. Doornbos was runner up in the 1999 Formula Vauxhall Lotus Winter Series and then moved into Formula Ford, but his initial...
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