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A stellar F1 young talent tragically cut short
Phillip van Osten
01/11/2025 at 12:3001/11/2025 at 09:57 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. The Mexican Grand Prix weekend is in the rearview mirror, but today we cast our minds back to perhaps the most tragic moment in the country’s motorsport history. As almost everyone knows, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was named after the revered Rodriguez brothers, Pedro and Ricardo. Over half a century before Max Verstappen’s stunning ascent through the ranks, Ricardo Rodriguez enjoyed a mercurial rise of his own, winning his first international event - a sportscar race at Riverside in 1957 - at just 15! His talent in sportscar racing eventually earned him an F1 race debut, with...
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