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Magnussen shines in Melbourne

Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen put Formula One's old guard on notice on Sunday with a stunning second place for McLaren on his Australian Grand Prix debut in Melbourne. The 21-year-old's performance at Albert Park made him the first Dane to stand on an F1 podium, as well as the highest placed debutant since Canadian Jacques Villeneuve made a sensational start with Williams in 1996. The Woking-based team had been off the podium since 2012 but Magnussen, son of former F1 racer Jan, led the way back with teammate Jenson Button joining him in third after Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified from second in his home race. "It does feel incredible. It's now crazy to think that we are...
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