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Former F1 driver Wurz announces retirement

Former Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz has announced his retirement as a racing driver. The 41-year-old Austrian made his grand prix debut in 1997 for Benetton, but was also a highly-regarded McLaren test driver. Wurz, also a two-time Le Mans winner, completed his F1 career at Williams in 2007 but most recently has raced for Toyota in the world endurance championship. He is currently the president of F1's safety-oriented Grand Prix Drivers' Association. 'I've enjoyed half of my lifetime competing at the top of motor sport and another quarter of it working my way up there, so I feel the time is right to call it a day and bring my career as a professional racing driver to a close,' he said on...
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