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TIL that Marco Apicella has the shortest F1 career in history. Upon spinning his car in practice at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, he managed to qualify in P23 for the race, only to crash his car on the first chicane, breaking his arm and ending his F1 career just seconds into his first race

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