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Today's random F1 facts:

^{Daily Facts by /u/Fart_Leviathan}

• In the 1997 European Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all qualified with a time of 1:21.072.

• A Thai prince and a Swiss baron took part in the very first F1 Grand Prix. Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh and Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried both raced in the 1950 British Grand Prix.

• Both Jacques Villeneuve and Lewis Hamilton won the championship in their second year in F1.

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