F1 star makes shock return to cockpit 11 years after last race in the sport

F1 star makes shock return to cockpit 11 years after last race in the sport

Kamui Kobayashi spent five years in Formula One but was last seen in an F1 car more than a decade ago before recently returning to the cockpit.

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