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BACK Skaife Finally breaks Brock’s round record
Issue No. 008 12 - 18 June 2007
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Lewis Hamilton Tough when you’re down Keep it at Barbagallo PR and trained monkeys Skaife gets Brock’s record Lewis racks up No. 1
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