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" It was sad to see the Caterham team drop Jarno Trulli from its driver lineup for the 2012 season. The 37-year-old Trulli has been a Formula 1 driver since 1997 when he began with Minardi. He has been replaced by 27-year-old Russian Vitaly Petrov, who was left without a ride when F1 champ Kimi Raikkonen signed on to drive for Renault. We understand these are tough business decisions and so it goes, but British motorsport magazine Autosport&amp;#039;s website points out that this will be the first season since 1970 that there won&amp;#039;t be an Italian driver in F1 car as the Grand Prix season begins...and a tradition ends. Related posts:  Are F1 drivers really horse jockeys? Scuderia Toro Rosso&amp;#039;s Fun Italian Grand Prixview Noted Drivers Take the Stage \u2013 2011 Nismo Festival  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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