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Coming so close

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Before Hulkenberg, the last active F1 driver to have taken part in the Le Mans 24 Hours is none other than Sebastien Bourdais, who finished second for Peugeot in 2009 when he was still racing for Toro Rosso. It was a bitter result for Bourdais as Peugeot froze the positions of its two 908s on Sunday morning, preventing the driver - who is from Le Mans - to fight for victory until the end.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.