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Blink of an eye: 15 years ago...

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A flashback 15 years to the podium of the 2000 Italian Grand Prix. Just as we had this year, there are two world champions (one reigning, one former) celebrating finishing first and second at Monza with Michael Schumacher pipping Mika Hakkinen to victory by 3.8s. And just like 2015, the third place went to a Williams driver that year - Michael's brother Ralf in this case (not pictured). Michael went on to clinch his fourth championship that season.

It really doesn't seem nearly that long ago, does it?

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.