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Onboard Gil de Ferran Long Beach 1997
Gil de Ferran might have been a CART champion in 1997 if it weren’t for the 1997 Long Beach Grand Prix. After shooting off to an incredible lap record run, he crashed and had to wait and watch Alex Zanardi try to beat it. After running at the front for much of the race, de Ferran ultimately finished 21st after sending it into the braking zone and stalling the car. Getting those points and denying Zanardi another race win might have been enough to decide the championship.