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QUIZ: Can you remember COTA's F1 debut?

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QUIZ: Can you remember COTA's F1 debut?

By Joas van Wingerden.
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We'll be racing in a week's time at the Circuit of the Americas at a United States Grand Prix that could prove monumental in the 2018 Formula 1 title fight. Lewis Hamilton will be crowned champion if he wins in Austin and Sebastian Vettel cannot follow him home in second place.

The Brit enjoys a dominant record at the US GP, particularly since COTA's debut in 2012.

That year, we remained in the midst of Red Bull's dominance, although the team's leading man was being pushed all the way by one of the red cars of Ferrari.

The Austin circuit, with it's steep run up to a sweeping turn one followed by a series of high-speed esses immediately caught the eye, with fans and drivers alike expressing their happiness with the new track.

There were 24 drivers who took a first sampling of the track in November 2012 – can you remember them all?

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