LONDON, England (CNN) -- As Markus Winkelhock took to the sodden track of last week's European Grand Prix in Nuerburgring he went where one Winkelhock had been before, his father Manfred Winkelhock. Nico Rosberg (left) gets a pep talk from his world championship-winning father at this year's Monaco Grand Prix Winkelhock junior's first grand prix -- and possibly last for some time, now that Christijan Albers' vacated Spyker seat has gone to Sakon Yamamoto -- will be talked about for years to come. His decision to run on extreme wet tires on lap three saw him leading the race by 33 seconds before the race was suspended for the second time. And, although his race ended with hydraulic failure, and future drives in Formula 1 are by no means certain, he joins the rare club of drivers who have led a grand prix on their first race.
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Markus Winkelhock made debut at the location of his father's last F1 race
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F1 has a history of father and son racers
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Six sons of world champions have raced in Formula 1 championships
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