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May 30, 2021. 7308 days after his first career win at the Indy500, Helio Castroneves - 46-year-old native from Sao Paulo - triumphs for the fourth time (2001, 2002, 2009) at Indianapolis reaching Foyt, Unser and Mears’ record of wins. After stopping his Dallara in front of the newborn team Meyer Shank Racing, heliocastroneves aims at the protection nets of the most famous ring in the world and begins to climb, as he had not done since Iowa 2017, as if he were Spiderman. The tradition behind this gesture dates back to 2000, on the occasion of his first victory - in the so called CART series - on the Detroit circuit. After two difficult seasons at the wheel of the Penske team due to the tragic death of Greg Moore, as soon as the Brazilian inherits the head of the race from Montoya a whirlwind of emotions overwhelms him in those last 5 laps. "When I was crossing the finish line, I could not believe it - he says - I was unbuckling my belt and the car was still running. I was crying a...

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