Brazilian novice Lucas di Grassi was unveiled on Tuesday as ex-Toyota driver Timo Glock's team-mate.

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The Independent's Jonathan Brown praised Doughty, Rouse and Roger Morlidge, who was "superb" as the overweight and reluctant ex-crane driver Dave.

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That lifted ex-works Subaru driver Hirvonen, now driving a private Ford, into a superb third place.

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He cited the example of ex-F1 and IndyCar driver Alex Zanardi, who has returned to race in touring cars after losing both his legs in a crash in 2001.

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