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Williams prepare to fight back with the FW34 |
2012-02-07 17:42:00 |
| Following a disastrous 2011 season, Williams opened a new chapter in their history on Tuesday as they unveiled their 2012 car, the Renault-powered FW34, at Jerez in Spain. This year marks the team's 35th year competing in the sport which they will do with a revitalised line-up.
Bruno Senna partners Pastor Maldonado after a considered winter evaluation process, while Finn Valtteri Bottas completes the driver line-up as official reserve, taking part in most of the season's Friday practice sessions
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Red Bull reveals the RB8 |
2012-02-06 20:36:00 |
Defending Formula 1 world champions Red Bull Racing have unveiled the car with which it will attempt to stretch its title-winning run in 2012 - the Renault-powered RB8.
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Romain Grosjean Q&A: No rookie but still much to learn |
2012-02-06 18:23:00 |
| Back in 2009 Romain Grosjean made his Formula One debut as Fernando Alonso's Renault team mate over seven Grands Prix, after being drafted in to replace Nelson Piquet. Two years later, he's returning to the frontline at the same team (now Lotus) and ready to drive alongside another world champion - 2007 titleholder Kimi Raikkonen. The Frenchman discusses his hopes for the season ahead
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The Lotus E20 breaks cover |
2012-02-06 03:13:00 |
| Lotus have officially unveiled the new car with which returning world champion Kimi Raikkonen and team mate Romain Grosjean will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The UK-based team hope the E20 - the 20th F1 chassis built at their Enstone factory - will allow them to improve on the fifth place they achieved as Renault last season
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2012 Lotus to be named the E30 |
2012-01-30 18:23:00 |
| Starting a new naming system for their cars, Lotus (formerly Renault) have announced that their 2012 machine will be called the E20, commemorating the 20th chassis to be designed at their Enstone factory in the UK.
Enstone has been a Formula One team base since 1992, when Benetton moved there from their previous Oxfordshire facility
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2012 Lotus to be named the E20 |
2012-01-30 18:23:00 |
| Starting a new naming system for their cars, Lotus (formerly Renault) have announced that their 2012 machine will be called the E20, commemorating the 20th chassis to be designed at their Enstone factory in the UK.
Enstone has been a Formula One team base since 1992, when Benetton moved there from their previous Oxfordshire facility
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Q&A with Caterham's Mike Gascoyne |
2012-01-26 18:23:00 |
| Last year, as Team Lotus, they finished tenth in the standings in their second season of Formula One competition. This year Caterham are hoping to take a significant step forward. With a stable design team, Renault power, Red Bull's gearbox technology and - for the first time - KERS, chief technical Mike Gascoyne is optimistic the CT01 should allow Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli to take the fight to the midfield, as he explained in an interview with the team
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Raikkonen wraps up private Lotus test on a high |
2012-01-25 18:21:00 |
| After two years away from the cut and thrust of Formula One racing, Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen would be forgiven for being a little rusty in the cockpit. But following two days of reacclimitisation in a 2010-spec Renault at a specially-arranged test in Valencia, Raikkonen is raring to go and feeling optimistic about his comeback this season.
The 2007 world champion wrapped up his final day in the R30 on Tuesday, completing 91 laps of Spain's Circuito Ricardo Tormo. Over the two-day test he covered 666 kilometres, the equivalent of more than two Grands Prix race distances.
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Raikkonen feeling positive after test return |
2012-01-24 18:32:00 |
| Kimi Raikkonen was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday, as he began on-track preparations for his planned comeback this season. Raikkonen, who will race for Lotus (formerly Renault) in 2012, completed around 300 kilometres in the team's 2010 R30 during a private test at the Spanish circuit of Valencia.
"It was a good first day! explained the 2007 world champion. Having not driven a Formula One car for two years and obviously with a new team, there is a lot to get used to. I'm happy because I was pretty quick to get back in the groove. Obviously you get more into the zone with the more laps you complete, as you discover more about the car and the tyres.
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Raikkonen returns to F1 action at private Valencia test |
2012-01-23 19:40:00 |
| 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has got back behind the wheel of a Formula One car for the first time in two years. Raikkonen is spending Monday sampling a 2010-spec Renault at the Spanish circuit of Valencia in a specially-arranged test designed to help him reacclimatise to F1 ahead of his return to the sport.
The Finn, who will race for Lotus (formerly Renault) in 2012, will spend the next two days in the R30. He will focus his attentions on readjusting to an F1 cockpit after a spell driving in the World Rally Championship and will also get his first chance to sample Pirelli tyres, even though he is using the Italian manufacturer's demonstration-spec rubber.
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Rejuvenated Williams targeting brighter 2012 season |
2012-01-19 00:35:00 |
| There's no doubting the 2011 season was a bitter pill for Williams to swallow. Ninth in the standings after scoring five points was their worst-ever campaign. But rather than going to ground, the British team are intent on making amends to their steadfast fans and fighting their way back up the order.
As a result, changes have been afoot at their Oxfordshire base for some time, with a new engine courtesy of Renault, a revised technical team and - most recently - a new driver in Bruno Senna just some of the alterations underway. And chief operations engineer Mark Gillan is hopeful they will make a difference and that the team could be back fighting in the top ten in 2012.
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Force India confirm February 3 launch for 2012 car |
2012-01-18 19:53:00 |
| The car Force India hope will push them further up the constructors' standings in 2012 will be launched on February 3 at Silverstone. The British track is within sight of the team's UK base.
Force India finished sixth in the 2011 championship just four points shy of the fifth-placed Renault team. A slow start to the year was transformed after the summer break and drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta scored points at most of the remaining rounds. Sutil has been replaced by third driver Nico Hulkenberg for the 2012 season.
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Red Bull to launch RB8 online on February 6 |
2012-01-18 02:15:00 |
| Reigning world champions Red Bull will unveil their 2012 challenger, the RB8, in an online presentation on February 6. The car will then make its official track debut at the opening pre-season test, which will take place at the Spanish circuit of Jerez from February 7-10.
The Renault-powered machine, penned under the leadership of Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, will be raced this season by the team's unchanged driver line-up of Germany's Sebastian Vettel and Australia's Mark Webber.
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Raikkonen to test 2010-spec Renault in January |
2012-01-10 01:53:00 |
| 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will get back behind the wheel of a Formula One car for the first time in two years later this month. Raikkonen will sample a 2010-spec Renault at the Spanish circuit of Valencia during a specially-arranged two-day test designed to help him reacclimatise to F1 ahead of his return to the sport this season
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Raikkonen to return this month |
2012-01-10 00:24:00 |
Kimi Raikkonen will prepare for his Formula One comeback with some laps in a two-year-old Renault race car in Spain this month before official testing starts in February, the Finn's Lotus team said.
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New Williams to debut at Jerez test |
2012-01-01 01:04:00 |
| Williams will unveil their 2012 car, the FW34, at the first pre-season test. The four-day session will get underway at Spain's Jerez circuit on February 7.
The British team endured their worst-ever campaign in 2011, scoring just five points and finishing ninth in the standings. They are targeting a return to form this year with a new engine, courtesy of Renault, and a revised technical team.
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Raikkonen fall fails to dampen Snow Mobile 2011 |
2011-12-12 20:00:00 |
| There were no doubt a few anxious moments among senior management at Renault on Saturday as news came that their new star signing, Kimi Raikkonen, had fallen off a snow mobile. Thankfully it was nothing more than sore wrist, and the Finn was able to watch on as colleagues from the F1 fraternity enjoyed the glamour of this weekend's Snow Mobile 2011 competition at Saalbach Hinterglemm in Austria.
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2012 team and driver line-ups - the story so far |
2011-12-09 20:55:00 |
| The 2012 grid will feature no less than six Formula One world champions, at least one rookie, and plenty of exciting talent in between. Below are details of which teams have confirmed who for next season, when Renault become Lotus, Lotus become Caterham, and Virgin become Marussia.
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Exclusive Q&A with Group Lotus's Dany Bahar |
2011-12-09 18:42:00 |
| After a so-so season in which circumstance rather than strategy all too often dictated their course, Renault are looking forward to a new beginning in 2012, when the team officially becomes Lotus, and former world champion Kimi Raikkonen joins their ranks. It's all good news for Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, as he looks to maximise the return on his F1 investment. After all, who better than a flying Finn in black and gold to sell his high-performance Lotus road cars?
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Grosjean lands 2012 Renault race seat |
2011-12-09 18:02:00 |
| Romain Grosjean will race alongside Kimi Raikkonen at Renault next season, when the team becomes Lotus. It will be Grosjean's second spell competing for the Enstone squad, the Frenchman having made seven Grand Prix starts for them in 2009, and leaves their 2011 drivers Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna without confirmed seats.
I am thrilled to be one of the team's race drivers in 2012, said Grosjean. There's a big grin on my face at the prospect of getting behind the wheel of next year's car
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Formula One Fantasy - Renault's Bruno Senna |
2011-12-08 21:13:00 |
| It's been a big year for Bruno Senna, drafted into a Renault race seat mid-season after the team opted for youth over experience when they dropped Nick Heidfeld. Retaining that drive for 2012 is now top of Senna's Christmas wish list, but what else would he like?
Perhaps racing the Williams FW15 alongside uncle Ayrton around a Santa Monica street circuit, before clinching the world championship and heading for steak in Sao Paulo
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Adrian Sutil Q&A: More than one option for 2012 |
2011-12-02 21:05:00 |
| With 2012 race seats filling up fast, Adrian Sutil must feel under pressure to secure his Formula One future. His recent run of strong drives with Force India will doubtless help his cause and he hopes to have things sorted in the next couple of weeks. Will he stay put? Could he be Williams-bound to partner Pastor Maldonado? Or could he prove the ideal partner for a returning Kimi Raikkonen at Renault? We spoke exclusively to the German driver
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Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I wouldn't be back if I lacked motivation |
2011-11-30 01:06:00 |
| It's official - Kimi Raikkonen will compete again in Formula One racing after the 2007 world champion signed a contract to race with Renault in 2012. In an interview with the team's press office, Raikkonen discusses why he's decided to return to the sport and his preparations for the season ahead
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Raikkonen to return with Renault in 2012 |
2011-11-29 18:10:00 |
| After weeks of speculation Renault confirmed on Tuesday that Kimi Raikkonen will make a comeback to race for the team in 2012. Raikkonen, who left the sport at the end of 2009 to pursue a rallying career, has signed a two-year agreement with the team.
I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula One after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity, said the 32 year-old. My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a driver, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.
It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition. Now I'm looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the very front of the grid.
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FIA Friday press conference - Brazil |
2011-11-26 06:33:00 |
| Team representatives - Eric Boullier (Renault), Jean Francois Caubet (Renault), Robert Fernley (Force India), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Riad Asmat (Lotus).
Q: Bob, the battle for sixth place in the championship. How important is it for you?
Robert Fernley: It is absolutely vital
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FIA Thursday press conference - Brazil |
2011-11-25 02:10:00 |
| Drivers - Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (HRT), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Bruno Senna (Renault).
Q: Bruno, I think, first of all, you've had a pretty busy time since Abu Dhabi because you came straight here?
Bruno Senna: Yeah, well, to be honest last week I took [off] to rest and to get acclimatised as
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HRT to field Charouz on Friday in Brazil |
2011-11-24 23:53:00 |
| Czech driver Jan Charouz will be in action for HRT this weekend in Brazil. Charouz, who drove for the Spanish team and Renault at last week's young-driver test in Abu Dhabi, will take to the track in Vitantonio Liuzzi's F111 for Friday's opening practice session.
It's a great feeling to be taking part in a Formula One free practice session, he said. I will be driving for HRT F1 Team once again after testing with them last Wednesday in Abu Dhabi and obtaining my superlicence which allows me to take part in the first practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. I am really happy to have this opportunity and would like to thank my father for his great support.
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HRT to field Charouz on Friday in Sao Paulo |
2011-11-24 23:53:00 |
| Czech driver Jan Charouz will be in action for HRT this weekend in Brazil. Charouz, who drove for the Spanish team and Renault at last week's young-driver test in Abu Dhabi, will take to the track in Vitantonio Liuzzi's F111 for Friday's opening practice session.
It's a great feeling to be taking part in a Formula One free practice session, he said. I will be driving for HRT F1 Team once again after testing with them last Wednesday in Abu Dhabi and obtaining my superlicence which allows me to take part in the first practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. I am really happy to have this opportunity and would like to thank my father for his great support.
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Robert Kubica to miss start of 2012 season |
2011-11-23 18:34:00 |
| Robert Kubica has informed Renault that he can't commit to driving for the team from the start of the 2012 as he hasn't yet recovered sufficiently from the injuries he sustained in his February rally accident. Kubica severely injured his right hand during the crash and has missed the whole of the 2011 season.
Although not ready to return to competition just yet, Kubica continues to make excellent progress. He can now walk freely and move his elbow and hand, and has started an intensive training programme, but needs more time to complete his rehabilitation and return to full fitness.
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Kubica to miss start of 2012 season |
2011-11-23 16:09:00 |
Renault's Robert Kubica will miss the start of the 2012 Formula One season after the Polish driver conceded that he will not have regained full fitness following a near-fatal accident in February.
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Exclusive Eric Boullier Q&A: Bright future beckons as Lotus |
2011-11-18 20:20:00 |
| According to Renault's team principal, it's always possible to learn from problems and turn bad fortune into good. And Eric Boullier hopes his team can do just that in 2012 after a season blighted by the bold - but ultimately flawed - R31.
As he targets a brighter future for Renault - soon to be Lotus - Boullier discusses 2011's problems, the on-going uncertainty surrounding Robert Kubica, and his plans to sign more big names
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Yas Marina day one - Vergne sets young driver pace |
2011-11-15 22:18:00 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne led the times at Yas Marina on Tuesday for Red Bull, as this week's three-day young driver test got underway at the Abu Dhabi circuit. Vergne, who finished second in this year's Formula Renault 3.5 series, clocked a best time of 1m 40.011s in the RB7 to finish over ninth tenths of a second ahead of Jules Bianchi in the Ferrari.
Reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robert Wickens was third for Renault, ahead of Swiss driver Fabio Leimer, who made his Formula One debut for Sauber. Fifth fastest was McLaren tester Gary Paffett, whilst 20 year-old British GP2 driver Max Chilton was sixth for Force India.
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FIA Thursday press conference - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-10 23:48:00 |
| Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Paul di Resta (Force India), Timo Glock (Virgin), Heikki Kovalainen (Team Lotus), Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault).
Q: Tonio, one or two changes in the team. Have you seen differences within the team and how the team has reacted?
Vitantonio Liuzzi:
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - FIA, Lotus, Pirelli, Renault & more |
2011-11-09 20:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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FIA press conference schedule - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-09 00:36:00 |
| Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen and Renault's Vitaly Petrov join four of their fellow drivers to answer questions on Thursday, whilst on Friday Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and his McLaren counterpart Martin Whitmarsh take to the stage. The line-up in full
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - Lotus, Pirelli, Renault & more |
2011-11-08 23:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Jalinier new Renault Sport president |
2011-11-08 15:46:00 |
Renault Sport F1, the company that oversees the Formula 1 operations of the French car manufacturer, has announced that Jean-Michel Jalinier will be its new president from the start of next year
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - Pirelli, Renault, Force India & more |
2011-11-07 23:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Renault name Wickens, Korjus & Charouz for young driver test |
2011-11-07 23:12:00 |
| Renault have announced three drivers for next week's Abu Dhabi young driver test. Stepping into the R31 during the three-day session will be Canada's Robert Wickens, Estonia's Kevin Korjus and the Czech Republic's Jan Charouz.
Wickens, 22, is the reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion and a reserve driver with the Virgin Formula One team
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Vitaly Petrov Q&A: I want to end the season on a high |
2011-11-07 20:46:00 |
| Renault's Vitaly Petrov found himself centre of attention during last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he kept Fernando Alonso at bay for lap after lap, thus playing a critical role in the outcome of the 2010 championship.
This year, on the back of a tough weekend in India, he arrives at Yas Marina ninth in the drivers' table, determined to haul himself back into the points and to finish his second F1 season in style
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - Renault, Force India, Williams & more |
2011-11-07 20:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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FIA confirms name changes |
2011-11-07 18:34:25 |
| The FIA has confirmed that Team Lotus, Renault and Virgin have all been granted the permission to change their chassis names as from the start of 2012
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Virgin to run Wickens in Abu Dhabi practice |
2011-11-07 18:29:00 |
| Virgin reserve Robert Wickens will drive for the team in this Friday's opening practice session for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as a reward for winning the 2011 World Series by Renault Formula Renault 3.5 Championship. Wickens' FR3.5 challenge was supported by Virgin, who decided that the Canadian's success in securing the title was deserving of the opportunity to test their F1 car in a race weekend environment
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Lotus confirm Rossi for Abu Dhabi young driver test |
2011-11-04 02:04:00 |
| American driver Alexander Rossi is set for a busy end to his 2011 season. Not only will he compete for Caterham Team AirAsia in the GP2 Finale at next weekend's 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he will then take part in the subsequent Formula One young driver test for the team's F1 counterparts, Lotus.
Rossi, a veteran of series including Formula BMW, GP2 Asia and GP3, finished third in this year's Formula Renault 3.5 championship
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Petrov signs up for 2011 Race of Champions |
2011-11-02 20:55:00 |
| Renault driver Vitaly Petrov is set to compete at this year's Race of Champions (ROC) event, which will take place in the German city of Dusseldorf next month. The ROC is an annual end-of-season competition which brings together the world's greatest drivers from various motorsport disciplines and pitches them head-to-head in identical machinery.
Russian Petrov will be the first driver from Eastern Europe to compete at the event and will join three Formula One champions - Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel - and Renault reserve Romain Grosjean at the event.
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