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MONTE C ARLO, 24T H – 27T H MAY 2012
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2 N
o P
lace
Lik
e It
Kim
i Räi
kkön
en Q
&A
4 Fe
els
Like
Hom
e
Rom
ain
Gro
sjea
n Q
&A
6 A
bove
and
Bey
ond
Er
ic B
oulli
er Q
&A
8 [U
n]P
redi
ctab
le
Ja
mes
Alli
son
Q&
A
10 T
ech
Talk
Pro
sper
ing
in th
e P
rinc
ipal
ity –
An
engi
neer
’s g
uide
to th
e
C
ircu
it de
Mon
te C
arlo
12 N
o M
agic
, Jus
t Am
biti
on
G
erar
d Lo
pez
on th
e pa
st, p
rese
nt
an
d fu
ture
14 W
orth
a T
hous
and
Wor
ds
Ic
onic
imag
es fr
om a
cros
s th
e ye
ars
22 5
00 a
nd C
ount
ing
O
ur h
isto
ry in
num
bers
25 I
llus
trat
ing
the
Eras
The
Lotu
s F1
Tea
m s
tory
;
Cir
ebox
sty
le
26 I
nsid
e Li
ne
Fa
cts,
figu
res,
and
all
the
late
st
fr
om E
nsto
ne
28 A
nim
ator
’s A
ngle
Cir
ebox
on
the
Span
ish
Gra
nd P
rix
FIA
FO
RM
UL
A 1
WO
RL
D C
HA
MP
ION
SH
IP A
UST
RA
LIA
M
ELB
OU
RN
E 16
- 1
8 M
AR
CH
MA
LAYS
IA
KU
ALA
LU
MP
UR
23
- 2
5 M
AR
CH
CH
INA
SH
AN
GH
AI
13 -
15
AP
RIL
BA
HR
AIN
SA
KH
IR
20 -
22
AP
RIL
SPA
IN
BA
RC
ELO
NA
11
- 1
3 M
AY
MO
NA
CO
M
ON
TE C
AR
LO
24 -
27
MA
Y
CA
NA
DA
M
ON
TREA
L 08
- 1
0 JU
NE
EUR
OP
E VA
LEN
CIA
22
- 2
4 JU
NE
GR
EAT
BR
ITA
IN
SILV
ERST
ON
E 06
- 0
8 JU
LY
GER
MA
NY
HO
CK
ENH
EIM
20
- 2
2 JU
LY
HU
NG
AR
Y B
UD
AP
EST
27 -
29
JULY
BEL
GIU
M
SPA
31
AU
GU
ST -
02
SEP
TEM
BER
ITA
LY
MO
NZA
07
- 0
9 SE
PTE
MB
ER
SIN
GA
PO
RE
SIN
GA
PO
RE
21 -
23
SEP
TEM
BER
JAP
AN
SU
ZUK
A
05 -
07
OC
TOB
ER
KO
REA
YE
ON
GA
M
12 -
14
OC
TOB
ER
IND
IA
NEW
DEL
HI
26 -
28
OC
TOB
ER
AB
U D
HA
BI
YAS
MA
RIN
A
02 -
04
NO
VEM
BER
UN
ITED
STA
TES
AU
STIN
16
- 1
8 N
OVE
MB
ER
BR
AZI
L
SAO
PA
ULO
23
- 2
5 N
OVE
MB
ER
20
12
C
AL
EN
DA
R
C O N T E N T S
3
Bar
celo
na w
as y
our
seco
nd p
odiu
m
in a
row
for
the
team
; how
was
it
from
you
r pe
rspe
ctiv
e?To
be
hone
st, I
was
a li
ttle
disa
ppoi
nted
. I e
xpec
ted
us to
be
a bi
t str
onge
r in
the
race
, esp
ecia
lly a
t the
beg
inni
ng. I
n th
e la
st s
tint w
e w
ere
very
goo
d, b
ut it
was
to
o la
te. W
e w
ere
not f
ast e
noug
h to
ra
ce a
nd th
at’s
why
we
coul
dn’t
fight
fo
r a
win
. But
we
show
ed in
the
end
that
we
have
goo
d sp
eed.
You
wer
e fl
ying
at t
he e
nd –
was
th
ere
anyt
hing
mor
e yo
u co
uld
have
do
ne to
cat
ch F
erna
ndo?
Our
str
ateg
y w
as to
be
fast
at t
he
end
of th
e ra
ce, a
nd w
e w
ere.
Whe
n yo
u’re
in th
is s
ituat
ion
you
wis
h th
e ra
ce w
as a
litt
le lo
nger
, but
if it
was
lo
nger
then
the
othe
r te
ams
wou
ld
have
use
d di
ffer
ent s
trat
egie
s.
I was
pus
hing
as
hard
as
I cou
ld
and
to c
atch
up
alm
ost 2
0 se
cond
s fe
lt g
ood,
but
ther
e’s
a lit
tle
bit o
f a
disa
ppoi
nted
feel
ing
afte
rwar
ds,
as in
just
a fe
w m
ore
laps
you
cou
ld
have
bee
n fig
htin
g fo
r fir
st p
lace
. Th
at’s
rac
ing
and
at le
ast w
e sc
ored
so
me
good
poi
nts.
We’
re g
oing
in th
e ri
ght d
irec
tion.
Seco
nd a
nd th
ird
alre
ady;
do
you
feel
a w
in is
aro
und
the
corn
er?
To b
e on
the
podi
um tw
ice
alre
ady
is g
ood.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly y
ou’r
e no
t al
way
s go
ing
to g
et th
ere.
If y
ou
get t
he c
hanc
e, y
ou s
houl
d ta
ke
it be
caus
e it’
s no
t eve
ry r
ace
that
yo
u w
ill b
e ab
le to
figh
t for
that
po
sitio
n. H
opef
ully
we
can
keep
do
ing
wha
t we’
re d
oing
now
and
at
a ce
rtai
n po
int I
’m s
ure
that
thin
gs
will
go
exac
tly
righ
t and
we’
ll ge
t th
ere.
So
far
we’
ve m
ade
good
ste
ps
forw
ard
and
the
car
has
been
str
ong
ever
ywhe
re.
How
are
you
r pr
ospe
cts
head
ing
to
Mon
aco?
Mon
aco
is a
litt
le b
it di
ffer
ent a
nd it
’s
hard
to s
ay h
ow it
will
go
ther
e. T
he
team
has
don
e a
good
job
so fa
r an
d w
e st
ill h
ave
wor
k to
do
and
thin
gs
to im
prov
e. S
o fa
r it’
s go
ing
wel
l and
I’m
hap
py w
ith it
. OK
, we’
re n
ot 1
00%
sa
tisfie
d w
ith it
bec
ause
we
are
not
win
ning
but
that
’s a
ver
y no
rmal
th
ing
and
I’m p
leas
ed fo
r th
e te
am.
How
do
you
defi
ne th
e M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x?It
’s u
sele
ss to
put
rac
es in
diff
eren
t ca
tego
ries
, bec
ause
all
of th
em a
re
as im
port
ant t
o m
e. H
owev
er, a
s a
spec
ial r
ace
ther
e is
not
hing
like
M
onac
o. T
here
is n
o be
tter
feel
ing
than
to g
et th
ings
goi
ng w
ell i
n th
ere.
To
rac
e in
the
stre
ets
of M
onte
Car
lo
is r
eally
diff
eren
t fro
m e
very
whe
re
else
; a c
halle
nge
I loo
k fo
rwar
d to
ev
ery
year
. It i
s ve
ry, v
ery
diff
icul
t, al
mos
t im
poss
ible
, to
have
a c
lean
w
eeke
nd th
ere.
You
won
in M
onac
o in
200
5 –
how
di
d th
at fe
el?
I’ve
only
man
aged
to g
et it
rig
ht
once
bef
ore,
you
rea
lly d
o ge
t the
gr
eate
st fe
elin
g by
win
ning
it. M
y w
in
in 2
005
rank
s up
ther
e w
ith m
y m
ost
mem
orab
le. S
o to
win
it a
gain
wou
ld
be ju
st a
s sp
ecia
l.
Wha
t’s
the
chal
leng
e be
hind
the
whe
el?
It’s
suc
h a
twis
ty a
nd n
arro
w tr
ack.
Yo
u ha
ve to
be
extr
a sh
arp
and
focu
ssed
in e
very
sin
gle
met
re
you
go fa
st th
ere.
It g
ives
suc
h a
good
feel
ing
a fa
st la
p in
Mon
aco.
O
vert
akin
g ha
s be
en a
lmos
t im
poss
ible
ther
e in
the
past
so
to
real
ly e
njoy
rac
ing
ther
e yo
u ha
ve to
be
at t
he fr
ont.
Wha
t abo
ut th
e at
mos
pher
e?M
onac
o is
alw
ays
spec
ial.
It’s
an
inte
rest
ing
plac
e to
go
to, w
ith a
lot
of fa
ns a
nd a
lot o
f par
ties
goin
g on
– o
r so
I’m
told
. It’s
a c
ompl
etel
y di
ffer
ent a
tmos
pher
e fr
om a
nyw
here
el
se.
Wha
t’s
your
app
roac
h to
the
wee
kend
?W
e ha
ve to
focu
s on
qua
lifyi
ng.
It’s
a d
iffic
ult p
lace
to r
ace
as it
’s
so n
arro
w a
nd p
assi
ng is
nea
rly
impo
ssib
le. I
was
stu
ck b
ehin
d R
uben
s [B
arri
chel
lo] i
n 20
09 a
nd w
e ha
d K
ERS
then
, but
you
just
cou
ldn’
t ge
t pas
t. W
e’ll
have
to s
ee h
ow th
e ty
res
perf
orm
and
if th
ere
are
any
good
str
ateg
ies
to b
e m
ade,
but
the
mos
t im
port
ant t
hing
is q
ualif
ying
w
ell.
It’s
diff
icul
t to
know
how
goo
d th
e ca
r w
ill b
e in
Mon
aco
as y
ou c
an’t
sim
ulat
e its
cha
ract
eris
tics,
cer
tain
ly
not a
t any
of t
he c
ircu
its w
e’ve
vis
ited
so fa
r th
is y
ear.
We
can
say
the
E20
has
been
fast
eve
ryw
here
els
e so
le
t’s h
ope
it’s
also
fast
at M
onac
o.
Two
podi
ums
from
the
last
two
race
s fo
r Fo
rmul
a 1’
s m
ost p
opul
ar r
etur
nee
in 2
012.
Her
e, K
imi l
ooks
ahe
ad to
Mon
aco.
2
KIMI RAIKKONEN Q&A
“ The
re is
no
bett
er fe
elin
g th
an to
get
thin
gs g
oing
w
ell i
n M
onac
o”
Kim
i Räi
kkön
en R
ace
Dri
ver,
No.
9
THER
E IS
NO
THIN
G
LIK
E M
ON
ACO
”“
5
How
do
you
feel
aft
er a
noth
er s
tron
g re
sult
in S
pain
?I t
hink
we
can
be q
uite
hap
py w
ith th
e re
sult.
Not
sat
isfie
d, b
ut h
appy
. Bot
h ca
rs in
the
top
four
is g
ood
for
the
team
and
goo
d fo
r th
e ch
ampi
onsh
ip.
It’s
good
for
me
as w
ell t
o fin
ish
anot
her
race
, and
to g
ain
som
e m
ore
expe
rien
ce a
t the
fron
t of t
he fi
eld.
W
e ha
ve a
lso
show
n ou
rsel
ves
to b
e on
e of
the
mos
t con
sist
ent t
eam
s in
the
padd
ock,
whi
ch is
a v
ery
good
str
engt
h.
We
can
still
impr
ove
our
car
and
that
’s
wha
t eve
ryon
e is
wor
king
har
d fo
r.
Did
you
feel
any
pre
ssur
e af
ter
mis
sing
mor
ning
pra
ctic
e an
d ha
ving
to
go
stra
ight
into
qua
lifyi
ng in
B
arce
lona
?Fo
r su
re, m
issi
ng th
e th
ird
prac
tice
adde
d a
littl
e bi
t of p
ress
ure
for
qual
ifyin
g, b
ut th
en w
hat c
an y
ou d
o?
That
’s r
acin
g. S
omet
imes
you
hav
e is
sues
but
it d
idn’
t cos
t us
muc
h in
qu
alify
ing;
may
be a
litt
le b
it m
ore
in th
e ra
ce –
bec
ause
the
set-
up
coul
d ha
ve b
een
slig
htly
bet
ter.
Not
m
uch,
but
slig
htly
. I th
ink
we
can
lear
n fr
om th
at, b
e ha
ppy
abou
t the
re
cove
ry w
e m
ade
and
feel
opt
imis
tic
abou
t the
futu
re.
How
diff
icul
t was
it r
acin
g w
ith a
da
mag
ed fr
ont w
ing?
My
star
t was
oka
y bu
t not
fant
astic
.In
to th
e fir
st c
orne
r Se
rgio
[Per
ez]
was
on
my
outs
ide,
but
then
he
trie
d to
ope
n th
roug
h tu
rn tw
o fo
r tu
rn
thre
e. U
nfor
tuna
tely
I w
as o
n hi
s le
ft a
nd h
e ca
me
into
my
car
and
I tou
ched
his
rea
r w
heel
s w
ith m
y fr
ont w
ing.
He
had
a pu
nctu
re a
nd
it co
st m
e qu
ite a
lot o
f dow
nfor
ce,
whi
ch w
e tr
ied
to r
ecov
er in
the
pit
stop
, but
nev
er m
anag
ed c
ompl
etel
y.
It d
idn’
t hel
p es
peci
ally
as
we
wer
e st
rugg
ling
with
the
fron
t tyr
es, s
o it
was
wor
se th
an it
sho
uld
hav
e be
en.
It w
as q
uite
a lo
t bet
ter
afte
r th
e pi
t sto
p I h
ave
to s
ay. T
he fi
rst s
tint
didn
’t lo
ok fa
ntas
tic, b
ut th
en I
coul
d pl
ay w
ith th
e br
ake
bala
nce
and
diff
to h
elp
the
car
to s
uit m
e a
bit
bett
er. F
or s
ure
it w
as n
ot a
dre
am,
but i
t was
oka
y. It
was
goo
d en
ough
to
kee
p th
e M
erce
des
of M
icha
el
[Sch
umac
her]
beh
ind
me
and
then
go
on
to p
ass
Nic
o [R
osbe
rg],
and
also
set
the
fast
est l
ap s
o it
can’
t ha
ve b
een
too
bad!
How
do
you
feel
hea
ding
to M
onac
o w
ith a
car
that
’s w
e’ve
see
n ha
s be
en
good
this
yea
r?I t
hink
Mon
aco
is g
oing
to b
e a
fant
astic
eve
nt a
nd it
is a
spe
cial
rac
e fo
r m
e fo
r su
re. T
here
are
cer
tain
to
be
a lo
t of F
renc
h fa
ns, a
nd I’
m
look
ing
forw
ard
to th
eir
supp
ort.
It’s
also
a v
ery
spec
ial e
vent
in it
s ow
n ri
ght,
and
the
atm
osph
ere
is q
uite
cr
azy!
As
a dr
iver
you
hav
e to
sta
y
calm
and
rel
axed
and
try
to d
o yo
ur
job.
It’s
a tr
ack
that
doe
sn’t
allo
w a
ny
mis
take
s. Y
ou h
ave
to r
espe
ct it
and
th
at is
the
key
ther
e I t
hink
. Hop
eful
ly
we
can
have
ano
ther
goo
d re
sult
. It
’s a
ver
y pa
rtic
ular
and
dis
tinct
tr
ack,
how
do
you
thin
k th
e E2
0 w
ill
perf
orm
ther
e?W
ell t
his
is w
hat w
e w
ill d
isco
ver.
I t
hink
Mon
aco
is a
spe
cial
ist t
rack
an
d it’
s ve
ry d
iffic
ult t
o sa
y if
a ca
r w
ill
suit
ther
e or
not
. It’s
bum
py o
n th
e st
raig
hts
and
it’s
a ve
ry lo
w g
rip
trac
k su
rfac
e. A
ll th
ese
thin
gs m
ean
that
yo
u ne
ver
know
wha
t to
expe
ct. O
n a
mor
e no
rmal
rac
etra
ck y
ou k
now
m
ore
wha
t you
are
goi
ng to
hav
e.
I hop
e w
e w
ill h
ave
a pl
easa
nt s
urpr
ise
and
that
the
car
will
sui
t Mon
aco’
s un
ique
cha
lleng
es. T
hat w
ould
be
nice
.
How
hav
e yo
u be
en fi
ndin
g th
is y
ear
– yo
ur c
omeb
ack,
firs
t poi
nts,
firs
t po
dium
. It’s
bui
ldin
g an
d bu
ildin
g…It’
s ni
ce, f
or s
ure.
Tha
t’s w
hy w
e en
joy
Form
ula
1: fo
r th
e pr
essu
re, f
or th
e ba
d ne
ws
but s
omet
imes
the
good
re
sult
s. It
is a
ll of
thes
e up
-and
-do
wns
that
mak
e it
spec
ial.
Hon
estl
y I e
njoy
the
life
in F
orm
ula
1. I
hope
I c
an s
tay
here
for
a w
hile
bec
ause
th
is is
whe
re I
feel
qui
te h
appy
pr
ofes
sion
ally
. I h
ope
one
day
I can
ha
ve m
y fir
st v
icto
ry, t
hen
mor
e an
d th
en w
in th
e w
orld
titl
e.
4
R O M A I N G R O S J E A N Q & A R
omai
n G
rosj
ean
Rac
e D
rive
r, N
o. 1
0
“We
have
als
o sh
own
ours
elve
s to
be
one
of th
e m
ost c
onsi
sten
t tea
ms
in
the
padd
ock,
whi
ch is
a
very
goo
d st
reng
th”
I HO
PE
WE
WIL
L H
AVE
A
PLE
ASA
NT
SUR
PR
ISE”
“ Aft
er th
e fi
rst t
wo
race
s R
omai
n ha
d co
mpl
eted
a m
ere
four
rac
e la
ps.
Now
five
rac
es in
to th
e se
ason
he
can
look
bac
k on
two
stro
ng p
oint
s sc
orin
g G
rand
s P
rix,
wit
h a
four
th p
lace
fini
sh in
Bar
celo
na th
e la
test
res
ult.
N
ext s
top
Mon
aco
as th
e Fr
ench
man
get
s re
ady
for
the
clos
est t
hing
to a
ho
me
Gra
nd P
rix…
7
Eric
, the
aim
at t
he s
tart
of t
he
seas
on w
as to
fini
sh fo
urth
in th
e C
onst
ruct
ors’
Cha
mpi
onsh
ip –
the
team
are
cur
rent
ly in
thir
d pl
ace
and
clos
ing
on s
econ
d…A
fter
a d
iffic
ult f
irst
few
rac
es –
w
here
our
pac
e on
trac
k di
d no
t co
nver
t to
resu
lts
at th
e ch
eque
red
flag
– it
’s tr
ue to
say
we
have
had
two
stro
ng r
esul
ts a
nd if
we
cont
inue
to
scor
e lik
e th
is w
e m
ay h
ave
to r
evis
e ou
r ex
pect
atio
ns. T
hat s
aid,
not
hing
st
ands
stil
l in
Form
ula
1 an
d w
e w
ould
be
fool
hard
y to
und
eres
timat
e th
e op
posi
tion.
We
have
had
two
good
res
ults
, yes
, but
we
have
not
sc
ored
a w
in. T
hing
s ch
ange
ver
y qu
ickl
y so
we
won
’t be
res
ting
on o
ur
laur
els.
Hea
ding
into
the
Span
ish
Gra
nd P
rix
ther
e w
as a
lot o
f exp
ecta
tion
on
the
team
, and
Fri
day’
s pa
ce s
eem
ed to
co
mpo
und
that
. Was
it s
omew
hat
frus
trat
ing
not t
o ha
ve a
chie
ved
bett
er in
the
race
?W
e di
d lo
ok g
ood
on F
rida
y, b
ut
then
the
race
is o
n a
Sund
ay.
Con
ditio
ns c
hang
e, y
our
riva
ls fi
ne
tune
thei
r ca
rs a
nd s
etup
s. N
o-on
e w
ins
anyt
hing
from
bei
ng fa
stes
t in
prac
tice
or s
ettin
g th
e be
st la
p tim
es
on a
long
fuel
run
dur
ing
a pr
actic
e se
ssio
n. It
’s th
e ra
ce th
at m
atte
rs
and
that
’s w
here
our
focu
s lie
s.
How
dif
ficu
lt w
ill it
be
to s
core
a w
in
in 2
012?
In te
rms
of th
e nu
mbe
r of
win
ners
so
far
this
sea
son
you
coul
d sa
y it’
s ea
sier
than
bef
ore!
Tha
t’s n
ot th
e ca
se. I
t’s s
o cl
ose
this
sea
son
and
you
can
be a
her
o on
e w
eeke
nd a
nd
a ze
ro th
e ne
xt. O
ur s
tren
gth
has
been
that
we
have
bee
n th
ere
or
ther
eabo
uts
at e
very
cir
cuit.
So
far
we
have
n’t s
uffe
red
the
perf
orm
ance
fl
uctu
atio
ns th
at s
ome
of o
ur r
ival
s ha
ve s
een.
If w
e co
ntin
ue li
ke th
is w
e w
ill b
e ve
ry w
ell p
lace
d fo
r sc
orin
g go
od c
ham
pion
ship
poi
nts.
Of
cour
se, s
cori
ng p
oint
s is
one
thin
g.
They
’re
very
val
uabl
e an
d w
hoev
er
has
the
mos
t win
s th
e ch
ampi
onsh
ip.
But
we
all r
eally
wan
t to
have
a w
in.
Do
you
thin
k th
e te
am’s
firs
t win
of
the
year
can
com
e in
Mon
aco?
We
are
cele
brat
ing
our
500t
h G
rand
P
rix
in M
onac
o so
wha
t a s
tory
th
at w
ould
be!
Mon
aco
is a
uni
que
even
t and
it r
eally
is th
e je
wel
in
the
Form
ula
1 cr
own.
His
tori
cally
En
ston
e te
ams
have
sho
wn
good
pac
e in
Mon
aco,
but
last
yea
r’s
car
was
n’t
stro
ng in
slo
w s
peed
cor
ners
so
we
may
hav
e so
me
wor
k to
do.
In te
rms
of th
e te
am a
nd o
ur d
rive
rs, w
e’re
all
read
y fo
r a
win
. We’
re lo
okin
g at
eve
ry
aspe
ct o
f the
car
and
how
we
run
it an
d w
e’re
all
focu
sed
trem
endo
usly
on
ach
ievi
ng o
ur g
oals
. A w
in w
ould
be
a fa
bulo
us th
ing.
Wha
t wor
k is
sti
ll to
be
done
?B
oth
our
driv
ers
are
impr
ovin
g w
ith
ever
y ra
ce a
s th
ey h
ad b
oth
been
aw
ay fo
r tw
o ye
ars.
We’
ve s
een
how
go
od th
ey a
re w
ith th
eir
resu
lts,
but
th
ey a
re b
oth
gett
ing
bett
er a
ll th
e tim
e. It
’s fa
ntas
tic th
at th
ey a
re b
oth
so c
lose
on
pace
, in
qual
ifyin
g an
d in
the
race
s. C
ar d
evel
opm
ent i
s of
co
urse
an
ongo
ing
proj
ect a
nd w
e ha
ve p
lent
y of
dev
elop
men
ts a
nd
refin
emen
ts fo
r w
hat i
s a
very
goo
d st
artin
g po
int w
ith th
e E2
0. W
e ar
e al
so fo
cusi
ng h
eavi
ly o
n pi
t sto
ps, i
n pa
rtic
ular
the
tool
s an
d co
mpo
nent
s us
ed d
urin
g st
ops
to e
nsur
e w
e ar
e no
t mis
sing
any
tric
ks to
spe
ndin
g th
e sm
alle
st a
mou
nt o
f tim
e po
ssib
le
in th
e pi
tlan
e. H
ow d
iffe
rent
is th
e fe
elin
g fo
r yo
u an
d th
e te
am r
elat
ive
to la
st
seas
on?
This
tim
e la
st y
ear
we
also
had
so
me
good
feel
ings
from
pod
ium
s in
Aus
tral
ia a
nd M
alay
sia,
but
we
had
a de
sign
con
cept
whi
ch w
ould
fr
ustr
ate
our
pote
ntia
l. Th
is y
ear
we
have
had
a g
reat
sni
ff o
f vic
tory
and
th
at is
dri
ving
eve
ryon
e fo
rwar
ds,
mak
ing
us a
ll w
ork
hard
er. W
e’re
hu
ngry
and
we
know
wha
t we
wan
t.
IF W
E K
EEP
SC
OR
ING
LIK
E TH
IS W
E M
AY
HA
VE T
O R
EVIS
E O
UR
EXP
ECTA
TIO
NS”
“ Foll
owin
g a
seco
nd e
vent
whe
re b
oth
cars
sco
red
stro
ngly
, Tea
m P
rinc
ipal
, Er
ic B
oull
ier
pond
ers
the
team
’s e
xpec
tati
ons
for
the
seas
on a
nd lo
oks
forw
ard
to th
e ne
xt c
hapt
er in
the
smal
l Pri
ncip
alit
y of
Mon
aco.
6
ERIC BOULLIER Q&A E
ric
Bou
llie
r Te
am P
rinc
ipal
& M
anag
ing
Dir
ecto
r
“ We’
re lo
okin
g at
eve
ry
aspe
ct o
f the
car
and
how
w
e ru
n it
and
we’
re a
ll
focu
ssed
trem
endo
usly
on
achi
evin
g ou
r go
als”
98
J A M E S A L L I S O N Q & A
“ So
far,
the
E20
has
prov
ed
to b
e a
very
pre
dict
able
, st
raig
ht-f
orw
ard
car
to
driv
e –
a qu
alit
y it
sha
res
wit
h th
e R
30”
Jam
es A
llis
on T
echn
ical
Dir
ecto
r
How
goo
d is
it to
hav
e a
stro
ng p
oint
s ha
ul fr
om th
e la
st tw
o ra
ces?
I thi
nk w
e ca
n be
ver
y ha
ppy
with
the
num
ber
of p
oint
s w
e’ve
acc
umul
ated
in
the
last
cou
ple
of r
aces
and
I’m
de
light
ed w
ith th
e co
nsol
idat
ion
that
’s g
iven
us
in th
e C
onst
ruct
ors’
C
ham
pion
ship
. I’m
als
o qu
ite
optim
istic
for
the
rest
of t
he s
easo
n as
the
Cir
cuit
de C
atal
unya
was
an
othe
r lo
catio
n w
here
the
car
has
been
goo
d an
d bo
th o
ur d
rive
rs
have
bee
n st
rong
. I’m
hap
py th
at w
e ha
ven’
t suf
fere
d -
so fa
r at
leas
t - th
e flu
ctua
tion
in fo
rm th
at h
as h
it m
any
team
s th
is y
ear.
Giv
en th
e ex
celle
nt
resu
lts
both
in B
arce
lona
and
Bah
rain
it
seem
s ch
urlis
h, to
say
the
leas
t, to
exp
ress
dis
appo
intm
ent a
t not
ye
t hav
ing
snea
ked
a w
in! B
ut w
e’re
ho
pefu
l tha
t will
com
e in
tim
e.
Why
wer
en’t
we
so q
uick
in th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e ra
ce…
It is
gen
uine
ly h
ard
to te
ll. P
erha
ps
we
had
over
estim
ated
our
rel
ativ
e pa
ce o
n Fr
iday
. Per
haps
the
low
er
trac
k te
mpe
ratu
res
on S
unda
y ha
d a
smal
l effe
ct. P
erha
ps o
ur c
ar d
id
not r
eact
so
wel
l to
the
gree
n tr
ack
that
res
ulte
d fr
om o
vern
ight
rai
n on
Sat
urda
y ev
enin
g. T
hese
are
im
poss
ible
que
stio
ns to
ans
wer
. All
we
can
say
for
cert
ain
is th
at w
hile
w
e w
ere
pret
ty q
uick
in B
arce
lona
, w
e w
ere
not g
ood
enou
gh to
win
the
race
. It i
s w
orth
men
tioni
ng in
add
ition
th
at R
omai
n’s
win
g w
as r
eally
qui
te
subs
tant
ially
dam
aged
aft
er th
e fir
st
corn
er. W
e w
ere
not a
ble
to r
ecov
er
the
lost
dow
nfor
ce th
at c
omes
with
lo
sing
bits
of y
our
car,
but
we
wer
e
able
to r
e-ba
lanc
e th
e ca
r by
cra
nkin
g th
e fr
ont f
lap
angl
e up
in th
e fir
st p
it st
op. S
o al
thou
gh h
e w
as fi
ghtin
g w
ith
one
hand
beh
ind
his
back
, he
was
ab
le to
mak
e pr
ogre
ss fr
om th
at p
oint
fo
rwar
d. Lo
okin
g ah
ead
to M
onac
o, w
hat’s
in
stor
e fo
r th
e ca
r?W
e’ve
got
a b
igge
r re
ar w
ing
as y
ou
need
mor
e do
wnf
orce
at M
onac
o th
an
you
need
any
whe
re e
lse.
If y
ou lo
ok
clos
er, o
r if
you
are
a ve
ry k
een
fan
of
body
wor
k ch
ange
s th
en y
ou’ll
see
that
th
e ar
ea a
roun
d th
e si
de p
ods
and
the
rear
dru
ms
will
be
diffe
rent
too.
Oth
er th
an h
ow th
e ca
r lo
oks,
wha
t ab
out t
he c
hang
es u
nder
the
skin
for
Mon
aco?
We
have
to m
ake
mod
ifica
tions
to th
e su
spen
sion
to e
nabl
e th
e ne
cess
ary
lock
to g
et a
roun
d Lo
ews
Hai
rpin
an
d R
asca
sse.
We
have
als
o m
ade
som
e ch
ange
s, fo
r K
imi i
n pa
rtic
ular
, to
mak
e th
e st
eeri
ng a
litt
le m
ore
reac
tive
for
Mon
aco.
Last
yea
r’s
car
didn
’t ex
cel i
n sl
ow
corn
ers
– w
hat’s
our
eva
luat
ion
of
the
E20
in th
is r
egar
d?If
you
take
Bar
celo
na, w
e w
ere
real
ly
very
str
ong
in th
e fir
st tw
o se
ctor
s;
whi
ch a
re m
ore
of th
e sw
eepi
ng
part
s of
the
trac
k, a
nd le
ss g
ood
rela
tivel
y in
the
thir
d se
ctor
, whi
ch
is th
e sl
ower
, tw
iste
r pa
rt. P
erha
ps
if w
e lo
ok b
ack,
of t
he fi
ve r
aces
w
e’ve
don
e so
far,
the
race
whe
re
we
wer
e le
ast i
mpr
essi
ve w
as C
hina
an
d th
at’s
a tr
ack
with
rel
ativ
ely
few
sw
eepi
ng c
orne
rs a
nd lo
ts o
f low
er
spee
d tr
actio
n ev
ents
. So
ther
e is
a
trai
n of
thou
ght t
hat M
onac
o m
ight
no
t pla
y to
the
stre
ngth
s of
our
car
. H
owev
er th
ere
are
othe
r th
ings
abo
ut
Mon
aco
that
are
diff
eren
t ent
irel
y,
whi
ch a
re m
uch
hard
er to
gau
ge. F
or
star
ters
the
corn
ers
are
so s
low
that
th
e st
reng
th w
e’ve
see
n in
ver
y fa
st
corn
ers
com
pare
d w
ith m
oder
ate
corn
ers
is n
ot r
eally
any
sor
t of f
orm
gu
ide
for
com
petit
iven
ess
arou
nd
Mon
aco’
s tw
ists
and
turn
s. S
econ
dly,
dr
iver
ski
ll pl
ays
a re
lativ
ely
bigg
er
part
at M
onac
o th
an a
t mos
t tra
cks,
an
d w
e ar
e fo
rtun
ate
to h
ave
a pa
ir
of d
ecen
t ped
dler
s. F
inal
ly, a
larg
e pa
rt o
f Mon
aco
is c
onfid
ence
from
th
e dr
iver
. Con
fiden
ce th
at th
ey c
an
lean
on
the
car
and
know
that
it’s
not
go
ing
to m
isbe
have
. So
far,
the
E20
has
prov
ed to
be
a ve
ry p
redi
ctab
le,
stra
ight
-for
war
d ca
r to
dri
ve -
a
qual
ity it
sha
res
with
the
R30
. So
hope
fully
they
will
be
able
to le
an o
n it
to g
ood
effe
ct. W
e’ll
have
to s
ee.
How
hap
py a
re y
ou w
ith th
e pe
rfor
man
ce o
f Kim
i and
Rom
ain
- bo
th fi
ve r
aces
into
thei
r re
turn
s af
ter
two
year
s aw
ay.
Wel
l I’m
rea
lly v
ery
happ
y th
at o
ur
driv
ers
are
brea
thin
g ri
ght d
own
one
anot
her’
s ne
cks!
It m
akes
a v
ery
wel
com
e ch
ange
to th
e la
st c
oupl
e of
se
ason
s, o
r m
ore,
whe
re w
e’ve
onl
y re
ally
had
one
car
cha
lleng
ing.
Hav
ing
both
of t
hem
abl
e to
sco
re b
ig p
oint
s in
ev
ery
race
is v
ery
valu
able
to u
s. T
he
fact
they
are
so
clos
e to
one
ano
ther
w
ill a
lso
mea
n th
ey b
oth
have
to k
eep
righ
t at t
he to
p of
thei
r ga
me
all y
ear,
w
hich
can
onl
y be
goo
d fo
r th
e te
am.
I’M R
EALL
Y VE
RY
HA
PP
Y TH
AT
OU
R
DR
IVER
S A
RE
BR
EATH
ING
RIG
HT
DO
WN
ON
E A
NO
THER
’S N
ECK
S!”
“ Aft
er a
noth
er p
ositi
ve w
eeke
nd in
Bar
celo
na, L
otus
F1
Team
Tec
hnic
al D
irec
tor
Jam
es A
lliso
n re
flec
ts o
n th
e te
am’s
per
form
ance
at t
he S
pani
sh G
rand
Pri
x an
d lo
oks
ahea
d to
the
jew
el in
the
Form
ula
1 cr
own;
the
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix.
1
2
3
45
6
78
9
1011
12
13 14
1516 17 18
19
310
16 17 18
19
TECH TALK MONACO
1. R
EAR
WIN
GW
e w
ill h
ave
a M
onac
o-sp
ecifi
c ‘b
ig’
rear
win
g to
gai
n m
ore
dow
nfor
ce a
t the
sl
ower
ove
rall
spee
ds w
e se
e he
re.
2. B
RA
KES
Bra
kes
are
not a
big
con
cern
. It’s
on
ly lo
w s
peed
so
you’
re n
ot b
raki
ng
sign
ifica
ntly
as
you
wou
ld fr
om a
long
st
raig
ht in
to a
firs
t gea
r co
rner
, and
it’s
al
so a
sho
rter
rac
e th
an m
ost,
so w
ear
is n
ot a
n is
sue.
You
nee
d to
mon
itor
tem
pera
ture
bec
ause
ther
e ar
en’t
high
sp
eed
sect
ions
to c
ool d
own
the
brak
es
and
the
rele
ntle
ss s
top
/ sta
rt n
atur
e ca
n co
mpo
und
heat
gen
erat
ion.
3. S
USP
ENSI
ON
Mon
aco
has
the
grea
test
und
ulat
ions
re
lativ
e to
any
oth
er c
ircu
it, s
o yo
u ne
ed a
sof
t car
whi
ch a
llow
s th
e ty
res
to b
e on
the
tarm
ac a
s m
uch
as
poss
ible
. Thi
s m
eans
sof
ter
roll
bars
an
d sp
ring
s, w
ith th
e ai
m o
f max
imis
ing
mec
hani
cal g
rip
with
out l
osin
g to
o m
uch
aero
dyna
mic
gri
p.
4. T
YRES
This
will
be
the
first
tim
e w
e se
e P
irel
li’s
red-
mar
ked
supe
rsof
t tyr
e at
a r
ace.
We’
ll al
so r
un th
e so
ft
com
poun
d. T
yre
wea
r is
ver
y lo
w h
ere,
du
e to
the
smoo
th tr
ack
surf
ace
and
low
spe
ed la
yout
.
5. F
RO
NT
WIN
GFr
ont d
ownf
orce
is v
ery
impo
rtan
t he
re a
nd w
e ru
n m
axim
um fr
ont
win
g w
ith m
ore
bala
nce
to th
e fr
ont
beca
use
of th
e un
ders
teer
indu
cing
ch
arac
teri
stic
s of
the
circ
uit.
6. E
NG
INE
You
need
an
engi
ne w
ith v
ery
good
re
spon
se. R
athe
r th
an u
ltim
ate
pow
er
bein
g th
e go
al; d
riva
bilit
y is
kin
g. Y
ou’ll
ne
ver
go s
low
er w
ith m
ore
pow
er, b
ut
it’s
the
leas
t pow
er s
ensi
tive
circ
uit
of th
e ye
ar. T
he e
ngin
e al
so s
pend
s a
rela
tivel
y sh
ort a
mou
nt o
f tim
e at
full
thro
ttle
so
the
chal
leng
e is
to d
eliv
er
torq
ue th
roug
h th
e lo
wer
rev
lim
its
of th
e en
gine
. How
ever
, as
Mon
aco
is a
bum
py s
tree
t tra
ck, t
he e
ngin
e ne
eds
a go
od li
mite
r se
ttin
g so
it is
ca
pabl
e of
dig
estin
g al
l the
bum
ps. F
uel
cons
umpt
ion
also
nee
ds to
be
wor
ked
out a
ccur
atel
y as
the
trac
k ge
ts q
uick
er
and
quic
ker
over
the
wee
k-en
d.
AN
EN
GIN
EER
S VI
EW: A
LAN
PER
MA
NE
TRA
CK
SID
E O
PER
ATI
ON
S D
IREC
TOR
TUR
N 1
The
firs
t co
rner
is v
ery
tigh
t an
d ha
s be
en t
he s
cene
of
man
y in
cide
nts
over
the
yea
rs. T
he d
rive
rs n
eed
to k
eep
thei
r w
its
abou
t th
em t
o av
oid
any
dram
a.
TUR
NS
4 +
5Th
e bu
mpy
tra
ck b
etw
een
turn
s fo
ur a
nd f
ive
mea
ns t
hat
the
driv
ers
need
to m
odif
y th
eir
line
to a
void
uns
ettl
ing
thei
r ca
r un
duly
.
TUR
N 6
The
slow
est
corn
er o
n th
e ci
rcui
t, a
nd o
f the
ent
ire
seas
on. S
uspe
nsio
n an
d st
eeri
ng m
ods
have
to
be m
ade
to t
he c
ar ju
st t
o m
ake
it t
hrou
gh
this
turn
.
TUR
N 9
Take
n fl
at o
ut, t
he tu
nnel
is th
e fa
stes
t par
t of t
he tr
ack.
The
con
tras
t of
natu
ral,
arti
fici
al, t
hen
natu
ral
light
is a
big
cha
llen
ge f
or t
he d
rive
rs.
Trac
k te
mpe
ratu
re is
als
o di
ffer
ent f
rom
the
rest
of t
he c
ircu
it.
TUR
N 1
0Ex
itin
g th
e tu
nnel
int
o th
e ch
ican
e is
the
sce
ne o
f m
any
out-
brak
ing
man
oeuv
res.
An
oppo
rtun
ity
to p
ress
uris
e th
e ca
r ah
ead,
but
a p
lace
w
here
mis
take
s ar
e of
ten
seen
.
TUR
N 1
4Th
e Sw
imm
ing
Poo
l, ‘L
a P
isci
ne’,
is e
nter
ed v
ery
quic
kly,
bef
ore
brak
ing
hard
for
turn
15.
TUR
N 1
8Tu
rn 1
8, L
a R
asca
sse,
is t
he s
econ
d sl
owes
t pa
rt o
f th
e ci
rcui
t w
ith
the
cars
run
ning
ver
y cl
ose
to th
e in
side
wal
l.
STA
RT/
FIN
ISH
STR
AIG
HT
A g
ood
exit
is
esse
ntia
l le
adin
g on
to
the
star
t fi
nish
str
aigh
t. H
igh
trac
tion
dem
ands
her
e.
MO
NA
CO
C
IR
CU
IT
12
With
wor
ld m
arke
ts s
till s
uffe
ring
fr
om th
e af
term
ath
of th
e gl
obal
ec
onom
ic c
risi
s, it
’s a
cha
lleng
ing
time
to e
nter
one
of t
he w
orld
’s
mos
t exp
ensi
ve a
nd e
xpen
ditu
re
hung
ry s
port
s. T
his
wee
kend
in
Mon
aco
how
ever
Lot
us F
1 Te
am
will
take
to th
e tr
ack
com
plet
e w
ith b
rand
ing
from
som
e of
the
wor
ld’s
big
gest
com
pani
es.
The
Cha
irm
an o
f Gen
ii G
roup
an
d Lo
tus
F1 T
eam
, Ger
ard
Lope
z is
oft
en s
een
in th
e Fo
rmul
a 1
padd
ocks
of t
he w
orld
as
wel
l as
on th
e pi
t wal
l. “W
e en
tere
d Fo
rmul
a 1
at p
roba
bly
the
wor
st ti
me
in g
ener
al, a
t the
end
of
the
bigg
est f
inan
cial
cri
sis
for
a lo
ng ti
me,
with
a lo
t of q
uest
ions
ar
ound
mar
ketin
g bu
dget
s in
ge
nera
l and
taki
ng o
ver
a te
am
whi
ch h
ad o
nly
one
stic
ker
at th
e pr
esen
tatio
n ce
rem
ony.
For
sur
e it
was
a d
iffic
ult s
tart
ing
poin
t.“W
e ca
me
into
For
mul
a 1
bein
g pa
ssio
nate
abo
ut th
e sp
ort,
but w
ith th
e ad
vant
age
of h
avin
g a
very
hom
ogen
eous
pl
atfo
rm o
f bus
ines
s an
d w
e al
way
s lo
oked
at t
he b
usin
ess
side
of F
orm
ula
1 as
a m
atri
x.“I
t is
an a
maz
ing
mat
rix
whi
ch
has
on o
ne s
ide
the
geog
raph
ies
in w
hich
mos
t com
pani
es w
ant t
o be
suc
cess
ful –
Eur
ope,
Asi
a, th
e
Mid
dle
East
, Sou
th A
mer
ica
and
so o
n -
and
on th
e ot
her
side
the
attr
activ
enes
s to
mee
t peo
ple.
We
appr
oach
For
mul
a 1
as a
con
duit
for
busi
ness
.”Th
at c
ondu
it ha
s pr
oven
ef
fect
ive
in th
e pr
epar
atio
ns
for
the
2012
sea
son,
with
pa
rtne
rshi
ps w
ith U
nile
ver
and
Mic
roso
ft b
eing
ann
ounc
ed.
“We
sign
ed U
nile
ver
with
thei
r C
lear
and
Rex
ona
band
s in
pr
obab
ly th
e bi
gges
t spo
nsor
ship
ag
reem
ent t
his
year
in F
1. W
e th
en s
igne
d M
icro
soft
, whi
ch is
hu
ge n
ews
as it
is a
bra
nd th
at
has
neve
r be
en in
F1
befo
re, a
nd
we
still
hav
e sc
ope
for
mor
e.
“The
re h
as b
een
a lo
t of i
nter
est i
n th
e te
am in
201
2. E
very
one
has
been
in
tere
sted
to s
ee h
ow K
imi w
ould
fa
re o
n hi
s re
turn
, and
the
answ
er is
ve
ry c
lear
for
ever
yone
to s
ee. T
his,
an
d th
e sh
ear
com
petit
ive
aspe
ct o
f th
is y
ear’
s ca
r at
eve
ry tr
ack
we’
ve
visi
ted
with
bot
h K
imi a
t Rom
ain
at th
e w
heel
mea
ns w
e ar
e ha
ving
so
me
very
inte
rest
ing
conv
ersa
tions
.”Fo
rmul
a 1,
like
bus
ines
s,
is d
rive
n by
res
ults
. Res
ults
w
hich
did
n’t c
ome
thic
k an
d fa
st la
st s
easo
n, b
ut in
201
2 th
e pr
ospe
cts
are
look
ing
good
.“I
n 20
11 w
e pu
shed
on
with
de
velo
pmen
ts b
ehin
d th
e sc
enes
.
The
addi
tion
of th
e 60
% w
ind
tunn
el,
whi
ch w
as im
plem
ente
d du
ring
th
e co
urse
of l
ast s
easo
n, w
as
a si
gnifi
cant
inve
stm
ent a
nd it
s ef
fect
s ar
e be
ing
seen
in th
is y
ear’
s ca
r. T
hen
ther
e’s
the
‘Dri
ver
in th
e Lo
op’ s
imul
ator
whi
ch is
ano
ther
si
gnifi
cant
ass
et w
e ha
ve th
is s
easo
n.“L
ast y
ear
we
saw
flas
hes
of s
tron
g po
tent
ial f
rom
the
R31
and
the
team
, but
ult
imat
ely
we
fell
shor
t of
our
goa
ls. T
hat i
s th
e na
ture
of
this
hig
hly
com
petit
ive
spor
t, an
d w
e ar
e pu
shin
g fo
rwar
ds le
avin
g no
sto
ne u
ntur
ned
in o
ur q
uest
to
rein
stat
e Lo
tus
as th
e te
am to
bea
t.“E
very
one
is p
ushi
ng in
the
righ
t di
rect
ion,
and
the
car
is q
uick
–
ther
e is
no
ques
tion
abou
t it.
We
are
push
ing
hard
er b
ecau
se w
e ha
ve a
ver
y ag
gres
sive
dev
elop
men
t pr
ogra
mm
e, a
nd w
e w
ant t
o ke
ep
thin
gs ti
ght w
ith e
very
one
arou
nd u
s.
“We
star
ted
the
seas
on w
ith tw
o di
ffic
ult w
eeke
nds.
Diff
icul
t fro
m th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
e th
at it
was
cle
ar w
e ha
d ve
ry g
ood
pace
, but
the
resu
lts
did
not f
ollo
w fo
r va
riou
s re
ason
s. W
e ne
eded
wha
t we
term
ed a
‘nor
mal
’ w
eeke
nd. O
nce
that
hap
pene
d –
and
from
our
per
spec
tive
the
last
two
Gra
nds
Pri
x ha
ve b
een
mor
e ‘n
orm
al’
for
us –
the
resu
lts
have
com
e.”
It’s
now
alm
ost t
wo
and
a ha
lf y
ears
sin
ce th
e an
noun
cem
ent t
hat
Gen
ii C
apit
al w
as to
pur
chas
e a
maj
orit
y st
ake
in w
hat w
as th
en th
e
Ren
ault
F1
Team
, and
alm
ost 1
8 m
onth
s si
nce
it w
as r
evea
led
that
Gen
ii w
ould
bec
ome
the
sole
sha
reho
lder
. The
Cha
irm
an o
f Gen
ii G
roup
and
Lo
tus
F1 T
eam
, Ger
ard
Lope
z di
scus
ses
wha
t has
bee
n an
d w
hat i
s to
com
e.
GEN
II IN
A B
OTT
LE
13
No
Mag
ic, J
ust A
mbi
tion
SO W
HA
T O
F TH
E FU
TUR
E?If
you
look
at t
he h
isto
ry o
f En
ston
e, th
ere
wer
e W
orld
C
ham
pion
ship
s w
on in
19
94-9
5 an
d 20
05-6
. Thi
s te
n ye
ar c
ycle
obv
ious
ly a
ppea
ls
and
we
are
set o
n re
peat
ing
this
his
tory
. We
wan
t to
take
a
step
nea
rer
our
goal
in
2012
. If w
e fi
nish
in fi
fth
plac
e in
the
Con
stru
ctor
s’
Cha
mpi
onsh
ip w
e w
ill b
e di
sapp
oint
ed.
If w
e fi
nish
four
th w
e ca
n re
flec
t on
a go
od s
tep
forw
ards
. If w
e fi
nish
in th
ird
posi
tion
we
will
be
very
ha
ppy.
We
know
the
com
peti
tion
is in
tens
e, b
ut
that
is w
hy w
e co
mpe
te.
1415
1984
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix,
Ayr
ton
Senn
a, T
olem
an T
G18
4P
ossi
bly
one
of th
e m
ost f
amou
s ra
ces
to b
e he
ld in
the
Pri
ncip
ality
, th
e fir
st p
oste
r de
pict
s th
e 19
84
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix.
Eas
ily th
e m
ost n
ail-
bitin
g an
d in
tens
e ra
ce
of th
e To
lem
an e
ra, t
his
was
the
even
t whi
ch m
arke
d th
e ri
se to
pr
omin
ence
of f
utur
e th
ree-
time
Wor
ld C
ham
pion
Ayr
ton
Senn
a.
Hav
ing
qual
ified
in P
13 o
n th
e gr
id
arou
nd th
e fa
mou
s ro
ads
of M
onte
C
arlo
, Sen
na p
rodu
ced
a w
et
wea
ther
dri
ving
mas
terc
lass
to
guid
e hi
s To
lem
an T
G18
4 th
roug
h th
e na
rrow
str
eets
and
into
co
nten
tion
for
the
lead
of t
he r
ace,
ev
entu
ally
fini
shin
g in
P2.
The
re
sult
was
not
onl
y th
e fir
st
podi
um a
nd a
ll-tim
e be
st fi
nish
ac
hiev
ed b
y th
e To
lem
an te
am,
but a
lso
sign
alle
d th
e st
art o
f a
spec
tacu
lar
care
er fo
r Se
nna,
who
se
t his
firs
t fas
test
rac
e la
p du
ring
th
e G
rand
Pri
x in
add
ition
to
clin
chin
g hi
s in
augu
ral p
odiu
m
finis
h. 19
95 M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x, M
icha
el
Schu
mac
her,
Ben
etto
n B
195
In a
sea
son
dom
inat
ed b
y th
e B
enet
ton
and
Will
iam
s te
ams,
the
1995
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix
saw
the
inte
nse
riva
lry
betw
een
Mic
hael
Sc
hum
ache
r an
d D
amon
Hill
co
ntin
ue a
t the
lege
ndar
y M
onte
C
arlo
ven
ue. D
espi
te b
eing
out
qu
alifi
ed b
y hi
s B
ritis
h co
unte
rpar
t by
alm
ost a
sec
ond
the
Ger
man
slot
ted
in ti
ghtl
y be
hind
in P
2,
rem
aini
ng w
ithin
touc
hing
di
stan
ce u
ntil
the
first
rou
nd o
f pit
stop
s. W
ith H
ill h
avin
g du
cked
in
for
re-f
uelli
ng, S
chum
ache
r co
ntin
ued
to th
unde
r ro
und
the
3.34
km c
ircu
it as
the
diff
erin
g st
rate
gies
of t
he p
air
beca
me
appa
rent
. As
the
Ger
man
rac
ked
up th
e la
ps, t
he p
ace
diff
eren
tial
betw
een
the
two
cars
in q
ualif
ying
w
as r
evea
led
as b
eing
dow
n to
va
stly
diff
eren
t fue
l loa
ds, w
ith
Schu
mac
her
only
hav
ing
to m
ake
one
stop
to H
ill’s
two.
Hav
ing
swep
t pas
t fol
low
ing
the
Bri
t’s
first
trip
to th
e pi
ts, t
he B
enet
ton
driv
er n
ever
look
ed b
ack;
re
tain
ing
the
lead
to ta
ke v
icto
ry in
th
e B
195
by o
ver
thir
ty s
econ
ds.
2006
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix,
Fe
rnan
do A
lons
o, R
enau
lt F
1 Te
am R
26W
ith to
p tw
o fin
ishe
s (in
clud
ing
thre
e w
ins)
from
the
first
six
rac
es
of th
e se
ason
, Fer
nand
o Al
onso
w
as e
ager
to n
otch
up
his
first
M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x vi
ctor
y in
200
6.
Des
pite
an
earl
y ch
alle
nge
from
cl
oses
t riv
al a
nd c
urre
nt L
otus
F1
Team
dri
ver
Kim
i Räi
kkön
en,
Alon
so to
ok c
ontr
ol o
f the
rac
e fr
om p
ole
posi
tion
and
was
not
to
be b
ette
red
for
the
dura
tion
of th
e se
vent
y ei
ght l
aps;
eve
ntua
lly
brin
ging
his
R26
hom
e w
ith a
he
alth
y fo
urte
en s
econ
d le
ad to
cl
aim
his
mai
den
Form
ula
1 vi
ctor
y ar
ound
the
Mon
aco
stre
ets.
2010
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix,
Rob
ert
Kub
ica,
Ren
ault
F1
Team
R30
The
R30
had
pro
ven
to b
e a
sign
ifica
nt im
prov
emen
t on
its
pred
eces
sor,
but
was
stil
l lac
king
th
e ul
timat
e pa
ce to
thre
aten
the
top
team
s. In
the
hand
s of
the
high
ly r
ated
Rob
ert K
ubic
a ho
wev
er, t
he c
ar c
ould
see
min
gly
defy
all
odds
. The
201
0 M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x sa
w th
e yo
ung
Pol
ish
driv
er w
rest
le h
is m
achi
ne
betw
een
the
barr
iers
to ta
ke a
n im
pres
sive
P2
on th
e gr
id –
the
team
’s b
est q
ualif
ying
pos
ition
of
the
seas
on. A
flyi
ng s
tart
for
Red
B
ull d
rive
r Se
bast
ian
Vett
el s
aw
the
Ren
ault
dri
ver
lose
a p
ositi
on
into
St.
Dev
ote,
eve
ntua
lly
sett
ling
into
P3
whe
re h
e w
ould
re
mai
n th
roug
hout
an
actio
n pa
cked
rac
e w
hich
saw
just
tw
elve
of t
he tw
enty
four
sta
rter
s cr
oss
the
finis
h lin
e.W
hils
t nev
er
thre
aten
ing
the
lead
ers
Kub
ica
had
once
aga
in d
emon
stra
ted
his
undo
ubte
d ta
lent
, and
in d
oing
so
conf
irm
ed th
at th
e R
enau
lt te
am
was
slo
wly
but
sur
ely
retu
rnin
g to
form
. 20
12 M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x, K
imi
Räi
kkön
en &
Rom
ain
Gro
sjea
n,
Lotu
s F1
Tea
m E
20W
hat w
ill th
e 20
12 M
onac
o G
rand
P
rix
have
in s
tore
for
Kim
i, R
omai
n, a
nd th
e Lo
tus
F1 T
eam
E2
0?
To c
eleb
rate
our
500
th r
ace,
Lot
us F
1 Te
am h
as
com
mis
sion
ed a
set
of f
ive
orig
inal
art
wor
ks il
lust
ratin
g th
e te
am’s
his
tory
at t
he M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x
Wor
th a
Tho
usan
d W
ords
1617
1819
2223
Bro
ught
to y
ou b
y Fo
rix.
com
(bef
ore
Mon
aco
GP
201
2)
499
race
sta
rts
38
Nel
son
Piq
uet i
s th
e ol
dest
dri
ver
to h
ave
won
for
LF1T
, all
3 w
ins
havi
ng o
ccur
red
whe
n he
was
ove
r 38
yea
rs o
ld.
Two
driv
ers
beca
me
Wor
ld C
ham
pion
s w
hile
dri
ving
for
LF1T
– M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r an
d Fe
rnan
do A
lons
o.
Thre
e ha
d be
en c
ham
pion
s be
fore
rac
ing
for
LF1T
–
Nel
son
Piq
uet,
Jacq
ues
Ville
neuv
e an
d K
imi R
äikk
önen
, an
d tw
o w
ere
to b
e ch
ampi
ons
afte
r le
avin
g LF
1T –
A
yrto
n Se
nna
and
Jens
on B
utto
n.
2879
laps
led
0.21
5se
cond
sTh
e sm
alle
st w
in m
argi
n –
0.21
5 se
cond
s –
Fern
ando
Alo
nso
2005
San
Mar
ino
GP
.
24
LF1T
has
won
at 2
4 ci
rcui
ts. M
onte
Car
lo,
to
geth
er w
ith S
uzuk
a, is
the
mos
t suc
cess
ful
ve
nue,
with
4 w
ins.
1372
5ki
lom
etre
s le
d
64.2
15se
cond
sTe
o Fa
bi is
cre
dite
d w
ith s
hort
est l
ap e
ver
reco
rded
by
a LF
1T d
rive
r, w
ith th
e tim
e of
1’0
4.21
5 du
ring
the
seco
nd
qual
ifyin
g se
ssio
n fo
r th
e 19
85 S
outh
Afr
ican
GP
at K
yala
mi.
1981
The
first
rac
e w
as th
e 19
81 It
alia
n G
P, w
here
Bria
n H
ento
n’s
finis
hed
10th
in a
Tol
eman
/Har
t.
Th
is w
as th
e on
ly r
ace
run
by H
ento
n fo
r LF
1T.
4817
6la
ps r
aced 47 w
ins
32 R
enau
lt h
as p
ower
ed L
F1T
to th
e m
ost w
ins,
32,
follo
wed
by
Ford
, 14,
and
BM
W, 1
.
259.
578
km/h
Fern
ando
Alo
nso
esta
blis
hed
the
fast
est l
ap e
ver
by a
LF1
T dr
iver
du
ring
the
first
qua
lifyi
ng fo
r th
e 20
04 It
alia
n G
P a
t Mon
za, w
ith
an a
vera
ge s
peed
of 2
59.5
78 k
m/h
.
37 At
37
race
wee
kend
s LF
1T d
rive
rs d
id n
ot
qu
alify
for
a G
P. A
mon
gst t
hem
em
erge
s th
e
so
le n
on-q
ualif
icat
ion
in A
yrto
n Se
nna’
s ca
reer
,
at th
e 19
84 S
an M
arin
o G
P.
109
race
s le
d
250
Mon
aco
2012
is th
e
250t
h ra
ce s
tart
ed
w
ith R
enau
lt en
gine
s.
3 Con
stru
ctor
s’C
ham
pion
ship
s19
95: B
enet
ton/
Ren
ault
(M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r, J
ohnn
y H
erbe
rt)
2005
+ 2
006:
Ren
ault
(F
erna
ndo
Alon
so, G
ianc
arlo
Fis
iche
lla)
53 fast
est l
aps
Set b
y 15
dri
vers
incl
udin
g on
e ea
ch b
y
Kim
i Räi
kkön
en a
nd R
omai
n G
rosj
ean.
9 N
ine
Italia
n dr
iver
s le
ad th
e
na
tions
list
, fol
low
ed b
y B
razi
l
and
Gre
at B
rita
in w
ith 5
.
Gia
ncar
lo F
isic
hella
has
sta
rted
mos
t ra
ces,
119
, fol
low
ed b
y Fe
rnan
do A
lons
o, 1
05,
and
Mic
hael
Sch
umac
her,
68.
36
driv
ers
from
15 n
atio
ns h
ave
star
ted
ra
ces
for
LF1T
.
4 Dri
vers
’ Cha
mpi
onsh
ips
1994
: Mic
hael
Sch
umac
her,
Ben
etto
n/Fo
rd19
95: M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r, B
enet
ton/
Ren
ault
2005
+ 2
006:
Fer
nand
o A
lons
o, R
enau
lt
1 The
bigg
est w
in m
argi
n –
mor
e th
an 1
lap
–
w
as a
chie
ved
by M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r at
the
19
94 B
razi
lian
GP
.
22 year
s an
d 26
day
sAt
the
Hun
garo
ring
in 2
003,
Fer
nand
o A
lons
o be
cam
e, a
t the
age
of 2
2 ye
ars
and
26 d
ays,
th
e yo
unge
st e
ver
driv
er to
win
a G
P. H
e is
stil
l th
e yo
unge
st d
rive
r to
hav
e w
on a
GP
for
LF1T
. Je
nson
But
ton
is th
e yo
unge
st d
rive
r to
sta
rt
a ra
ce fo
r LF
1T (2
1yea
rs,1
mon
th a
nd 1
3 da
ys,
2001
Aus
tral
ia).
8 dr
iver
s ha
ve w
on in
LF1
T ca
rs, w
ith
M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r (1
9 w
ins)
and
Fern
ando
Alo
nso
(17)
lead
ing
the
list.
36 pole
pos
ition
sB
y 7
driv
ers,
with
Fer
nand
o Al
onso
(16)
an
d M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r (1
0) a
t the
top.
TEAM STATISTICS
Of t
hese
, 19
times
the
win
ner
star
ted
from
po
le p
ositi
on.
Mic
hael
Sch
umac
her
won
the
1995
Bel
gian
GP
st
artin
g fr
om 1
6th
plac
e on
the
grid
.
16
Ill
ustr
atin
g th
e Er
as
24
250
Mon
aco
2012
is th
e 25
0th
race
sta
rted
with
Ren
ault
eng
ines
.
11
Elev
en d
rive
rs s
tart
ed th
eir
F1 c
aree
r
with
LF1
T, in
clud
ing
Ayr
ton
Senn
a an
d
R
omai
n G
rosj
ean.
Nin
e dr
iver
s en
ded
thei
r F1
car
eer
with
LF1
T, a
mon
gst t
hem
R
icca
rdo
Pat
rese
and
Ger
hard
Ber
ger
who
sai
d, a
fter
the
1997
Eur
opea
n G
P a
t Jer
ez: “
My
wis
h w
as to
fini
sh m
y ca
reer
in
a c
ompe
titiv
e w
ay a
nd I
can
say
I suc
ceed
ed”.
Rob
ert
Kub
ica
also
rac
ed fo
r th
e la
st ti
me
with
LF1
T, b
ut h
opef
ully
he
will
ret
urn. 39 ye
ars,
6 m
onth
s an
d 21
day
s
0.00
8se
cond
sth
e sm
alle
st p
ole
mar
gin
by a
LF1
T dr
iver
, M
icha
el S
chum
ache
r at
the
1995
San
Mar
ino
GP
.
3 Num
ber
of d
oubl
e w
ins
by P
ique
t-M
oren
o
(199
0 Ja
pan)
, Sch
umac
her-
Her
bert
(199
5 Sp
ain)
and
Fisi
chel
la-A
lons
o (2
006
Mal
aysi
a).
2311
04ki
lom
etre
s ra
ced
151
race
s on
pod
ium
6 Six
dri
vers
exp
erie
nced
thei
r
fir
st w
in w
hile
dri
ving
for
LF1T
: Ger
hard
Ber
ger,
Al
essa
ndro
Nan
nini
, Mic
hael
Sc
hum
ache
r, J
ohnn
y H
erbe
rt,
Fern
ando
Alo
nso
and
Jarn
o Tr
ulli.
6 fron
t row
lock
out
sLF
1T h
as lo
cked
out
the
fron
t row
on
6 oc
casi
ons,
the
first
at A
ustr
ia in
198
6 w
ith T
eo F
abi a
nd G
erha
rd B
erge
r an
d th
e ot
her
five
betw
een
2003
and
200
6 w
ith F
erna
ndo
Alon
so le
adin
g hi
s te
am m
ate
ever
y tim
e.
50 per
cent
As a
rul
e of
thum
b, 5
0% o
f pol
e po
sitio
ns h
ave
been
con
vert
ed in
to
race
win
s an
d 75
% in
to p
odiu
m p
lace
s.
3 In
the
Span
ish
GP
a fo
rtni
ght
ag
o, th
e LF
1T d
rive
rs o
ccup
ied
the
two
top
slot
s of
the
fast
est
laps
tabl
e, a
situ
atio
n th
at h
as
happ
ened
3 ti
mes
in th
e pa
st, f
irst
with
B
erge
r-Al
esi a
t the
199
7 G
erm
an G
P,
and
then
twic
e w
ith A
lons
o-Fi
sich
ella
in
200
5 Au
stra
lia a
nd 2
006
Mal
aysi
a.
TEAM STATISTICS
The
age
of R
icca
rdo
Pat
rese
–
the
olde
st d
rive
r to
sta
rt a
ra
ce fo
r LF
1T –
at t
he 1
993
Aust
ralia
n G
P.
25
O U R H I S T O R Y : M O N A C O G P
Lotu
s F1
Tea
m m
ade
its
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix
debu
t in
198
1 un
der
the
Tole
man
na
me,
wit
h B
riti
sh d
rive
rs
Der
ek W
arw
ick
and
Bri
an
Hen
ton
at th
e w
heel
.
In it
s va
riou
s gu
ises
the
team
ha
s ac
hiev
ed fo
ur M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x vi
ctor
ies
to d
ate;
th
e fi
rst i
n 19
94 (M
icha
el
Schu
mac
her,
Ben
etto
n)
and
the
mos
t rec
ent i
n 20
06
(Fer
nand
o A
lons
o, R
enau
lt).
Incl
udin
g th
e fo
ur v
icto
ries
, th
e te
am h
as ta
ken
eigh
t M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x po
dium
s;
the
firs
t in
1984
(Ayr
ton
Senn
a, T
olem
an) a
nd th
e m
ost r
ecen
t in
2010
(Rob
ert
Kub
ica,
Ren
ault
).
The
team
has
als
o cl
aim
ed a
to
tal o
f thr
ee p
ole
posi
tion
s fo
r th
e M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x;
the
firs
t in
1994
(Mic
hael
Sc
hum
ache
r, B
enet
ton)
an
d th
e m
ost r
ecen
t in
2006
(F
erna
ndo
Alo
nso,
Ren
ault
).
Und
er it
s va
riou
s ba
nner
s,
the
team
has
set
thre
e fa
stes
t lap
s du
ring
Mon
aco
Gra
nds
Pri
x; th
e fi
rst i
n 19
84
(Ayr
ton
Senn
a, T
olem
an)
and
the
mos
t rec
ent i
n 19
96
(Jea
n A
lesi
, Ben
etto
n).
The
Cir
cuit
de
Mon
aco
is
one
Kim
i kno
ws
wel
l, ha
ving
ta
ken
one
win
(200
5), t
hree
po
dium
s (2
003
/ 20
05 /
200
9),
one
pole
pos
itio
n (2
005)
and
tw
o fa
stes
t lap
s (2
003
/ 20
08)
from
his
nin
e G
rand
s P
rix
in
the
prin
cipa
lity.
Whi
le R
omai
n w
ill b
e m
akin
g hi
s M
onac
o G
rand
Pri
x de
but,
he
doe
s ha
ve a
goo
d re
cord
at
the
Cir
cuit
de
Mon
aco.
An
outs
tand
ing
perf
orm
ance
du
ring
the
2011
GP
2 Fe
atur
e ra
ce s
aw th
e Fr
ench
man
fi
nish
in P
4 ha
ving
sta
rted
at
the
back
of t
he g
rid
in P
26.
Toda
y’s
Win
ners
, Tom
orro
w’s
Cha
mpi
ons…
A
col
labo
ratio
n of
Gra
vity
Spo
rts
Man
agem
ent a
nd L
otus
F1
Team
is w
orki
ng to
find
the
Kim
i Räi
kkön
ens
and
Rom
ain
Gro
sjea
ns o
f the
futu
re. F
orm
ula
Ren
ault
3.5
Dri
vers
Kev
in K
orju
s an
d R
ichi
e St
anaw
ay, F
orm
ula
Ren
ault
2.0
com
petit
ors
Osc
ar
Tunj
o an
d Es
teba
n O
con,
and
KF3
kar
ting
star
Dor
ian
Boc
cola
cci j
oine
d th
e te
am a
t
Enst
one
last
wee
k fo
r a
uniq
ue e
duca
tion
in fi
tnes
s an
d nu
triti
on.
The
jour
ney
bega
n fo
r th
e ra
cing
pro
tégé
s in
the
Lotu
s F1
Tea
m H
uman
Per
form
ance
Cen
tre
(HP
C),
whe
re th
e yo
ung
driv
ers
spok
e w
ith a
hos
t of t
he te
am’s
fitn
ess
part
ners
to g
ain
tips
and
tric
ks o
n ho
w to
kee
p th
emse
lves
in p
eak
phys
ical
con
ditio
n.
Of c
ours
e, it
’s n
ot ju
st th
e ex
erci
se r
egim
es w
hich
will
hel
p th
ese
youn
g dr
iver
s to
reac
h th
e to
p; g
ettin
g th
e ri
ght n
utri
tion
is ju
st a
s es
sent
ial.
Ove
r th
e co
urse
of t
he
wee
k th
e dr
iver
s al
so d
onne
d th
eir
apro
ns fo
r a
seri
es o
f coo
kery
cla
sses
in th
e
Enst
one
kitc
hen.
In a
dditi
on, t
he g
roup
rec
eive
d an
insi
ght i
nto
the
esse
ntia
l tra
inin
g su
pple
men
ts
prov
ided
to h
elp
the
driv
ers
push
them
selv
es to
the
limit.
Bey
ond
sim
ply
pack
ing
in
the
prot
ein,
the
key
is to
use
eac
h su
pple
men
t in
the
corr
ect w
ay to
ass
ist t
he y
oung
star
s in
thei
r ra
ce p
repa
ratio
n an
d re
cove
ry.
New
Arr
ival
s…
Earl
y la
st w
eek,
a c
row
d st
arte
d to
gat
her
arou
nd th
e en
tran
ce to
the
Enst
one
mac
hine
sho
p as
a la
rge
truc
k ar
rive
d to
off
load
a n
ew a
rriv
al. C
ompo
site
s
Pro
duct
ion
Engi
neer
Col
in W
atts
exp
lain
s w
hat a
ll th
e fu
ss is
abo
ut:
CW
: “W
e’ve
bro
ught
in th
ree
new
5ax
is C
NC
mac
hine
s, a
ll of
whi
ch a
re u
sed
to
mac
hine
the
patt
erns
req
uire
d fo
r m
anuf
actu
ring
com
posi
te p
arts
of t
he c
ar. T
wo
of
the
mac
hine
s ar
e ca
lled
Ant
ares
, and
ther
e’s
anot
her
know
n as
the
Are
s.
The
Ant
ares
are
bas
ical
ly s
mal
ler
vers
ions
of t
he A
res.
Bet
wee
n th
e th
ree
of th
em
they
’re
repl
acin
g tw
o ol
der
mod
els
of m
achi
ne w
hich
we
had
been
usi
ng fo
r qu
ite a
few
yea
rs. A
ll th
ree
do r
ough
ly th
e sa
me
job,
just
with
diff
eren
t sca
les
of p
roje
ct.”
Goi
ng fo
r G
old
The
Mon
aco
Gra
nd P
rix
is a
n ev
ent l
ike
no o
ther
; a v
iew
und
oubt
edly
sha
red
by R
omai
n
Gro
sjea
n, w
ho h
as c
reat
ed a
spe
cial
new
hel
met
des
ign
just
for
this
rac
e:
RG
: “M
onac
o is
alw
ays
a sp
ecia
l eve
nt, b
ut w
ith th
is b
eing
the
500t
h ra
ce fo
r th
e te
am
and
also
the
clos
est t
hing
to a
hom
e ra
ce fo
r m
e I w
ante
d to
do
som
ethi
ng d
iffer
ent.
The
desi
gn it
self
is v
ery
muc
h th
e sa
me
as m
y or
igin
al h
elm
et; I
’ve
mai
nly
chan
ged
the
colo
urs,
whi
ch a
re n
ow r
ed g
old
and
whi
te. I
’m p
lann
ing
on c
hang
ing
the
colo
urs
a fe
w
times
thro
ugho
ut th
e se
ason
. The
re a
re a
few
rac
es I
have
in m
ind,
but
I’m
not
goi
ng to
say
any
mor
e; it
will
be
a ni
ce s
urpr
ise!
”
LATEST NEWS ENSTONE
The
Dri
vers
A-Z
…
Kar
ting
: Kim
i ow
ned
his
firs
t ka
rt w
hen
he w
as e
ight
yea
rs
old.
He
star
ted
com
peti
ng
in 1
988
and
wen
t on
to ta
ke
the
Nor
dic
Cha
mpi
onsh
ip a
de
cade
late
r.
Last
lap:
The
Fin
n pr
oduc
ed
perh
aps
his
grea
test
vic
tory
at
Suz
uka
in 2
005
from
17t
h on
the
grid
, sto
rmin
g th
roug
h th
e fi
eld
to p
ass
Gia
ncar
lo
Fisi
chel
la o
n la
p 53
of 5
3.
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ting
: Rom
ain
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e hi
s de
but c
ompe
ting
in k
arts
in
200
0 at
the
age
of 1
4.
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y th
ree
year
s la
ter
he
grad
uate
d to
sin
gle-
seat
ers.
Late
sta
rter
: Rom
ain’
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ther
w
ould
n’t l
et h
im r
ace
until
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oved
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