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Nick C
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Formula 1 Testing

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Not much to do with 300s, but I spend the day today at the Formula 1 testing at Silverstone, with a free Williams Pit/Garage access pass, and so I thought I'd make you all jealous with a few piccies!

A Renault (almost relevant to you 340 owners!) on Priory
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Rosberg having spun, due to a puncture
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Leading to this!
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The Pit lane
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Sauber (the least secretive, most teams screened off the garages)
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Returning to the pits
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And finally - Spotted on a pit-lane portacabin...
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Haha! Mick must have snuck in! Does look like you had a great day mate, still jelous!
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you would be amazed where I have been with my redline stickers lol sm37
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You can drive that sauber:
http://www.liveforspeed.net/

It is fast and you need really fast hands too :P
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