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F1 Traveler MagazinePUBLISHER’S NOTEThe 2013 Canadian Grand Prix will forever be marked by the tragic death of race marshal Mark Robinson. This 2013 recap issue of F1 Traveler is dedicated to Mr. Robinson. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

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CONTENTS

This man might very well be the future of F1 in America.

COVER STORY


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10 THIS MAN MIGHT VERY WELL BE THE FUTURE OF F1 IN AMERICA.

16 GILLES VILLENEUVE 18 5 MINUTES WITH MARIO ANDRETTI

20 2013 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 26 2013 US GP RECAP

32 MOTOR TOURISM 38 NEWS.

40 TRAVELGRAM CANADIAN GRAND PRIX42 TRAVELGRAM US GRAND PRIX

44 THE RACE ACCORDING TO PIRELLI46 VETTEL WINS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ONE PIT

STOP48 BING BANG SENNA

50 2013 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX62 2013 US GRAND PRIX

76 2013 CANADA & US GRAND PRIX PHOTOS

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This man might very well be the future of F1 in America.

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by Joey Franco

Calm, composed, and charming- these are the three c’s that can sum up 22-year-old Formula 1 protégé Alexander Rossi. Although he may not yet be a household name in his native US, he has garnered his fair share of media attention. Yet again, in a country where F1 has a backseat to the likes of NASCAR and Indy, who is an F1 household name?

I sat down with Rossi following his Friday run at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix. He was no stranger to the track as he had raced and won at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Formula BMW. Shortly after, he boarded a flight to his Le Mans test session for Caterham, who is looking into entering the prestigious endurance race in the near future. This Friday run was actually the first time that he had the 2013 Caterham F1 vehicle on track. He managed to put in 20 laps during the 90 minute practice session in an array of conditions.

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“It was great to get back into F1 action and to do so in Canada, at a track I’ve raced and won at in the past in For-mula BMW, was a good feeling,” he said.

The hectic weather conditions allowed Rossi to run on wets, inters and slicks, giving him the chance to try out the full range of tyres, something he hadn’t done before in F1. “After the installation lap I wanted to go straight back out again as, for me, moving up from GP2 grip levels to F1, even though the track was wet to start with, there was still so much more grip than I’m used to that I wanted to get on with it.”

Although he was only announced as a test driver for Cater-ham F1 in 2012, the Nevada City native has been hovering around the world of F1 since 2009 when he test drove the 2009-spec BMW Sauber F1.09 Formula One vehicle as part of the young driver’s test in Jerez, Spain.

“From the very beginning, when I fist started, my goal was to drive in F1,” he said with the utmost conviction in his voice. In order to achieve his goal, he knew he had excel on the European circuit. Rossi broke into the racing world in 2005 in the Skip Barber Western Regional. Year after year he pro-gressed up the ranks from Formula BMW to GP2, GP3, and Formula Renault 3.5 Series.

After living in Italy for two years, he relocated to England as soon as the Caterham opportunity arose in 2011.

“I think the biggest challenge, as everyone will tell you, is always going to come back to the budget, and finding the budget,” says Rossi.

He considers himself very fortunate to be a part of one of the few teams that are chasing American sponsors. “GE is very close to us, Dell and Intel as well. There’s a lot of interest from them,” he says as he quickly segways into the success of the US Grand Prix.

“I think the biggest challenge, as everyone will tell you, is always going to come back to the budget, and finding the budget,” says Rossi.


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The California native’s 2013 corporate backers also include Alaska Coffee Roasting, and Vichy Springs.

During the 2012 US Grand Prix, Ecclestone hinted at the possibility of a third US race in California, which would be a home state race for Rossi. “I Think the US is definitely big enough to support it, and it’s diverse enough- there’s not one state that’s the same,” said the 22-year-old when asked if he believes there is a market for 3 US races. “I think that would be something that would be possible, whether it will happen in the near future I don’t know, but obviously Long Beach was a successful race- there’s no reason why they can’t do something like that again.”

It surely has been a hectic year for Rossi, juggling between GP2, Le Mans, and F1 testing. “I think the biggest thing is also getting used to the team, and the size of the team,” he said. “In the junior program you have eight or nine people you need to work with- F1 has about 60, So that is a bit overwhelming.”

Rossi, along with a promising 2012 and 2013 US Grand Prix sure is something that can have race fans excited in the US. The corporate backing and investments that American corporations have undertaken is also very promising in a country which had seemed to hit rock bottom in F1. Can Alexander Rossi possibly be the face of F1 in the US- he is surely on the right track.-

Alexander Rossi in 40 SecondsFrom 175 Formula car starts, 22-year old Alexander has: 39 wins, 68 podiums, 35 poles and current win percentage of 22.28% • 2013 Caterham F1 Team Official Reserve Driver • 2012 Caterham F1 Team Official Test Driver • 2012 World Series by Renualt - 11th Overall • 2011 World Series by Renault – 3rd Overall and Rookie Champion • 2011 AirAsia Team Lotus Driver Development Program • 2011 FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy • 2010 ART Grand Prix GP3 - 4th Overall Championship • 2009 BMW Sauber F1 Testing - F1 Superlicense Qualifications • 2009 GP2 Asia / Meritus Racing and Ocean Racing - 9th Overall, 3 Top 5 Finishes • 2009 International Formula Master Championship / ISR Racing - 4th Overall and Rookie Champion • 2008 Formula BMW World Champion, 1st Place • 2008 Formula BMW Americas 1st Champion, 10 wins • 2007 Formula BMW Americas 3rd Overall, 3 wins • 2006 Skip Barber National Series, 3rd Overall, 4 wins • 2006 Skip Barber Western Regional Series, 1st Champion

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VILLENEUVE Gilles Villeneuve, the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec native was often referred to by his boss Enzo Ferrari as Il Piccolo Canadese, the little Canadian. Gilles was a lover of speed, be it in his Ferrari F1 car, snowmobile, or anything that is propelled in a forward motion. His tragic death at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix may have put an end to his life, but his legacy lives on to this day. Despite never having wan a World Championship, Gilles remains one of the most revered pilots in Ferrari history. His son Jacques became Formula 1 World Champion in 1997. The circuit used for the Canadian Grand Prix bears his name. Every year, the start finish line bears the inscription Salut Gilles. In French salut has two meanings, goodbye is one of them. I prefer to think it is the latter meaning- hello.

5 MINUTES with Mario Andretti

F1T: You raced during the golden age of Formula 1. You were World Champion with Lotus in 1978 with John Player Special. What do you think is the main difference between yesterday’s F1 and the current Formula 1?MA:There is a certain evolution, which is normal, times change. Formula One is much more commercial today, but you can also say that currently it is a golden age, just like when I was racing. At the moment, Formula One is enjoying a certain level of popularity throughout the world which is phenomenal. This is why you can’t really say that the old days were better than today. I see today’s Formula One to be at a very positive place, I like what I see. There are new circuits and new races broadcast all over the world. The formula itself is a formula which is very exciting, it withholds the highest level of technology. These are all important elements.

F1T: Can you compare the first US Grand Prix last year in Austin to the second year, do you think there is more enthusiasm from the spectators?MA: I would say yes. Already last year, it integrated itself very nicely, being the area’s first contact with Formula One.

F1T: You raced with Gilles Villeneuve. Can you tell us a few words about Gilles Villeneuve and other champions such as Niki Lauda whome you had the pleasure to race against?MA: Gilles Villeneuve as a person was extremely charismatic. We were friends… we raced together… as a pilot he was incredible. He was always in the running and he had a lion’s heart.

F1T: What emotion did you feel winning the World Championship with Lotus John Player Special, and finishing your last two races with Ferrari. Is there a particular emotion to be part of Ferrari, or did you just want to race and win?MA: The priority is always to have the best car. In my case, I always had a soft spot in my heart with Ferrari. It was very special for me to win my first race with Ferrari, it’s an incredible achievement in my career. Having raced the last two races in F1 with Ferrari, having replaced Pironi, which at that point I had already left F1. For me, Ferrari will always be Ferrari.

F1T: it’s always in your heart.MA:Always in my heart, I always want to see them ahead.


By: Joey Franco & Nicolangelo Cioppi

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FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY2013 Canadian Grand Prix

Text & Photos By: Joey Franco

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A wet first practice session on Friday saw Force India driver Paul Di Resta score abest lap time of 1:21.020, followed by Jenson Button at 1:21.108. The times weredrastically reduced on a much dryer surface during the second session with Ferrari’sFernando Alonso’s 1:14.818 lap time. “It was an untypical Friday, affected by the extremely changeable weather,” saidAlonso. “We can expect a very complicated weekend, because the weather is due toremain changeable right up to Sunday and judging the grip level will be difficult,both in qualifying and in the race.”The controversial Barcelona tyre test in which the Mercedes F1 team were involvedin was a main topic of discussion during the Friday FIA press conference followingthe second round of free trials at this year’s Canadian Grand Prix.Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has confirmed that the go ahead with the controversialtyre test last month was indeed his decision.Brawn, who was present along with fellow team principals Martin Whitmarsh(McLaren), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), andMonisha Kaltenborn (Sauber) was quick to defend his decision.The Mercedes boss’ first statement was that the testing has been mislabeled as asecret test, rather than a private test. “It wasn’t a secret test. I think anyone whobelieves you can got to Barcelona and do three days of testing, or 1000km of testing,and not have anyone become aware of it is naïve,” he said in front of the world press.


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The weather continued to be a factor throughout the entire Saturday free practice and qualifying sessions. During the last practice session, a gap of more than eight seconds separated the quickest pilot Mark Webber (1:17.895) and the slowest Jules Bianchi (1:26.195).

Despite out of the ordinary temperature and weather, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel managed to be in top form and captured pole position on intermediate tyres. “Well it was very, very tricky, especially because you never knew what the conditions were like the next time you were out,” said

three time world champion Vettel.Mercedes pilot Lewis Hamilton nabbed the second spot on the grid. Hamilton did express his disappointment at not grabbing the top spot. “Pole was definitely there, so it’s a bit unfortunate but that’s the way it goes.”The surprive of the afternoon was a third place result by rookie Williams driver Valtteri Bottas. “it means a lot,” said the delighted Finnish driver. It’s way more up in the grid than what we really could ever imagine… It’s been so difficult, the first six races for us and it will be a nice boost for the team

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It’s a well-deserved result for Valtteri and for the whole team and it gives us all a real boost after all the hard work everyone has been putting in.

Mike Coughlan, Williams Technical Director

We didn’t have grip in these conditions so we did pretty much all we could do, but if there’s no grip you can’t go faster. In this weather it’s difficult as sometimes the rain gets harder, sometimes the track is drying so you have to try to be out there when the circuit’s at its best. P9 on the grid is not what we want so we’ll have to see what we can do in the race tomorrow.

Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus Driver:

“I’m quite happy with eighth place. It was a tough qualifying session and very hard to judge the conditions. Some parts of the track were wet and other areas were dry, so it was difficult to know how much to push. I also struggled to get the heat in the tyres, so it was not easy to get it altogether for one lap.

Adrian Sutil, Force India Driver

QUOTES OF THE DAY2012 FORMULA 1 CANADA GRAND PRIX

1.Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault

2. Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes

3. Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault

4.Nico RosbergMercedes

5.Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault

6. Fernando AlonsoFerrari

7. Jean-Eric VergneFerrari

8. Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes

9. Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault

10.Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari

11. Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault

12. Sergio PerezMcLaren-Mercedes

13. Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault

14. Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes

15.Esteban GutierrezSauber-Ferrari

16 Felipe MassaFerrari

17 Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes

18. Charles PicCaterham-Renault

19. Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault

20. Jules BianchiMarussia-Cosworth

21.Max ChiltonMarussia- Cosworth

22. Giedo van der GardeCaterham-Renault


Sunday, June 9th reserved something that had not been seen in a while; the sun. A sunny day was the setting for a Sabastian Vettel dominated race. Vettel got off to a good start, built a comfortable gab, and was able to maintain that cusion until the very end. The German triple champion took the checkered flag 14 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. This marks the first time that Red Bull, or Vettel has won on Canadian soil.

“Obviously we’ve had good races before but it didn’t come together to win,” said Vettel. “Two years ago I was very close. I lost it in the last lap, it was my mistake, so made up for it today.”Alonso, who started sixth on the grid, treated the Montreal crowd to one of his signature superstarts. The Ferrari pilot was able to get past Webber, Rosberg, and Hamilton. “At the end I think the second place has a victory taste because we scored some good points after a very difficult weekend,” he said.

Mercedes GP pilot Lewis Hamilton finished just over a second behind Alonso, who he considered to be “massively quick”. “It was very difficult to keep him behind… I tried my best, I got close once he got past me, but he was just generally took quick for me.”

Robinson. Robinson passed away following an accident while Esteban Gutierez’s vehicle was being towed off the circuit.

Quotes of the day

Incredible! I’m very happy. The best result for me of course, but also the highest finishing position since Vettel’s results for the team in 2008. It is even more satisfying, because it was a normal race in the dry, with no one going out in front of me so we achieved this position fair and square.

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso driver

Today, we absolutely had to make up for the difficult day we had yesterday, because we knew the more normal weather would allow us to demonstrate our true potential. The podium was in our sights and we can claim to have hit the target, in a race that was complicated from start to finish by our grid positions. Fernando produced an absolutely extraordinary performance, especially when taking into account that today, our competitors operated at a really high level.

Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari Team Principal

We fought hard to try and secure some points today but ultimately we just didn’t have the pace in the car. I didn’t get a great start which allowed a few cars to jump me on the first lap, and in the dry conditions we simply couldn’t match the level of competitiveness we showed yesterday. The tyre wear in the first stint was also high which made

Valtteri Bottas, Williams Driver:

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 1:32:09.143 2

2 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 70 +14.4 secs 6

3 10 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 70 +15.9 secs 2

4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 +25.7 secs 5

5 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 +69.7 secs 4

6 18 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 7

7 14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 17

8 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 69 +1 Lap 16

9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 69 +1 Lap 10

10 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 8

11 6 Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 12

12 5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 69 +1 Lap 14

13 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 69 +1 Lap 22

14 17 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 69 +1 Lap 3

15 19 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 24 +1 Lap 13

16 16 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 68 +2 Laps 13

17 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 68 +2 Laps 19

18 20 Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 67 +3 Laps 18

19 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 67 +3 Laps 19

20 22 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 12 +2 Laps 20

21 22 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 12 +2 Laps 23

22 12 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 63 Accident 15

ret 11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 45 Accident damage 9

ret 21 Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 43 Accident 21

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Note - Grosjean qualified 19th; penalised 10 grid spots for causing collision at previous round. Raikkonen and Ricciardo qualified ninth and tenth respectively; penalised two grid spots each for pit-exit infringements.

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Friday November 15, 2013The day started off very foggy, but the sunny skies were not far away. The fag delayed the first practice session by about 40 minutes. A total of 58,276 spectators turned out during the day.Scuderia Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso clocked the fastest time of 1:38.343 during practice session one. “Compared to last year, the track conditions seemed better: for the first Grand Prix here, it was too new and there was a bit of oil on the track, while now there’s a lot more grip,” commented Alonso.Four-time, and reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Infiniti Red Bull Racing ruled the time sheets in session two, with a top time of 1:37.305. Heikki Kovalainen joins the Lotus F1 Team, replacing his compatriot Kimi Raikkonen who underwent back surgery. Kovalainen finished the second session with the fifth fastest time.“It’s been a pretty smooth landing, joining Lotus F1 Team,” said the finn. “We’ve had no major issues on track today and we just need to keep chipping away to see how good we can get the car for tomorrow and Sunday,” he added.

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Photo Courtesy Pirelli

Saturday November 16, 2013The second day of the US Grand Prix kicked off with the third and final practice session which was dominated by both Red Bull vehicles. Vettel clocked a time of 1:36.733, while his teammate Mark Webber followed closely at 1:36.936.The practice session was an indication of things to come during the qualifying session as Vettel and Webber continued to dominate and captured a one-two spot on the grid.Sebastian Vettel captured pole position with a time of 1:36.338 in Q3. “It was a tricky session because the wind, I think, picked up quite a lot from this morning and… yeah, it does influence the behaviour of the cars so, not that easy, especially around the high-speed corners,” commented pole-sitter Vettel. “I wasn’t that happy with my first run in Q3 but I think I had a solid run at the end which I think was enough to put the car on pole,” he added.Webber ended Q3 with a time of 1:36.441. “It’s easy to unload the car a little bit in these conditions, so yeah, sometimes you’re happy that you’ve given your best and you’re on the front row but today one slipped through the fingers,” said Webber. Lotus driver Romain Grosjean captured the third spot on the grid. Grosjean stressed that it had not been an easy week for the team. “We struggled a little bit yesterday and this morning. I think conditions are not so easy starting early in the morning. – and I don’t like to wake-up early as well so it doesn’t make it easy.


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2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX

1.Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault

2. Mark WebberRed Bull Racing-Renault

3. Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault

4.Nico RosbergSauber-Ferrari

5.Lewis HamiltonMercedes

6. Fernando AlonsoFerrari

7. Sergio PerezMcLaren-Mercedes

8. Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault

9.Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault

10.Esteban GutierrezSauber-Ferrari

11.Daniel RicciardoSTR-Ferrari

12.Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes

13.Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes

14. Nico RosbergMercedes

15.Felipe MassaFerrari

16.Jean-Eric VergneSTR-Ferrari

17 Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes

18. Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault

19. Giedo van der GardeCaterham-Renault

20. Jules BianchiMarussia-Cosworth

21.Charles PicCaterham-Renault

22. Max ChiltonMarussia-Cosworth

Paul Di RestaForce India Driver“I’m reasonably happy with today’s result because this is a track that does not particularly suit my driving style. The wind picked up quite a bit before qualifying, which made the conditions tricky and I think we made the most of that. We out-qualified some quick cars today and in the end I was just a tenth away from making Q3.”

Xevi Pujolar,Chief Race Engineer - Williams“The Circuit of the Americas is quite unique in terms of track layout, roughness and temperature which, mixed with the fact that the tyre compound choices are on the conservative side, makes getting the tyres working well the key to a good qualifying lap. We had better performance in FP1 and were working to bring this back in practice this morning.”

Paul HemberyPirelli’s motorsport director“Our tyre choice here is on the conservative side, which means that getting the tyres up to the right temperature was important. That was not necessarily an easy task today as the track temperature actually fell slightly during the session, which is not the normal pattern we see in qualifying. With variable winds and temperatures throughout the afternoon, it wasn’t a particularly easy session for anybody.”

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Sunday November 17, 2013An impressive crowd of 113,162 Formula 1 enthusiasts watched Sebastian Vettel make history at the Circuit of the American during the 2013 US Grand Prix. Vettel, the 26-year-old reigning World Champion, scored his eighth consecutive Grand Prix victory, surpassing Michael Schumacher’s record of seven straight wins. The German chose a one-stop strategy, starting on the P Zero White medium tyre and then changing to the P Zero Orange hard on lap 27. “It’s incredible. I think it’s one of those things that you never expect to… one of those records that you never expect to be beaten so it’s very difficult to find the right words,” said an emotional Vettel following the race.“When you realise that you’ve done it, it makes you very proud in that moment and, yeah, I think it’s very difficult for all of us to realise what it actually means,” added the German World Champion. “People look back and they talk about that time and about certain drivers and one day people might look back and talk about our time and what we’ve done as a team.” Lotus F1 driver Romain Grosjean claimed the second spot on the podium, while Vettel’s teammate, Mark Webber, took third. NBC Sports’ live broadcast of the race drew 1.010 million viewers, up 47 percent versus last year on SPEED (688,000), according to final national data provided today by The Nielsen Company. The total attendance for COTA’s second Formula 1 Grand Prix was 250,324, with 58,276 fans attending Friday’s practice sessions and 78,886 turning out for Saturday’s qualifying rounds.

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 56 1:39:17.148 1

2 8 Romain Grosjean Ferrari 56 +6.2 secs 3

3 2 Mark Webber Mercedes 56 +8.3 secs 2

4 10 Lewis Hamilton Red Bull Racing-Renault 56 +27.3 secs 5

5 3 Fernando Alonso Mercedes 56 +29.5 secs 6

6 11 Nico Hulkenberg STR-Ferrari 56 +30.4 secs 4

7 6 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 56 +46.6 secs 7

8 17 Valtteri Bottas Ferrari 56 +54.5 secs 9

9 9 Nico Rosberg Lotus-Renault 56 +59.1 secs 12

10 5 Jenson Button Force India-Mercedes 56 +77.2 secs 15

11 19 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 56 +81.0 secs 10

12 4 Felipe Massa McLaren-Mercedes 56 +86.9 secs 13

13 12 Esteban Gutierrez Lotus-Renault 56 +91.7 secs 20

14 7 Heikki Kovalainen Williams-Renault 56 +95.0 secs 8

15 14 Paul di Resta STR-Ferrari 56 +96.8 secs 11

16 18 Jean-Eric Vergne Williams-Renault 56 +104.5 secs 14

17 16 Pastor Maldonado Marussia-Cosworth 55 +1 Lap 17

18 22 Jules Bianchi Caterham-Renault 55 +1 Lap 19

19 21 Giedo van der Garde Marussia-Cosworth 55 +1 Lap 18

20 20 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 55 +1 Lap 22

21 23 Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 54 +2 Lap 21

ret 11 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 0 Accident 16

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Note - Button penalised 3 grid places for passing under red flags in FP1. Pic penalised 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox change. Gutierrez penalised 10 grid places for impeding in Q1. Vergne finished 12th, 20s added to race time for causing collision.


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MAP

Traveling to and visiting new destinations is always an extraordinary adventure. Doing it in a sports car is way better. At F1 Traveler, we are pleased to introduce a new concept which we have rightfully coined as Motor Tourism! For this first edition, we visit four locations in two stunning, yet different vehicles.

The first vehicle is a special edition Lamborghini Gallardo which has been turned into a piece of art on wheels! The second vehicle is a 1971 Opel GT.

Destinations: 4Total Distance: 95.3 kmTotal driving time: 1hour, 19 minutes

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Lisabel Galerie D’Art1481, rue OttawaMontreal, PQ – H3C 1S9

Our first destination is the Lisabel Galerie in the Griffintown

district of Montreal. This historic area is currently

undergoing a revitalization which aims to make the area

one of the poshest spots on the island of Montreal. The

Lisabel galerie is a hidden gem of Griffintown. The

3,000 square foot gallery is not open to the public, and is

accessible only by appointment.

Over the years, Lisabel has developed a unique art form

which combines unique composite materials and textures,

delivering explosive colors. in 2007 she won the first Grand

Prize in the Distinctive Technique of the 24th International

Visual Arts, Sound and Light Gala Contest, making her one

of Montreal’s most interesting emerging artists.

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Destination 2

Circuit Gilles VilleneuveParc Jean DrapeauMontreal, PQ – H3C 6A1The second destination is just a nine minute drive

from the Lisabel Gallery, and is one of the most

fables North American locations when it comes

to motorsport; the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The

4.36km racetrack has hosted the Canadian Grand

Prix since the late 1970s.

Today, we are able to combine art and performance

with the special edition Lisabel Gallardo. The

Lambo goes from still to 100 in 3.8 seconds, the

acceleration is blinding. The Casino is enough to

bring the mid engine 2-door coupe just under the

250km/hour point.

It is one thing to drive such an amazing vehicle on

a circuit, it is another to drive it on pavement which

has hosted some the greatest race car drivers ever;

from Senna to Schumacher, and of course the man

who gave his name to the circuit; Gilles Villeneuve.

G1 Tours is a company that specializes in supercar

experiences on circuits such as CGV, and several

other tracks in the province of Quebec and also

Ontario. The Lisabel Gallardo is part of their

fantastic fleet which also includes; Ferrari F430s,

Nissan GTR, Porsche GT3, Ferrari 458 Italia, and

several more.

The G1 experience is guaranteed to get your

adrenaline pumping.


Carone Winery75 rue RoyLanoraie, PQ – J0K 1E0

Our third destination is just under one hour from the

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Carone Wines is situated about

50km east of Montreal, and is a perfect destination for

wine enthusiasts to explore a fantastic Quebec vineyard

without having to drive hours!

The drive in the ’71 Opel through the streets of Lanoraie

is very romantic and scenic- it is almost a match made in

heaven. This limited-production, premium estate winery

features four signature brands; Venice, Bin 33, Double

Barrel, and Classico. The boutique winery is the first

Quebec winery to receive international medals for its red

wines.

The estate is happy to host events and arrange for visits,

you will not be disappointed in the quality of wine found

at this location. Bottle prices range from an $18.50 bottle

of Bin 33 and Classico to a $55.00 Double Barrel.

For more information, please visit www.Carone.ca

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Musee Gilles Villeneuve960 Avenue Gilles VilleneuveBerthierville, PQ – J0K 1A0After sampling some exquisite wines at Carone, the next stop is more of a pilgrimage for any racing fan. The Gilles

Villenuve Museum is just a quarter of an hour away from the vineyard, and is a must visit for F1 fans.

Located in the late Ferrari Legend’s hometown of Berthierville, the Museum opened to the public in 1988. A life size

bronze statue of Gilles greets over 20,000 visitors a year from around the world.

Amongst the many relics found in the Museum are F1 trophies, photographs, and race cars including Gille’s first Formula

Atlantic 1974 March. Two BAR F1 vehicles from his son (1997 F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve) can also be found

in the building.

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As part of the on-going work to improve key areas of the business, Williams is pleased to announce that Dave Wheater will join from the Lotus F1 Team to become Head of Aerodynamic Performance, reporting to existing Head of Aerodynamics Jason Somerville. Also supporting Jason as we move forward will be Shaun Whitehead, previously of Red Bull Racing, who joins as Head of Aerodynamic Process.Commenting on the new appointments, Jason Somerville said: “I’m very pleased to have secured the first class talents of Dave and Shaun, both of whom have enviable track records within F1. With the exciting challenges ahead for 2014, I am confident they will both add strength and experience to the team here at Grove.”

Pat Symonds, Williams F1 Team Chief Technical Officer, added: “These two appointments show our commitment to both improving the process of aerodynamic development while focussing on the application of that development to true on-track performance. Dave and Shaun bring a wealth of experience to our team and I welcome them both to Grove and fully expect them to make significant contributions to the renewed competitiveness that we are all working so hard to achieve. With Dave and Shaun on board, and under Jason’s stewardship, we will be well positioned to make gains in this important area and support the continuing task of developing the FW36 in what promises to be an exciting year for the sport in 2014.”

The Williams F1 Team is pleased to announce a strengthened aerodynamics line-up as it gears up for the 2014 Formula One World Championship season.

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Sergio Perez joins Sahara Force India with multi-year dealSahara Force India is delighted to announce the signing of Sergio Perez as race driver for the team in 2014 and beyond.The 23-year-old Mexican completes Sahara Force India’s 2014 line-up alongside Nico Hulkenberg and helps create one of the most exciting pairings on the grid.

“It’s a pleasure to welcome Sergio to the team,” said Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal and Managing Director. “He brings a healthy mix of youth and experience, and I’ve been very impressed with his recent performances.”

“It’s great to announce my new team as Sahara Force India,” said Perez. “This is a young team with a lot of determination and they’ve produced competitive cars for the last few years. It’s all change for next season with the new regulations, but I already have a good feeling about 2014.”

Sauber F1 Team announces Adrian Sutil as its driver for 2014The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Adrian Sutil as one of its drivers in 2014. The German will embark on his seventh season in Formula One with the Swiss outfit.

“We are pleased, that we were able to sign Adrian, particularly as we have been wanting to work together with him for a while, Said Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal.

“ Adrian is not only very fast, but also brings a lot of experience, which is very important looking at the new regulations for next year.

“I am very happy that we found common ground,” said Sutil. “After six good years driving for Force India, with a lot of highlights, it’s now time to embark on a new challenge.”

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2013 Canadian Grand Prix


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Travelgram2013 Us Grand Prix


The Race according to PirelliSebastian Vettel took his 29th career victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada, and the first at the circuit for Red Bull Racing. Vettel used a two-stop strategy to win the race and extend his championship lead, starting on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre, before switching to the P Zero White medium and completing the race with a final stint on this tyre.

Following wet conditions in qualifying, the race was entirely dry today. Even though they had a free choice of slick tyres with which to start the race, the top 10 all chose to begin on the supersoft. The softest tyre in Pirelli’s Formula One range proved to be up to a second faster than the medium with a rapid warm-up time, making it a key element of Vettel’s sprint strategy.Force India’s Paul Di Resta was the highest-placed driver to try something different, having started from 17th on the grid with the medium tyre. The Englishman stopped just once after 56 laps on the medium compound to finish seventh. The Lotus of Romain Grosjean and the two Marussias were the only other cars to begin the race on the harder compound.

Having gathered very little experience of running on the slick compounds up to the race due to the wet weather, the teams had to adopt a flexible approach to their strategy today, with little information on relevant wear and degradation rates. As expected, both wear and degradation rates remained low.

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “The Canadian Grand Prix was a slight step into the unknown for everybody, with track temperatures considerably higher than they had been in qualifying yesterday. Canada is one of the most challenging circuits for the rear tyres due to high traction demands – particularly after it has rained previously in the weekend, because the moisture has the effect of washing away all the rubber that has been laid down before, which decreases grip levels further. Despite that, wear and degradation was under control for all the frontrunners and there was little of the graining that is a common feature of this race as well. Mercedes still seems to be suffering from high levels of degradation with Nico Rosberg being the only driver in the top 10 having to use a three-stop strategy. While two stops was clearly the way to go, Paul Di Resta drove an excellent race to show what was possible with a one- stopper, completing 56 laps on his first set of medium tyres.”

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ONE PIT STOPThe winner of the 2013 US Grand Prix, Vettel, chose a one-stop strategy, starting on the P Zero White medium tyre and then changing to the P Zero Orange hard on lap 27. Vettel also became the first man in Formula One history to win eight consecutive races in the course of a season.

The biggest challenge facing the drivers throughout the Austin weekend was hugely variable track temperatures, ranging from 18 degrees centigrade on Friday to a maximum of 37 degrees centigrade for the race on Sunday. This had an obvious effect on tyre behaviour, making it very difficult for teams to predict wear and degradation – and therefore the strategy.

Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne was the only driver to start on the hard tyre from 14th on the grid, with the strategy also affected by a two-lap safety car period right at the beginning of the race: when the cars are at their heaviest and tyre wear is most significant.The first pit stop of the race was for Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez on lap one, who picked up a puncture due to debris from a start incident. He put on the hard tyre and ran with it to lap 36, when he went back on the medium. Another early stopper was Williams driver Pastor Maldonado, who went onto the hard compound on lap eight while accident damage to his car was repaired.

The first scheduled stop was Heikki Kovalainen for Lotus on lap 17, who put on the hard tyres and managed to make up three places by ‘undercutting’ his direct rivals, before losing time with a nose change.

Vettel pitted for his set of hard tyres from the lead on lap 27, handing the lead briefly to Lotus driver Romain Grosjean for three laps until the Frenchman pitted. Grosjean finished runner-up, six seconds behind Vettel, to equal his best-ever Formula One finish.

The top 12 finishers all used a one-stop strategy, with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa the highest-placed finisher to adopt a two-stop strategy, ending up 13th.

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “The variation in temperature we saw over the course of the weekend was quite remarkable, meaning that the drivers encountered different track conditions in every session. With such a wide spread of asphalt temperatures, you would ideally need more than just the two compounds stipulated in the regulations, but these were highly unusual circumstances and that was obviously not an option! As a result, the teams did not really have a proper read on the wear and degradation rates heading into the race. Nonetheless, most drivers chose a one-stop strategy as we expected, helped by the safety car period at the beginning of the grand prix, which then led to a race with less strategy and fewer variables than we have been accustomed to recently.”


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Only an exceptional timepiece can bear the name of one of the finest pilots in the history of Formula 1. Hublot have just re-leased three watches in the Sen-na collection in honor of the late Brazilian champion.

Following on from the phenom-enal success of the first Big Bang Senna presented in 2007, the Big Bang Foudroyante Senna pre-sented in Tokyo in 2009 and the King Power Ayrton Senna pre-sented at the São Paulo Grand Prix in 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the driver’s birth, we can now celebrate Ayr-ton’s 41 victories and 3 champi-onship titles with a super limited edition of 3 models with only 41 pieces each.

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The three timepieces will be available in King Gold, Titanium or black PVD Titanium. Only 41 of each of the three watches will be produced in honour of the Brazilian icon’s 41 victories and 3 championship titles. This is the most complicated watch pro-duced for the Senna collection.

Ayrton’s sister Viviane, and his nephew Bruno were present at the Hublot factory in Switzerland for the unveiling of the collection. “We are so proud of having Hublot as one of our long lasting part-ners and extremely honoured that they chose the Senna collec-tion to present their new special watch design and technology,” said the former F1 pilor Bruno Senna. “Celebrating Ayrton’s vic-tories and titles with such a beautiful and special collection is out-standing.”

Bruno, along with Hublot CEO Ricardo Guardalupe, was given a tour of the workshops, where he saw the very first MP-06 Senna models in production.

“It’s an honour and a privilege to welcome Bruno to our manufac-ture in Switzerland. He is a fine spokesman for the magnificent work being done in Brazil by his mother Viviane and the entire Senna family. We are delighted that our support, as well as that of many friends and partners, is helping to sustain their commit-ment to give millions of children the education they need to build a future and a better life.”

The MP-06 Senna features an expertly openworked sapphire dial reveals the manufacture tourbillon movement. The Senna brand logo (in yellow, green or red depending on the version) appears as a transfer at 9 o’clock on the sapphire dial. The watch comes in a special Hublot presentation case with a perfect miniature re-production of Ayrton Senna’s helmet design in 88, 89 and 91. left: Ricardo Guardalupe right : Bruno Senna


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CANADIAN GPEVENTS

• SCUDERIA FERRARI CLUB MONTREAL KARTING• 599 FCA RELAY• FERRARI QUEBEC COCKTAIL• HUGH GRANT STAR GUEST • RUSH PREMIERE


WEDNESDAY JUNE 5SCUDERIA FERRARI CLUB MONTREAL KARTING

Also present was Marussia pilot Jules Bianchi, Ferrari Quebec president Umberto Bonfa, as well as numerous members of teh Scuderia Ferrari team.The Montreal Chapter of the club is the first of its kind in North America- the newly inaugurated club is already 98 members strong. Rivola expressed his satisfaction with the club and assured all those present that they would be back next year in front of an even bigger crowd of enthusiasts.Rivola presented Mr. Anelli with a plaque to commemorate the birth of the club. Scuderia Ferrari also donated 500 Ferrari flags to the club.Team members were treated to a light meal and were given the opportunity to showcase their skill on the indoor Karting track.

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 5SCUDERIA FERRARI CLUB MONTREAL KARTING

photos: Joey Franco

Scuderia Ferrari Club Montreal held their inaugural event yesterday at the Kart-O-Mania indoor Karting facility in Montreal. Club president Ernesto Anelli welcomed Scuderia Ferrari Sporting Director and Worldwide president of Scuderia Ferrari Club; Massimo Rivola.


599 FCA RelayEarlier today, Quebec Chapter FCA president Bernardo Pisarzewski, vice-president Pasquale Sorella, and sever-al club members drove to the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle bor-der crossing to welcome the vehicle.The downpour and below average temperature was not enough to stop the most die-hard club members from making the pilgrim-age to the border town. Mr. Roland Veit, Regional Director of the FCA Empire State Region was tasked with deliver-ing the vehicle to Mr. Pisarzewski.

The Quebec Chapter of the FCA was founded over 12 years ago following the opening of the Ferrari Quebec dealership.

Once the vehicle will have completed the 20,000 mile ralley, Jim Taylor will become the proud owner of this unique piece of Ferrari history. The next stop for the car will be the Ottawa Chapter where the local FCA club will celebrate the Ottawa Ferrari Festival on June 14.

The Ferrari Club of America was founded in 1962, and has grown to become th largest Ferrari owners club in the world with over 5,000 members in 36 chapters across the continent. Club members enjoy a variety of events in-cluding fundraisers, track events, and swap meets. Each region and chapter is united by a common passion- the prancing horse.

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To mark the half century mark of the Ferrari Club of America, a special edition 599 relay car has embarked on a 20,000 mile journey across North America. It is only fit-ting that the celebratory vehicle has made its way into Montreal just in time for the Canadian Grand Prix.This special one-off Ferrari 599GTB-HGTE was custom built for the relay and is the very last North America specifica-tion 599 produced..

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Ferrari Quebec Cocktail

Ferrari Quebec President Umberto Bonfa wel-comed Scuderia Ferrari test pilot Pedro DeLaRosa to say a few words during the evening. Also pre-sent were Ferrari Quebec owner Lawrence Stroll and Ferrari North America CEO Marco Mattiacci.

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On Friday June 7th, The Ferrari Quebec dealership held their annual VIP pre Grand Prix cocktail. Distinguished guests included many Ferrari owners, members of the press, Ferrari Quebec personnel, as well as special invited guests from the Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team.

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Ferrari Quebec Cocktail FRIDAY JUNE 7


Hugh Grant Star Guest at Hotel le St. James Ferrari Reception

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Traditionally viewed as ‘the best party in town’ during the whirlwind of Grand Prix events, the invitation-only St. James’ eve was an essay in elegance. Fashionistas in the fresh finery of the season, titans of in-dustry, and politicians joined Miss America Mallory Hagan and others at the prestig-ious reception.

Marco Mattiacci, CEO / President Fer-rari North America welcomed the glam-orous guests, including Italian Consul General Enrico Padula, and Consul An-tonio Poletti, as well as Quebec Minister of Tourism, Pascal Bérubé, and Ferrari team members.

‘‘It was a pleasure to host this elegant evening once again at the St. James,’’ commented Elizabeth Glimenaki, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Hotel le St. James.

‘‘Montreal is one of the best Grand Prix cit-ies in the world,’’ added Mr. Mattiacci. ‘‘We love the city’s flair and style.’’

On display were the exciting new Ferrari cars, the Ferrari FF, F12 Berlinetta and the Formula One F150.

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An exclusive Ferrari reception was held at Montreal’s sumptuous St. James Hotel during the Montreal Grand Prix. The eagerly-anticipated evening was a spectacular night as Le St. James rolled out the red carpet for guests and stars such as the director of X Men, Brian Singer, as well cast and crew; Olympic Gold Medallists Alexandre Despatie and Alexandre Bilodeau; Mitsou Gelinas; Marie Saint-Pierre, and Fabienne Larouche.

Hugh Grant Star Guest at Hotel le St. James Ferrari Reception

Italian Consul General Enrico Padula

Miss America MalloryHagan

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Rush PremiereMega-Plex Marche Central Guzzo - SEPTEMBER 25

Ferrari Quebec, in collaboration with Mega-Plex Guzzo, and Seville films were proud to presentthe Ron Howard film, Rush. Based on the rivalry between F1 legends Niki Lauda and James Hunt, the film stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Bruhl as the meticulous Lauda.

Guests enjoyed Veuve Clicquot champagne and popcorn. Present were Ferrari Quebec president Umberto Bonfa and Canadian Grand Prix promoter Francois Dumontier.

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Rush PremiereMega-Plex Marche Central Guzzo - SEPTEMBER 25


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• BRITISH CONSULT GENERAL EVENTS• SANTANDER PRESS CONFERENCE• MOTOSTALGIA • AMBER LOUNGE AUSTIN


British Consul General EventsOn Thursday November 14

the British Consul General of Houston hosted the F1 TechRally at the AT&T Conference Centre in Austin.

The talks centered around Formula 1 technology and how this innovation and technology is being exported into other industries such as IT, biopharma, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Speakers included Geoff McGrath (McLaren Applied Technologies), Naresh Chouhan (Truphone) and Edgar Farrera (Circuit of the Americas).

The celebrations continued on Friday evening at the Best of Great Britain Showcase at the Moody Theatre (Austin City Limits Live). Governor Rick Perry arrived at ACL in a McLaren 12C. Head of UK Trade & Investment Danny Lopez, and British Consul General Andrew Millar were also present. The evening was followed by a Best of Texas Music concert with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Robert Earl Keen, Carolyn Wonderland, Rick Trevino and Marcia Ball.

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Naresh Chouhan of Truphone speaking at the AT&T Centre.

Governor Rick Perry.

McLaren 12C State Capitol

Head of UK Trade & Investment Danny Lopez

British Consul General Andrew Millar, Gov. Rick Perry arrives at

Best of Great Britain Showcase, ACL Live

Gov. Perry, racing legend Jackie Stewart, Austin Mayor Lee

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Santander Press ConferenceThursday November 14, 2013

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Santander was pleased to host a Press Conference to kick off the 2013 US Grand Prix at the Velocity Lounge at the Circuit of the Americas. Enrique Arribas, head of advertising and sponsorship for Santander and Kathy Klinger, CMO of Santander welcomed the world press and members of the Scuderia Ferrari Team. Ferrari members included team principal Stafano Domenicali, director of engineering Pat Fry, chassis technical director James Allison, head of engine and electronics Luca Mormorini, and head of communications Renato Bisignani.

Santander’s current sponsorship deal with Ferrari is signed until 2017. Santander has 706 branches in the US with over 1.7 million customers.

1. Enrique Arribas, Stefano Domenicali, and Kathy Klinger2. Luca Marmorini, James Allison, Pat Fry, and Stefano Domenicali3. Pedro De La Rosa Ferrari Test Driver

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Motostalgia November 14-16

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The Motostalgia car auction, gala, and show took place on November 14-16 at The Austin Convention Center, located in downtown Austin at 500 East Cesar Chavez Street.This premier catalog auction event featured 75 fine collector cars. The auction featured three Formula One vehicles; a 1977 Shadow DN8 (valued at 1.25-1.75million), a 11998 Ferrari F300 (950k-1.15million), and a 21996 Benetton (350-400k).

The flagship vehicle was the last car raced to victory by the legendary Tazio Nuvolari, the 31950 Cisitalia-Abarth 204a, valued at approximately 3.5-5 million dollars.

Actor Val Kilmer and boxing legend Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta were also present at the auction, signing autographs and greeting guests.

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Amber Lounge Austin opened it's doors in Austin this year over three nights; the 15th, 16th, 17th November. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Amber Lounge has established itself as the most prestigious party in town entertaining F1 Drivers, Teams, Celebrities, F1 aficionados. The Austin edition took place at The Copper Tank Event Center, in downtown Austin.

Amber Lounge Austin offered a fully bespoke VIP service. Glasses were topped up with Moët & Chandon and Dom Pérignon Champagnes. The corks were popped on 600 bottles of Moët & Chandon and Dom Pérignon champagne over the three nights. With Moët & Chandon Imperial featured prominently at the event, Peggy Lanigan, Regional Marketing Manager - Central Region, stated “Amber Lounge is always the place to be seen over the Grand Prix weekend. We were thrilled to partner with Amber Lounge and for Moet & Chandon Imperial to be the champagne of choice for such a stylish event.”

The multi-talented and exceptionally stylish Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas joined Amber Lounge Austin as the resident DJ. "Performing at Amber Lounge has been a real honor," said Taboo. "India, Singapore, Abu Dhabi & Austin ...it's a world tour of the most amazing glamour, entertainment and style, and it's so much fun."

sixteen F1 drivers joined international stars: Gerard Butler, Gordon Ramsay, Adrian Grenier, to name just a few at the exclusive nightlife experience hosted by Sonia Irvine, sister of ex-Ferrari F1 star Eddie Irvine.

“It was an amazing weekend” says Sonia. “The club was buzzing with excitement and the atmosphere was just fantastic. It was great to see so many of our friends from the Formula One paddock at the party all relaxing and enjoying themselves. I have to say Austin has been nothing but pure delight and the people here know how to party!”

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Max Chilton Miss Texas and Oklahoma Mark Webber

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Nico Roseberg with Mark Webber Massimo Rivola


Guido Van Der Garde

Adrian Sutil with Matt Leblanc Alexander Rossi

Jenson Button

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Pirelli Tyres in the paddock area of the Canadian Grand Prix.

FRIDAY

Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo.


Marussia F1 Car on track.

Mercedes

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Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda.

F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone.

Mechanics hard at work on Mark Webber’s Infinity Red Bull Racing car in the garage.

Lotus F1 driver and former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen.

SATURDAY

F1 veteran Nigel Wollhein celebrates his 500th Grand Prix in Montreal.

F1 Traveler Magazine | 2013Felipe Massa with his brother after crashing out of Q2.

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas

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Former Montreal Canadiens hockey player and Stanley Cup Champion Patrice Brisebois.


Former F1 World Champion and current TV report-er Damon Hill.

Jenson Button at the McLaren pits.

Both Caterham vehicles on track.

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McLaren F1 pilot Sergio Perez.

Marussia pilot Jules Bianchi.

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F1 Traveler Magazine | 2013Fernando Alonse drives into Parc Ferme.

Guy LaLiberte (left) wuith former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve.

Ferrari North America CEO Marco Mattiacci.

Quebec Prime Minister Pauline Marois.

Italian Formula 1 journalist Pino Allievi

Australian airline magnate and former Minardi F1 team owner Paul Stoddart.

Canadian GP pit girl.

Kimi Raikkonen crosses the finish line in 9th position.

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Sebastian Vettel leads on the first lap.

The winner of the 2013 Cana-dian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel.

The podium; Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, celebrates with Champagne


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A playful moment in the Red Bull Garage as Mark Webber teases some colleagues.

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A foggy start to the dat at Circuit of the Americas. The fog delayed the first practice session by about 40 minutes

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Niko Hulkenberg of Sauber ready to take off during the Friday practice session.

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes.

Max Chilton of Marussia.


Nico Rosberg following the Friday practice session.

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Three F1 legends, Mario Andretti (L), Bernie Ecclestone (C), and Niki Lauda (R) share a laugh.

Felipe Massa makes his way back to the garages.


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Red Bull’s Sebastion Vettel during the 3rd practice session.

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Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo in pit lane.

The Force India team in pit lane.

Ferrari announce a sponsorship agreement with Oakley starting next year.


Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg during the qualifying session.

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Daniel Ricciardo after a long day’s work.


Dallas Cowboy Demarcus Ware in the paddocks.

Toro Rosso on track during qualifying.

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The Scuderia Ferrari garage.

SUNDAY

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.

Sir Jackie Stewart.

COTA cowgirl.

Sebastian vettel driving a Cobra during the driver’s parade.

Recording artist Sting.


Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.

Actor Gerard Butler with Nicole Galicia.

Scuderia Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

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Ferrari technical director Massimo Rivola (L) with team principal Stefano Domenicali.

Scuderia Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.


Third place finisher Mark Webber enters parc ferme.

Felipe Massa after the race in parc ferme.

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Lotus driver Romain Grosjean finishes third.


Winner Sebastian Vettel

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The podium; Romain Grosjean (L), Sebastian Vettel (C), and Mark Webber (R)

The Red Bull team celebrates a first and third place finish.


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