Dear F1 Supporter and Guest,

Thank you for your interest in the FOTA Fans Forum, powered by Santander, which will take place at McLaren Technology Centre on June 30th. We operate a strict first come first served basis and you were one of those who made it onto the event before the cut off.

The event has been five times oversubscribed so congratulations on getting a place. We look forward to welcoming you to the McLaren Technology Centre. This is your opportunity to ask the decision makers and leading names from the teams your questions about the sport and to put forwards your points of view. We will try to get through as many questions as possible and will ensure the hottest topics, which we know the volume of questions around each area, are covered.

Please find below an outline schedule and all logistical details for the event:

Arrival & departure Car & Taxi - All those travelling by either car or taxi must report to Mercedes Benz World before the event. Parking has been arranged at Mercedes Benz World and a shuttle service will operate to the McLaren Technology Centre from there. Please do not go directly to the McLaren Technology Centre before the event; you may be refused entry, and there is no onsite parking.

When you arrive at Mercedes-Benz World, please follow the FOTA Fans Forum signs to the designated parking area. Please do not park in the main visitor car park.

Parking will be available from 08:30 at Mercedes Benz World and shuttles to McLaren Technology Centre will operate from 08:50 – 10:15.

Mercedes Benz World Brooklands Drive Weybridge Surrey KT13 0SL

Train - Woking is the nearest mainline station and a shuttle service will start to operate from Woking station to and from McLaren at 09:00.

It is imperative that you advise us by return of this email whether you are planning to park at Mercedes-Benz World or arrive by train into Woking.

At the end of the event, coach transfers will be available from McLaren Technology Centre to Mercedes Benz World and Woking Station. If you need to take a taxi, please take the shuttle to Woking station where you will find local cab companies.

Check-in process Those arriving by car or taxi to Mercedes Benz World will be checked-in before boarding the shuttle bus to McLaren Technology Centre.

If you are arriving by train and using the shuttle bus from Woking station, please report to the reception area at McLaren Technology Centre to be checked-in.

Dress Code We look forward to welcoming you in an array of replica kit. Please be aware, however, that the McLaren Technology Centre operates a Business Dress Code – no jeans or trainers - and we kindly ask that all visitors respect this.

Photography Technical confidentiality is a critical part of the business at this facility. Therefore filming & photography is not permitted in the McLaren Technology Centre and this also applies to Mobile phones with photographic capability. We therefore kindly ask our guests not to bring cameras or camcorders with them in order to avoid disappointment. Video clips of the Forum will be available in the days after the event from the speedmerchantsmedia You Tube channel http://www.youtube.com/speedmerchantsmedia and on FOTA website http://www.teamsassociation.org

Connectivity There will be wireless available during the Forum to enable you to blog live from the event and update your social networking sites in real time. For all the Twitter users out there, we are encouraging use of #FOTAFans

Smoking In accordance with the Smoke Free (Premises & Enforcement) Regulations 2006, (European Framework Directive) the McLaren Technology Centre site has become a non smoking environment. Therefore we kindly ask that you respect these regulations and please refrain from smoking anywhere within the McLaren Technology Centre site, its car park and other external areas.

Dietary requirements A light sandwich snack will be available with vegetarian options. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please advise.

Plan of events

Time Activity 08:30 onwards All guests arrive at Mercedes Benz World to park and board shuttle buses Please follow the FOTA Fans’ Forum event signs to find your designated parking area and shuttle buses to McLaren Technology Centre The first shuttle bus will depart Mercedes Benz World at 08:30 and the last shuttle bus will depart at 10:15 For those arriving by train, a shuttle bus will operate from Woking station to McLaren Technology Centre from 08.50 09:00 – 10:40 Arrival refreshments and tours at McLaren Technology Centre This will be a chance to have an informal tour of the McLaren Technology Centre boulevard, home to a number of historic McLaren cars and McLaren’s trophy collection

11:00 – 11:10 Opening and introduction MC - James Allen 11:10 – 11:55 Session 1 – Sporting competition in F1 With , (FOTA chairman and Team Principal of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) , (Team Principal of Mercedes GP Petronas) Graeme Lowdon, (Sporting Director and President of Marussia Virgin Racing) and Robert Fernley (Deputy Team Principal of Force India F1 Racing) 12:15 – 13:00 Session 2 – Technical development With , (Technical Director of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) James Allison, (Technical Director of Lotus Renault GP) and Paul Monaghan (Head of Car Engineering at ) 13:00 – 13:15 Session 3 – and Kamui Kobayashi 13:15 – 14:00 All guests depart McLaren Technology Centre by shuttle bus for Mercedes Benz World

We thank you for your attention and feedback and look forward to welcoming you on this special occasion.

With our best regards,

FOTA – Teams Association