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SUPPLEMENT Thur 16.11.2017 RENATO MARQUES Renato Marques days oftheformerIntercon to havereturnedtheseems the InternationalDeferation, the F3WorldCup, createdby event, thesecondeditionof edition ofthisinternational first the through rushed who champions oftheGuiaCircuit, old days.” F3 raceseemstobe“backits FIA F3WorldCup,thisyear’s ternational Federationofthe cau withthecreationbyIn A Now withouttheformer Norris Ilott II competition inMa the startofanew edition thatmarked FTER oneunusual - - - to thetop, atwhatisinmany ng racerscompetingtheirway well asagoodnumberofyou “Queen” oftheMacauraces,as pect toseewhatmadeF3the year inMacau, wecanex more factorsthanbefore. This earlier andtakesnoteofalot strategy seemstonowstart Formula Onerecruitment of FormulaOnerecruiters. eyesthe in shine to opportunity anthe also and a for circuitGuia the of streets the pionships inMacautobattle pean andJapaneseF3Cham the bestracersfromEuro F3 WorldCupusedtogather tinental Cup. Previously,the Putting asidethelatter- - - - - ren Formula1team, willbeone pean championLandoNorris. crowned FIA Formula 3 Euro newly the as well panorama, as names ofthejuniormotorsport highlighted most the of several includes Grand PrixinMacau challenging circuits. people’s eyesoneofthemost Norris toattainnineoverall Félix daCosta. Thatallowed to PortuguesedriverAntónio gher stepofthepodiumthanks well lastyearandwasathehi gen car, whichhadperformed driving theDallaraVolkswa entry fromtheCarlinTeam, five-car the of drivers the of Norris, arecruitoftheMcLa 35th F3 for the The entrylist K ned namesin automobi renow most the of is one cars, Dutch TomCoronel the backofmanyhis my Dust”displayedon th” ortherenowned“Eat the “sharpensharktee for carliveriessuchas the mostunusualideas style thatledtosomeof sympathy andirreverent Renato Marques ‘ ismagical’ Q & things, includinghis NOWN A WTCC RACEDRIVER formany - - - - where hedidnotcompletethe Macau,in debut successful to Macauafterlastyear’s un Rosenqvist, willbereturning deemed tobethenextFelix son. The19-year-old, whois will beSweden’sJoel Eriks championship. in theEuropeanrookie year race winsthisseasonintheir - aMastersofFormula3as major titlewinsfromlastyear ts lead, Erikssonholdstwo with seven winsanda53poin pionship (rightbehindNorris) Formula 3Europeancham overall inthisseason’sFIA des beinginsecondposition race. HisCV showsthatbesi Eriksson Lining up right beside Norrisbeside right up Lining Back tothe ‘Old days’withatwist PREVIEW |F3 - - - tition “Eathis Dust.” back tomakethecompe lations, Coronel (45)is ducted underTCRregu the GuiaRacewascon (2015 and2016)where an absenceoftwoyears (WTCC) thisyearafter ring CarChampionship return oftheWorldTou to raceover20yearsago. circuit, wherehestarted le racingandoftheGuia To learn more about hisabout more learn To thewith Macau to Back

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PREVIEW | F3 Back to the ‘Old days’ with a twist Sette Câmara was marred by a crash and re- year to finish sixth for the FIA While both will be racing on important names in the mo- This time Piquet will try to im- sulted in his retirement from European F3 and second in the the Japanese Super Formula torsport, prove his performance. the race. Together with his Rookie Championship, right this year, Sekiguchi has been and . Mick, who is Last but not least, Brazilian teammate , also behind Norris. showing a better form as he is the son of seven-time Formu- driver Sérgio Sette Câmara featuring a Mercedes For Daruvala, this will be his currently fourth overall (Ya- la 1 World Champion Michael returns to the F3 competition from Theodore, Gunther will debut year in Macau and he mashita is 11th) but both have Schumacher, has completed after becoming a race winner certainly try to fight for a place will surely use the experien- enough experience to take his rookie in F3 this in his rookie season in the FIA to be amongst the first three to ce of his teammates to cut the on any of the B-MAX Dallara year and visits Macau for the Formula 2 Championship this cross the finish line. learning curve and show his Volkswagen, who would inter- first time in a bid to continue year. The Brazilian has some Gaining popularity along skills on track. It may be too fere in their game. his family tradition that has “unfinished business” in Ma- the season are two other men soon to think about a podium Abother strong competitor already seen his father win the cau, being third with Carlin from the Carlin squad that will finish, but a place in the top is Sho Tsuboi, who finished Grand Prix in 1990, and his last year and having set the have an important role in this five is possible, if he learns the second at the Japanese F3 uncle Ralf repeat the deed five in his rookie year in race. and Fer- circuit well. Championship. Tsuboi has years later. 2015. dinand Habsburg have been From the Japanese Cham- the chance to prove himself Pedro Piquet, who is the This will be decided throu- racing all season-long repre- pionship side, a few names and Macau is another oppor- son of three-time Formula 1 gh three days of free practi- senting Carlin, with Daruvala, come to mind, among them tunity to increase his rank in World Champion Nelson Pi- ce, qualifying sessions and a junior driver for the Force two former Japanese Formu- the . quet, returns to Macau af- the Qualification Race, before F1 team, making a sig- la 3 champions - Kenta Ya- It will also be interesting to ter a debut last year where things get really serious during nificant evolution during the mashita and Yuhi Sekiguchi. watch the performances of two he finished a strong ninth. the Grand Prix on Sunday.

happy to be back again. cumulated experien- 100 laps in my mind [just already special. MDT – Over these touring cars. It’s [for me] the most ce can make some now!] Let’s get less “downfor- 21 years how many ti- One thing is certain I challenging track toge- difference during the MDT - How do you ce” and more “rubbing”... mes have you raced in won’t stop racing never; ther with the Nordschlei- upcoming Macau GP perceive the upco- bumpnig a bit is a part of Macau? it’s my way of life already fe Nurburgring - the best. WTCC Event? ming future of tou- racing [Coronel smiles]. TC - I [actually] should for the past 28 years. Eat Every year when I re- TC – Yes, this is one of ring car races? Does So please get TCR [regu- try to count how many ti- My Dust! turn to Macau I see that those circuits where you WTCC have a future? lations] back. mes I raced here… Maybe things changed a lot so need experience [to suc- TC – Of course it has, 12-15 times, I need to MDT - You have been I’m expecting that after ceed]. Last time I [raced it is the best there is and MDT - What is the double-check [to confirm presented before as two years I’m finding here] I qualified P3 (third puts on a good show for first thing that comes the exact ]. one of the racers to [it’s] different again. place) behind the factory the people as they see cars to your mind when be involved in the up- I really saw many chan- Citroens in what was a that they recognize from you think about the MDT – The 2017 sea- coming Electric GT ges [across the years] af- big achievement [taking the streets racing but I Macau Race? son of WTCC is almost Championship. What ter my first visit to race in note] my car. But I hope that we go back to TC - If you crash your closing, what will do the status on that back in 1996 with F3. do attribute that achie- our cars [specifications] confidence is down 50 next? championship? Twenty-one years later, I vement to the fact that I like we had about four percent and this is a han- TC – Racing, Racing, TC - I don’t know much can say I have seen a lot know the track very well years ago. More manu- dicap that you carry for and more Racing, for the about it for the time happening. and know exactly where facturers and better com- the rest of the weekend. rest of my life! First [in being but I know there is are the many places whe- petition because nowa- But I love this long fast the programme] is the a future in it [EV racing] MDT – As you men- re you need to “stay cool”, days [with current regu- so it’s with that I will so let’s wait and see... But tioned, you have been and also the other places lations] only the factory great joy I’m coming here race again together with it will happen, I’m sure, racing in Guia Circuit where you can make time. teams can score well. As again. I did miss Macau my brother and after that just if you ask me exactly for many years. Do It’s a big smile to race a privateer, to have won on our calendar for the I’ll start preparing for when... That I don’t know Michael Rutter you think all that ac- here; I just made about two races last year was last two years. 2018, and, of course, in yet! III thu 16.11.2017

[of displaying the works]. I just have to thank everyone and to say that it is a great pleasure to be dis- playing here.” RENATO MARQUES RENATO The exhibition presents images in several different ways, from large printed backdrops that fill the walls to a series of sequenced images displayed as a collage to convey a sense of movement. Additionally, there is a digital screen displaying a huge archive of over 300 other photographs, showcasing different times and angles of the event, as captured by the camera of Mil-Homens. “Our [best] bet was to go to a smaller format on the photos so we can have a more extensive dis- António Mil-Homens play with more photographs on display, for those with time and patience can also see [all files on] display on the screen,” Mil-Ho- mens added. Another element of the exhi- Photographer presents a ‘different bition is the inclusion of several pieces that directly project the at- mosphere of the race itself, such visual experience’ of the Grand Prix as rims and several car parts. In another area, photographs are displayed behind a net, resem- Renato Marques Macau a new visual experience numerous photographs taken by te [in] this exhibition if the idea bling the actual vision of the pho- through a photography exhi- Mil-Homens over the years and was only to display 15, 20 or 25 tographers when trying to captu- PEEDY & COLOR is the bition at the Rui Cunha Foun- showcasing them in a graphic and photographs hanging well framed re the Grand Prix. latest project from veteran dation along Avenida da Praia visually different atmosphere. on the white walls of this gallery. The exhibition will be on dis- Portuguese photographer Grande. At the exhibition’s opening But when I saw that we [the artist play at the Rui Cunha Founda- and longtime Macau resi- The exhibition focuses on the on November 8, the artist said, and the Rui Cunha Foundation tion Gallery on Avenida da Praia Sdent António Mil-Homens. Macau Grand Prix and gives new “With all honesty, I would say staff] were in perfect accordance Grande until November 19, the This time, Mil-Homens brings insight into the event, presenting that I wouldn’t want to participa- [agreement] to arrive to this way last day of the 2017 Grand Prix.

ad NOVEMBER 16 - 19

16th of November (Thursday) 17th of November (Friday)

06:00 Circuit Closed 06:00 Circuit Closed 06:30 - 07:00 Circuit Inspection 06:30 - 07:00 Circuit Inspection 07:30 - 08:30 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 51 st 07:30 - 08:15 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 51 st Edition Edition - Practice - Qualifying 08:50 - 09:20 Suncity Group Chinese Racing Cup - Practice 08:25 - 08:55 Suncity Group Chinese Racing Cup - Qualifying 09:35 - 10:15 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 09:15 - 10:00 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - Free - Free Practice 1 Practice 2 10:35 - 11:05 CTM Macau Touring Car Cup 1600cc Turbo - Practice 10:15 - 10:40 CTM Macau Touring Car Cup 1600cc Turbo - Qualifying 11:20 - 11:50 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Free 11:00 - 11:30 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Free Practice 2 Practice 1 11:45 - 12:25 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World 12:25 - 12:55 CTM Macau Touring Car Cup over 1950cc - Practice Cup - Free Practice 2 13:10 - 13:55 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - Free 12:40 - 13:05 CTM Macau Touring Car Cup over 1950cc - Qualifying Practice 1 13:25 - 14:40 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - Qualifying 14:10 - 14:50 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 14:50 - 15:10 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - MAC 3 World Cup – Qualifying 1 15:25 - 16:05 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World 15:40 - 16:25 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 51 st Cup – Qualifying 2 Edition - Qualifying 16:25 - 16:55 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup – Qualifying 18:00 - 18:00 Circuit Opened 18:30 - 18:30 Circuit Opened

18thof November (Saturday) 19th of November (Sunday)

06:00 Circuit Closed 06:00 Circuit Closed 06:30 - 07:00 Circuit Inspection 06:30 - 07:00 Circuit Inspection 07:30 - 08:30 Safety, Rescue and Extrication Cars - Testing laps 07:00 - 07:50 Safety, Rescue and Extrication Cars - Testing laps 09:00 - 10:00 Suncity Group Chinese Racing Cup - 10 laps 08:00 - 08:30 Special Event 10:20 - 11:10 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 09:00 - 10:00 CTM Macau Touring Car Cup 1600cc Turbo and over World Cup - Qualification Race - 10 laps 1950cc - 12 laps 11:30 - 11:50 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 51 st 10:40 - 11:40 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - Main Edition - Warm Up Race - 11 laps 12:25 - 13:30 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Qualification 12:10 - 13:40 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - 18 laps Race - 12 laps 15:10 - 15:20 Lion Dance 14:10 - 15:10 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCC - 15:30 - 16:30 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 Opening Race - 8 laps World Cup - 15 laps 15:40 - 16:40 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 51 st 18:00 - 18:00 Circuit Opened Edition - 12 laps 18:00 - 18:00 Circuit Opened

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