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AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 14/15/16 MARCH 2014 ALBERT PARK

www.lotusf1team.com 2014 is a very different era for Formula 1 We head into the first race of the 2014 season with a lot of expectations but many unknowns.

The new wide-ranging technical Cola Company want us to do well and It is no secret that we face an extremely challenges we face have shaken the achieve strong performances on track. well-resourced rival in Mercedes who order and as we head to the first race This is our target and we are ultra- have dedicated considerable efforts to we have much to do as a team to ensure focused. Everyone at Enstone is using their power units for the 2014 season. the excellent progress on the track over their combined skills to strive for We are doing everything we can to the last two seasons continues. improvement on and off the track. enable Renault Sport F1 to respond to this strong rival and our resources We will not underestimate this For Team we are dedicated are at their disposal. The bar has been challenge and we know where the rapid and will leave no stone unturned in our raised and we all need to react. improvements need to come from. Our quest to unlock performance from every technical team at Enstone has been avenue. We fully recognise the pressure Our hopes and aspirations for the We are dedicated and will working on the E22 for over two years we have to deliver. season rest on how quickly we can make and we know that the true potential of our car competitive after a tough start. leave no stone unturned in our this car is yet to be seen. It is still very Our partners Renault Sport F1 share our The potential is there and we know quest to unlock performance early days. motivations to deliver on track as they what has to be done. 2014 sees a very from every avenue. We fully work with us, along with the reigning different era for F1, but one in which we recognise the pressure we We have strong motivation in ourselves champions Red Bull, and also Toro relish the challenges and opportunities have to deliver. to attain success with the E22. All Rosso and Caterham. The expectations that lay ahead. of our partners including PDVSA, of the Renault family including Nissan Unilever, Microsoft and The Coca- and Infiniti push us all on.

Gerard Lopez LF1 Team Chairman I imagine there will be a few surprises! After a frustrating pre-season, Frenchman contemplates the challenge ahead, explaining how he is expecting plenty of surprises and drama at the first race of the season… It’s hard to get everything How well prepared do you feel heading in to the With all the new buttons on the steering wheel We know it can be a tricky circuit and the weather can working together immediately. start of this season? and new technical challenges to consider, how make things pretty difficult too – two years ago we had But it makes it more rewarding Probably not as well prepared as last year, that is for well prepared for Australia do you feel from a lots of rain and even had to finish qualifying on Sunday when we do get everything sure! We’ve taken everything we can from the limited driving perspective? morning! Hopefully the weather will be good this year running we did in Bahrain and we’re working with that It’s a little bit challenging at the moment to be honest! – it’s been looking pretty hot recently. I guess you can working as we want. to ensure we can make the best start to the season We’re changing settings sometimes four or five times say that everyone will be in the same position of not given the circumstances we face. In Bahrain, every a lap which is a little bit too much. However, it was the knowing what to expect, and with all the car changes time we ran we improved and there are certainly areas same first time out with KERS back in 2009 (at Monza). I imagine there will be a few surprises! For us the where we are heading in the right direction. These cars It was a disaster – I remember we had to change the weekend will be maximising the time on track, aiming are even more complicated than people first thought. maps around five times in at least five corners. It’s just to finish the race and getting the best result possible. With the new power unit there is a lot of work still to be part of adapting to the new technology; it’s hard to get done, both on our side and also on Renault Sport F1’s everything working together immediately. But it makes side. We need to get things together and achieve what it more rewarding when we do get everything working we know we are capable of when we have a reliable as we want. package. How do you keep that smile? Will Melbourne effectively become another test Ah, well I think that it’s natural for me! No, it’s useless session? to run away or get upset. It’s better to sit down No, the aim is to finish the race and maybe score points. together, go through everything we have done, find the We’re not yet in the place we want to be competitively, positives, and then trust in the people who have to do but we will be there to compete and you never know the work that they do. The best I can do is to drive the what could happen with everyone else too. I don’t think car as quickly as I can. any team can say that they are where they want to be heading to the start of the season. Yes, we’re not in a Tell us a little about Albert Park itself – why is nice situation but it doesn’t mean that it’s game over. it such a cool place? We’ll try to score as many points at every opportunity Albert Park is still one of my favourite Grand Prix during the season. circuits, so it will be good to get there and get the season started and there’s always a great atmosphere. It’s a fantastic track and the changing scenery as you drive through the park is incredible. Of course it’s a great country and I always enjoy visiting Australia.

ROMAIN GROSJEAN RACE DRIVER #8 Everything is possible Enstone debutant Pastor Madonado is focused and determined to extract the very best possible in his first race for Lotus F1 Team.

How’s the relationship evolving at your new developing new technology so it is very exciting. How difficult is it going into the first race Formula 1 should be about home in Formula 1? Maybe we have lost a bit of the great noises from with so much that is unknown? Everything feels good and it’s going in the right the engine, but still they are powerful cars and It is exciting. It will be especially demanding for the pushing the boundaries and direction. Even though there are a lot of resources a challenge to drive. It’s certainly going to be a team. I think all the drivers will have to work more developing new technology and people, it feels so close-knit and efficient. I like spectacle, just as we had last year or maybe even closely with their teams than in previous years on so the season ahead is very the team and I already have a good relationship with better. For sure we need to keep running and keep every aspect inside and outside the car. We have everyone I am working with. Hopefully it will get adapting ourselves to the new rules, which are been working a lot in the simulator, and even though exciting. better and better during the year. For sure we are extremely different but this is something that just it is just a simulation we learn a lot from this. in a difficult moment because we didn’t run enough needs time. Communication will be essential to have a good race with the car in pre-season testing, but you can feel - managing the fuel, the tyres, the settings on the that the team are fully focussed on working hard What about the E22 and its potential? steering wheel, the engine, power recovery, power to solve problems quickly. I’m looking forward to I think the potential of the E22 is huge. We just need delivery and so on. It will be very demanding to attacking and being competitive as soon as possible to work harder than the other teams, even though concentrate and focus on the many different aspects and right through to the end of the season. time is against us. I think the car is good and it will in the car, as well as the actual driving of these new only get better. We need to put everything together generation Formula 1 cars. What do you think of Australia? and try to get 100 percent from the team, car and It’s a great country and Melbourne is a wonderful me from a driving point of view. All is possible at the What could be possible in Albert Park? city. It’s just great. I always love races that are close moment and we are very optimistic to progress and Everything is possible. Especially because there to the city because you have more people coming and get back to the top. are so many variables this season, particularly in it really feels like you are involved and part of their the early races. We just need to stay calm and keep life for the short time you are there. There are all the What are the challenges of Albert Park? focused. It is not an ideal situation for many of the benefits of the city to appreciate and the fans really To be honest I love the track. The main challenges teams, but we just need to work together to improve. get behind the event. It’s maybe one of the best races are that the track surface changes a lot over the I have a lot of confidence in everyone at Enstone of the year. weekend, especially from free practice to qualifying. and everyone from Renault Sport F1 involved with The drivers and engineers need to try to predict how the power unit too. Everyone has solved problems What are your thoughts after pre-season the track is going to evolve, especially for qualifying in the past so hopefully we can have quick answers testing? as this is crucial for the final position on Sunday. that solve the issues we face now. This will be very Obviously I would have like to have had more laps! important in terms of our performance and showing These are very complicated cars and Formula our potential. I’m feeling optimistic for our new 1 should be about pushing the boundaries and challenge in 2014.

PASTOR MALDONADO RACE DRIVER #13 Meeting the challenge head on

With just days to go until the first Grand Prix of the 2014 season, and following some of the greatest technical changes in the era of the sport, Technical Director We will do everything we can gives a frank appraisal of where the team stands heading in to the new season. to make the E22 as quick as How do you feel heading into the start of this How long is it taking on the chassis side to find When do you see the team being in a position to it can be and to realise all of season? solutions necessary to fix issues? fight for podiums again? its potential. There is a degree of frustration coming away from The solutions to the problems we have encountered to I think that we might see a bit of a change in the pecking winter testing. Clearly, we would have liked to have date are fairly obvious and that means that we should order as teams get more used to running under the done more mileage and had an opportunity to run be able to make positive steps in terms of reliability new regulations. It is difficult to predict precisely when our race preparation programme as planned. On the quite quickly. Because of the low mileage runs thus far, this will happen. We anticipate a tough start in the positive side we can see plenty of potential in the the reality is that there might be issues that we have yet first couple of races but we will see how quickly the chassis. However, as was evident in Bahrain, we have to discover, and which might crop up further down the improvements come though after that. I am sure that much more work to do with the power unit itself to line and compromise reliability in the first few races. most of the other teams are in a similar position of ensure that it is working correctly with the chassis. There are aspects we have improved on the car at the finding it difficult to forecast anything in too much detail factory since testing so we’re eager to see the progress just yet. How have the frustrations of pre-season once we get to Melbourne. testing affected the short and medium-terms How much of a challenge is this for the team at plans for the year ahead? How have Romain and Pastor adapted to the Enstone and what’s the feeling back at base? To be blunt, we are starting further back than we would challenge in consideration of the regulation As a team we are always hungry for a challenge and like to be. I think that the first two races of this season changes and relative lack of track time? we have a strong workforce at Enstone. We are looking will be very challenging for us, however it also depends There is a lot to take on board for the drivers with the at all the areas of the chassis and working closely with on the solutions that Renault Sport F1 will be able to new car and they have both done pretty well so far. Renault Sport F1 to develop the car towards where we bring to the table too. Overall, and for all teams, we For both of them to give us rapid and precise feedback want to be. We started preliminary work on the E22 very will see much more reliance on the power units than is vital for us to be able to find quick solutions to the early and we are quite pleased with the overall chassis we have seen in the past. Despite this initial challenge, issues we face. package and vehicle dynamics. We have plenty more to I think that over time those gaps will get smaller and do in order to integrate the power unit successfully and the chassis differences will start to come through, and What are the realistic targets for the E22 in achieve the best out of the car as a whole. We will do I believe that the E22 will be a very strong proposition. Melbourne? everything we can to make the E22 as quick as it can be The start of the season will certainly be interesting for Our target is to finish the race. As we have done so little and to realise all of its potential. everyone! mileage it is difficult to estimate where we will be at in terms of performance.

NICK CHESTER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

1 AN ENGINEER’S VIEW 4 ALBERT PARK 2 3 This is one of those circuits where there is a reasonable amount of This affects not just engine temperatures and so on but also how track evolution. Between first practice and qualifying, with a similar you use the tyres. If there’s a chance that the temperature may 5 fuel load, the track can be up to three seconds per lap quicker. significantly rise or fall, you have to have a compromise between qualifying and race setup. With the new regulations we have a The weather can be blistering hot one day and freezing cold the significantly different car layout to previous years, although our next. There have been Grand Prix weekends with 14ºC during work during the winter has shown that our engine, gearbox and qualifying and 40ºC during the race, so you have to set the car up turbo systems can all work well within their temperature envelope. E22 SET UP to be able to cope with both. Normally at this time of year it’s in the mid-twenties and very pleasant, which causes no trouble at all, but 1 FRONT WING Proportionally more front wing is you do have to keep one eye on the forecast as it can change rapidly. used as a counter to the low-grip nature of the track which can provoke understeer.

The high speed chicane of turns 11 and This final sector is relatively low 2 REAR WING Relatively high levels of downforce 7 260 2.8 4 120 2.4 12 is taken in excess of 200 km/h, speed compared to the rest of the are required for Albert Park so the car runs with a lot of rear wing. Not to Monaco levels, but comparable 5 230 2.7 Lauda with a reasonable kerb providing an track; conversely, there’s a good extra challenge. amount of gain to be made here. amounts to Barcelona and Silverstone. 2 Clark 5 210 3.3 3 SUSPENSION A reasonably soft car is required to maximise the grip potential from the slippery Albert Park surface. Set-up evolves over the weekend 6 230 3.5 The last two turns, to match the improving track surface, as the park Hill roads grow into a race track. As a counterpoint to the Waite 3 15 and 16, are where requirement for a soft car, there are sufficient change Ascari Whiteford you want the car to of direction requirements to need a stiffer set-up to Stewart work best. These are aid responsiveness. It’s important to have a strong 3 90 1.8 Brabham front end, as understeer is potentially the main factor. very slow, and are Although there are some sections where good traction Prost T urn 3 offers Jones where the most lap is important, the priority is to have good turn in and a good overtaking 1 time can be gained from change of direction through the chicanes. the car. If you opportunity. BRAKES It’s a circuit that is medium to high in 4 145 2.3 4 170 2.6 increase grip through terms of brake wear. Certainly nowhere near as fierce here by 5% you see a 4 as Canada, but it won’t be a track where we have our The gravel trap at the end of the start-finish straight The end of the straight is the fastest section of difference of around smallest brake ducts on. Another aspect of the new sees a lot of action over the weekend. It’s particularly the track, with speeds of 300km/h achieved. 0.2s per lap which is regulations means that the rear braking system is attractive to cars on the first lap. There’s then significant braking into turn 1. 100% new for 2014 and is now what we call a “brake huge. by wire” system. This allows for the more complex demands of the energy recovery system of the new INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BATTERY hybrid powertrain.

ENGINE SET UP TYRES The medium and soft Pirelli tyres have been Melbourne is a very tough circuit on the car, but start the race with as little fuel as possible to EASY SEVERE EASY SEVERE nominated this year and with new tyre compounds particularly for the new Power Units.The short minimise weight but to minimise laptime we will MGU-K FUEL CONSUMPTION 5 and constructions, allied to the different demands of bursts of power between corners put the internal need the 100kg allowed allocation; the focus will the latest cars it will be interesting to see how they combustion engine under intense pressure, while therefore be on maximising the amount of energy fair. The track itself is not very hard on tyres. The 2014 greatly increasing fuel consumption: in fact, the recovered under braking via the MGU-K and via EASY SEVERE EASY SEVERE range of tyres from Pirelli are all a step harder than MGU-H ENERGY RECOVERY fuel consumption per 100km for the V8s was the exhaust and the MGU-H to keep the battery the 2013 versions. In theory this should lead to less the second highest of the year, and it remains topped up and then deployed in the most efficient degradation and fewer pitstops. Good homework on as such for the V6. Ideally teams will want to way possible. Friday will be essential, especially in the early races. EASY SEVERE EASY SEVERE LOCATION Enstone, England TIME AND DATE 9.02am Gerard Lopez and Andy 6th March 2014 Ruhan are the Persuaders! Men of International action and adventure, working together and cracking the complex case of the 2014 F1 season. We tracked down the dynamic duo to swing the spotlight on their partnership and modus operandi.

When did you first encounter your ‘If you want to make a small fortune fact is that Formula 1 is still the pinnacle in seriously. We enjoy a good laugh, cheeky fellow Persuader? in motorsport, start off with a large global sports entertainment. So the plan is communications that sometimes rub people AR: I can’t be exact but it’s possible that I fortune’. It is motorsports most trotted to continue building and investing on these up the wrong way but above all we are deeply first encountered Gerard on the racetrack. out maxim. Discuss? foundations, to compete, win races and passionate about racing. We are true F1 fans, When I first started doing business with AR: I think that is absolutely true. You need maybe more. We have what it takes. and I believe that those who really get to Genii I recognised the name Gravity [a Genii to be a very significant investor to; a) go into know us are surprised by how much we love business] from somewhere. I just wasn’t Formula 1 and b) to be competitive. What does Lotus F1 Team bring to the sport. sure where. Then it dawned on me that the GL: For sure, without investment capacity Formula 1? What is its DNA? previous year I had been racing a Dodge you can’t go racing. It is true that we invest AR: For me, first of all as a brand it has a What do you see when you look at Viper in the Dubai 24 hour race, Gerard and but also true that we are able to use this great racing pedigree and heritage both Formula 1. Where is it healthy? Eric Lux were in the SLS. So we started off exceptional platform in many profitable from the Lotus name but also the team itself Where are the challenges for the sport as rivals on the track! One of them - despite ways. That is the key to us as a business. Be which has a thirty three year pedigree in F1. itself at the moment? being two classes above me - was holding me competitive on the track and in the business Then there’s the way we conduct ourselves AR: Clearly it is a very expensive sport to up. In the end I got so pissed off that I gave environment around it. at the tracks - we are not the large corporate compete in and, outside of general macro- them a little nudge going into a corner and animal that some of the other teams economic issues, sponsorship dollars are sent them spinning off the track. I continued What is the plan for the team? represent, such as Mercedes or Ferrari. We hard to come by. The large corporates that on! I got reprimanded for it, because it was AR: On the track we had a very competitive are a pure racing team of which there are we need to invest have got a lot of other my fault. But they shouldn’t have been driving season in 2013 and we had to make only a few, such as Williams and McLaren. opportunities - not just in sport. Formula 1 so slowly! When I realised this, I didn’t know significant investments in order to prepare Therefore I think we have a very strong still has the edge though, in terms of it being whether they were pissed off or not so just for the considerable changes in regulations identity and one that resonates favourably to truly global. But we have to keep ahead before we were about to sign, I thought I for 2014. The close season has been all about commercial partners and fans alike but we technology-wise in being able to deliver the better tell them this story and come clean Of getting some stability back into the company. are clearly not here to make up the numbers. experience to our customers. I think there course we both had a laugh and Gerard said We have been particularly successful To a certain extent we are an underdog is more work to do in terms of getting our that if he had been in the car I wouldn’t have commercially by bringing in a lot of new against the big corporates. It is also nice to message across through social media and been able to catch him anyway! sponsors - way more than we had last year. have the image we have, which is of a team new communications. Also in linking the GL: Probably - and I say probably - because it And we are going into 2014 with renewed punching above its weight. F1 needs feisty brand of Formula 1 with other industries was a brief encounter at the Dubai 24 hours ambition and confidence in the future outlook pure racers. 2014 will be tough to start with we are exploring vibrant and progressive a couple of years ago. Andy was racing for of the team. There is every possibility that we but soon enough the potential will come partnerships. We collaborated last year with another team, and he had an “altercation” will bring in an investor during the course of through and we will start taking on the big Daft Punk and the music business which with one of our drivers. I was in a Mercedes 2014. But the good news is that now with the boys again. shares so many traits. It was a huge launch SLS with Eric Lux, and I believe that he was way the company is structured we don’t have GL: Lotus F1 Team is all about the people for them and it went down particularly well, in a Viper. In any case, we then met again to do so if it isn’t right for us. working here, the management, us the not just with our existing fan base but many through common friends and re-telling GL: The plan was and is to be able to shareholders and our partners. We are others. I think those initiatives need to racing stories, including the one above.. I am compete against teams with much bigger different. We take things seriously which is continue. sure Andy wished I had been driving at the budgets. That is our DNA. The odd thing why we achieve the results that we achieve, GL: Bernie has built an amazing sport; what time he was fighting the SLS! It was not me about Formula 1, is that our budget would but being serious on results and work other sport except maybe the NBA has been Andy! easily finance a top football team, but the does not mean that we take ourselves too shaped that much by a single person? Today the world is changing. Corporations are 10 percent and he is much better on the 90 He’s much more persuasive than me! spell those words? Let’s say that it would global, information is heterogeneous and percent! GL: What techniques are allowed? Truth be be a very interesting game and I believe few consumers have the choice of entertainment. GL: People - well journalists NOT in the told, I don’t see us having a brawl but if we people would remain at the table outside of Nevertheless this sport is still relevant, it know – have portrayed both Andy and me as did, we would be doing a Persuaders! job the two of us. is the only truly global sport that operates being antagonistic in Lotus F1 Team, however after their first meeting, that is combining and delivers with that frequency. It attracts we are very close friends and actually enjoy our talents to beat others. For you, what is it about motorsport? vast viewership and nothing comes close working together on this and many other AR: I’ve been watching motor racing all my in technology, and this world is very much deals, where Eric Lux is also very active.. But How would you describe each other? life. I did some Formula Ford and along about technology. The main challenge is how when it comes to racing I would only say that AR: Gerard has an exceptional brain but with everybody else I had aspirations to be do we make budgets work out - we spend I am taller and thus have a harder time fitting he’s very human. There are a lot of things a Formula 1 driver and then worked out I much less than at least four teams but in the same race cars as he does and that going on in his head, but if there is ever an was never going to be good enough. I then can nevertheless beat them on a frequent “I’VE NEVER SEEN obviously is a huge issue. So if we are around issue relating to family - or anything of that got in to GT racing ten years ago, long after basis as we have proven in the past and the same lap times, in theory I am faster nature – it is the first thing that comes up I should have. Then I started to get back into hopefully in the future - thus we show the ANYBODY RESPOND because of my height! Makes sense, right? in conversation. He will genuinely take an it and was reasonably good, actually winning way forward in terms of spending. Short TO PRESSURE IN [Source: No.1765 of the International Racing interest in human matters and values way a championship – the 2011 GT Cup title. I term the engine issue needs to be solved. We THE SAME WAY Driver Excuse Handbook] before he ever asks how profitable a deal is. enjoy motor racing not just for the actual need to help and support Renault which has GL: Andy is difficult to read initially, but once driving, but for the nature of the people that faced a serious challenge with the technical GERARD DOES.” Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) or Lord you actually get to the real Andy, you find an are involved in it. I also like all the technical regulation changes in providing us and their Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore)? amazing person. Andy is kind and a lot of fun aspects that lead up to the point where you other customers with the best possible AR: I was very much from the rougher for a very smart and driven guy. He is always take on your adversaries. Looking at all the power unit. Our car and drivers form a very side of the tracks and I think the problem thinking about new ways of doing things, data, analysing how you make things good strong unit and deserve the opportunity to with bringing in that analogy is that we will a real entrepreneur! As a result of how he faster. The public have no idea about the fight for podiums and wins. probably both claim to be Danny Wilde. I functions we have been able to source many amount of work that goes into getting a car come from a relatively humble background. collaborative opportunities in the US and also to go quick around a track. That is why our Who has the better car collection? I’m an Irish boy by birth. I’m an Industrialist in Africa - which is a very exciting continent social networking channels at Lotus F1 are AR: Comfortably Gerard! He has the most and most of the businesses I’m involved with for us. so important to relay these insights for the amazing and eclectic car collection. I only I’ve got a very much hand-on, shop floor fans. have a few cars because anything I have, I mentality wherever I’ve been. I think it puts Who would be the better Poker GL: The speed, the horsepower, the noise, race. There is absolutely no way he could you in good stead to understand the business player? the risk, but also the camaraderie. I just race everything that he owns! So he is way from the perspective of the workers in the AR: Gerard would be, by miles. I’ve never watched the movie “1” and love the 60s, 70s out in front on that one. “ANDY IS FEARLESS team. I enjoy that. seen anybody respond to pressure in the and even the 80s and how approachable F1 GL: I guess I beat him in numbers, but GL: Definitely Danny Wilde. I went to a same way he does. He is so cool under was then. I grew up with the black and gold Andy always surprises me with the coolest SO I BELIEVE THAT school where 82% of the kids were from a pressure. Nothing seems to ruffle him. I’ve Lotus and suddenly Ayrton Senna came up choices! He just showed me his latest HE WOULD low-income immigration background. I was been with him in business for two and half in the film driving the gorgeous Lotus 97T; historic race car, a Studebaker Lark racing kicked out of high school twice and started years and I’ve never actually got to the point my all-time hero. I must have watched the car from the early 60s - who has that? NEVER FOLD.” my first company on a credit card rather than where we’ve ever had an argument about movie six times and I always feel touched by Seriously! That is definitely a connoisseur’s an inheritance. And as far as my culinary anything. In fact I’ve never actually heard it. Manish Pandey the writer is a friend and choice. So I am impressed Andy! choices go, definitely cheeseburgers over him shout. So he is someone you want at the he hit the right spot with that movie. That is caviar. head of the team because - in Formula 1 the motorsport. Who is the better racing driver? pressure and responsibility is intense. AR: Now that’s a much touchier subject! In The Persuaders! they first meet by GL: We sometimes speak about this as we Ferrari Dino or Aston Martin DBS? I would say that, when you start racing having a brawl against each other in both love Poker, but believe it or not, we have AR: Aston Martin DBS. I suppose that’s all I you work out that it’s 10 percent about the a bar. Who would win out of you and never played against each other...Andy is have in common with Roger Moore! competition and 90 percent on the bullshit Gerard? fearless so I believe that he would never fold, GL: DBS. It’s a bit posh, but has the bigger and excuses as to why you are not quicker AR: I’d probably lose because Gerard would thus he would be difficult to play against. On engine. Always the bigger engine! than the other guy. I am slightly better on the ensure he got someone else in to help him! the other hand me - fear, stress? How do you Social Media A new season is imminent and so what better moment to pause and take a look at all the different ways you can engage with Lotus F1 Team.

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