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Bahrain GP Bahrain 2006-03-12

Malaysian GP Sepang 2006-03-19

Australian GP Albert Park 2006-04-02

San Marino GP Imola 2006-04-23

European GP Nürburgring 2006-05-07

Spanish GP Catalunya 2006-05-14

Monaco GP Monaco 2006-05-28

British GP Silverstone 2006-06-11

Canadian GP Montreal 2006-06-25

United States GP Indianapolis 2006-07-02

French GP Magny-Cours 2006-07-16

German GP Hockenheim 2006-07-30

Hungarian GP Hungaroring 2006-08-06

Turkish GP Istanbul 2006-08-27

Italian GP Monza 2006-09-10

Chinese GP Shanghai 2006-10-01

Japanese GP Suzuka 2006-10-08

Brazilian GP Interlagos 2006-10-22

Season 2006

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THE HUNGARY GRAND PRIX,AUGUST 8TH, 2006.

… IN A RACE LED UP TO THEN BY THE TWO MERCEDES MCLARENS OF RÄIKKONENAND DE LA ROSA, BUT NOT FOR LONG. THE RENAULT DRIVER MAKES SHORT

WORK OF THEM, PASSING THEM ON THE 18TH, AND THEN LEAVING THEM IN HISWAKE, OPENING A GAP OF 49 SECONDS.

BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED? ALONSOIS RETIRING FROM THE RACE. HISWHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE COME OFF!

WHAT A SHAME FOR THE RENAULT TEAM. TO THINKTHAT ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO THEY WERE

CELEBRATING THEIR HUNDREDTH VICTORY WITH ELFIN GRAND STYLE IN BARCELONA.

RENAULT HASN'T WON SINCE THECANADIAN GRAND PRIX ON JUNE

25TH.

WHAT A TURNAROUND FOR A TEAMTHAT WAS IN COMPLETE CONTROL IN

THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.EVEN WITH A LEAD OF TEN POINTS

OVER FERRARI IN THECONSTRUCTORS' COMPETITION,

THEY'RE LOOKING AT A DIFFICULTEND TO THE SEASON.

THE FIRST CAREER WIN FOR THEHONDA DRIVER JENSON BUTTONCAME IN A RACE THAT WAS FAR

FROM INCIDENT-FREE! HE BENEFITEDALSO FROM SHUMI'S RETIREMENT

FROM THE RACE, WHO HAD FOUGHTBACK TO 2ND PLACE BEFORE

BEING FORCED OUT.

WHAT AN AMAZING START BY ALONSO!15TH ON THE GRID, AND LEADING AFTER

ONLY 18 LAPS …

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WELL, JEAN-MARC,

WHAT DO YOUTHINK OF THISANONYMOUSPHONE CALL?

NEXT DAY, WEST OF PARIS

WHAT ARE YOUTALKINGABOUT?

COME OFF IT!

RIGHT AFTER THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX, SOMEONE CLAIMED

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALONSO'S DEFEATAND SAID THAT NASTY SURPRISES WERE

IN STORE FOR TOTAL IN THE REST OFTHE COMPETITION, AND FOR RENAULT.

YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH

WE HAVE TO TAKETHIS SORT OF

THINGSERIOUSLY, IT'SNOT THE FIRST

TIME IT'SHAPPENED.

AND EVEN THOUGHTHE PERSONNEL

WITH ELF AND WITHFORMULA 1 IN

GENERAL MAY HAVECHANGED, THISTYPE OF INTIMI-

DATION HASALWAYS BEEN

THERE.

EVEN BACK IN 1969, WHEN JACKY STEWARTAND HIS MATRA BROUGHT THEIR FIRST

VICTORY, ELF RECEIVED THE SAME THREATS. AND WHEN JEAN-PIERRE

JABOUILLE WON THEFRENCH GRAND PRIX

IN 1979 WITH RENAULTELF, SOME JOKERSTARTED SAYINGSIMILAR THINGS.

THE TECHNICAL TESTS JUSTBEFORE THE ISTANBUL RACE.

DO YOU REALLY THINKSOMEONE COULDHAVE SABOTAGEDALONSO'S CAR IN

HUNGARY?

I THINK IT'S FAIRLYCLEAR THAT HIS

RETIREMENT FROMTHE RACE WAS DUETO AN INCORRECTLYMOUNTED WHEEL.

DELUSIONAL? I HOPE YOU'RE

RIGHT.IF YOU ASK ME, IT'SSOMEONE

DELUSIONAL,WHO HAS

NOTHING TO DOWITH ANYTHING.

55

HEY! WHO ARE YOU? YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN

HERE!

WHO WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.HE MUST HAVEBROKEN IN. HESEEMED VERYINTERESTED IN

THE OILS.

BUT HOW DID HE GET

ACCESS BADGESFOR THE

PADDOCK AND THE GARAGE?

GARAGE

WELCOME TO

TOTAL

HOSPITALITY

AT THAT VERYMOMENT, IN

THE PADDOCK.

GARAGE

RENAULT F1 TEAM

66

ELF products in R26 F1 car

Elf products keep the RenaultF1 Team’s racing car supplied withall the liquids (fluids) it needs.

Fuels are designed to comply with stringent FIA regulations andtarget performance by improving:• Engine power• Reliability and cleanliness• Consumption reduction

Engine oil/gearbox oil target reliability and performance andimprove:• performance through reduced friction• engine protection• heat evacuation• seals protection• part cleanliness

Transmission and bearing greases ensure that metal parts incontact move against each other freely, avoiding failures.An F1 car wheel can rotate at more than 3,000 rpm at fullspeed.

The hydraulic and brake fluids are 100% specially designedfor the demands of modern F1:fast shifting of gears, power steering, or slowing from 300km/h to a standstill in less than 80 metres, calls for special products!Coolant protects against the phenomenon of corrosion that affects the special alloys used in engine parts.

Transmissiongrease

Hydraulicfluid

Gearboxoil

Coolant

Engineoil

Fuel Brakefluid Bearing

grease

Supplying and continuallyimproving all the car’s fluids

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MESSIEUR,THANK YOU FORCOMING. I HAVE

CALLED THISCRISIS MEETINGTO DEAL WITH

THESE REPEATEDTHREATS.

AS YOU KNOW,AS WELL ASTHE THREATS,THERE WAS AN

ATTEMPTEDBREAK-IN IN

TURKEY.

THE INDIVIDUAL MANAGED TO ESCAPE. INALL PROBABILITY, IT WOULD SEEM HE WAS

TRYING TO SABOTAGE THE LUBRICANTANALYSIS APPARATUS OR THE CHROMA-

TOGRAPH.

ARE THE TWOINCIDENTS

CONNECTED?WHO COULD

WANT TO HARMUS IN THIS WAY?PLEASE BE FRANK

IN YOUROPINIONS.

WE HAVE CONSIDERED THEHYPOTHESIS OF A GAMBLER

WHO WANTS TO FORCEDESTINY'S HAND …

… BUT NO UNUSUAL BETS OR ODDS HAVEBEEN RECORDED TO DATE.

.. BUT THATSEEMS

UNLIKELY …

I THINK WE NEED TOPUT ONE OF OUR

PEOPLE ON THE CASE,TO SEE IF WE CAN'T

ELIMINATE THE THREATSHOULD IT PROVE

PERSISTENT.

ONE OFOUR

PEOPLE?

I THINK I KNOW JUST

THE PERSON …

BACK IN PARIS

AXEL MARTEN,MARKETINGMANAGER

A COMPETITOR? THERE WAS THAT PARTICULARLY AGGRESSIVE NEW TEAM THAT JOINED THE COMPETITION THIS SEASON …

LEO BURTONSPORTINGMANAGER

ÉDOUARD SURET,INSURANCE RISK

MANAGER

MAX TEAM,TECHNICALDIRECTOR

DAN MARS,MOTORSPORTSVICE PRESIDENT

NADIA SPACKPUBLIC RELATIONS

MANAGER

88

AT THAT VERYMOMENT... MATHIEU CONSTANT,

"SPORT MAG". WHATHAVE YOU GOT? FRONT PAGE,

HERE WE COME!

EXCUSE ME. THERE'S AJOURNALIST ON THE LINE

WHO SEEMS TO KNOWQUITE A LOT ABOUT THE

ISTANBUL AFFAIR.

SHALL I PUTHIM THROUGH

ON VIDEO-CONFERENCE

?

WHAT DOES TOTAL COMPETITION INTEND TO DO ABOUT THEINDIVIDUAL MAKING REPEATED TELEPHONE THREATS ANDATTEMPTING TO SABOTAGE ITS FACILITIES IN TURKEY? IT'S NOT NICE TO HIDE POTENTIAL FRONT-PAGE NEWS

FROM THE PRESS.

FIRST OF ALL, HOW DO

YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS?

YOU DON'T EXPECTME TO REVEAL MY

SOURCES.

TELL US HOW YOU KNOW IT'S THE SAMEPERSON. INDEED, GIVEN WHAT YOU KNOW,HOW ARE WE TO KNOW IT WASN’T YOU?

AHEM… WELL…. IN FACT,

I JUST GOT ANANONYMOUS CALL

THAT TOLD ME.

...WE'RE BEING INUNDATED WITH CALLSAND E-MAILS FROM REPORTERS FROMALL OVER THE WORLD. THEY ALL KNOW

ABOUT THE STORY!

WE'VE GOT APROBLEM...

THAT WOULD ALSOMAKE FOR FRONT-

PAGE NEWS:

"SPORTSJOURNALISTUNMASKED,

MANUFACTURINGAN EVENT TO

CREATE HIS FIRSTSCOOP."

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DAN MARS,MOTORSPORTSVICE PRESIDENT NADIA SPACK

PUBLICRELATIONSMANAGER

LEO BURTONSPORTINGMANAGER

MAX TEAMTECHNICALDIRECTOR

AXEL MARTENSMARKETINGMANAGER

STAN RODRIGUEZF1 TECHNICAL

COORDINATOR

Organisation F1de Total Compétition

1100

THE NEXT DAY, SOLAIZERESEARCH CENTRE

YOU'VE BEENWORKING WITH

THE COMPETITIONFOR 15 YEARS

NOW.

HELLO, MAX.YOU WANTEDTO SEE ME?

I HAVE A JOB FORYOU. YOU'LL HAVETO GET YOUR TEAM

TOGETHER.

STAN, YOU CAN DROP

THOSE TESTS FOR AWHILE. I HAVE A JOB

FOR YOU.

TIMEFLIES.

WHAT?

HELLO, HUGO ? WHERE ARE YOU?

CAN YOU MEET ME IN MYOFFICE? I'LL BE

THERE INTWO

MINUTES.

...SO NOW YOU CAN SEEWHY THE COMPETITION

DIRECTORS ARE WORRIED.IT'LL HAVE TO BE COMPLETE

LOCK-DOWN.

LET'S START BY LISTINGALL THE POSSIBLE RISKSAT ALL POINTS ALONG

THE CHAIN:

FROM RESEARCH TO RACE DAY, WITH ALLTHE PRODUCTION AND

HOMOLOGATION STAGESIN BETWEEN, SO THAT WECAN SPOT THE OPPORTU-NITIES FOR SABOTAGE.

ANY IDEAS?

AND WE'LL CHECK TOSEE IF ANYTHING ODD

HAS OCCURRED OF LATEAT THE CENTRE IN

SOLAIZE.

MAX TEAM

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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Renault’s exemplary technical partnership with Elf is founded on common values, including open exchange,innovation-led progress, strong bonds and mutual confidence. The challenge faced by Elf in 2006 is to tailor itsproducts to the specific requirements of the V10 engine and the seven-speed gearbox. Three areas were particularlytaken into account when developing the engine lubricant: the timing system, the pistons and the bearings. Each ofthese domains calls for a specific solution in terms of viscosity and anti-wear properties.On the fuel front, the aim was to further speed up the combustion process, since more demand is effectively madeof the V8 at high revs than was previously the case with the V10.

Elf ’s race-by-race programme

1. Formulation. Blending of F1 fuels andlubricants is done at Total’s ResearchCentre in Solaize, near Lyons, France.

2. Liaison with Renault F1. Products areformulated to meet Renault's specificneeds. They are validated by Renault.

3. Production. Fuels and lubricants areproduced in Solaize.

4. Quality Control. Elf ensures that itsproducts comply both with thetechnical regulations and with thebrief laid down by the Renault F1Team.

5. Homologation. Products areapproved by the FIA (FédérationInternationale de l'Automobile).

6. Presence at races. A team of fivepeople (logistics and technicalsupport) is on hand to assist theRenault F1 Team at Grands Prix.

7. After the race… Fuel and lubricantformulations are constantly improvedduring the season as a function ofthe technical evolutions on the car.

The winning formula

HUGO CARRÉF1 TECHNICALCOORDINATOR

STAN RODRIGUEZF1 TECHNICAL

COORDINATOR

LÉA MUSSOF1 TECHNICALCOORDINATOR

Homologation

Production

Testing

... After the race

Lubricants

Fuel

QualityControl

Shipping

Preparingfor a Grandprix in thepits

During therace...

Research

Fuel

1122

YES, I CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE HAVE

BEEN ATTEMPTED BREAK-INS AT THE SOLAIZE

RESEARCH FACILITIES.

ALL ARRIVALS ANDDEPARTURES

ARE IN THIS LOG.

CAN YOU GIVEME THE NAME

OF THE PERSONTHEY CAME TO

SEE?

NO PROBLEM.

AS YOU KNOW,THIS IS THE

LUBRICANTS LAB.

WE CREATE THE OILS FOR FORMULA 1,AND FOR EVERYDAY CARS. EVEN THOUGH

THE OILS ARE CUSTOM DESIGNED, WESEE MORE OF VISCOMETERS

THAN WE DO OF CUSTOMERS.

ALTHOUGH THE OTHER DAYSOME GUY I DIDN'T KNOW

CALLED FOR WHAT HE SAID WASAN ARRANGED MEETING.

THE ONLY STRANGE EVENTRECENTLY WAS A DELIVERY OFADDITIVES THAT HADN'T BEEN

ORDERED.

WE REALIZED STRAIGHT AWAY. WE'RE A SMALLPRODUCTION UNIT, CREATING SPECIAL FUELS IN SMALLVOLUMES, FOR COMPETITION. EVERYTHING IS CHECKED

AND DOUBLE-CHECKED.

HERE IN TRIBOLOGY,WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKINGFOR THE PRODUCT WITHTHE LOWEST VISCOSITY

AND THE HIGHESTFLUIDITY LEVELS.

DURING THE DAY, WECARRY OUT WEAR ANDOXIDATION TESTS ON

ENGINE PARTS, AND LEAVETHEM OVERNIGHT.

TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD AN ALARM GO OFF IN THENIGHT. IT WAS CLEAR THAT SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO

BREAK INTO OUR LABS.

AT THE MIXING CENTRE

LÉA

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STILL, WITH THE INFORMATION WE GOT FROM SOLAIZE AND THEATTEMPTED BREAK-INS IN THE

PAST, I THINK IT’S CLEAR

FRIDAY MORNING, TEST SESSION

7SECONDS...

OK!THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW BREAK-IN

ATTEMPTS, BUTNOTHING

TO GO ON.

DO YOU THINK ITCOULD BE A

COMPETITOR?

I’D BE VERYSURPRISED… WEKNOW ALL THE

COMPETITORS. THEREARE ONLY 11 TEAMS.

I THINK I MIGHTHAVE

FOUNDANOTHERLEAD...

I FOUND THIS FILE IN HUMANRESOURCES

...THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO

MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT BYWASTING THE TEAM'S

TIME.

...IT’S PROBABLY SOMEONE IN THE BUSINESS.

HE SEEMS TO KNOW HIS STUFFWHEN IT COMES TO LUBRICANTS,

AND EXPERTS IN THAT FIELDDON’T GROW ON TREES!

1144

THEO RISKOVIC! I KNEW HIM WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING OUT WITH

ELF. HE WAS A FLUIDS SPECIALIST,A GIFTED ENGINEER, BUT TOTALLY

OUT OF CONTROL HEY RISK, WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON

AT THE MOMENT?

I’M DEVELOPING A NEW FUELADDITIVE, “X27”. IT’LL MAKE

THE ENGINE INCREDIBLYRESPONSIVE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO THE TEAM, ANDEVERYONE AGREES YOU’VE GOT A LOT OFTALENT. BUT WE HAVE CERTAIN WAYS OF

WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO STICK TO THEM.

LIKE WRITING TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS, EXCHANGING

IDEAS, NEVER SKIPPINGSTAGES OF THE PRODUCT

VALIDATION PROCESS, BEINGHUMBLE ENOUGH TO…

GROUND-BREAKING!

REVOLUTIONARY!

GET OUT! I’MWORKING ON AMASTERPIECE

HERE!

I SEE RISK ISDOING SOME KEYRESEARCH AGAIN.

… AND THINGSDIDN’T IMPROVE.

LOOKS LIKE RISK IS TESTINGSOME GROUND-

BREAKINGTECHNOLOGY

TODAY…

I’M GUESSING HEDIDN’T STAY WITH

THE COMPANY LONG. YOU DON’TKNOW THEHALF OF IT.

LÉAGUILLAUME

MANUEL

1155

SINCE HE LEFT, HE'S BECOMEPARANOID AND DELUSIONAL.

HE SAYS TOTAL STOLE ALL HISINVENTIONS...

…PARTICULARLYTHE INFAMOUS

“X27”.

HE’S BEEN WRITING TO ELF, AND NOW TOTAL, FOR YEARS, HARASSING AND ATTACKING THE

COMPANY...

GRRR… THAT'S WORTH

ANOTHER LAWSUIT!

I MANAGED TO FIND HIS

ADDRESS USINGTHE INFORMATION

FROM HUMANRESOURCES.

IT’S A HOUSE ON THEOUTSKIRTS OF DIJON.

AND YET IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO USE X27 TODAY BECAUSE THE FIARULES ARE SO STRICT. THE SPECIFICATIONS HAVE CHANGED AND F1FUELS NOW HAVE TO BE SIMILAR TO REGULAR CONSUMER FUELS.

AT 18,000 RPM AND 150 SPARKS PER SECOND,OPTIMIZING THE FUEL HASBECOME TRICKIER STILL.

1166

AROUND HERE! THE BACK DOOR

IS OPEN.

LOOK! IT’S THE PLANS OF THE SOLAIZERESEARCH CENTRE! THERE’S NO DOUBT

ABOUT IT NOW: RISK IS INVOLVED.

THERE’S NO

ANSWER!

IS ANYBODYHOME?

THAT'S NOTALL, LÉA.

OH NO! IT’S THE ITINERARYOF THE TRUCK

TRANSPORTING THE FUELBARRELS TO THE MONZA

GRAND PRIX!

HE WANTS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STOPTHAT TRUCK REACHING ITS DESTINATION.

THE SHIPMENTS ARE PLANNEDWELL IN ADVANCE. IF HIS PLAN

IS SUCCESSFUL, WE WON'THAVE TIME TO GET THE NEWFUEL APPROVED BY THE FIA.

IT'LL BE THE END OF THECOMPETITION FOR US.

WHAT ARE WEGOING TO DO,

LÉA?

WE’RE GOING TO SET A TRAP

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HERE COMES THE DECOY TRUCK AND THE OTHER ONE, THE

ONE THAT'S REALLYCARRYING THE OIL?

DAMN IT! WE’VE BEENSPOTTED.

PUT YOUR FOOT

DOWN!!

LOOK OUT! HE’S THROWINGOIL ON THE ROAD! PHEW…

THAT WASCLOSE.

YOU WERE RIGHT,

HE SURE IS ANEXPERT IN

LUBRICANTS.

BINGO! RISK IS WAITING.

WE’VE CHANGED ITS ITINERARY. IT’S

GOING ROUND THE ALPS.

LÉA SALVADOR!???

WHAT’S SHEDOING HERE?

I’D BETTERSCRAM.

SNOOPING ENGINEERS! PATHETIC!LET’S SEE HOW YOUCOPE WHEN THINGS

GET SLIPPERY!

1188

MONZA, COLLECTIVE TESTING SESSION,FRIDAY BEFORE THE GRAND PRIX

LÉA, COME QUICK, THERE’S

A PROBLEM.

WE’VE FOUND A LEAK UNDERONE OF THE FUEL BARRELS.

LOOK, SOMEONE HASPLUGGED THE HOLES WITH

MASTIC.

OK, SEND IT TO THE

CHROMATO-GRAPHY LAB.

THE FUEL IS CONTAMINATED.SOMEONE HAS ADDED ANOBSOLETE ADDITIVE: X27.

HAS THE FIAALREADY BEEN

TO TAKE ITS FUELSAMPLE?

YES, AN HOUR AGO. BUTTHEY’LL ONLY ANALYZE IT

LATER.

WE HAVE TO STOP THECARS FROM TAKING

PART IN THE COLLECTIVETESTING. IF THEY RUNON CONTAMINATED

FUEL, THEY’RE SURE TOBE DISQUALIFIED.

I KNOWWHO THAT

WAS!

QUICK, STAN!

GET TO THE FIA AND STOP THAT

SAMPLE!

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In 7 seconds, the Renault F1 Team mechanicschange four wheels and feed around 70kg of fuelinto the tank.Over 200 ingredients make up the fuelformulation. The specification reads: find morepower, limitconsumption and encourage torque,making it better to drive.The tailor-made petrol used exclusively by theRenault RS26 V8 provides an extra 5% power, orover 40 horsepower, compared with a traditionalfuel. As soon as the Elf engineers note a gain of0.2 - 0.4%, they launch the production process.The fuel is made at a rate of 40,000 litresper manufacturing cycle (stored in 50 or 200-litre drums).The production of each batch requires seven daysand keeps the team running for two to threemonths.

Fuel: 200 ingredients

The role of fuel in theRenault F1 engine

Maximum vaporisation forbetter preparation of the air-fuel mixture. This phase iscrucial when filling the V8,in order to ensure optimumcombustion.

Molecules selected by theengineers to ensuresufficiently rapidcombustion, capable ofburning all of the fuel-airmixture at 18,000 rpm. Theaim is to achieve maximumpower.

1

2

1

2

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DID YOU SEE ANYONEGO NEAR THE BARRELS?

WELL, YES, BUT ITHOUGHT IT WAS

SOMEONE FROM THETEAM. WHERE DID

HE GO?

HE LEFT THEGARAGE AND ITLOOKED LIKE HE

WAS HEADED FORTHE FUEL DEPOT.

THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK

IS OPEN!

LOOK,THERE!

COME OUT, RISK! IT’STHE END OF THE ROAD

FOR YOU.

START RINSING OUT THE CARS ANDCHECK THAT THE FUEL BARRELS HAVEN’TBEEN CONTAMINATED. WE HAVEN’T GOTMUCH TIME BEFORE COLLECTIVE TESTING

STARTS.

MA ! QUE “CASINO”

A FUEL ENGINEERSTOPPING A

CAR??!!

2211

CHECKING OF THE OTHER BARRELS

IT’S ALL OK. THERE'S NOCONTAMINATION. WE CANGIVE SAMPLES TO THE FIA.

OH MY GOD!HE’S CRAZY.HE’S HEADED

TOWARDS THE TRACK!

THE RINSING PROCEDURE BEGINS

FASTER,FASTER!

YOU SHOULD THANK THE TOTALTEAMS THAT WORKED

ON THE BRAKE FLUIDS! AND THEY’RE OFF! RENAULT IS OFFON ITS FIRST TEST LAP… FINALLY!

2222

A MONTH LATER

HEY, RISK, THE BRAZILIANGRAND PRIX’S ON. ARE YOUSURE YOU DON’T WANT TO

COME AND WATCH?

THERE’S NO CONVINCING HIM. HE’S OBVIOUSLY STILL SULKING. SSSSHHHH!

IT’S THELAST LAP!

WHAT A MAGNIFICENT FINALE! MASSAWINS THE LAST GRAND PRIX OF THE

SEASON IN HIS FERRARI. THE 2006 SEASON HAS SEEN A SPECTACULAR DUELBETWEEN FERNANDO ALONSO AND MICHAEL

SCHUMACHER, RENAULT AND FERRARI.

ALONSODID THERIGHT

THING. HEDIDN'T

TAKE ANYRISKS.

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO COME OUTON TOP, RISKMANAGEMENT

IS VITAL!

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, TOTAL’SFUELS AND LUBRICANTS HAVE ENABLEDRENAULT F1 TEAM’S CARS TO GAIN THATLITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HORSEPOWER THATHAS HELPED ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS.

AND IT ALL CAME DOWN TO THE FINAL ACT. ALONSO ANDRENAULT BOTH HAVE CAUSE TO CELEBRATE.

THE SPANIARD’S SECOND PLACE IN BRAZIL WAS ENOUGHTO SECURE HIM HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP

AND, AFTER A SUPERB SEASON, RENAULT RETAINED THECONSTRUCTORS’ TITLE.

HATS OFF TO MICHAEL SCHUMACHER WHO MADE ASPECTACULAR COMEBACK AFTER TYRE TROUBLE EARLY ONTO FINISH IN FOURTH. HE HAS REALLY SIGNED OFF FROM

FORMULA 1 IN STYLE.

HA !HA ! HA !

THE END

2006 season : final overall standings

Grand Prix winnersBahrain GP AlonsoMalaysian GP FisichellaAustralian GP AlonsoSan Marino GP SchumacherEuropean GP SchumacherSpanish GP AlonsoMonaco GP AlonsoBritish GP AlonsoCanadian GP AlonsoUnited States GP SchumacherFrench GP SchumacherGerman GP SchumacherHungarian GP ButtonTurkish GP MassaItalian GP SchumacherChinese GP SchumacherJapanese GP AlonsoBrazilian GP Massa

Edited byPhilippe MercierProject Manager

Delphine Isnard-PerchantMany thanks to all those who took parts

in this project

Designed and produced byCorporate Fiction :

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Drawings byGiulio de Vita

ColorsEtienne SimonArtistic Director

Thibault RemaultTranslationPraetorius

Drivers1 F. Alonso 1342 M. Schumacher 1213 F. Massa 804 G. Fisichella 725 K. Räikkönen 656 J. Button 567 R. Barrichello 308 J. Montoya 269 N. Heidfeld 23

10 R. Schumacher 2011 P. De La Rosa 1912 J. Trulli 1513 D. Coulthard 1414 M. Webber 715 J. Villeneuve 716 R. Kubica 617 N. Rosberg 418 C. Klien 219 V. Liuzzi 120 C. Albers 021 R. Doornbos 022 S. Speed 023 Y. Ide 024 F. Montagny 025 T. Monteiro 026 S. Yamamoto 027 T. Sato 033 R. Zonta 0

Constructors1 Renault 1952 Ferrari 1863 McLaren Mercedes 1054 Honda 785 BMW Sauber 366 Toyota 357 Red Bull 168 Williams 119 Toro Rosso 110 Spyker 011 Super Aguri 0

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