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If a single five-letter word epitomised the 2008 Formula One season it was not, contrary to popular belief, 'Lewis', but rather the term 'money'.
The word got off to a flying start in January when news broke that McLaren had settled its headline-grabbing $100m fine through an almost equal mixture of 2007 television revenues and cash reserves.
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