The Long Goodbyes
The Chinese Grand Prix marked the end of the illustrious careers of three remarkable men, who each in his own way has made Formula One richer and humane. Peter Sauber, Pierre Dupasquier and Paul Stoddart said their farewells in Shanghai, and Tony Dodgins was there for the tears and the speeches
The constructors' Championship was still up for grabs, but there was an 'end of term' feeling about Shanghai.
For some it was more than that, and there were farewell dinners/cocktails/barbecues marking the last races of familiar paddock faces. On the journalistic side, long-time Daily Mail correspondent Ray Matts was having his last hurrah before retirement and Jim Rosenthal was lending his silky skills to F1 presentation for the final time before going off to host ITV's boxing coverage and get himself more involved with Champions League football.
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