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How a grand prix is run - the inside story

A Formula 1 grand prix is one of the most complex and sophisticated sporting events staged anywhere in the world, demanding the minutely choreographed interactions of thousands of people. Those in charge of making at all happen? The Federation Internationale d'Automobile, motorsport's governing body. And here, thanks to unprecedented access to their normally behind-closed-doors operations, ANTHONY ROWLINSON & JAMES ROBERTS showcase their largely unheralded work, without which no grand prix could ever happen

Race director Charlie Whiting and key lieutenants meet for a briefing every morning of a grand prix weekend. This is what they talk about

It's 8.30am, Saturday morning at Interlagos. FIA race director Charlie Whiting is sitting at his desk in a spacious office. Windows on two sides offer a panorama of the twisting Autodromo Carlos Pace - Interlagos, home of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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