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A banked blast for Ferrari's F1 chargers at Daytona

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If you're getting ready to watch the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona this weekend, here's a look back to the day in 2016 when Formula 1 went for a run on the track's famous 31-degree banking.

Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were taking part in the Scuderia's end-of-season celebration event at Daytona. It was the first time the annual Finali Mondiali were held in the United States, with previous events taking place in Italy, Valencia and Abu Dhabi

The drivers were at the wheel of a pair of F60s while the 2009-spec car was dressed up in the team's then-current livery for the occasion.

As well as trying out the high banking, Vettel and Raikkonen also performed some burnouts, standing starts and pit stops for the fans.

Ferrari’s 2016 Daytona weekend additionally featured the biggest parade of Maranello machinery ever seen on an American track. More than 800 cars driven by their owners took part in the proceedings.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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