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A weekend off?

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For the drivers taking part in the Race of Champions, the event is essentially a weekend off as they get to relax and have fun with others who are often rivals at racetracks around the world every weekend. Of course, the winner is always pleased with his day's work when he claims the title, but as one first round casualty pointed out - and finalist Tom Kristensen agreed - if you reach the latter stages then you miss out on all the fun in the bar... Plenty of fun was had even before the event got underway, as this shot of the changing rooms shows.

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.