He is an avid sailor, a fast-car enthusiast he owns a Porsche Carrera GT, a McLaren F-1, and a Bugatti EB 110 and a wine connoisseur with a widely admired collection of Napa Valley reds.

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It is made more complicated this year by the presence on many cars of the F-duct aerodynamic device, pioneered by McLaren but since adopted by several other teams.

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McLaren will analyse the data before making a decision on whether to run the F-duct for Saturday's qualifying session.

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