The Formula 1 Teams Association (Fota) represents eight out of the 10 teams, including Ferrari, McLaren and championship leaders Brawn GP.

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We also deliberately omitted some vehicles that rated higher on the particulate-emissions scale, including exotics like the Ferrari 599 GTO and high-performance variants like Mercedes-Benz's AMG.

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Although everyone in F1 agrees about Ferrari's status - including Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher - it is believed that the top four teams are reasonably closely matched.

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The luxury vehicles, including Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, and Aston Martin, drew huge crowds during the 14th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.

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As an added bonus, Doug snapped photographs of me all morning and sent an edited selection (including one where I am posing with a "borrowed" Ferrari on Rodeo Drive).

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