For electric mobility without restrictions, Renault is offering customers of the new Mégane E-Tech Electric the Mobilize Charge Pass with a 200 franc starting credit. This can be used to charge the first 2000 kilometers of range at a DC fast charging station or 3000 kilometers at an AC charging station up to 22 kW.

Once activated, the Charge Pass opens access to over 200,000 public charging points in 25 European countries and enables hassle-free payment and identification.

Attractive all-inclusive package at launch
Customers also receive the wallbox and a quote for its installation free of charge. For particularly long journeys, users of a Mégane E-Tech Electric benefit from access to a free alternative vehicle as part of the Switch Car offer - a little later also in Switzerland.

For an additional CHF 100 per month, leasing customers can book an attractive all-inclusive package. This also includes vehicle maintenance, comprehensive insurance with passenger insurance, parking damage and assistance, as well as coverage for total loss and installment protection insurance in the event of unemployment through no fault of the customer.

Three equipment versions to choose from
Adding to the e-mobility experience with the Mégane E-Tech Electric is also the Open R Link on-board infotainment system - with free app download and 3 GB data package for streaming as well as over-the-air software updates.

The Mégane E-Tech Electric can be ordered from February 2022. The entry-level price for the Equilibre version is 38,500 francs, while the Tecno model costs 41,500 francs and the Iconic 44,500 francs.

The Equilibre equipment already includes the 60-kWh battery and the 162-kW electric motor.

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The M-Sport Ford Puma Rally 1 will replace the successful Fiesta next year.

The company also used the event to unveil the future World Rally Car: the M-Sport Ford Puma Rally 1. For this purpose, a rally track with chicanes was set up at the plant for motorsport driver Adrien Formaux.

Thrust from a 100 kW electric motor
The M-Sport Ford Puma Rally 1 will replace the successful Fiesta next year. As the brand's first electrified competition car, it features a next-generation hybrid powertrain that recovers braking energy and stores it in a 3.9-kWh battery to supplement the power of the turbocharged 1.6-liter Ecoboost gasoline engine with additional boosts from a 100-kW electric motor (136 hp).

Alongside Adrien Fourmaux, record world champion Sébastien Loeb will be one of the Ford drivers at the debut of the Puma Rally 1 on the occasion of the Rally Monte Carlo in January 2022.

Investment of over $300 million
The plant in Romania was opened twelve years ago and employs around 6000 people. The Transit Connect was initially produced at the site. This was followed by the B-Max and Ecosport before Puma production started in 2019.

Ford has announced that it will invest more than $300 million in the plant to build a new light commercial vehicle in Craiova in 2023, including a fully electric version to be launched in 2024.

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Ken Block: "With Audi now developing this car for my team and me and joining us on our next project, it's a dream come true for me."

The Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron is immediately reminiscent of the legendary Audi Sport quattro S1 with which the Four Rings once stormed up the famous Pikes Peak.

Ken Block: "The S1 Hoonitron combines much of what Audi was all about back in the 80s. For example, spectacular aerodynamics that have now been translated into an absolutely modern form. I think it's cool that Audi designers have taken inspiration from their own past and uniquely translated the technologies and look into today."

Enthusiasm after the first test
Two electric motors, all-wheel drive, power in abundance, a chassis made of carbon fiber and full safety standards of the supreme motorsport authority FIA - these are the pure numbers of the vehicle.

There was a first get-to-know-you session in November. Audi gave the American YouTube star the opportunity to test the car for a few days in Germany.

Ken Block: "I know a lot of cars with combustion engines and transmissions, but here I had to learn a lot of things anew. It's a completely new experience to go from a standstill straight into a donut at 150 km/h - using only the right foot. We worked with concentration so that the car and I got used to each other. Thanks to the whole Audi Sport team for the great collaboration."

Design in just four weeks
The entire development and technology of the S1 Hoonitron was created at Audi Sport's Neckarsulm site, where the Audi RS e-tron GT1 is also built. Audi Design in Ingolstadt is responsible for the design.

This is no everyday task for Audi's chief designer and his team.

Marc Lichte: "The aim was to create a modern, all-electric interpretation of the S1 Pikes Peak. The schedule was enormously tight: While our design process normally takes one to one and a half years, here we had only four weeks from the first drawing to the finished design. We were in constant contact with Ken Block and his team and exchanged ideas intensively."

The next chapter in the Gymkhana story
Fans will soon be able to experience for themselves just how well the US star does it. Ken Block and his team will produce the next episode of the famous Gymkhana videos with the S1 Hoonitron. Working title: Elektrikhana.

Ken Block: "The collaboration with Audi is a very special partnership for me. The brand and its passion for motorsport brought me into rallying. The Hoonitron writes the next chapter in our story and takes our Gymkhana story into the future."

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The Swiss, who is newly classified as a Gold driver, will take part in the rounds of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup together with Anders Fjordbach and Dennis Andersen in the Oreca 07 LMP2 of the Danish team High Class Racing. This includes the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and the 10-hour Petit le Mans at Road Atlanta.

New territory USA
For the Engelberger, the races in the USA will be a new challenge. With his recent successes in the World Endurance Championship - two LMP2 victories in five starts with United Autosports - he has acquired the tools to enter the top class of sports car racing in the United States.

Fabio Scherer: "I'm looking forward to this new Challenge. It will definitely be an exciting affair, especially when I think of all the old-school tracks. In fact, I've never been to the U.S. before. So it will all be new for me!"

Premiere in Daytona
The season begins for Fabio Scherer and his new team with the "Roar before the 24" from January 21 to 23, 2022, which is the official testing of all teams that will participate in the 24-hour race one week later.

Fabio Scherer: "High Class Racing has an impressive record. And we're all looking forward to the first rounds at Daytona, where they did well last year. Having moved up from a Silver status driver to a Gold status driver, it will also be a new challenge for me to lead the team in this new adventure."

Details of Fabio Scherer's further racing program will follow in the new year.

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At the Hotel Meilenstein in Langenthal, the numerous kart drivers from Switzerland received their prizes in the presence of NSK President Andreas Michel and the Karting Committee headed by Theo Bertschi.

Tiziano Kuzhnini (Super Mini), Elia Pappacena (OK Junior), Savio Moccia (X30 Challenge Switzerland), Patrick Näscher (OK Senior), who was represented by his father Norbert, as well as Nicolas Rohrbasser (KZ2) were allowed to lift the cup with the "1" as champions.

Valuable watches and TCR test drives
Not only the trophies, which were presented by LMP2 driver Fabio Scherer, found their takers. The drivers were also delighted with the prize money and other non-cash prizes. The top 3 in the X30, OK Senior and KZ2 categories each received a chronograph from watch sponsor Formex.

The champions in the OK Junior, X30, OK Senior and KZ2 categories were presented with a voucher for a test drive in the VW Golf GTI TCR from Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing by automobile racing driver Yannick Mettler and Autorama team boss Stefan Tanner. The four champions can redeem this prize in spring 2022.

Even newcomers do not go empty-handed
Other winners of the evening included the rookies. In each category, the best rookie was awarded a trophy. This year's winners are Sebastien Hirschi (Super Mini), Ethan Ischer (OK Junior), Alessio Strollo (X30), Lyon Mathur (OK Senior) and Michel Liechti (KZ2).

In the women's ranking across all categories, eleven-year-old Chiara Bättig won ahead of Tina Hausmann.

The next season starts on April 17 in Franciacorta, Italy. The other dates: May 22, Mirecourt (F); July 3, 7 Laghi (I); August 21, Levier (F); October 8, Wohlen.

All the final rankings and the portraits of the various champions are available at the following link.

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The scenes with the accidents that led to the interruption and premature end.

Ralph Boschung has been racing more or less regularly in FIA Formula 2 since 2017, and the 24-year-old from Valais has never done as well as he did in the season that is now drawing to a close - although it wasn't until Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia that he scored his first podium.

Serious launch accident
His deserved third place came under dramatic conditions. Starting seventh for the main race, Boschung catapulted to third position on the first lap. Unfortunately, there was a serious rear-end collision at the start between the stopped Frenchman Théo Pourchaire and the Brazilian Enzo Fittpialdi, who crashed into his rear.

Both drivers were taken to hospital. While Pourchaire himself gave the all-clear, Fittipaldi was diagnosed with a fracture in his right foot.

After an interruption, there was a restart, but the race, still limited to 20 minutes plus one lap, again lasted just five laps before another accident without serious consequences led to the final abandonment.

Hard to believe
Australian Oscar Piastri won the mini-race ahead of his Russian stablemate Robert Shwartzman and Ralph Boschung. For the Swiss driver from the Spanish Campos team, for which he will also drive in 2022, it was the long-awaited first podium in the second highest division.

Ralph Boschung: "Even though it wasn't a normal race, I'm happy about it. I'm also happy for my team. I was able to avoid Pourchaire and outbrake Zhou in the first corner, after which I was third, which was hard to believe. Starting was my problem for a long time, but we've managed to improve that from race to race year by year and now I think we've figured out the trick."

Decision next weekend
The only downer: because of the shortness of the race, only half points were awarded. Because Boschung had failed to finish in the top 10 in the two sprint races - but was already on course for a podium finish in third place until brake problems in the first race - and therefore came away empty-handed, he remains twelfth in the standings.

The 20-year-old Piastri is clearly leading the championship with 213.5 points, ahead of Shwartzman (162) and next year's Alfa/Sauber GP driver Guanyu Zhou (149) from China. With a good weekend in Abu Dhabi, Ralph Boschung could still move up into the top ten.

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That's what you call a healthy rivalry. In the past two seasons, Alexander Fach and Dominik Fischli battled it out for race wins and the championship title in the top GT3 class of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse. In both years, Fach retained the upper hand.

Now, the two official Swiss Porsche juniors are racing together at the end of the sponsorship program with the support of Porsche Schweiz AG.

Separate class for the new Cup Porsche
At the Dubai 24 Hours from January 13 to 15, 2022, they will share the cockpit of a latest-generation 992 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entered by Fach Auto Tech. The organizer of the 24H Series has created a new 992 class for this purpose, which, according to the provisional starting list, includes 15 cars, so there is a big response.

Fach and Fischli know their three teammates very well. Peter Hegglin, who has already been on the podium with them, Jan Klingelnberg, who competes in the GT Open, and veteran Marcel Wagner, who is taking a break in 2021, will take turns at the wheel. Wagner has already been part of the specialist team at previous events in Dubai.

A premiere for both
For both juniors, it will be their first start in a 24-hour race. There's no question that they're looking forward to the adventure together.

Alexander Fach: "We had already talked a few times about a joint appearance and came up with the Dubai 24 Hours. We then approached some Porsche colleagues in the paddock and came up with a great team. A mega cool project."

Good investment in the sporting future
The 19-year-old from Schwyz knows the 992 GT3 Cup from the season finale of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse on November 6 in Misano, where he contested the two-hour night race with it and won it in commanding fashion following his two sprint victories and securing the championship title.

For the talented son of team boss Alex Fach, the start in Dubai will also be good practice with a view to the 2022 European season. The plan is to switch to the Carrera Cup Germany.

Alexander Fach: "I have to take this next step in order to develop further, even if I won't be at the top right away. Which team I drive for, my own or another, will ultimately be decided by the best package. Thanks to Dubai, the race-free winter break won't be so long."

Mutually hyped up
Of course, the first assignment at Fach Auto Tech will be exciting for Dominik Fischli. He has no problem with the defeat in the championship against Alexander, on the contrary. After all, it was also his wish to drive together with him for once.

Dominik Fischli: "I always give everything. Sometimes I was faster than Alexander in training. But on race day, he went one better. That was great for him and for me. Because without him, I wouldn't be at the current driving level, because we had pushed each other."

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Apart from the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse, which is only held on circuits in neighboring countries, the Renault Classic Cup was the only national one-make cup to complete a varied championship last season.

System change without positive echo
The race series, organized by the private club of owners and drivers of various Clio models, offered a still unique mixture of slaloms, circuit races and just one hill climb after a year's forced break.

Thus, the outcome of the championship is representative, although the split into classes for the Clio II, Clio RS III and Clio R.S. IV decided at the last general meeting shortly before the start of the pandemic in February 2020 did not have the hoped-for effect. The classes of the "twos" and the newer Turbos were never populated with at least five participants, so that only half points beckoned there.

Clio victories as consolation for Tom Zürcher
The "threesome" were only undermanned at the long uncertain start to the season at the Nürburgring in May and then well enough represented from the second of five race weekends with a total of eight runs. Thomas Zürcher (gallery, left), who returned to the Cup with the Clio RS III he took over from Dario Kasper, moved clear at the top of the standings thanks to his winning streak.

"Tom" could even afford to take a voluntary zero at the hill climb in Oberhallau to start there with the Tatuus-Abarth in the race cars. With the F4 monoposto, which had been restored to its best after the serious accident in Anzère in 2019, the man from Berne actually wanted to take part in the 2021 Swiss mountain championship. But firstly, there was none and secondly, the tuned Abarth engine ran anything but nice, so it went back to tuner LRM in Italy after Oberhallau.

The wolf bit at the season finale
Despite his absence, Zürcher remained ahead in the standings because Denis Wolf in the newer Clio IV (center gallery) had so far only Pirmin Scheidegger as an opponent and, like the latter, only received half points. The garage owner from Heimberg therefore took his last chance of winning the title in Ambri with the change of class and the direct duel with Zürcher.

On the two different slalom courses at the Ticino airfield, Wolf won with his 2017 and 2018 champion car ahead of the championship leader in both dry conditions on Saturday and wet conditions on Sunday.

Denis was unable to prevent him from winning his sixth title, but managed to pass Michael Schläpfer (right gallery) for second place overall. The Appenzeller switched from a Clio II to a Clio III purchased from Bleekemolen in the Netherlands in 2021 and celebrated class victory in Oberhallau.

A new star in the Clio sky
With loud half points for his second places behind Wolf and the two solo victories in the Clio R.S. IV in Ambri, Primin Scheidegger finished in fourth place. With four fully rated honors in the Clio III, the noticeably faster Meverick Gerber (lower gallery right) hoisted himself to fifth place in the standings. Like Schläpfer, he was absent from the Nürburgring in May.

In the absence of reigning champion Philipp Krebs (took a "Corona break" like bosom buddy René Schnidrig), Jürg Brunner was the fastest driver with a Clio II (lower gallery, left). The 25-year-old from Toggenburg in the Bergrenndorf Hemberg is a promise for the future. He does not lack courage and skill, only routine.

Exercise does good
Club president Stephan Zbinden, who took over the office again after 25 years, was only convincing in Oberhallau (lower gallery, center) in six participations. After achieving "worse lap times than ever before" in Hockenheim, the Bernese put in a test day at the circuit in Bresse. Which obviously did him good, as evidenced by third place in the hillclimb.

Besides class winner Schläpfer, only Marc Beyeler was faster there, who celebrated another podium as third in Ambri 1 and finished in 8th place with only four starts. After switching from a "two-man" to a "three-man", Patrick Gerber, on the other hand, still needs some practice. Meverick's cousin last proved what he can do in 2019 with three wins at Hockenheim.

Hope for more hill climbs and drivers in 2022
As an absolute newcomer to motorsport and second Cup rookie, Andreas Bohni classified tenth in a Clio III. With only three participations and second class places in each case in the proven green "two-man", senior Hans Sigrist took last place in the Renault Classic Cup 2021.

The event was concluded with the awarding of the championship and all those classified during a cozy evening in the cozy Gantrischhütte near the Gurnigel race. Provided that more races take place again in 2022, especially on the mountain and in slalom, more participants can be expected. Where and which format will be used will be decided at the next AGM in spring.

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With the last race weekend of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse in Misano, the first weekend of November also saw the end of a thoroughly successful motorsport season for Sportec Racing. In the newly created Fanatec GT2 European Series, Christoph Ulrich won the title with the KTM X-Bow (gallery on the left) and Gregor Burkard took third place overall in the GT3 class of the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse. Ricardo Burkard also contributed to the achievement of the set season goals.

Accordingly, the balance from the racing CEO of Sportec Racing is positive.

Gregor Burkard: "I am very happy with the performance of the entire team across the various racing series. This was not to be expected from the outset, as we have completely repositioned ourselves in all respects - starting with Motorsport, Classic and all other areas."

No stone was left unturned. But the success proves the men from Höri right.

Joy for Marcel Fässler
Three-time Le Mans winner Marcel Fässler has been pulling the strings as Head of Motorsport at Sportec Racing since this year. It's clear that the man from Schwyz also has a big part to play in this and is delighted with his drivers' successes.

Marcel Fässler: "First and foremost, of course, the championship title in the new SRO GT2 European Series was the highlight. This only worked thanks to an exceptional team and driver performance and is ultimately reflected in the results."

Despite the new racing series and new vehicle concept, the experience gained over the past decade was put to good use. Of ten races completed, regular driver Christoph Ulrich (gallery right with shield AM Champions), who Fässler attests has made enormous progress, finished six in first place in his category and was on the podium a total of nine times.

With the necessary know-how and driving performance, experienced people of the caliber of Hans-Joachim Stuck or even the KTM factory team could be relegated to the back seats.

It is clear that they will defend the title next season and thus want to confirm their success. Negotiations with possible pilots are underway.

Goal achieved in Porsche Sports Cup Suisse
In the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse, Sportec Racing with the two brothers Ricardo and Gregor Burkard finished on the podium nine times in twelve races on six different race tracks.

In the final standings, Gregor finished third in the GT3 Cup championship and Burkard tenth with only three race appearances. The team is thus on target and has met the goals defined at the beginning of the season.

Marcel Fässler: "This success, too, is only due to a consistent team performance that can be built on. Our goal must be to also have a say in the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse when it comes to awarding the title."

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THE RACE's video explains the background to the Qatar Grand Prix and its history with MotoGP at the center, the Losail Circuit and the starting position in the Formula One World Championship.

The GP squad makes its first stop in Qatar this weekend. The 5.418km Losail International Circuit lies just outside the capital Doha and features mainly medium-fast and fast corners. This is partly because the track is mainly designed for motorcycle racing.

Position battles in Turn 1
MotoGP has been racing there since it opened in 2004. Only the touring cars have held World Championship rounds in Qatar so far.

There are a total of ten right turns and six left turns. The home straight is over a kilometer long and leads to a strong braking zone before turn 1, a hairpin. This is also the only DRS zone on the track and the best overtaking opportunity when braking from the slipstream.

No preliminary decision yet
Although the Losail Circuit is, to a certain extent, a journey into the unknown for everyone involved, the current hierarchy is unlikely to change much. The only question is whether Mercedes will retain the upper hand, as it did a week ago in Brazil, or whether Red Bull Honda will strike back.

Despite the defeat to Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen still leads the drivers' championship with 332.5 points against 318.5. Even if the Briton retires, there can be a preliminary decision at the earliest two weeks later on another new GP track in Saudi Arabia.

Alfa Romeo Sauber bids farewell to both drivers
For the retiring Sauber duo Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi, it will be the third last opportunity to increase their points tally and that of the Hinwil-based team. As Alfa Romeo Racing announced this week, Chinese Guanyu Zhou, who is currently second in FIA Formula 2 (the decision will be made in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi in December), will be teammate of Finn Valtteri Bottas, who has been known for some time as the new spearhead, in the 2022 season.

Swiss television will report live from qualifying on Saturday, November 20, on SRF info from 2.55 to 4.10 pm. On Sunday, the Qatar GP will be broadcast from 2.30 to 4.50 p.m. on SRF zwei. Commentators from the Zurich studio will be Michael Stäuble and Marc Surer.

End of the WRC era in northern Italy
Not far from the Swiss border, the 2021 World Rally Championship will be decided this weekend. At the ACI Rally Monza, the 25-year era of World Rally Cars will also come to an end. From 2022, the WRC cars will be replaced by Rally1 cars with hybrid drive and e-fuel instead of gasoline.

The title fight in the drivers' WRC is an in-house affair for the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team.

Of the 16 special stages, eight will take place in the Autodromo and the others in Monza's mountainous hinterland.

Toyota provides the world champion
Either Sébastien Ogier will celebrate his eighth world championship title at the end of his last full WRC season or team-mate Elfyn Evans will put the crown on his head for the first time.

The Frenchman brings with him a 17-point lead over the Welshman; moreover, Ogier won a year ago at the WRC premiere of this race previously known as the Monza Rally Show. Toyota also leads the constructors' standings with a 47-point advantage over the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team. With 52 points still up for grabs, a seventh-place finish by one of the three Yaris WRC drivers is enough for Toyota.

Servus TV, which is also free to air in Switzerland, will report from the ACI Rally Monza on Sunday, November 21, from 12 p.m. to around 2 p.m. (preliminary report, Power Stage and post-event report). On Saturday, SS8 (7.30 a.m.) and SS10 (11 a.m.) will be livestreamed under this Link on the Internet, as well as the SP15 (10 a.m.) and SP16 (12 p.m.) on Sunday.

A Swiss among loud Chinese
Similar to last year, the 68th Macau Grand Prix 2021 will be a pure affair for drivers and teams from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan due to the strict Covid 19 conditions (long quarantine for foreigners). Nevertheless, there is a Swiss on the grid. How so?

Alexandre Imperatori, who is married to a Chinese woman and lives in Shanghai, is competing in the Macau GT Cup in a Porsche 911 GT3 R. As in 2020, the race does not count as the FIA GT World Cup. The professional from Freiburg, who often races in Europe during the year (in 2020, for example, at the Nürburgring 24 Hours and Spa), recently won a round of the Chinese Endurance Championship in Shanghai. He knows the Guia Circuit in Macau very well.

As the studio photos of his Porsche show, Alexandre Imperatori will start under the Swiss flag.

Spectacle on the Internet
As in 2020, the actual Macau Grand Prix is reserved for the Chinese FIA Formula 4. The four other Chinese touring car and GT races also promise plenty of spectacle over two days on the official YouTube channel live or, because of the time difference of several hours, on the Internet.

Hair-raising maneuvers and crashes are the order of the day on the notorious Guia Circuit right through the city of Macau. It's worth taking a look.

In Asia, the Macau Grand Prix has roughly the same status as the Monaco GP in Europe. But the Guia Circuit would be too narrow for Formula 1.

First 24-hour race at Sebring
The 24H Series was to conclude this year's season with the 24 Hours of Sebring. Never before has such a long race been held on this archaic race track in the heart of Florida.

With Daniel Allemann, who last won with the German Porsche team Herberth at the 12H Hungary in October, there is a Swiss in the tight circle of favorites. They also include some U.S. teams familiar with Sebring with their GT3 sports cars.

Swiss VW team defends the title
It's all about the sausage for Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing with its two top VW Golf GTI TCR in the touring car category. The number #1 car leads the championship, but a Belgian, British and the second Autorama car with the #112 are also still in contention for the title. Since 2019, it has always been won by the Swiss.

Jasmin Preisig and Fabian Danz will alternate with Austria's Constantin Kletzer and Norway's Emil Heyerdahl in the #1, and 2019 TCR multi-champion Miklas Born with Finland's Antti Buri and Kari-Pekka Laaksonen and Italy's Roberto Ferri in the sister car #112.

Waiting for the material
Because the material of the teams from Europe, transported by ship in containers, arrived too late due to storms in the Atlantic, the practice sessions have to be postponed by one day and the 24-hour race from Friday/Saturday to Saturday/Sunday (start 1 p.m.). By Friday morning local time, however, the material was not yet on site! Whether there will be a livestream as usual, will be published on the homepage of the 24H Series.

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