 | | Alonso's long relationship with Renault ended on a low |
| |  | | The Race of Champions - motorsport's end of season shoot-out between top names from F1, rallying, touring cars and sportscars - moved to Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium this winter after two years at Wembley. |
| |  | | A racetrack was created inside the Olympic venue |
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 | | Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button paired up with multiple touring car title winner Andy Priaulx to represent Britain in the Nations Cup element |
| |  | | David Coulthard came out of retirement for the event, joining his Red Bull replacement and 2009 F1 runner-up Sebastian Vettel |
| |  | | Michael Schumacher - a RoC regular but still hunting for his first win - was the Chinese crowd's favourite |
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 | | Day one was dedicated to the Nations Cup teams contest, with pairs of drivers representing their countries |
| |  | | Drivers could carry passengers in some of the contests - so Button gave his girlfriend Jessica Michibata a ride |
| |  | | The event used a variety of buggies, sportscars and rally machines to keep things equal |
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 | | Schumacher and Button chat about life as a champion |
| |  | | Britain and Germany got through to the final, with Button battling Schumacher |
| |  | | For the third straight year, Germany won the Nations Cup |
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