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By Mark Orlovac
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BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Valencia: "Morning. Formula 1 has got to go some to match the excitement of the World Cup and Wimbledon this week. Ferrari delayed their media conference to grimly watch Italy's exit in South Africa while Jenson Button was full of awe for John Isner and Nicolas Mahut's record-breaking marathon tennis match. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic that this will be yet another cracking F1 weekend, even though Valencia's quayside street circuit doesn't have a reputation for producing dramatic racing. McLaren sailed into Spain buoyed by back-to-back one-twos for Lewis Hamilton and Button. While McLaren haven't brought any updates here, rivals Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault come with significant upgrades which they hope will close up the competition. Red Bull, who Button reckons still have the fastest car over a single lap, will also assess straight-line speed enhancer, the F-duct, during Friday practice. And if you need further convincing, here's a word from Button; "I don't expect racing to be on the back pages - but I still don't think there's been a year like this.'"
0839: I'm now getting telly pictures from Valencia. It's sunny and we have lovely views of an enormous yacht. Not as big as mine though. However, I'm not too jealous as my lovely sunny desk here in west London would make many a man green with envy. Anyhow, this is your text commentary and I need you to get involved with what you think will happen this weekend. Whack them over to me and I'll put up as many contributions as I can. Nice. You can
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0834: And a very good day to you. Have you all recovered yet from Montreal? If you didn't see it all I can say is that
it was some race,
and there wasn't a safety car in sight. But that's enough of looking to the past, let's focus on the present as attention now turns to the street circuit in Valencia, which has hosted the European GP since 2008. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has been second here in both races and is looking for his third straight victory this season after wins in Turkey and Canada. Will he do it again?
0830: Morning gang and a warm welcome to our coverage of the European Grand Prix. After the thrills and excitement of Canada a fortnight ago, this race has quite a bit to live up to. Valencia, it's over to you...
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