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Back in mid-January we had a bit of a discussion on the show, regarding some of the nonsense Ron Dennis was spouting during the unveiling of McLaren’s 2008 challenger in Stuttgart.

One of the points we questioned was the following statement:

It is Lewis’ birthday today, we’ve gone to a lot of trouble… he is 23, it is the MP4-23 and he will carry 23 on the car, but that is more by accident than judgement I must say

At the time the official FIA entry list had Hamilton above Kovalainen, meaning Lewis would actually be driving the 22 car, leaving number 23 for Heikki.

Given there was some confusion about who exactly was correct, we thought we’d leave it until the cars arrived in Australia where we could see for ourselves.

When Lewis rolled out of the pitlane earlier today, he was driving this car:

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Make sure you’re up to speed for the first race of the 2008 Formula 1 season with this race preview from Sidepodcast.

Get the full run down on who’s driving where this year, catch up with Toyota’s new signing Timo Glock and find out what he thinks of the Melbourne circuit. Look back at what happened during last year’s event and how it affected this season’s regulations before taking a complete lap around Albert Park.

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Mr. Bernard Charles Ecclestone appears to be painting himself into a bit of a corner when it comes to the number of Grand Prix races he’s looking to run, versus the rather inconvenient constraints posed by the Gregorian calendar.

From 2010, Bernie has committed to a race in South Korea. Herman Tilke has been busy designing a brand new track since the middle of 2006, and assuming the FIA approve the track and facilities, that’s where Formula 1 will be racing in three years time.

In addition, aside from the two extra venues added this year, in 2009 both India and Abu Dhabi will join the calendar (approval pending).

All this leaves Ecclestone the unfortunate problem of fitting everything in.

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