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Close to racetrack, garages and media centre. \nComes with chef and two coffee machines. \nTakes just two days to build and deconstruct. \nCan be moved wherever you need it (Europe only) by truck.\nIdeal for European racetracks with no permanent team buildings\nFor inquiries please contact Christian Hewgill or Audi Racing Director Allan McNish who can answer all the questions you have about this and other Formula 1 team motorhomes hospitality units.F1 Explains is here to answer your F1 questionsSend them to F1Explains@F1.comListen to more official F1 podcastsIncredible personal stories on F1 Beyond The Grid - including Allan McNish on his F1 careerExpert race previews and reviews - right here on the F1 Nation podcast feed"},"annotations":[{"id":429472,"startTime":202.32,"endTime":208.08,"type":"car","title":"Toyota Alan","url":"/cars/toyota/land-cruiser","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/2021_Toyota_Land_Cruieser_300_ZX.jpg","quote":"director of the team. Alan, it's lovely to see you here. Of course, one thing you've graciously missed off that list of your skills is a Formula One driver with Toyota. Alan, as somebody who fell in love with F1 in the late 90s and 2000s, I do like it when we have someone from my ear.","canonicalId":"car:toyota:landcruiser","priority":0.3,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"imageAttribution":"TTTNIS (CC0)","imageLicense":"CC0","imageSourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021_Toyota_Land_Cruieser_300_ZX.jpg","sourceStartTime":202.32,"sourceEndTime":208.08}},{"id":429473,"startTime":1158.5,"endTime":1164.0,"type":"brand","title":"Audi","url":"/glossary/audi","quote":"But there's been something that's truly impressed me about the Audi project ever since it was started to be spoken about.","canonicalId":"brand:audi","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Audi is the automaker behind the “Audi project” being discussed, centered on building a top-level Formula One facility and integrating that ambition into racing. 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