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• William Grover-Williams
  ...b of [[Paris, France]], William Grover-Williams grew up fluent in both the French and English languages. When [[World War I]] broke out, his family moved to ...nce at [[Miramas]] and the [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. In [[1928]] he won the [[French Grand Prix]], repeating that feat again in [[1929]]. That same year, drivin
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  ...he made his Grand Prix debut, driving a [[Bugatti]] 37A at the [[1930]] [[French Grand Prix]] in [[Pau]]. ...Prince George Circuit in [[East London]], [[South Africa]] then won the [[French Grand Prix]] in his home country.
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...uigi Chinetti]] retired ill. During the 1930s, Sommer was to dominate the French endurance classic, winning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongsid ...outbreak of [[World War II]], where he played an active part in the French Resistance movement.
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• Olivier Gendebien
  ...r II]] erupted and the [[Nazis]] occupied Belgium, he joined the Belgian [[resistance movement]]. Fluent in the English language, he served as the liaison with t ...occasionally. He scored his best finish ever, taking second in the 1960 [[French Grand Prix]] and third place in front of a home crowd at the [[Belgian Gra
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...gust of 1941 and initially evaded capture. Through the [[French Resistance|French Underground]], he made his way to [[Spain]] where he was eventually capture
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• Piero Taruffi
  ...both higher and smaller than the others. Taruffi commented on the low wind resistance and low center of gravity of his design. | [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
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• Perugia
  ...it by foreign soldiers, or to exact contributions, they met with vigorous resistance. ...98, the ''Tiberina Republic'' was formed, with Perugia as capital, and the French tricolour as flag. In 1799, the Tiberina Republic merged to the [[Roman Rep
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• Aerodynamics
  ...Ibn Firnas]]. Although observations of some aerodynamic effects like wind resistance (a.k.a. [[drag (physics)|drag]]) were recorded by the likes of [[Aristotle] ...Newton|Sir Isaac Newton]] was the first person to develop a theory of air resistance, making him one of the first aerodynamicist. As part of that theory, Newto
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...sphere. LHM has to squeeze back and forth through this valve which causes resistance and controls the suspension movements, it is the simplest damper and one of ...ve Suspension''' is a new automotive technology introduced by the [[France|French]] manufacturer [[Citroën]] in 1990.
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• Maserati 250F
  ...]], J.M. Fangio,<br> [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix ]], J.M. Fangio,<br> [[1957 French Grand Prix ]], J.M. Fangio,<br> [[1957 German Grand Prix ]], J.M. Fangio, ...ercedes-Benz W196|Mercedes-Benz W196 "Typ Monza"]]) was used in the [[1956 French Grand Prix]].
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• History of Sardinia
  .... In [[238 BC]] the Romans took over the whole island, without meeting any resistance. They took over an existing developed infrastructure and urbanized culture ...s (from 1582, 1652 and 1655) further worsened the situation. In [[1637]] a French fleet sacked Oristano.
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...mping in modern vehicles can be controlled by increasing or decreasing the resistance to fluid flow in the shock absorber. === Air resistance (Drag) ===
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• History of Naples
  ...surrection in April of the following year and defeated two attempts by the French fleet to land troops. In [[1656]] the plague killed almost half of the inha ...erdinand I of Two Sicilies|Ferdinand IV]] was king, and he entered an anti-French coalition with [[England]], [[Russia]], [[Austria]] and [[Portugal]].
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• Brescia
  ...covered from [[List of battles of the Italian Wars#Brescia|its sack by the French]]. It subsequently shared the fortunes of the Venetian republic until 1796 The city was awarded a Gold Medal for its resistance against Fascism, in [[World War II]].
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• Station wagon
  ...''', [[United Kingdom|British]] usage) or a '''break''' ([[French language|French]] usage) is a [[car body style]] similar to a [[sedan]], but with an extend ...n wagons are lower in profile than a minivan or SUV and thus have less air resistance when driving on the highway.
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• Tire
  The [[radial tire]] was invented by [[Michelin]], a French company, in [[1946]], but did not see wide use in the United States, the la .... Fowler also notes that the altered spelling ''tyre'' originally met with resistance from conservative British institutions such as [[The Times]] newspaper.
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• History of the bicycle
  ...there were four-wheelers) and it was a misinterpretation by the well known French journalist Louis Baudry de Saunier in 1891. ...achine") of 1817 that was called ''Draisine'' (English) or ''draisienne'' (French) by the press. Karl von Drais patented this design in 1818 which was the f
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• Gasoline
  ...[[octane]]) and n-[[heptane]]. An 87-octane gasoline has the same [[knock resistance]] as a mixture of 87% isooctane and 13% n-heptane. The octane rating syste The word petrol may be derived from [[Old French]] ''pétrole'', meaning [[petroleum]]: see [[#Etymology]].
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• Gino Bartali
  Gino Bartali had a row during the 1950 Tour de France with the French rider, [[Jean Robic]]. Newspapers made much of it and the atmosphere was te Bartali said French fans by the road were so angry, accusing him of sabotaging Robic's chances,
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