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1 0 2 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I T he Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps motor-racing circuit is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, and of the Spa 24 Hours and 1000 kilometre Spa endurance races. This summer the third Spa Classic will take place and for the first time Richard Mille will be the Official Partner and Timekeeper of this exceptional sporting event. In 1921, the Spa track was designed to be one of the fastest and most spectacular tracks in the world. It has changed over the years, going from 14,120 kilometres to 7,004 kilometres, and now features 15 corners, including the famous Raidillon-Eau Rouge where F1 drivers pass at speeds approaching 190 miles per hour through a barely visible sequence of corners. Richard Mille will mark the occasion by releasing an RM 011 Spa Classic, in a limited edition of 50 pieces. The automatic calibre is equipped with a flyback chronograph with countdown timer, an annual calendar and a rotor with variable geometry. The colours of the event are featured on the blue carbon fibre upper flange and the red and white lower flange. The Spa Classic logo at 12 o’clock together with the red and white chronograph dials contrast appealingly with the skeleton movement in PVD-treated grade 5 titanium. For this special edition, the entire case has been micro-blasted and the case- middle columns polished, while the pusher covers are treated with DLC. After Le Mans, Imola and Pau, the legendary Spa- Francorchamps is the latest track to fly the Richard Mille colours for this classic motorsports event. RM011SpaClassic