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Pirelli is keen to have the 2017 pre-season take place in Bahrain or Abu Dhabi so it can test its new tyres in conditions representative of the opening races of the year.Pirellis wider compounds are part of the radical regulation changes next year, which are aiming to produce faster cars over one lap. Those changes will make pre-season even more important as teams and F1s tyre manufacturer try to understand the new cars as best they can before the season opener.Though pre-season has taken place solely in Spain in the last two seasons in order to cut costs for teams Pirelli would like to see a return to the desert to give it the best chance of understanding the 2017 compound.Speaking about its hopes for pre-season next year, Pirellis Paul Hembery?told the F1 website: We would prefer to go somewhere like Bahrain or Abu Dhabi. The temperatures will be representative and we know the tracks very well. We definitely would want to go to representative tracks.With the exact look of the new cars still unknown as teams try to find an edge over their rivals in development, Hembery admits the final version of the 2017 compound might not be available until the season opener.If we have any surprises -- if the cars then are very different to what we had envisioned -- then we will have to react to that. Probably not for the first race, but at least when we have some really good winter testing we should know in advance how it is likely going to be -- what changes are needed.Only Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will get to sample the 2017 compounds this year as part of Pirellis development programme. Williams Pat Symonds has suggested that offers those three teams a big advantage but Hembery does not think that is the case.?I dont believe there will be any disadvantage [to the others]. 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Seattle Mariners Shirts . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU.Godolphin stayer Qewy has moved a step closer to a Melbourne Cup start with his all-the-way win in the Geelong Cup.Qewy led home an all-international result from horses stabled at the Werribee quarantine centre in the 2400m-race on Wednesday.Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Qewy ($4) scored by a long-head from Grey Lion ($6.50) with another Godolphin horse, the $2.90 favourite, Oceanographer three-quarters of a length away third.Qewy passed the ballot clause with his victory, moving to number 32 in the order of entry.Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter will announce a penalty, if any, on Thursday.He said a half-kilogram penalty would move Qewy to 31st in the order of entry while a one-kilogram penalty would take him to 28th.A number of horses listed above him are already unlikely be taking their places in the Melbourne Cup on November 1.The victory of Qewy gave trainer Charlie Appleby his first winner in Australia after stablemate Scottish finished second to Jameka in last Saturdays Caulfield Cup.James Ferguson, who has been in charge of the Godolphin horses during their stay at Werribee, said the team was delighted with the victory.We came over to have winners and thank God, thats what weve done, Ferguson said.Its great for Sheikh Mohammed to have a winner here. Its just brilliant for Charlie and the whole team.Ferguson said the plan now that Qewy had qualified to run in the Cup was to head to the race. McEvoy rode for Godolphin in the UK and in Sydney before going freelance a little over two years ago.Among his big victories for Godolphin was All The Good in the 2008 Caulfield Cup for Saeed bin Suroor. Its exciting for Charlie to have his first winner down here, McEvoy said..ddddddddddddcottish didnt have a great run and was able to run second.Hes had a good campaign out here, Charlie, and its nice to win the Cup for the boys here today.McEvoy said instructions were to allow Qewy to roll along in front.I was told to get him into his rhythm and make it a bit of a test, McEvoy said.When I asked him, away he went. Full credit to the horse.Runner-up Grey Lion remained unchanged in 30th position in the ballot order with his jockey Katelyn Mallyon saying he was gallant in defeat but outstayed by the winner.Qewy shortened from $51 to $21 for the Melbourne Cup while one punter placed a $4000 wager at $51 for next months race just before the Geelong Cup.WHAT DOES THE GEELONG CUP MEAN FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP? * English horse Qewy has moved closer to joining past overseas-trained Geelong Cup winners to claim the Melbourne Cup after passing the ballot clause with his win on Wednesday.* His Godolphin stablemate Oceanographer has also passed the distance clause by running third while another internationally trained horse, Grey Lion, ran second in the 2400m-race.* Three overseas-trained horses - Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) - have won the Geelong Cup-Melbourne Cup double in the same year.* A couple more Geelong Cup winners went close in the Melbourne Cup - Bauer (2008) was edged out by a nose by Viewed while On A Jeune (2005) was beaten in the Melbourne Cup by Makybe Diva.* Zazzman won the Geelong Cup in 2003 before finishing third behind Makybe Diva and Shes Archie in the Melbourne Cup the following year. 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