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Kevin Magnussen says he is using this season to prepare himself for the future prospect of fighting at the front of the Formula One grid.Renault has endured a tricky transition period following its takeover of the Lotus F1 team at the end of last year, with the Enstone-based outfit occupying ninth in the constructors standings having recorded just one points finish this season -- when Magnussen claimed seventh place at the Russian Grand Prix.The Dane admits that thinking about his future prospects has helped act as motivation during a difficult 2016.You can always motivate yourself by thinking about next year and the year after that, just thinking about the future and try to learn as much as possible and prepare for when you get the chance because thats how Formula One is, suddenly youre in a car that can win and you have to deliver. So learning and preparing yourself for that time is what Im doing now.Its difficult not to be racing for points. If youre racing in P16 and P15, chasing someone down and even if you do get him and overtake him -- youre working so hard to overtake him and you still dont get points. It is a very frustrating and challenging time but I know what Im working towards.The best result Renault has managed since Russia has been two 12th-place finishes by Jolyon Palmer in Austria and Hungary -- the latter of which had seen Palmer running inside the points until a late spin curtailed the Britons hopes of scoring his first F1 point.Despite mainly fighting towards the rear of grid, Magnussen believes he has learned a lot during the first half of the season and feels he can be relatively happy with his own performances so far in 2016.Youre still learning about yourself and what you need from a car, setting it up, what feedback is important, working with the team, getting the most out of your people. 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She is scheduled to meet with Italian Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malago this month.Rome, one of four candidates in the international bid race, is trying to bring the Summer Olympics back to Italy for the first time since the city hosted the 1960 Games.Those of us who had the opportunity to experience the Rio Games and to win a medal, putting Italys name on the podium, are convinced that bringing the games back to our country and our capital would give future generations the necessary optimism to believe in a better future, said the letter, signed by the 68 athletes. You can give a decisive push to our dreams and a reason for enthusiasm for all Italian sport.Raggi, who represents the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, became Romes first female mayor in June and, at age 37, also its youngest.She maintained throughout her campaign that she wants to focus on everyday items before extraordinary ones and has pointed to the high costs faced by Olympic cities.IOC guidelines for bid cities require undivided support from the city, the nationnal Olympic committee and the government.ddddddddddddWe ask you not to leave out your support for Romes bid, the letter said. We ask you with the passion we have shown recently in our competitions and which allowed us to excel. We appeal to your sensitivity as a mayor and your love as a mother.If we play together no match can ever be lost. United we can win. You showed that by becoming mayor. We showed that by winning in Rio. We are certain you share our sentiments. Dont close the door on a unique opportunity.Previous Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino formally submitted the bid to the International Olympic Committee last year after a city council vote showed overwhelming support.The other 2024 bidders are Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest, Hungary. The IOC will select the host city in September 2017.If the bid is rejected, it would mark Romes second withdrawal in four years after then-premier Mario Monti in 2012 stopped Romes bid for the 2020 Games for financial reasons.Rome is our capital and we are all by your side in the battle you are leading to get it back to ancient glories, the athletes said in their letter to Raggi. We would be happy to be able to compete now, together, to achieve a dream, a hope: Rome 2024. A sporting embrace. ' ' '