Now its has 27, stretching from the sun-drenched shores of the Algarve to the Polish border with Belarus.
Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was nearly four when she went missing from her family's holiday flat in an Algarve resort.
Contador will compete for his new Saxo Bank team in the Tour of Algarve, a five-stage race through southern Portugal.
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The inconclusive sessions at the Algarve's undulating circuit served to underline the consensus that F1 is entering unknown territory in 2009.
Once the teams have rolled out of the Algarve, they have just four tests left to run new developments on the track.
He was third overall in his home event, the Tour Down Under, sixth in the Tour d'Algarve and fourth in the Milan-San Remo.
Ferrari, Renault, Williams and Toyota - whose car was unveiled on Thursday - will join McLaren at the new Algarve circuit in Portugal next week.
It keeps the paper moving in an organisation that stretches from the western Atlantic to the Austrian Alps and from the Arctic Circle to Algarve.
There are frequent cultural festivals in the Algarve to celebrate the region's food, wine, music, art and dance -- but many events attract more tourists than locals.
The Algarve test will be the first time Hamilton has driven an F1 car at speed since clinching the title and becoming F1's youngest ever champion in Brazil last November.
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Test driver Pedro de la Rosa will give the McLaren its debut in a private test at Portugal's Algarve circuit on Saturday - the first of a series of critical tests before the start of the new season in Melbourne, Australia on 29 March.
Both side's last league action was back on 28 December following the spate of postponements because of the weather - and Black Cats boss Steve Bruce chose to take his team to the Algarve in the meantime in a bid to inspire them to a first win in eight league games.
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