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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Patience

Great Britain v New Zealand: how the America’s Cup rivals compare

The Ineos Britannia
The Mercedes F1 team worked on the design of the Ineos Britannia. Photograph: Toni Albir/EPA

The skippers

Ben Ainslie (Ineos Britannia, representing Great Britain) Ben has a proven track record of winning throughout his career. He’s a leader who pulls people together and he’s known for being a ruthless competitor. He snatched his final Olympic gold in the dying moments of the last race at London 2012. For him, it’s never over until it’s over. The Ineos Britannia team had a tough time three years ago at the last America’s Cup, but Ben was open afterwards, admitting the few things they got wrong but vowing to keep fighting. He is relentless in his approach and work ethic and he did win the America’s Cup with Oracle Team USA in 2013, so knows what it takes.

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