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2008
2008-05-Istanbul

2008-05-Istanbul

1161 pictures

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton parks at parc ferme after gaining third grid position

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Heikki Kovalainen puts his helmet on

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Felipe Massa takes the chequered flag

Ferrari driver Massa leads the McLaren of Hamilton

Heikki Kovalainen jokes around with Felipe Massa after drivers parade

Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Adrian Sutil is being consulted by a reporter

The Formula One drivers descent from the parade truck, Sebastian Vettel commences

Podium group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, winner Felipe Massa, third placed Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari's chief engineer Francesco Uguzzoni

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault

Jenson Button, Honda

Jenson Button, Honda, uphill

Nico Rosberg, Williams

A happy grid girl guards Kubica's car

Kubica in front of Raikkonen and Alonso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Honda driver Jenson Button at pitlane exit on Friday afternoon practice session

Sebastian Bourdais without earplugs in pits

Close-up at a fly-sprinkled Toyota rearview mirror

Kimi Raikkonen overlaps Sebastian Vettel's Toro Rosso

After his accident at the Spanish GP, Heikki Kovalainen is now approved to race after a final examination by the FIA doctors

A Red Bull right front suspension

Kimi Raikkonen at pitlane exit

Lewis Hamilton gets ready for action

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

A Turkish Petrol Ofisi grid girl expresses her excitement

Fernando Alonso, Renault

A Honda in parc ferme after the race

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

The official sponsor Petrol Ofisi positioned a GP2 car for souvenir photos in the public area

Nick Heidfeld gives an interview

Nick Heidfeld puts his helmet on

A part of Hamilton's McLaren, sprayed with champagne

Heikki Kovalainen is being pushed back to McLaren garage after his qualification stint

The large Bridgestone sign in the mechandising area says 'Formula 1®, the only and only best'

A happy papa Massa after qualifying

Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella brakes too late and crashes into the rear of Kazuki Nakajima's Williams

Robert Kubica rushes through pitlane during qualification part 3

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Nelsinho Piquet sees the blue flag at pit lane exit

A cool thumbs up from Felipe Massa after gaining pole position

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Polesetter Felipe Massa exits his Ferrari after qualifying

A friendly Bridgestone promotion lady

Right after the start, Messa in the lead

Felipe Massa besides the grid with his race engineer Rob Smedly and his manager Nicolas Todt

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Late braker Fisichella exits his car at first corner

Robert Kubica receives a brief service during qualification part 3

A prancing horse on a Ferrari truck

Podium group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, winner Felipe Massa, third placed Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari's chief engineer Francesco Uguzzoni

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Dr. Helmut Marko in Red Bull pits with David Coulthard

Adrian Sutil, Force India

A mechanic works at a Renault's brake disk

Nico Rosberg

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Carbon fibre at its most beautiful shape

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Lewis Hamilton's helmet, prepared for action

Heikki Kovalainen

Lewis Hamilton approaches pit lane exit on Saturday morning practice

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber physio Jo Leberer signals Nick Heidfeld his position

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton brakes into a steep corner

Nick Heidfeld

Timo Glock watches his screen in pits

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

On the grid, Lewis Hamilton puts his helmet on

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The real Robert Kubica under the helmet

Kovalainen's McLaren at the end of the field suffers a slow puncture

Just a second before the lights go out for the start

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Massa jumps on his car in parc ferme and announces with three fingers his three victories in a row

Lewis Hamilton

Two Ferraris and two McLarens battle for best position before the first corner

A Force India front wing

Fisico at the end of the start field already emits smoke from hard braking

Lewis Hamilton puts his helmet on

The tip of a Ferrari's nose cone

Three Turkish Red Bull Unas pose with two paddock club puppets representing Hamilton and Raikkonen

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Rubens Barrichello, Honda, awaits the 'GO' at his pitstop during qualification session. The number 257 besides his cockpit indicates that at the Istanbul Grand Prix he takes over Patrese's record of 256 driven F1 races.

A happy Kimi Raikkonen leaves the paddock

Webber's steering wheel on a Red Bull car

Nick Heidfeld

Unlucky Fisichella crosses the track after crashing into Nakajima at first corner

Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella brakes too late and crashes into the rear of Kazuki Nakajima's Williams

Giancarlo Fisichella and Kazuki Nakajima both retire at first corner

Nico Rosberg, Williams

McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh

Kimi Raikkonen in pits

Lewis Hamilton

Smalltalk on the grid between Dr. Mario Theissen (BMW), Norbert Haug (Mercedes) and 'Dr. Z.' Dieter Zetsche (DaimlerChrysler)

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nick Heidfeld

Hand in hand, the Turkish president Abdullah Gül is being guided through the crowds at Ferrari's grid position by Bernie Ecclestone

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, lifts a wheel

Heikki Kovalainen

The Turkish president Abdullah Gül and Bernie Ecclestone visit the Ferrari team on the grid

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Nelson Piquet arrives at Renault pits

The grid girls walk in line to receive the numbered panels

View at the back of the paddock club puppets

A view on an uncovered Ferrari engine - not really a spy shot...

Like a deep sea animal, the front of a Ferrari is shaped for minimum drag

Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (Renault), Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) behind the three and Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)

Jenson Button, Honda

Is it Robert Kubica staring at us from a BMW Sauber F1 Team truck?

A close view at a Renault's carbon fibre rear suspension

Two Ferraris and two McLarens battle for best position before the first corner

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel exits pitlane

Normally experienced Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella brakes too late and crashes into the rear of Kazuki Nakajima's Williams

Heikki Kovalainen

The Turkish president Abdullah Gül is being guided over the grid by Bernie Ecclestone

Race winner Felipe Massa passes his cheering Ferrari team and frenetic Paddock Club spectators

Jenson Button, Honda

Nick Heidfeld out of garage for practice

Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso), Lucas di Grassi (Renault) and Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) on their way through paddock after drivers parade

Kubica's grid girl

The grid as seen from front

Jenson Button, Honda

Bernie Ecclestone offers an exclusive sightseeing tour to the Turkish president Abdullah Gül

Hamilton sprays a fountain of champagne

The start frield expands

Champagne shower from Hamilton and Raikkonen

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Turkish race fans take the opportunity to relax in a comfortable seat at the public area

Despite Hamilton pushes hard from behind, Massa defends his leading position

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

The grid girls line up at the red carpet for the arrival of the drivers after their parade

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Two Turkish Red Bull 'Unas'

Group photo after qualifying: On second position Kovalainen, polesitter Massa, second positioned Hamilton

Reflections at an FIA truck

Rainer takes photos whilst Ferrari mechanics wait for FIA scrutineering in the evening

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Giancarlo Fisichella and Kazuki Nakajima both retire at first corner

Green lights for Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica is being strapped into his BMW Sauber car's cockpit

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Robert Kubica waits at pitlane exit

First lap completed with safety car leading Massa, Hamilton, Kubica and Kovalainen

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Robert Kubica arrives at the BMW Sauber crew for service during qualification part 3

The steering wheel is laid out ready for Nick Heidfeld

Winner Felipe Massa jumps from the podium

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Mark Webber

Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima in front of a Ferrari

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Massa leads the start field after the first corner, with Hamilton, Kubica and Kovalainen close behind him.

Jenson Button, Honda

Fernando Alonso, Renault

The middle of a Red Bull rear wing

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Rubens Barrichello at pitlane exit signal

Rubens Barrichello

The McLaren pit crew pushes Kovalainen backward after his Q3 stint

Ferrai mechanics prepare for pitstop practice on Thursday afternoon

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

BMW Sauber engineers work with notebooks at Kubica's car on the grid

Toro Rosso boss Gerhard Berger and Flavio Briatore of Renault

Robert Kubica

Kazuki Nakajima retires at first corner after he has been broken by Fisichella

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Adrian Sutil (Force India) return from drivers meeting in a good mood

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

The photographers get ready for stunning driver photos

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Nelsinho Piquet at pit lane exit signal

Normally experienced Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella brakes too late and crashes into the rear of Kazuki Nakajima's Williams

Robert Kubica at the pitwall command center

Robert Kubica is being strapped into his BMW Sauber car's cockpit

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Lewis Hamilton passes lurking photographers at pitlane exit

Robert Kubica is being serviced by a quick BMW Sauber team

Kubica and Alonso wave at the cheering fans at the start of the drivers parade

Robert Kubica still keeps his position in front of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari

Felipe Massa shares his bottle of champagne with the team, too and drops it from the podium

Lewis Hamilton shares his bottle of champagne with the team and lets it fall from the podium

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