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Sakhir

6639 pictures
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella Giancarlo Fisichella
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks in the paddock with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and Niki Lauda of Mercedes
Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony between the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean
Thew circuit welcomes its guests with an advertising across the street
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull pits
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Esteban Gutierrez stops at Sauber pits
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Lewis Hamilton stops at Mercedes GP pits
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, is on position three in the start field at turn two
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Romain Grosjean
Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault
F1 debutant Carlos Sainz Jr
Esteban Gutierrez, test and reserve driver for Ferrari in 2015
Bernie Ecclestone in the press centre, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in front of both Ferraris and team-mate Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, brakes for the first corner, as Rosberg, Vettel and Raikkonen battle for 2nd position, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Bernie Ecclestone
Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Mercedes, leads Kvyat's Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton with an eye on the photographer
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Pastor Maldonado in the new Mercedes powered Lotus E23
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Stewardess: Gulf Air flight attendant on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Bahrain paddock
Race day at Sakhir, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Daniel Ricciardo, back from the drivers parade lap, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
"Let me put it like this: ..." Lewis Hamilton
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault
Monitoring their mobiles: Hopefully well disposed IT supporters, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates his victory in parc ferme after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix 2013
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes chats with his team boss Niki Lauda and legendary Austrian Gerhard Berger after qualifying
Sergio Perez, McLaren, in front of Raikkonen and Grosjean
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes sits in his race car on Sunday, covering pole position
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives interviews after qualifying
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with his wife Fabiana Flosi and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives interviews after qualifying
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Paul di Resta, Force India
Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position
Sauber's race driver Esteban Gutierrez
Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position
Crown Prince His Highness Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa greets the applauding audience and the world's media on the grid
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Felipe Massa of Ferrari gives an interview
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Webber and Button
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, prepares for the race
Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, Juan Carlos I. and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda
Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg sure disappointed to lose second place in the race with a braking issue, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Will Stevens, Marussia-Ferrari
The current Spanish Grand Prix drivers with Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014: Roberto Merhi, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jr, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
4th place for Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull driver
Bernie Ecclestone, chief executive of F1 and in the sport for almost over four decades, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Charles Pic, Caterham
Front suspension and stabilisers of a Ferrari race car
Pole sitter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives an interview on the grid
Max Chilton of Marussia arrives in parc ferme after the race on 20th position
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull driver
Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Renault
Lewis Hamilton
Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa congratulates winner Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits
Nico Rosberg with a few paddock guests, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa stops at Ferrari pits and gets his front wing repaired
Nico Hulkenberg
The Toro Rosso of Verstappen in the pits
The drivers await their presentation, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Welcome board to the 4th Grand Prix race of the 2015 season
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the race in front of Rosberg and Alonso
Three wins out of four so far this season for championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, has just overtaken former race leader Rosberg
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Pole sitter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives an interview on the grid
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, qualifies as third on the grid and answers questions of the journalists
Marussia driver Will Stevens. He had raced before for Caterham in the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel talks to Red Bull Racing race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin on the grid
Both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen under pressure from Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, while Ricciardo's Red Bull produces sparks, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Like in the 1980s and '90s: The return of sparks showers, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes
In lap two, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes leads the race in front of Vettel and Alonso
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda
Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position
Charles Pic, Caterham
Battle for position between Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, and Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari driver
Nasr and Kvyat return from the parade lap, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Massa
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Bahrain national anthem on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, and Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, battle for 3nd position, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Toto Wolff, Mercedes F1 executive director, with his technical director Paddy Lowe and Bernie Ecclestone
A grand display of fireworks after the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Niki Lauda, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Juan Carlos I. of Spain and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa changes wheels at Ferrari pits
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Spaniard Roberto Merhi, 2015 Friday practice session driver for Caterham, now driving for Marussia, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Hamilton's Mercedes, 1st on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Red Bull drivers Daniil Kvyat and Ricciardo (in the back)
Team-mates in balance: Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, race winner Sebastian Vettel with Gill Jones, Red Bull Racing Electronics, and third placed Lotus race driver Romain Grosjean
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes
McLaren's Jenson Button speaks with a journalist
1st position on the grid for Hamilton's Mercedes, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with his wife Fabiana Flosi and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen returns to podium for the first time since the 2013 season, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Happy Lewis Hamilton hugs the winners trophy, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen
Jenson Button
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
Grid formation, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
Cooled off Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Thursday press conference with Hamilon, Ricciardo, Perez, Verstappen and Stevens, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leader at the start, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Juan Carlos and Bernie Ecclestone arrived at 1st grid position, Lewis' place, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
RTL TV appointment for Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Two-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and F1 Group executive Bernie Ecclestone, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Last but not least, the Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes, ready to start the qualifying session, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Start for the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015, with Hamilton, Mercedes, and Vettel, Ferrari, in the lead. Massa, Williams, is about to join the race from the pitlane.
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
Third placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 team celebrates in parc ferme after the race
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with the Bahrainian rulers
Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso gives an interview
Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Bernie Ecclestone with his former team manager at Brabham in the 1980s, today FIA's deputy race director, Herbie Blash, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team
Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Fighting for position: Fernando Alonso, McLaren, and Felipe Massa, Williams, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, prepares for the race
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, made it pole position for the fourth time in a row this season, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Bahrain national anthem with all F1 drivers on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
It's that man again! Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, setting fastest lap in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Jos Verstappen, Dutch F1 driver from 1994 until 2003
Look from a critical distance: Gulf Air flight attendant on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Thursday press conference with Maldonado, Lewis Hamilon and Ricciardo, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Mercedes driver and reigning world champion, Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Maldonado and Ricciardo, back from the drivers parade lap, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault
Felipe Massa, Williams driver
Bernie talkes to Seb, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Maurizio Arrivabene, the new principal of the Ferrari Formula One team. He was appointed in November 2014, replacing Marco Mattiacci in the role, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Qualifying preparation at Kvyat's Red Bull, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari team-mates, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Bernie Ecclestone will shake hands with many people this Grand Prix weekend, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
The drivers await their presentation, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Maurizio Arrivabene, former vice President of Marlboro Global Communication & Promotions for Philip Morris International in 2007, now the new Ferrari team principal, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso driver
Dr. Helmut Marko and Christian Horner of Red Bull Racing
Red Bull pitwall
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone talks with Mercedes sport boss Toto Wolff
Crown Prince His Highness Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa meets the world's richest man, Telmex owner Carlos Slim, on the grid on race day
Lotus race driver Kimi Raikkonen answers questions of the international media
The counterfeits of the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa, and his son, the crown prince, Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa, are present all over the place
Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays sparkling rose water (instead of champagne) with the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with his wife Fabiana Flosi and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gets out of his race car at pole position
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP
The steering wheel of a Red Bull race car
Jules Bianchi, Marussia
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, uses dry ice for a better cooling
The Marussia F1 team presents a cake for Max Chilton's 22nd birthday
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Vettel and Alonso
The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media:  Nico Rosberg of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle with third qualified Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari as second on the grid
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, practises pit stops with smoking wheels
Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with his wife Fabiana Flosi and the Bahrainian rulers
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, prepares for the race
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement after qualifying
Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks the grid with his wife Fabiana Flosi and the Bahrainian rulers
RBR's Mark Webber walks in the paddock
Lotus and Force India managers have fun on the grid - Eric Boullier of Lotus, Force India's Bob Fernley and Gerard Lopez of Genii Capital
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, prepares for the race and talks with his team bos Christian Horner
Jenson Button of McLaren besides Ferrari's Alonso
Sheikh Muhammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Circuit Chairman, meets the world's richest man, Telmex chairman Carlos Slim, on the grid on race day, flanked by Zayed Rashed Al Zayani, Director of Bharain International Circuit
Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso
The 2015 Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits
Nico Rosberg stops at Mercedes GP pits
Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Alonso and Vettel
Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes receives congratulations from his team mate Lewis Hamilton for his achievement in qualifying
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Jenson Button stops at McLaren pits
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team
Lewis Hamilton stops at Mercedes GP pits
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, crosses the finish line and passes the triple F1 World Champion of 1969, 1971 and 1973, Jackie Stewart who waves the chequered flag, to win the Bahrain Grand Prix 2013
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of Massa
Sebastian Vettel
Under development: Jenson Button in the McLaren-Honda, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes, driving back into the pits
Kimi Raikkonen congratulates winner Lewis Hamilton for his 3rd victory in the first 4 races of the 2015 F1 season, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
A busy Bernie Ecclestone with Gerhard Berger, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Ron Dennis, McLaren
Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Mercedes
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
The Earl of March and his son being intoduced by Jackie Stewart to Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Donald MacKenzie (CVC Partners), Bernie Ecclestone and Pasquale Lattuneddu, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Carlos Sainz, winner of the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, father of the novice Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
The top three qualifyers: Sebastian Vettel as 2nd, pole setter Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg as 3rd, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull driver
Sebastian Vettel, now a Ferrari driver after 6 seasons and 4 world championship titles with Red Bull Racing, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Atmospheric paddock, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Max Verstappen, son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen
Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes
Max Verstappen, F1 novice
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, just about to start his qualifying session, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Champagne replacement on the podium for Raikkonen, Rosberg and Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Winners podium with Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, and Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, back to parc ferme after their final qualifying laps, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Juan Carlos and Carlos Sainz in paddock, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
F1 novice, Brazilian Felipe Nasr
Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March, the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival, with his son Charles Henry, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Lewis Hamilton in one of his many appearances this race weekend, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Bernie Ecclestone and Ferrari's new team principal, Maurizio Arrivabene, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Brass band, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Max Verstappen, Nico Rosberg, Perez and Ricciardo, back from the drivers parade lap, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes
Felipe Massa talking to Nicolas Todt
Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda
Lewis Hamilton
Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault
Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton celebrates, winning the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Lewis Hamilton is looking to continue his charge to a third world title after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari at grid position no. 2, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Brightly coloured nice pit girls, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes
Dancing light dome at the top of Bahrain's racing tower, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Felipe Massa at the Williams pitwall
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Bernie Ecclestone
Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
3rd place for Nico Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Green light for Q1, qualifying session, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015
Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso-Renault
Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda
Jody Scheckter, Bernie Ecclestone and HRH Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa talk shop
Damon Hill (Formula 1 World Champion 1996) boosts the World Championship-winning 1996 Williams Renault FW18
Senna's McLaren-Honda Turbo of 1988
Ferrari pits, Barrichello's car
Lewis Hamilton adjusts his balaclava
Nico Rosberg in front of daddy Keke (seems like he just made an embarrassing joke;)
Bernie Ecclestone leans over Emerson Fittipaldi's (Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974) Lotus 72
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
Mark Webbers speedy pit stop in lap 42
All drivers line up on a rostrum for the drivers presentation, this time not going around the track
Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973) with his wife Helen
Front part of  Ferrari car being measured
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Bahrain GP 2004
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Jenson Button of BAR Honda
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A McLaren mechanic measures the track length
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Bahrain GP 2004
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Juan Pablo Montoya joking with sheikh's
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Fernando Alonso after qualifying
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The start: Michael Schumacher braking into the first corner
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Michael Schumacher on turn 1
The Crown Prince posing with the pitlane marshalls
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Michael Schumacher and Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit
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Ralf Schumacher of BMW WIlliams
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Before formation lap
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Mark Webber buring practice session
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The BME power generator
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Red Bull advertising at a desert gas station
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Ralf Schumacher leading Rubens Barrichello through the dessert
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BMW Williams pit stop
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Arabian musicians
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Alexander Wurz, test driver of McLaren-Mercedes
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Ralf Schumacher at the grid
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Get up infront of the Spanish flag
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Mercedes engine
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At the paddock cocktail party hosted by the King of Bahrain
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Passion of a true Bahrainian automobilist ...
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Dr. Mario Theissen and Sir Frank Williams
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Laser show in the paddock
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Nick Heidfeld preparing for race
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The proud Toyota team – find Ralf! ;-)
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Jarno Trulli showing anticipated joy
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Short break between hot race session
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Nick Heidfeld
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Jarno Trulli receiving congratulations from his technical director Mike Gascoyne
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Vitantonio Liuzzi surrounded by the Red Bull girls
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Juan Carlos, King of Spain, Prince Albert de Monaco, Flavio Briatore, Prince Andrew, Fernando Alonso and his Highness the Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Kalifa
Winning Ferrari team: Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello in parc ferme
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Jenson Button, next world champion?
Pit board for Williams driver Montoya with 8 laps to go
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Michael Schumacher watching the remaining race laps with his engineer Chris Dyer
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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
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Felipe Massa jumps out of his Ferrari
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Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1
Fernando Alonso, Renault
Bernie Ecclestone and his daughter Tamara on the grid
BMW Sauber conning bridge at pit wall
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The BMW Sauber F1 car is being brought back from scrutineering
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Webber's HANS device
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, is being interviewed
BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica managed to gain pole position
His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain
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Magig lightshow at the paddock entrance
Bahraini marshal girls
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Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed of Toro Rosso Team on their way to the first official practice seesion
The Sakhir tower is illuminated whilst the paddock prepares for Thursday evening party
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
Bernie Ecclestone with the Hungarian artist David Merlini who just broke his own world record for holding breath underwater
Christian Klien
Sebastian Vettel stops at Red Bull Racing pits
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Three press ladies meet after the race in front of the media centre
Panasonic Toyota mechanics work on the Toyota car in pits
Giancarlo Fisichella heading for the pits on lap 21 and retiring with electronic and hydraulic problems
Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Rubens Barrichello now working for Honda
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Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in front of Sutil
A Lotus car returns from scrutineering
Renault mechanics celebrating Alonso's pole position
A delighted BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen after Q3
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Adrian Sutil, Force India
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
Polesitter Robert Kubica climbs into his cockpit
Nigel Mansell (Formula 1 World Champion in 1992), Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974) and Mario Andretti (1978)
Toyota F1 Chairman Tadashi Yamashina and VIP guest Kazuo Okamato, Toyota Motor Corporation Vice Chairman, enjoy the 1-2 grid placement of the two Toyota drivers
Second placed Sebastian Vettel gives an interview after a hot desert race
Brawn GP mechanics work on the body of the Brawn-Mercedes car in pits
Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
Honda driver Jenson Button with Honda F1 team boss Ross Brawn
Alonso and Schumacher feel cosy during their first press conference in 2010
Mark Webber being refueled
Jenson Button walks back through pitlane after retiring
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Jenson Button in Brawn GP pits
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The fastest three qualifiers pose together for the world's media: on the left hand third qualified Sebastian Vettel, Jarno Trulli as polesetter in the middle and Timo Glock as second on the grid
Two Hondas - Jenson Button having a great battle with Rubens Barrichello
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Surrounded by photographers, Sebastian Vettel shortens his drink hose besides the grid
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of later second placed Vettel
Nico Rosberg with a front wing falling off
Quick Nick's HANS
Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari
Group photo after podium ceremony: second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, Brawn GP's race winner Jenson Button, third placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota and Ron Meadows of Brawn GP
Lewis Hamilton is searching his head
Nico Rosberg, Williams
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Jarno Trulli
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Sebastian Vettel with Red Bull race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin
Felipe Massa of Sauber Petronas braking hard
Nico Rosberg, Williams
Bernie Ecclestone walks through the paddock, always connected to the world
Nico Hulkenberg, Williams
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Kubica out of pits
Bernie Ecclestone checks the interior of a World Championship-winning silver arrow (Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196)
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Here fans can get really close to their idols
Dr. Mario Theissen and Dr. Burkhard Goeschel of BMW
Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973)
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Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Untagged pit crew of Super Aguri
Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota
Fernando Alonso fisting
Michael Schumacher passing the Sakhir Tower
Robert Kubica, Renault
The fragile original 1963 Lotus 25
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Bernie Ecclestone welcomes a VIP guest on the grid
Fernando Alonso, Renault F1
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Red Bull Racing crew waiting to make Coulthard fly
Polesitter Robert Kubica climbs into his cockpit
The famous name of the Lotus Racing Team returns for the first time since 1994
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The steering wheel of a historical World Championship-winning Ferrari F1 race car
BAR Honda mechanics push Jenson Button's car
Flavio Briatore (Renault)
Michael Schumacher on Saturday's qualifying
Former racing driver and now team principal Aguri Suzuki
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Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
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Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) gives autographs
The World Championship-winning Lotus 25 Climax from 1963
Mark Webber's Red Bull Racing Renault burns some spilled oil during the start, without effect on its performance
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McLaren mechanics practise pit stops
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Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
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Bahrain race winner Jenson Button takes the chequered flag
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Williams
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How many fingers is he showing today?
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The Bahraini march band practises near the racetrack's public area
Emerson Fittipaldi (Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974)
Red Bull driver Mark Webber puts his helmet on
Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
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Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Boys and their toys :)
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Vitantonio Liuzzi speeding in his Toro Rosso
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Pit stop ends for Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Christian Klien posing for the usual start season shootings
Speedy Juan Pablo Montoya
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
The start, Alonso leading Schumacher and Trulli
Adrian Newey, chief designer of Red Bull Racing, formerly McLaren
Ferrari's new driver Fernando Alonso takes the chequered flag from Bahrain International Circuit's CEO Martin Whitaker
Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, ends his pit stop
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Happy Sauber team boss Peter Sauber talks with swiss journalist Jacques Deschenaux
A historical group photo of  (nearly) all presently alive Formula 1 World Champions
Robert Kubica, Renault
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota
Podium ceremony
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Jenson Button
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The drivers sit on their cars for an the annual drivers presentation photo at Bahrain's track
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Inside the Red Bull pits
Tyre rubber mark.
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The start field leaves lot of debris in first chicane
F1's godfather Bernie Ecclestone
Race winner Fernando Alonso jumps on his car in parc ferme
Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota
Ferrari press officer Luca Colajanni in discussion with race engineer Rob Smedley
Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota
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FIA President Max Mosley
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
The Ferrari powerplant
Jenson Button, Brawn GP, at the grid
His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, talks on the grid before the race with His Royal Highness, King Juan Carlos of Spain, under protection of their alert bodyguards
Formula 1 World Champion 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart exits his World Championship-winning 1969 Matra-Cosworth  MS80
Force India mechanic caresses the Ferrari engine
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
John Surtees (Formula 1 World Champion 1964) makes a hand print
Bernie Ecclestone in discussion with a local VIP
Several fluids have to be injected into the inwards of a Renault car before it can be used
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The "first of the last" group, note the wrong way driver (Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber) in the background
The fully recovered Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and his parents
Artists
Vettel broke his cars nose during two collisions in first lap
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The start, both BMW.Williams
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Takuma Sato on his new seat
RBR's Mark Webber chases Button's McLaren
After making the hand prints, the World Champions wash their hands - Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974), Mika Hakkinen (1998 and 1999) and Jody Scheckter (1979)
Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1
Damon Hill (Formula 1 World Champion 1996) with his son Joshua
Ralf Schumacher Panasonic Toyota
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Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota
His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
A Ferrari in front of the Bahrain GP landmark
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
The detached front wing of a Ferrari car in pits
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BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica
David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing
A friendly Gulf Air stewardess smiles on the grid
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Bernie Ecclestone
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Robert Kubica, Renault
Fernando Alonso
Nico Rosberg, rising star at Mercedes GP
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Winner Michael Schumacher
Ferrari's Luca di Montezemolo just had a chat with Kimi Raikkonen
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
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A thoughtful Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey compares the cars in parc ferme
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Jenson Button, Brawn GP
Jenson Button, Honda
Ross Brawn, Mercedes Grand Prix team boss
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg pose in front of the new Mercedes Grand Prix team, with Nick Heidfeld as backup driver
Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
Polesetter Vettel jumps on his Red Bull Renault car in front of the photographers
Emerson Fittipaldi (Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974) is being interrogated
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Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing
Ferrari pitstop
Signal to Fernando Alonso, five laps to go
Ferraris Felipe Massa caresses BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld
Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda
At the start Massa managed to squeeze himself in front of Kubica
Still race leader: Sebastian Vettel of RBR
Renault mechanics with their new V8 engine
Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota
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Timo Glock in Panasonic Toyota pits
Ferrari's new hope Alonso signs a mini replica helmet
Due to his second grid position, a quite disappointed Felipe Massa climbs out of his Ferrari in parc ferme after qualifying
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A relaxed World Champion Fernando Alonso
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Men at work on the new Ferrari car
Jenson Button, McLaren
Jarno Trulli goes practicing
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Sebastien Buemi of Toro Rosso
Sebastian Vettel stops at Red Bull Racing pits
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Two Scotsmen: Sir Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973) jokes with David Coulthard in the W196 silver arrow
Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1
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Mark Webber's Red Bull Racing Renault burns some spilled oil during the start, without effect on its performance
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Red Bull engineers working on the Cosworth engine
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The back end of a McLaren-Mercedes car showing the diffusor
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Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, arrives at his pole position
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
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Little new rear wings and rear suspension of a Williams
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Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber F1 Team
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Three happy winners after a rose water shower
Nick Heidfeld
Donington Park owner Kevin Wheatcroft - son of circuit founder Tom - in an original World Championship-winning Ferrari
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing
The drivers get together for the stationary 'drivers parade' on the grid
A huge billboard showing Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel advertises the first event of the 2010 Formula 1 season in Bahrain
A large tent is built up for the media to relax from hard work (get up, lazy snappers!;)
Ralf Schumacher
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Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
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A very proud third placed Kubica celebrates his achievement
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
World Championship-winning 1962 BRM P57
A historical group photo of Formula 1 World Champions
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Nelson Piquet jr., Renault
The two Finns Kovalainen and Raikkonen always have fun together
The "rest of the best"
Still life of drivers shoes (Michael Schumacher) and bottle
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Mario Andretti (Formula 1 World Champion in 1978) makes a hand print
Adrian Sutil, Force India
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A Brawn GP car waits in pitlane for FIA scrutineering
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Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota
Juan Pablo Montoya leaves his Williams FW26-BMW P84 after crawling across the finish line and becomes 13th placed
Kubica's advisor Daniele Morelli und Alonso's Manager talk to Mr. Ecclestone
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A familiar helmet to be seen here - Jacques Villeneuve was one of the famous Speedcar guest drivers
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Juan Pablo Montoya
The drivers arrive at their cars for an unusual drivers presentation photo
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Fernando Alonso, Renault
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Michael Schumacher quite relaxed before the race
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Third placed Hamilton takes the chequered flag from Bahrain International Circuit's CEO Martin Whitaker
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Jenson Button, Brawn GP
Ross Brawn
1978 Formula One World Champion Mario Andretti speaks to Red Bull Chief Designer Adrian Newey
Helmut Marko obviously sticks to Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
Second victory for Alonso (third for Renault)
Fernando Alonso winning in front of Michael Schumacher
The start field squashes through first chicane, Glock leads Trulli
The two Finnish World Champions Mika Hakkinen(1998 and 1999) and Keke Rosberg (1982) report about their joy of the ride to Clive Chapman
Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota
Jacques Villeneuve as Speedcar driver
Former F1 driver, Italian Riccardo Patrese
The World Champion points out the right direction to the circuit
Jenson Button, Honda
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The start field squashes through first chicane, the Ferraris struggle in the middle field
Winner Fernando Alonso and his second placed Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa hug in parc ferme after the race
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A close view at the rear end of Jim Clark's 1963 World Championship-winning Lotus 25
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Nick Fry, Mercedes
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Technical director and Williams shareholder Patrick Head
Formula 1 World Champion 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart (driving his 1969 Matra-Cosworth  MS80) in front of his son Mark Stewart in the World Championship-winning Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 of 1973
Polesetter Jarno Trulli climbs out of the Toyota car in parc ferme
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
Solving a gearbox puzzle
The race car parade at parc ferme after the race
Mario Andretti (Formula 1 World Champion in 1978) in his World Championship-winning 1978 Lotus 79
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Formula One promotor Bernie Ecclestone with Martin Whitaker
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
After making the hand prints, the World Champions wash their hands - Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974), Mika Hakkinen (1998 and 1999) and Jody Scheckter (1979)
Juan Pablo Montoya fighting against a Honda (Jenson Button) in his neck
The start field springs into first corner, polestarter Vettel still in front with both Ferraris in the neck
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Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing
The start field goes through first corner, RBR's Vettel in front with both Ferraris in the neck
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The fastest three qualifiers pose together for the world's media: on the left hand third qualified Sebastian Vettel, Jarno Trulli as polesetter in the middle and Timo Glock as second on the grid
Nick Heidfeld
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Robert Kubica at his last Q3 pit stop before achiving pole position
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Robert Kubica leaves the pits in Q3 to gain pole position
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne entertains his wife and another Force India team member in the afternoon sun
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Lewis Hamilton slowly approaches McLaren pits at the end of the pitlane
In first lap Massa slightly slides away from ideal line
Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri
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Loca Cordero di Montezemolo at Ferrari's pitwall command center with Chris Dyer
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Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
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Third placed Kubica shakes hands with winner Massa in parc ferme
Handshake beween polesetter Kubica and later race winner Massa
Red Bull rider David Coulthard lifts a wheel at a curb
Ross Brawn
Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Massas Ferrari is being pushed to second grid place
Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
The Toyota driver Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli give autographs in a designated area, a large model of a boat
Bernie Ecclestone and HRH Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa admire the historic car collection
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Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
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Renault's Fernando Alonso is being interviewed
Pit stop of BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica in lap 17
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Gulf Air's mega air show
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
Race winner Jenson Button
Raikonnen pushes his Ferrari in front of Kubica in second lap
Race winner Jenson Button, Brawn GP
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A young race fan enjoys a refreshing ice cream in the public area
Legendary Mexican Jo Ramirez
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Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen is in question
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Lotus Racing team-mates Jarno Trulli and Kovalainen chase each other on the track
Fernando Alonso, Renault F1
Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team
A belied looking Nick Heidfeld in parc ferme after the race
A low-budget Ferrari ;)
A Ferrari 250 Testarossa sports car of 1957, worth 12 million dollars
Jean Todt of Ferrari
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Fernando Alonso in front of Felipe Massa
Mechanics work on Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes in pits
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
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Warhorse Michael Schumacher prepares for his first serious competition after a break of three years
Felipe Massa finishes his stop at Ferrari pits during Q3
Lotus car in pits
Newcomer with famous name: Nico Rosberg
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
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Jenson Button and his girlfriend
Fernando Alonso
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Nico Hulkenberg, Williams
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Sir Jackie Stewart recalls memories with a photo of him and Tyrrell team mate Francois Cevert made in 1973
Winner Fernando Alonso walks through parc ferme after the race, watching the arriving followers
Kimi Raikkonen, obviously happy about 19 points in the championship lead, chats with his manager Robertson
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The three World Champion canditates on Thursday, already practicing for the podium ceremony (note Kimi still smiling)
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
Old champ Stefan Johansson retires in a Speedcar race
Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso
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Nico Hulkenberg, Williams
Ron Dennis smiling at Briatore
Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
The polished knob of the bandmasters stick
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Briatore giving valuable davices to Mark Webber
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
BMW Williams pit stop
Ralf Schumacher with Franz Tost of BMW
McLaren engineer inspecting a new chassis
Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) with a happy Peter Collins
Nico Rosberg sweats pretty much today ;-)
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing
Fernando Alonso, Renault F1
Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Yuji Ide of Super Aguri
Adrian Sutil, Force India, overwhelmed by centrifugal force
Shortly before the race, Robert Kubica receives best wishes from BMW Motorsport Director Dr. Mario Theissen
Jody Scheckter (Formula 1 World Champion 1979) sits on his former business car, a Ferrari 312T4
Felipe Massa gets ready for the race
Nigel Mansell (Formula 1 World Champion in 1992)
Mario Andretti (Formula 1 World Champion in 1978)
Keke Rosberg (1982) besides the World Championship-winning Williams FW08
Piquet rushes out of Renault pits
Jenson Button in Brawn GP pits
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Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
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Vitaly Petrov, Renault
Emerson Fittipaldi (Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974)
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A historical group photo of Formula 1 World Champions
FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh do a pitwalk with FIA spokesman Richard Woods
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The racetrack's public area
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Ralf Schumacher
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Nico Rosberg, Schumacher's team-mate at Mercedes, poses for the photographers
Nigel Mansell (Formula 1 World Champion in 1992)
Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson in BAR Honda pits
Jody Scheckter (Formula 1 World Champion 1979) with Anne and Mark Stewart
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The two british McLaren drivers and World Champions Button and Hamilton walk through the paddock
The three McLaren drivers Heikki Kovalainen, Lewis Hamilton and Pedro de la Rosa
Damon Hill (Formula 1 World Champion 1996) in his father's World Championship-winning Lotus 49B of 1968
After a long hot ride, Jenson Button takes a last look for today at his McLaren Mercedes car
Formula 1 World Champion 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart jumps into the cockpit of his World Championship-winning 1969 Matra-Cosworth  MS80
Mark Webber
David Coulthard genuflects to Bernie Ecclestone
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A thoughtful Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey compares the cars in parc ferme
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Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
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Nelson Piquet jr. is being serviced at Renault pits in lap 17
Polesitter Jarno Trulli kisses his Toyota car in parc ferme
Sebastian Vettel's colorful helmet lies on the lawn besides the grid
Brawn GP's main sponsor Richard Branson of Virgin with Ross Brawn on the grid
The new design of Montoya's McLaren-Mercedes from behind at the grid before the start
Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button of McLaren during Thursday's press conference
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Twice vice world champion 1969 and 1970 Jacky Ickx with vice world champ 2007 Lewis Hamilton
Loca Cordero di Montezemolo at Ferrari's pit wall command center
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Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella gains a good position in middle field
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Nick Heidfeld in the pitlane
The annual season start photographers group photo :)
Robert Kubica stalls a front wheel
The legendary 'Prof' Sid Watkins with of FOM's Pasquale Lattuneddu
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Felipe Massa, Ferrari
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Ferrari mechanics at work
Jenson Button
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Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, is being interviewed by TV presenter Tanja Bauer
Parc fermé
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Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
Nico Rosberg, Williams, puts his helmet on
Juan Pablo Montoya
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Fernando Alonso, Renault F1
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The annual season start drivers group photo
A shy view into the Toyota pits
Beautifully shaped McLaren front wings
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and FIA president Jean Todt
Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1
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Fernando Alonso, Renault
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Ecclestone and his Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Kalifa
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
Fernando Alonso still not spoiled by victory
Lewis Hamilton speaks with McLaren race engineer Phil Prew
Fernando Alonso
'Extreme horizonal mobile phoning' is THE ultramodern evening relaxation exercise
Jenson Buttun arrives at parc ferme with smoking brakes after qualifying
Austrian TV presenter Tanja Bauer takes a quick breakfast
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Lewis Hamilton speaks with McLaren race engineer Phil Prew
Toyota technics
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Tiago Monteiro in pit
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
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Felipe Massa in his new Ferrari
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Nick Heidfeld
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Sir Frank Williams during his evening pit inspection
Nico Rosberg watches how Hungarian David Merlini breaks his own record for holding breath underwater with a time of 21 minutes and 29 seconds
Mercedes star Michael Schumacher walks to FIA scales after qualifying for seventh grid position
Jenson Button, BAR Honda
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Nelson Piquet jr.
Jenson Button, Brawn GP
Tiago Monteiro, Midland
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Robert Kubica is being interviewed on the grid
Felipe Massa
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Juan Pablo Montoya rushing back to track
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Michael Schumacher giving a last interview before the race to RTL spokesman Kai Ebel
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Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov of Renault F1 Team
Red Bull test driver Robert Doornbos
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The two Finns Kovalainen and Raikkonen together
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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, concentrates besides the grid before the race
Race winner Alonso raises his trophy
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Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
Narain Karthikeyan, Jordan
A McLaren car waits in pitlane for FIA scrutineering
Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota
Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP
Peter Sauber with critical eyes
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Vitaly Petrov becomes first Russian Formula 1 driver after he finished second in the GP2 championship in 2009
Mark Webber in a cloud of rubber smoke
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Robert Kubica during Q3 executes a pit stop with his BMW Sauber mechanics
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Lewis Hamilton puts his balaclava on
Felipe Massa in his new overall - red fits him good
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Christian Klien
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Heidfeld overtakes Kovalainen in the inside of a corner
Pulsating action on Ferraris part of the grid
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The Formula 1 World Champions of 1982 (Keke Rosberg) and 1979 (Jody Scheckter) enjoy a chat on the grid
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BMW Sauber mechanics work on the body of the BMW Sauber car in pits
Robert Kubica's helmet and HANS device
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Sir Jackie Stewart (Formula 1 World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973) arrives bach from the honoury lap in the 1973 Tyrrell-Ford 006
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
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Emerson Fittipaldi's helmet on a 1972 Lotus 72D
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Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Damon Hill (Formula 1 World Champion 1996) with his son Joshua
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Red Bull rider Mark Webber in front of Buttons Honda
Jacques Villeneuve
Sebastian Vettel approaches the Red Bull Racing pits
Fernando Alonso, Renault
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Winner Massa proudly shakes his trophy on podium
Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India
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Nelson Piquet jr., Renault
The McLaren Mercedes car is being pushed to scrutineering pits
A part of the front wing of a BMW Sauber car in pits
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Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Robert Kubicas BMW Sauber is already positioned on pole position
Hungarian artist David Merlini breaks his own world record for holding breath underwater with a time of 21 minutes and 29 seconds
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Markus Winkelhock
Nico Rosberg being welcomed by His Highness Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
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Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber
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Flavio Briatore and his Champion Fernando Alonso
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Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board, receives a souvenir photo from the F1 World Champion of 2008, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton
John Surtees (Formula 1 World Champion 1964)
Polesetter Sebastian Vettel greets from parc ferme
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Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
Bernie Ecclestone talks to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner
HRH King Juan Carlos of Spain talks to Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board
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Good morning, Bahrain!
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Raikkonens physio Mark Arnall holds out the pit signal board
Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari
Felipe Massa expresses his indignation about the Q3 results to Nico Rosberg
During the annual drivers presentation photo at Bahrain's track, Vettel curiously watches Schumacher
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A close-up at a McLaren car's engine cover
Sebastian Vettel with Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull Racing race engineer
Fast wheel exchange service for Alonso in lap 20
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug have a chat in the illuminated paddock
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Race winner Jenson Button greets the fans after podium ceremony
A Ferrari mechanic vents the braking system
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Jacques Villeneuve is being interviewed after a Speedcar challenge
Brawn GP's main sponsor Richard Branson of Virgin
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Emerson Fittipaldi (Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974) in his World Championship-winning 1972 Lotus 72D
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Kimi Raikkonen
Juan Pablo Montoya doing last preparations
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
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Rubens Barrichello
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Nick Heidfeld pits in lap 23
Sebastian Vettel approaches the Red Bull Racing pits
Ferrari team-mates Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso
Illuminated palm trees create a festal paddock atmosphere
Glowing rear lights of a Williams car
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
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Dr. Mario Theissen talking to his former driver Ralf Schumacher
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Williams technical director Sam Michael
Illuminated palm trees create a festal paddock atmosphere
Kimi Raikkonen
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
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Brawn GP's Jenson Button just overtook Hamilton's McLaren
Adrian Sutil, Force India
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The BMW Sauber F1 pit crew practises pit stops
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The drivers return from the stationary 'drivers parade' on the grid
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Fernando Alonso on his way to championship?
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
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Timo Glock in front of Panasonic Toyota team-mate Jarno Trulli
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A McLaren Mercedes car on small rolls
Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari
Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
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A Ferrari brake with wheel nut
Renault winning crew
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The World Championship-winning BRM P57 of 1962
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Podium group photo after the season's first race: Second placed Felipe Massa, race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and third placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren
The two Finns Kovalainen and Raikkonen walk back from drivers parade
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German TV presenter Kai Ebel interviews Sebastian Vettel
Jean Todt during a Ferrari press conference
Robert Kubicas second pit stop in lap 41
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Robert Kubica at his last Q3 pit stop before achiving pole position
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Jenson Button, Brawn GP
A detail of Webber's Red Bull car
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Michael Schumacher after his spin
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
Friday evening in the McLaren pits
McLaren mechanics rebuilding Kimi's whole car on Friday afternoon
Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Bourdais
Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing
Ferrari's Alonso and Massa exit first chicane, Webber's car starts smoking
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The World Champions do hand prints: Jenson Button (2009) and Jody Scheckter (1979)
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With the other Ferrari giving pressure in the neck, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica nearly manages to overtake Massa in the inside of the corner
Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello in front of Raikkonen and Alonso
Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, ends his pit stop
World Champions do hand prints: Nigel Mansell (1992) and Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974)
Everybody following the red ladies. In the back, Nico Rosberg turns Nick Heidfeld into first corner
Nelson Piquet jr. looks a little bit frustrated
Flavio Briatore on his victory lap through paddock
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Comfortable smoking zones invite to relax a while in the paddock
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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Fernando Alonso being pushed by Michael Schumacher in the early laps
Mercedes' Michael Schumacher arrives on sixth position
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Webber
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Tamara Ecclestone
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Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, successor of Luca Baldisseri for trackside operations
Nico Rosberg, Williams
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BMW Sauber pits, mechanics working on Kubicas car
Jenson Button decelerates
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German creative Joseph Emonts-pohl walks home
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Ferrari mechanics work on the body of the 'red lady' in pits
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Nico Rosberg, Williams
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A Formula 1 Ferrari 246 Dino GP of 1958
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Takuma Sato, Super Aguri
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Red Bull Racing advisor Dr. Helmut Marko
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Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP
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Sebastien Buemi in Toro Rosso pits
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Autograph session with Lewis Hamilton and Jacky Ickx
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, speaks to Ferrari's Felipe Massa
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
A black Ferrari Enzo in the exhibition
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Nelson Piquet jr., Renault
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Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1
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Race winner Massa takes the chequered flag after 57 laps
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Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
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Nico Rosberg of Williams F1 with his physio Oliver Fengler
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Red Bull mechanics brighten the inside of a gearbox with an endoscope
The Ferrari pit crew practises pit stops
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Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Police
Buttons Honda on grid position
The fragile rear wings of a McLaren car
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Ross Brawn
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The start field squashes through first chicane
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Diffusor on a Brawn GP car.
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Happy winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy on podium
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Felipe Massa comes to Ferrari pits during Q3
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11th positioned Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, walks through parc ferme after the race
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Polesetter Jarno Trulli climbs out of the Toyota car in parc ferme
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Parc ferme after qualifying, the tree fastest drivers Kubica with Massa and Hamilton greet the audience
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Sebastian Vettel's HANS and helmet
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
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The Sakhir tower illuminated at night
A Ferrari waits in pitlane for FIA scrutineering
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A BMW Sauber cars in park ferme after the race
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Panasonic Toyotas Timo Glock
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Raikkonen at Ferrari pits in lap 20
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Second placed Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme besides his Red Bull car
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Ferrari P4/5 Pininfarina, precisely 400 units of the sensational Ferrari Enzo supercar were built (thanks to www.barchetta.cc)
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As a cause for thought for a safer Formula 1 a works team presented their results with the Pininfarina Sigma Grand Prix car which could be seen in Geneva Salon in 1969
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Happy winner Jenson Button sprays champagne after podium ceremony
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Blue sky reflects on a Williams nose cone
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Lewis Hamilton comes to McLaren pits during Q3
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RBS representative Sir Jackie Stewart speaks with Bahrain's race director Martin Whitaker
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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The damaged side of Johanssons Speedcar
Ferrari's Luca di Montezemolo meets oriental VIPs
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari
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Whilst Vettel's physio Tommi Pärmäkoski holds the umbrella, German TV presenter Kai Ebel interviews Sebastian Vettel
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Kimi Raikkonen , Ferrari
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Brawn GP's main sponsor Richard Branson on the grid with Ross Brawn
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A shady recreation area invites to pause in the circuits public zone
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Renault F1 mechanics work on the Renault car in pits
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A Mercedes nose cone in front of McLaren pits
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Bernie Ecclestone, Christian Horner of Red Bull and Virgin's Richard Branson applaude for Hungarian artist David Merlini who just broke his own world record for holding breath underwater
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Honda mechanics work on the manifold under the car
Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
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The filigree suspension of a Williams connects brake system with gearbox
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Trullis Toyota wheel-less on grid
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Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
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Lewis Hamilton comes to McLaren pits during Q3
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A Red Bull Racing car waits in pitlane for FIA scrutineering
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Fernando Alonso on the grid with his personal physio Fabrizio Borra
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Sebastien Buemi heads to the Toro Rosso pit crew
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Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo is being interviewed
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Bahrain 'grid stewardesses' hold the national flag at starting line
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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Sebastien Buemi heads to the Toro Rosso pit crew
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Nico Rosberg, Williams, besides the grid
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Nico Rosberg sits down in the Williams car
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Ferrari's Luca di Montezemolo has a serious talk with his driver Raikkonen
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Jenson Button, Brawn GP
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The World Championship-winning 1969 Matra-Cosworth  MS80
The drivers sit still for the annual drivers presentation photo in front of Bahrain's track landmark, the Sakhir tower
The Toro Rosso car's steering wheel
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team
After making the hand prints, the British World Champions wash their hands - Nigel Mansell (1992) and John Surtees (1964)
Michael Schumacher poses for the photographers
Race winner Alonso pours his rose water over Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali
Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Silvia Hoffer Frangipane, McLaren's new press officer, former Williams
Juan Manuel Fangio's nephew Juan Manuel
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Vitaly Petrov, Renault
Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
John Surtees (Formula 1 World Champion 1964) talks with Bernie Ecclestone
The AMG safety car and the medical car on track inspection
The international media is after the new Mercedes star Michael Schumacher and his manager Sabine Kehm
Triple World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971 and 1973) talks with double World Champion Mika Hakkinen (1998 and 1999)
Peter Warr, former Lotus chief engineer
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team
Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Race winner Alonso kisses his trophy whilst second placed Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa shakes hands with HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Second placed Felipe Massa is being guided through an emotional parc ferme by his Ferrari teammanager Stefano Domenicali
World Champions on McLaren Mercedes make historical hand prints: Lewis Hamilton (2008) and Mika Hakkinen (1998 and 1999)
Second placed Felipe Massa presents his trophy
Rubens Barrichello, Williams
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel with Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull Racing race engineer
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing
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Hattrick for Michael, second 1-2 win for Ferrari
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Felipe Massa of Sauber Petronas
Architect Hermann Tilke with Katja Heim of KHP Consulting
... and from the side
Mar Webber, BMW.Williams
Schuey in the desert
The two Jordans
Toyota pit stop crew
Cora Schumacher
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Juan Pablo Montoya
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Pitwall signal preparation for Michael Schumacher
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Jarno Trulli
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A zoom shot of pitting Christian Klien
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Giancarlo Fisichella
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Mark Webber posing for photographers in his new suit
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Vitantonio Liuzzi
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Michael Schumacher
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Swiss test driver Jani Neel of Toro Rosso
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BMW-Sauber nose cones
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Piero Lardi, son of the legendary commendatore Enzo Ferrari
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Former team owner Walter Wolf
Rubens Barrichello in front of huge DHL billboards
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Williams team shareholder Patrick Head
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Jacques Villeneuve in front of David Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen
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Nico Rosberg of Williams
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Juan Pablo Montoya in front of the impressive Bahraini landmark
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Michael Schumacher pitting out
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American newcomer Scott Speed
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Takuma Sato braking heavily with his Super Aguri Honda
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Michael Schumacher
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Felipe Massa of Ferrari
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Violin sounds accompaigning the season opening ceremony
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Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher on their honoury lap
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Lewis Hamilton has put his helmet on
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Kazuki Nakajima carried most fuel and pits in lap 32
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A happy BMW Sauber team rejoins after the race: BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen, Nicks manager Werner Heinz, Nick Heidfeld and team manager Beat Zehnder
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Red Bull Racings David Coulthard
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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
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A warm welcome from German VIPs for Rainer
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Ferrari drivers Raikkonen and Massa wait together before drivers parade
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Johanssons damaged Speedcar
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Lewis Hamilton attaches his helmet to the HANS device
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Presentation watchers on the grid: Bernie Ecclestone, Christian Horner, John Howett, Richard Branson and Ross Brawn
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Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari
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Mark Webber brakes
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Presentation watchers on the grid Christian Horner, Richard Branson and Bernie Ecclestone
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Mark Webber in a cloud of rubber smoke
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Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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BMW Saubers polesitter Robert Kubica gives thums up to his fans for their support, besides him McLarens Hamilton and Massa of Ferrari
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Bahrain 'grid stewardesses' guard Kubicas BMW Sauber at starting line
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Austrian TV presenter Tanja Bauer watches the arrival of temporary grid girl Gulf Air stewardesses
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Refueling for Massa in lap 23
Pit stop ends for Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
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Kubica out of pits
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Toyota F1 team president John Howett enjoys the 1-2 grid placement of his two drivers
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Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
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Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
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A giant racetrack advertising with a McLaren car
A Shell fuel hose
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Honda driver Jenson Button behind Webbers Red Bull
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Loca Cordero di Montezemolo at Ferrari's pitwall command center
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Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
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Nigel Mansell navigates the 1950 Ferrari 125 GPC 'Thin Wall Special'
Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and Alonso as third on the grid
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug have a chat in the illuminated paddock
Mika Hakkinen (Formula 1 World Champion in 1998 and 1999) in the World Championship-winning silver arrow 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 of Juan Manuel Fangio
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Rose water instead of champagne amuses the Ferrari teammates
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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
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Bernie Ecclestone with the 'new' team's boss Ross Brawn
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Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1
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Nick Heidfeld concentrates on preparing for practice
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Sir Jackie Stewart on grid sightseeing with Williams VIP guest and 'richest Scot' Sir Tom Hunter
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A Formula 1 advertising billboard in Bahrains capitol Manama
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A giant Toyota advertising billboard with the drivers Trulli and Glock
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Nelsinho Piquet brakes hard
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Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Photographer Mark Thompson takes pictures of a Bahrain folklore show during drivers presentation
Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
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Kubica nearly overtakes Massa after a small mistake of the Ferrari driver
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Thoughtful Red Bull rider Mark Webber
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Sebastian Vettel zooms through pitlane
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Behind the two leaders follow Hamilton and Raikkonen then the rest of the pack
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Advertsing for Abu Dhabi's Ferrari World at Ferrari pits
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Podium group photo: Second placed Kimi Raikkonen, winner Massa, third Kubica and Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali give thumbs up
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A thoughtful Felipe Massa in Ferrari pits
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Timo Glock leads Toyota team mate Jarno Trulli in second lap
Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India
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The Red Bull Racing car is being pushed to scrutineering pits
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Adrian Sutil, Force India
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Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari
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Nico Rosberg, Williams
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Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP
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Keke Rosberg
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A shady recreation area invites to pause in the circuits public zone
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Rubens Barrichello, Honda
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Racing legend Jacky Ickx with Martin Whitaker, CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit
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Nico Rosberg, Williams, puts his helmet on
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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, cools down before the race at the grid
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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
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Sebastien Buemi in Toro Rosso pits
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Race winner Jenson Button celebrates his 3rd victory of the season in parc ferme in front of the photographers
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Lewis Hamilton puts his helmet on
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Polesitter Jarno Trulli celebrates his achievement in parc ferme
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Hungarian artist David Merlini, breaking his record for holdig his breath underwater (21 minutes and 29 seconds).
The Ferrari team cheers at parc ferme for the 1-2 winning Ferrari drivers
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Surrounded by photographers, Sebastian Vettel shortens his drink hose besides the grid
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Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Large billboard of a Bahreini future construction project
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Ferrari mechanics work at a gearbox
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Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota
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Bernie Ecclestone borrows his ear to Bahrain's race director Martin Whitaker
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
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Robert Kubica practises pit stops with the BMW Sauber F1 pit crew
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Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes
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Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes
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His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
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Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in the background Massas's Ferrari
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Jacques Villeneuve (Formula 1 World Champion 1997), Nigel Mansell (1992) and Damon Hill (1996)
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa of BMW Sauber F1 Team
Sebastian Vettel with Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull Racing race engineer
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh enjoy the handshake of Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974, Emerson Fittipaldi, with former tennis star Boris Becker
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari's new driver, is being interviewed on the grid
Nigel Mansell (Formula 1 World Champion in 1992)
Felipe Massa, Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Clive Chapman, son and successor of the legendary Lotus F1 Team founder Colin Chapman
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
Felipe Massa on the grid with Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley
Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso
Sebastian Vettel and his physio Tommi look chilled in hot Bahrain
Formula 1 godfather Bernie Ecclestone with John Surtees (Formula 1 World Champion 1964)
Voodoo-Moko
FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh
Peter Warr, former Lotus chief engineer
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, arrives at his pole position
The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and Alonso as third on the grid
Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner chats before the race with HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Bernie Ecclestone with a yet unknown VIP on the grid
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug
Race winner Fernando Alonso arrives at parc ferme after his honoury lap
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing
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Media Centre
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Christian Klien, Red Bull Racing
Tiago Monteiro in his Jordan
Renault team running for the pit wall cheers
Team bosses after an official meeting
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Jacques Villeneuve of the new BMW-Sauber F1 team
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Nico Rosberg
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High visitor on the grid - Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa greeting Flavio Briatore of Renault and Mansour Ojjeh of TAG McLaren
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Michael Schumacher with Jean Todt
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Mark Webber
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Daniele Audetto, formerly Ferrari team manager, helped to develop the Super Aguri Team
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Kimi Raikkonen after experiencing a little incident which was the reason for his bad grid placement
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