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Kimi Raikkonen's tattoo.

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, finishing 3rd, gives Lewis Hamilton congratulations on winning the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, 2014

Russian Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso

Vettel steps out of his Red Bull car

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leading Vettel, Alonso, Ricciardo and Massa into first corner, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Sweden's Marcus Ericsson, Caterham-Renault, another rookie given the chance to step up from GP2 into F1

Pit stop in Q3 for Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Brazilian Felipe Nasr, Williams. He will drive in five Friday practice sessions at grands prix the current 2014 season.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

The winner of the Chinese Grand Prix, 2014, Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel answers questions of the international media

A large group of Ferrari fans

Sebastian Vettel and his race engineer Rocquelin on the grid

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

3rd placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel is interviewed before the race besides the grid by a BBC TV presenter

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, making his pit stop

Adrian Sutil, driver for Team Sauber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, celebrates his win of the Chinese GP

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Chinese Tifosi

The new Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci

Pit stop for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg, ready to enter practice session on Friday morning

Rosberg and Alonso just after the Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, 2014

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India

The drivers are back from the parade lap

Jenson Button, McLaren

Kevin Magnussen, the new Danish driver for McLaren

Pit stop for Max Chilton, Marussia-Ferrari

Adrian Sutil, Sauber-Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, driving out of the pits on Friday morning dry free practice session

World Champion of the last four seasons, Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo is back from the parade lap

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leading the field into first corner, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Paul di Resta, Force India

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

McLaren's Jenson Button drives through the waiting Red Bull pit crew

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Raikkonen and Bottas are back fron the drivers parade lap

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

The drivers bus starts to the parade lap arround Shanghai's race track, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

The McLaren pit crew after Lewis Hamilton is gone

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The Mercedes management is on a quest for the lacking second: Mercedes Press officer Wolfgang Schattling, Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes Sporting Director Norbert Haug and Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development

Mark Webber enters the Red Bull Racing pits for a service

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Hamilton's fans on a stand

The Ferrari team sends best wishes from the grid to Paolo Santarsiero, the mechanic who suffered a cerebral aneurism on Thursday evening

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, crosses the finish line and becomes second this time

McLaren's Jenson Button enjoys a second grid position

McLaren's Jenson Button arrives at his second grid position

The Red Bull Racing pit wall command center during the race

As Formula 1 racing legend Michael Schumacher remains in critical condition in a French clinic after a ski accident, Chinese fans show threir thoughts at the race track, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team, in front of Hamilton

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull and Mercedes' Rosberg go through the first chicane battling side-by-side for third position

Third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after Q3

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Red Bull's polesetter Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme after Q3, receiving congrats from second positioned Button in a special driver suit

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Sebastian Vettel on the grid

Michael Schumacher's pit board signals 13th position after 28 laps

After a fabulous start, the McLarens lead the field through turn one with Jenson Button in the lead followed by team mate Hamilton, then Vettel and Rosberg

Fourth placed Jenson Button of McLaren in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, out for Q3 in Saturday's qualifying

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after Q3

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Nico Rosberg's pit board signals third position from Mercedes pit wall command center

Toro Rosso driver, Belgian Jean-Eric Vergne

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

The marshals enjoy their deserved lunch break

Lotus Renault GP test driver Bruno Senna

Nico Rosberg's physio, Daniel Schloesser, presents Nico's all new helmet for this season

Jenson Button ends his stop at McLaren pits

Valtterii Bottas, Williams

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel goes out to Q3 behind Button

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Russian Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, replaces Daniel Ricciardo for the 2014 season

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso ends his stop at Ferrari pits

2nd on the grid Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull

The Chinese grid girls wear black boots

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

A happy race winner Lewis Hamilton, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Pastor Malsonado's damaged Lotus-Renault after his accident in Friday afternoon's practice session

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Champagne shower for Mercedes sporting director Ron Meadows, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Red Bull champion Sebastian Vettel gets the signal from his physio Tommi Parmakoski that he is still in first position with 11 laps to go

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

The rear wings of Maldonado's Williams car are now set to flat position and press it against the curbs

Heidfeld's Lotus-Renault is returned slightly messed up after a spin in practice

The top three drivers after qualifying, with pole setter Lewis Hamilton in the middle, 2nd Daniel Ricciardo (left) and Sebastian Vettel as 3rd

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

German Lotus Renault race driver Nick Heidfeld gives an interview

Vettel's Red Bull-Renault on pole position as usual

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy for second place after the Chinese GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso stops at Ferrari pits

Red Bull mechanics clean the tyres properly

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton

Red Bull champion Sebastian Vettel and his physio Tommi Parmakoski prepare for the race besides the grid

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

A marshal guards the national banners for the grid girls

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull

Nick Heidfeld approaches Lotus Renault GP pits

Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department

Jenson Button picks new tyres up at McLaren pits

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme after Q3 in front of Button

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

The McLaren pit crew welcomes Lewis Hamilton

The Mercedes pit wall command center during the Chinese GP

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen

After a fabulous start, the McLarens lead the field through the first chicane with Jenson Button in front, followed by team mate Hamilton, then Vettel and Rosberg

Second placed Vettel and third Webber celebrate in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme after Q3 with Matteo Bonciani, FIA F1 Head of Communications

Vettel and Rosberg go through first chicane side-by-side on third position

Red Bull mechanics cheer for second placed Vettel in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with third qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and his team mate Jenson Button as second on the grid (note the special driver suits)

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The safety car waits until its deployment to formation lap in front of the grid

Ferrari's fifth grid positioned Fernando Alonso in parc ferme after qualifying besides fourth placed Rosberg

The pitlane marshals stand in line for the drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin Racing

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

A Chinese grid girl

McLaren's Jenson Button prepares for racing at second grid position

The Chinese national banner waves above the racetrack

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

The McLaren pit crew awaits Lewis Hamilton

Grid girl at the pole setters position

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

The McLaren pit crew process Lewis Hamilton

McLaren's race winner Lewis Hamilton jumps on the car in parc ferme after the Chinese GP besides second placed Vettel

Rosberg's team-mate, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

Michael Schumacher jokes around with Sebastian Vettel after the press conference

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in front of Vettel

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Michael Schumacher and his press officer Sabine Kehm

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel exchange gossip and hints after the press conference

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

French Lotus driver Romain Grosjean

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Pit stop for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg and Kamui Kobayashi dare to lead the drivers to their parade

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, drives to pole position, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Race cars approach turn one

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, did not manage to get through Q2 in Saturday's qualifying, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

2nd placed and Championship leader Nico Rosberg, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Kimi Raikkonen supporters

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Pastor Maldonado on Williams rows up for Q2

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leading the field into first corner, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

While Ricciardo is beeing served, Hamilton turns in to his pit, Saturday's Q3, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

A used front wing of a Ferrari car after the Chinese GP

Max Chilton, Marussia-Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel walks to drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton on the podium, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The Williams team admires Rainer's new Lotus book (see http://www.edel.com/de/buch/releases/details/artist-discography//rainer-schlegelmilch/team-lotus-in-formula-1/)

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, celebrates on the podium after the Chinese GP

The medical car waits for the start at the end of the pit lane

Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme after Q3

Alonso's grid girl

McLaren's race winner Lewis Hamilton celebrates with mechanics in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Magnussen, Chilton and Ericsson at the drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull and Mercedes' Rosberg go through the first chicane battling side-by-side for third position

Nico Rosberg in a post race interview, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The adjustable tricolore rear wing of a Ferrai car

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Sebastian Vettel after qualifying

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton adopts a positive attitude

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, back to the pits

Narain Karthikeyan on HRT marks the back of the field

The two Toro Rosso cars parked in parc ferme after qualifying

Jenson Button, McLaren

Michael Schumacher comes to Mercedes pits

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Hamilton's grid girl

Mark Webber enters the Red Bull Racing pits for a service

Narain Karthikeyan, HRT

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren's Managing Director Jonathan Neale and third placed Mark Webber

Fernando Alonso stops at Ferrari pits

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, driving back to the pits after Friday morning practice session

The Scuderia Toro Rosso

Red Bull mechanics check their Pirelli tyres' measurements

The Red Bull mechanics play their typical hide-and-run on grid game

Red Bull champion Sebastian Vettel speaks with his physio Tommi Parmakoski on the grid

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche visits Red Bull on the grid

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes. Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Nick Heidfeld presents the champagne bottle for his third place at the previous race in Sepang in Lotus Renault pits

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Vettel's tyres are prepared for the race

Second placed Vettel caresses race winner Lewis Hamilton after the podium ceremony of the Chinese GP

Red Bull's Mark Webber presents his trophy for third place after the Chinese GP

Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg finishes 2nd, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Williams driver Felipe Massa on his way back to his grid position

Sebastian Vettel has just arrived at his grid position for the Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey chats on the grid with Mercedes Sporting Director Norbert Haug and Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, enjoys a good sip of champagne after winning the Chinese GP

Mercedes GP team boss Ross 'the Brain' Brawn

The sponsor Venezuela on the rear wing of Maldonado's Williams car can still be read properly as it is not yet set to its flat position

Alonso takes a look towards the large group of Ferrari fans on the grand stand

Heidfeld's Lotus-Renault is returned to pits slightly messed up after a spin in practice

The drivers wave from the drivers parade van

Detail shot of a front wing part of a McLaren-Mercedes car after the Chinese GP

National banners are prepared for the grid girls

Fernando Alonso after Saturday's Q3

McLaren's Jenson Button prepares for racing at second grid position

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel's physio Tommi Parmakoski signals second position now, with 4 laps to retrieve leadership

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

The Chinese national banner amongst other flags

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg (2nd), Lewis Hamilton (1st) and Fernando Alonso (3rd) on the podium, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Michael Schumacher comes to Mercedes GP pits

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, is happy to get 3rd place, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

A motion shot of Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Caterham driver Marcus Ericsson

National banners in a row

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

The Ferrari team sends best wishes to Paolo Santarsiero, the mechanic who suffered a cerebral aneurism on Thursday evening

Marussia driver Max Chilton

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, crosses the finish line to win the Chinese Grand Prix 2011

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Nico Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leads the field in front of Vettel, Rosberg and Massa

The McLaren pit crew process Lewis Hamilton

Finnish drivers Bottas and Raikkonen at the drivers parade

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Championship leader, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

Red Bull press officer Britta Roeske leads World Champion Sebastian Vettel to the press conference

Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin Racing

Mercedes bill board uses huge claims to succeed at the eastern markets

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton winns his third consecutive Formula 1 race in 2014, taking the checkered flag at the Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Fernando Alonso did not take part in Saturday morning's wet practice session

Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme after Saturday's qualifying

The McLaren pit crew awaits Lewis Hamilton

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Perez' grid girl

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes leads haunter Vettel

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of team mate Sutil, Schumacher and Alguersuari

A busy Team Lotus pits on Friday morning

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, making his pit stop

Winning Mercedes Team ready for podium ceremony with Hamilton, Meadows and Rosberg, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Fernando Alonso

Heidfeld's Lotus-Renault is returned slightly messed up after a spin in practice

The curious tension can be seen in the face of the eager journalists whilst they wait for the driver to arrive for an interview

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Red Bull champion Sebastian Vettel besides the grid before the race

Nico Rosberg's helmet for this season

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, enjoys a good sip of champagne after the Chinese GP

Days before the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, Stefano Domenicali has steped down as Ferrari team principal

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in parc ferme after the Chinese GP besides chaser Vettel

Alonso and Massa are back from the parade lap

Motivated German fans visit the Chinese GP on early Sunday morning

Podium shot, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Red Bull's polesitter Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after Q3

Esteban Gutierrez

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sergio Perez, Force India driver

The medical car's signal under full stands overlooking turn one

Third placed Mark Webber celebrates with Red Bull mechanics in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

French driver Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault

FIA race steward and former F1 driver, the Roman Emanuele Pirro with German TV commentator and former F1 driver Christian Danner

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber-Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

The McLaren pit crew process Lewis Hamilton

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Team Lotus driver Jarno Trulli gives test driver Luiz Razia the advantage on Friday morning

Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey chats on the grid with Mercedes Sporting Director Norbert Haug and Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

The suspension of a Ferrai car

Chinese Hamilton fans

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Nico Rosberg walks to drivers parade in front of Kovalainen and Hamilton

Nick Heidfeld ends his stop at Lotus Renault GP pits

Adrian Sutil and Jaime Alguersuari in the middle of the start field

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso

McLaren's race winner Lewis Hamilton celebrates in parc ferme after the Chinese GP, Kovalainen wants to congratulate him

Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda

Renault's Petrov returns to pits after becoming fourth in Q2, not able to attend Q3

Lewis Hamilton ends his stop at McLaren pits

Mark Webber walks to drivers parade with di Resta and Trulli

Michael Schumacher at Mercedes pits

"Lewis, please: Let me just touch it ..." Mercedes team-mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton had achieved yet again a dominant 1-2 victory for the German Team, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

1st in the parc ferme after the race: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes. Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes

The back side of a Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leading Vettel, Alonso and Ricciardo into first corner, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Marcus Ericsson, nearly loosing his Caterham-Renault in Friday's afternoon free practice session

Daniel Ricciardo, obviously proud after qualifying. The Australian has out-qualified his four-time champion team-mate Vettel three times this season, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Full packed stands at the Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, still leads the race in front of team mate Hamilton

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

A confident looking Sebastian Vettel is interrogated

Podium ceremony after the Chinese GP

Brazilian Felipe Massa, driving for Williams this season

Jarno Trulli is serviced at Team Lotus pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, presents his trophy after the Chinese GP

A realy happy Lewis Hamilton after his 3rd consecutive Grand Prix win this season, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The fans chase Michael Schumacher with cameras and pencils

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, out for yet another pole position, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, in front of Vergne, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Michael Schumacher at Mercedes pits

A Pirelli technician checks the marks of the mechanics on the tyres

After arriving at his grid position, Sebastian Vettel, four-time World Champion, takes off his helmet, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Vettel stands beside his Red Bull car on the grid, while Renault enineers work on a engine mapping program, Shanghai, Chineese Grand Prix, 2014

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso arrives at Ferrari pits

Two pretty Chinese fans collect drivers autographs

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari pits

Supporters of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

McLaren's race winner Lewis Hamilton celebrates in parc ferme after the Chinese GP besides second placed Vettel

Daniel Ricciardo, the new Red Bull driver

Ron Meadows, Mercedes sporting director, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Nick Heidfeld stops at Lotus Renault GP pits

Daniel Ricciardo's helmet

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Welcome to Shanghai, great to see you!

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing, in front of Hamilton

An inked Pirelli technician removes the dirty layer from the black gold

Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

McLaren's Jenson Button drives through the waiting Red Bull pit crew

Red Bull's third placed Mark Webber sprays champagne after the Chinese GP

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Capture this, Rainer! Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, finishes his stop

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Midfield battle for 10th position between Vergne and Raikkonen, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Kimi Raikkonen supporters

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in Saturday's qualifying session

Champagne shower for Mercedes sporting director Ron Meadows, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

A 'Save Japan' sticker on the lens of a colleague

Heidfeld's dirty tyres after a spin in practice

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton in a post qualifying inteview, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Michael Schumacher takes off from Mercedes pits

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Jarno Trulli is serviced at Team Lotus pits

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

McLaren's Jenson Button prepares for racing at second grid position

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Heidfeld's dirty tyres need a special cleaning treatment after a spin in practice

Race lap 38, P5 for Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, 16 sec. behind Alonso

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

A used front wing on a Mercedes car after the Chinese GP

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP

Michael Schumacher returns from drivers parade

Kai Ebel of German RTL Television and race winner Lewis Hamilton, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes. Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Red Bull's Vettel in front of Rosberg, Massa and Alonso

Sebastian Vettel boosts away from Red Bull Racing pits during practice

Nico Rosberg scores the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955, when Juan Manuel Fangio and Piero Taruffi finished 1-2 for the silver arrows in the Italian GP

A cheering Mercedes winner Nico Rosberg between the two McLaren racing drivers Button and Hamilton on the podium

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

RTL TV presenter and triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda interviews Michael Schumacher who managed to gain second grid position

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Mark Webber places the Red Bull-Renault at its grid position

HRT's Karthikeyan after the race

Nico Rosberg's grid girl guards the silver arrow

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa stops at Ferrari pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Formula 1 group CEO Bernie Ecclestone

F1 drivers chat on the parade truck

Sergio Perez' Sauber-Ferrari is reversed to pits during the session

Nico Rosberg's helmet

The marshals have a quick lunch before the GP starts

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

The Mercedes Grand Prix team celebrates Rosberg's fantastic victory - Nico Rosberg runs his 111th race and scores the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Sauber physio Jo Leber shows his appreciation of Kobayashi's third grid position after qualifying

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali with McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh

Antonio Pizzonia, BMW Williams

Nico Rosberg is interviewed after his 111th race and scoring the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus-Renault drops back with abrasive tyres and a two-stop-strategy

Sheer happiness in parc ferme after a very successful race

Race winner Nico Rosberg arrives in parc ferme and dances on his Mercedes F1 W03

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Dancers stand ready for the show before the race

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, receives last instructions before the race

Scuderia Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne

Green lights for Heikki Kovalainen in Caterham behind a 'new' Lotus

The steering wheel of a Ferrari F2012 in race trim

A delighted Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug shakes the constructors trophy on the podium

Felipe Massa ejects from Ferrari pits

Felipe Massa rides the Ferrari wide out

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing gives congrats to a happy Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug

Formula 1 group CEO Bernie Ecclestone answers former F1 driver and Sky representative Martin Brundle's questions on the grid

The grid girls walk to the grid

Michael Schumacher's Mercedes was the only car to retire in the race with a loose wheel nut, the team got fined for an unsafe pit stop release.

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

A faster Lewis Hamilton of McLaren just overtook the Red Bull of Vettel

A happy pole setter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes waves at the audience after his successful qualification

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, on the grid before the race with one of his helpers

After the start, the field squeezes through turn one and two

After qualification session part 3, Raikkonen and second grid placed Hamilton get out of their cars in parc ferme

Renault, pardon, Lotus 'Iceman' Kimi Raikkonen, gives an interview

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Paul di Resta, Force India

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

A view from the paddock roof

Pat Fry, Ferrari's technical director, comes from the Friday press conference

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, with a delay at the left rear wheel

Felipe Massa approaches Ferrari pits

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Now cheeky Hamilton graby Haug's elbow for the shower

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Podium ceremony after the Chinese Grand Prix - epic Mercedes winner Nico Rosberg between the two McLaren racing drivers Button and Hamilton

Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso

Kimi Raikkonen in Lotus pits after a hot ride in practice session

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, arrives on a remarkeable 11th grid position

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Red Bull Racing motorsport director Dr. Helmut Marko

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Hamilton (who will have to move five places backwards on the grid due to an unplanned gearbox change, Kobayashi will move to third grid position), Nico Rosberg of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle and his team mate Michael Schumacher as third placed (now second on the grid).

Nico Rosberg is interviewed after his 111th race and scoring the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug is delighted about the historic victory

Grid girls line up for their deployment

Sebastian Vettel is reversed to Red Bull Racing pits after the session

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sauber driver Perez' helmet is prepared

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso

Mercedes race driver Nico Rosberg gives an interview after his epic victory

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

The mystic dragon flies over the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix

During Rosberg's interview after his win, overwhelmed media is eager to find a good spot

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Narain Karthikeyan of HRT

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, and his grid girl are recorded by a TV camera

Fans of Michael Schumacher wait for action

The Mercedes Grand Prix team celebrates Rosberg's fantastic victory - Nico Rosberg runs his 111th race and scores the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, goes training

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug proudly carries the trophy for the winning constructor

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

Chinese Alonso fans on the stand

Michael Schumacher's helmet besides the second grid position

Williams F1 driver Bruno Senna answers questions

German drivers Timo Glock and Michael Schumacher walk to the drivers parade

Vitaly Petrov, Caterham

Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, race winner Nico Rosber of Mercedes GP, his motorsport director Norbert Haug and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel's earnings are displayed on the Red Bull motorhome

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, amidst the field

Vitaly Petrov of Caterham in pitlane after the session is stopped

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gives an interview on the grid to former F1 driver and Sky TV presenter Martin Brundle before the race

Also Paul di Resta gets a Haug hug

Grid girls line up for their deployment

McLaren team mates Hamilton and Button caress each other in parc ferme after finishing 2-3 behind Rosberg

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari gives a last interview on the grid before the race

Narain Karthikeyan, HRT

Mark Webber's Red Bull-Renault is prepared on the grid

Mark Webber inspects his Red Bull-Renault on grid position

Sauber's happy Sergio Perez

The steering wheel of Kimi's Lotus-Renault E20

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gives an interview on the grid before the race

Nico Rosberg is interviewed after his 111th race and scoring the first Grand Prix win for Mercedes as a works entity since 1955

BBC TV interview Rosberg after his great race

Parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Paul di Resta, Force India

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

FIA president Jean Todt inspects the grid with his communications officer Matteo Bonciani

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing in front of a Raikkonen who has tyre problems

Sheer happiness in parc ferme after a very successful race

After the start at turn two, Nico Rosberg leads the silver arrows in front of Mercedes GP team mate Michael Schumacher

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gives an interview on the grid to former F1 driver and Sky TV presenter Martin Brundle before the race

Jenson Button walks with Pedro de la Rosa

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing comes to pits

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Grid girls line up for their deployment

Polesitter Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, gives a motivated interview before the race

Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Felipe Massa

Chinese actress / model / writer Celina Jade on the grid besides her star's race car, Vettel started filming with her for a martial arts short film of Red Bull sponsor Infiniti

The teams ship their goods directly to Bahrain

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India

Race winner Nico Rosberg arrives in parc ferme after achieving a historic goal for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

The steering wheel of a Sauber C31-Ferrari

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

A high view at turn one

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Kai Ebel interviews pole sitter Nico Rosberg

Felipe Massa practises at Ferrari pits

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg in the lead

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso answers questions to the media

The steering wheel Schumacher's Mercedes F1 W03

Vitaly Petrov, Caterham

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Hamilton (who will have to move five places backwards on the grid due to an unplanned gearbox change, Kobayashi will move to third grid position), Nico Rosberg of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle and his team mate Michael Schumacher as third placed (now second on the grid).

The Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi approaches Bernie Ecclestone about a new charity project

On their way into the paddock, Bernie Ecclestone and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner chat together

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Union Jacks are waved for Lewis Hamilton

Actors and dancers unite for the show before the start

RTL TV presenters Konig and Lauda interview the second grid placed Schumacher

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gives an interview on the grid to former F1 driver and Sky TV presenter Martin Brundle before the race

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Fernando Alonso and Flavio Briatore (Renault) joking on the podium

Ralf Schumacher with a flat right rear tire after being touched by David Coulthard, but the Williams crew was prepared for Montoyas pit stop

Fourth qualified Felipe Massa in front of the fantastic chinese architecture - designed in Germany

A happy Luca di Montezemolo with his team

Ralf Schumacher doing an information lap

Food transportation in Shanghai

Ralf Schumacher back in F1 after three month interruption

Jacques Villeneuve backk in F1

Inspection lap of the race director befor practice

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Ralf Schumachers car receiving service but Ralf will not rejoin the race

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Winner Rubens Barrichello in front of Button and Raikkonen, overlapping Villeneuve

Juan Pablo Montoya trough the first chicane

Michael Schumacher congatulating Rubens Barrichello

Later winner Rubens Barrichello driving "A TOY" to pole position

Long legged chinese grid beauties

Ralf Schumacher passes first corner between other contestants

2004. Formula 1. Suzuka (J). Japan

Jenson Button

Coulthard trying to pass Massa unsuccessfully

Jacques Villeneuve in front of his old rival Michael

Fernando Alonso is being serviced

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya (note Rainer and Martin in the suglasses' reflection:)

BMW Sauber team manager Beat Zehnder back to back with Dr. Mario Theissen

Raikkonen's red lady on a rainy eighth grid position

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his deserved trophy

Friend and colleague Martin Trenkler carries 'light weight equipment' of a 'Photogarupher' ;-)

Drivers presentation, Barrichello waves

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

FIA wet race sign

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Bridgestone's high tech rubber

Pitstop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

David Coulthard with his former employer Ron Dennis

Narain Karthikeyan.

Lewis Hamilton in his cockpit

The Shanghai main grandstand watches a Force India passing by

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and team mate Mark Webber cheer from podium

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Michael Schumacher presents his trophy

Nico Rosberg, Williams

McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen

An ING DIBA (Renault's main sponsor) advertising billbard lets Alonso walk on the wall

Hugs and kisses for the best Ferrari man

Honda's sprayer Rubens Barrichello

Nick Heidfeld with hard hat on in pits

Green lights to go on track for Mark Webber

Kubica at BMW Sauber pits, receiving a new nose cone after a collision with Trulli in lap 18

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Team boss Christian Horner at his Red Bull Racing command center

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher performing his first pit stop in lap 21

In lap 18 Kubica competes with a loose nose cone after his unwanted rendezvous with Trulli

Honda's Rubens Barrichello chats briefly on the grid with his former employer Sir Jackie Stewart

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Chinese policemen guard the flag waving Chinese fans on the grid after the race

Both Renaults leading the starting field

Felipe Massa at Ferrari pit wall command center

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher's race engineer Chris Dyer

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Cars line up for Qualifying at red lights, the two Toyotas in front

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Michael Schumacher entering parc ferme after a wet race and a long honoury lap

Jenson Button in his Honda dressed with unusual livery, optimised for sponsor's asian cigarette market

Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Green lights at pit lane entrance for Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Giancarlo Fisichella pitting out of second stop in lap 41

Michael Schumacher performing his first pit stop in lap 21

Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato

The Chinese national flag flares up in the evening sunlight

Michael Schumacher performing his first pit stop in lap 21

Race leader Jenson Button crosses the finish line and wins the Chinese Grand Prix

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Parc ferme stillife.

Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi

Bernard Ecclestone

Toro Rosso bosses Gerhard Berger and Franz Tost discussing at their pit wall command center

Michael Schumacher jumps frenetically through parc ferme towards his waiting team

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

During qualifying, polesetter Vettel is being pushed backwards to Red Bull pits

Nico Rosberg climbs on the drivers parade truck

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher receiving his second service in lap 40, now also changing to dry condition tires

Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber practices in dull weather

Massa unmounts his Ferrari's steering wheel in parc ferme after the race

Michael Schumacher

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Button's grid girl

Fernando Alonso drifting through first chicane combination, already some lengths ahead of his chasers

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Super Aguri's Sakon Yamamoto puts some rubber on the pit stop place

Grid girls awaiting the drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber stroll to drivers parade in front of Petrov, Hulkenberg, Sutil and Rosberg

Rubens Barrichello takes a nip in Honda pits

Nick Heidfeld approaching the impressive circuit building

Nick Heidfeld's grid girl waiting on position

Alonso fights against graining front tyres and not enough grip, soon to be overtaken by faster Fisichella and Schumacher

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, watches the screen

Alonso in the rain

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica on the grid with his race engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara

Nico Rosberg glides into the cockpit of his Mercedes car on fourth grid position

Chinese Ferrari fans cheer for Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes

A pretty Chinese Michael Schumacher fan

View into a busy Toyota pit

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Renault's Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher's highest podium jump this year (so far)

Michael Schumacher jumps on his engineer Chris Dyer

Michael Schumacher rushing through pit lane after his qualifying session pit stop

Nick Heidfeld and Pedro de la Rosa fighting side-by-side through first chicane

Fernando Alonso

Gerhard Berger (Toro Rosso), Helmut Panke (BMW) and Norbert Haug (Mercedes)

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen watching the screens at his pit wall command center

Michael Schumacher arrives for service at Mercedes GP pits

Michael Schumacher on intermediate tires

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Mark Webber, Williams

Silk-dressed Chinese grid girls

A large fan banner with photos of Michael Schumacher

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica speeding through the rain

After qualifying, third grid placed Alonso, second Webber und eighth Kubica leave their cars

Michael Schumacher in parc ferme after having qualified for 6th grid place

A Chinese "Una" (Red Bull girl) fits into the race car.

Chinese fire marshal in pit lane

Two Schumacher fans proudly presenting their just collected autograph

Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber (leading Trulli)

Robert Kubica performing his first pit stop in lap 25

Steering wheel of a Ferrari car

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Massa's Ferrari blows up curb dirt

Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella of Renault after the qualifying (witch results in a pole for Alonso) in company with FIA press delegate Alexandra Schieren.

Toyota pit crew practices pit stops

Fernando Alonsos tool with engineers arount.

Alonso fans waiting for their idol after the race.

Rubens Barrichello on a curb

After the race exhausted drivers walk back from scrutineer parking

Pitstop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Ferrari mechanics cool down the brake disks with portable blowers

Felipe Massa

FIA president Max Mosley.

Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso exchange glances in parc fermé after the race

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Group photo of FIA and team press officers

ING DIBA's lion on the Renault team's lollipop during a pitstop practice

Martin Whitmarsh soothes retired Lewis Hamilton

The nose cone tip of a BMW Sauber F1 car

A Chinese marshal receives an original Lewis Hamilton autograph

Three Brazilians walk together to drivers parade: Lucas di Grassi, Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello

Kimi Raikkonen

Mark Webber enjoys the heavy cup for his second place

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Alonso passing his pit board with five laps to go.

Felipe Massa slides into a corner

Grid girls wait in line for the drivers

Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director of Bridgestone Motorsport, discusses with Bernie Ecclestone

Winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Red Bull teammate Mark Webber take a well deserved sip of champagne on podium

Bernie Ecclestone takes a phone call under surveillance

BMW Sauber steering wheel

Rubens Barrichellos car being prepared on the grid.

Jaime Alguersuari ejects from Toro Rosso pits with a fresh front wing

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes.

Jacques Villeneuve

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Mark Webber in Red Bull Racing pits

The rear of a Ferrari

Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

German Spyker driver Adrian Sutil

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme

Behind the leading four, Coulthard leads the chasers Heidfeld and Webber, Ralf Schumacher spins out on the left

A red double-deck bus is used for the drivers parade

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

A new front wing and nose cone for Glock's Toyota car, too, besides full service with rain tires.

With 22 laps to go, Kubica on first position, 3 seconds ahead of Raikkonen

Pit stop successfully finished for Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Sebastian Vettel lifts off a wet Red Bull Racing pits

Takuma Sato passing the giant main building.

Robert Kubica, Renault, passes Rosberg's Mercedes in pitlane

Fernando Alonso

Jarno Trulli and Barrichello walk to the scales after parking their cars at parc ferme

Nico Rosberg's fan club

Mark Webber practises pitstops with the Red Bull Racing crew

Ferrari pit crew practices a pit stop

Pit stop of Mark Webber.

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Alonso, Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and Webber as third on the grid

A Toro Rosso engineer rushes to the grid with a multi-purpose shelter for his computer

Giancarlo Fisichella leading the rest of the field.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Ferrari pit crew performs a practice pit stop ballet

Kimi Raikkonens car minutes before the race.

Thoughful Felipe Massa on the grid

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, watches the screen

An alert security patrol checks the paddock regularily from one end to the other

Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on before the race

Race winner Jenson Button celebrates in parc ferme

Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull) wishing David Coulthard a good race

Adrian Sutil gets a new nose cone attached at Force India pits

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team mate Webber arrive at parc ferme after a long rainy race

Chinese GP 2005

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

A Renault's rear side

Karun Chandhok enters the pit lane in front of Hispania Racing team mate Bruno Senna and Schumacher

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso, after qualification

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button in Brawn GP pits

The organic backside of a Toro Rosso car

Hulkenberg's grid girl holds a number board

Chinese security officials stand in line for their briefing

Jenson Button puts his helmet on before the wet race starts

A Formula 1 advertising billboard

Fisichella's Renault whirls up dust

Kimi Raikkonen fits into his cockpit.

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Bernie Ecclestone

Final podium group photo of second placed Mark Webber, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button

Kimi Raikkonen in his car.

Jenson Button puts his helmet on before the rain race starts

A large coach is used as drivers parade vehicle

Nick Heidfeld waits at grid position

Amazingly Tommi K. and his driver Sebastian V. have a Chinese fan club together

A memorable drawing up of the ontrack performance - dancers, puppets and other artists.

Champagne shower for race winner Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel puts his safe rain hat on before the race

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Mark Webber, his Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and Ferrari's Alonso as third on the grid

The public pit lane walkabout on Thursday offers a unique photo experience to the race visitor

Nico Rosberg's physio

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Happy race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his trophy and bottle of champagne after podium ceremony

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastien Bourdais of Toro Rosso drives to grid through pitlane

Mark Webber ends his stop at Red Bull Racing pits

Drivers giant puppets.

Recorded by FOM camera man Jean-Michel Tibi in parc ferme, Red Bull's polesetter Sebastian Vettel together with second positioned team mate Webber examine a McLaren's cockpit and its air flow system to the rear

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, zooms trough pitlane

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Present to Pierre Dupasquier (Michelin race director) at his farewell party.

Nico Hulkenberg comes in to Williams pits

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing

A verry happy 3rd placed Ralf Schumacher of Toyota, behind him the winner of the Chinese GP Fernando Alonso (Renault).

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

The two Finns Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Raikkonen

Heikki Kovalainen at McLaren Mercedes pits

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Ralf Schumacher.

The start field runs through first corner curve combination

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel celebrates his achivement after qualifying in front of the greedy media

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica and physio Jo Leberer on the grid

After one lap, Hamilton sets the pace and speeds away from the two Ferraris close behind

Nick Heidfeld practises stops at BMW Sauber F1 pits

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

The fastest three qualifiers get together for the waiting media: left hand second qualified Alonso, Sebastian Vettel as poslesetter and Webber as third on the grid

Jenson Button, Honda

Massa mistakes a curve

Ferrari pitboard signal executive

Lewis Hamilton approaches McLaren Mercedes pits for a service

The two Britons Jenson Button and David Coulthard

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Toro Rosso steering wheel

Adrian Newey of McLaren-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Heikki Kovalainen comes from drivers parade truck, followed by fellow-countryman Raikkonen and a well-covered Vettel

Ferrai's Felipe Massa on grid with race engineer Rob Smedley

Champagne shower for McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan

Chinese dancers rush to the on-track parade

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Barrichello and Raikkonen fighting in front of full grandstands

Lewis Hamilton ejects from McLaren pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

A little Chinese palace surrounded with skyscrapers at Shanghai city

Lewis Hamilton exits the McLaren car on the grid

A happy Lewis Hamilton is being interviewed

Lewis Hamilton comes to McLaren pits

Mark Webber during Thursday's press conference

The Chinese grid girls march on the grid

Winner Hamilton celebrates his victory at parc ferme with his mother Carmen Lockhart, stepmother Linda and brother Nicolas

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica answers curious questions

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Barrichello's Honda on its grid position

Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull) on the grid

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Kubica's BMW Sauber car starts from pitlane

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Take a close look at McLaren's rear wing settings for qualification

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Nico Rosberg is being interviewed on the grid before the race

Kubica and Fisichella between Chinese grid girls

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Piles of dry weather condition tires at McLaren pits

A Chinese dance artist

The very happy winner Sebastian Vettel flanked by team mate Mark Webber and third placed Button on podium

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Two laps after the start behind safety car, Vettel in front of Alonso and Webber

Ralf Schumacher's pit stop

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Sparks from the bottom of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari

Bernie Ecclestone speaks with VIP guests on the grid

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Jenson Button, Honda

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Driver groups on their way to drivers parades

Chinese beauty holding the red flag.

A comfortable working place at Force India pits

A BMW Sauber car is being fetched from scrutineering at parc ferme

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Fernando Alonso raising his trophy. Next to him 2nd placed Kimi Raikkonen.

Jenson Button, Brawn GP, pits from second place

Lewis Hamilton signals OK on his grid position

Left front suspension of a Red Bull

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Race atmosphere at the Chinese Grand Prix 2008

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Spyker steering wheel

Finished pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel takes his helmet off

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Toro Rosso team principals Franz Tost and Gerhard Berger

Chinese GP 2005

Jenson Button changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 24

After a few laps, Mark Weber keeps his position in front of team mate Vettel

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

The two Brazilian drivers Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello

Media chases Kubica who was promising a title contender

John Button (Jenson's father) jokes with Bernie Ecclestone

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Nico Rosberg, Williams

A shiny BMW emblem on Heidfeld's HANS device

Race winner Jenson Button rushes through parc ferme to his team at the fence

Podium group photo of Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Flavio Briatore and Ralf Schumacher (left to rigth).

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Chinese fans run after reigning World Champion Kimi Raikkonen

Chinese policemen guard the flag waving Chinese fans on the grid after the race

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, looks at the Ferrari in parc ferme after gaining 10th position

Kimi Raikkonen proudly celebrates his victory on podium

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of persistant follower Schumacher

Juan Pablo Montoya missing the stopping place

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Liuzzi is being caressed for a well earned sixth place

Bernie Ecclestone

Chinese Ferrari fans

A grid girl holds the red Chinese flag

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team, still in front of Schumacher's Mercedes

Pitstop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Mark Webber passing the Williams pitwall center

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Podium group photo of McLaren's second placed Alonso, winner Kimi Raikkonen, third placed Felipe Massa and Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley

Sebastian Vettel raises from his cockpit whilst the crew prepares his car on pole position

Pitstop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Shanghai track iron manhole covers

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Tyres are being checked in the evening sun shining on the paddock, strictly in line, too

BAR Honda drivers: Jenson Button, Anthony Davidson (test-driver) and Takuma Sato .

The two boys from Brazil Massa and Barrichello

Fans with flags on grid watch podium ceremony

Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Flavio Briatore likes champagne out of the cup

Kimi Raikkonen being followed by Juan Pablo Montoya.

Kimi sprays champagne

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Sakon Yamamoto in the pitlane

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Chinese marshals close the pit lane for drivers parade

Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari in front of Renault's Petrov

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton comments on his pole position under the lenses of many cameras

Photographers wait with their long lenses for the pole position sitter

Green lights for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, at pit lane entrance

Pit stop of Mark Webber from above

Fernando Alonso giving an interview to Austrian television after the race.

Flags of Ferrari, Finland, Spain and of the Asturias

Third positioned Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, takes the chequered flag

Nick Heidfeld gets his wet weather condition tires exchanged

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica on the main straight

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

A Toyota's rear side

A start from the pit lane exit.

In lap 18 Kubica arrives at BMW Sauber pits with a loose nose cone after his unwanted rendezvous with Trulli

Fernando Alonso clearly already leading into first corner.

Jacques Villeneuve

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

The annual end-season group photo of the whole BMW Williams F1 Team with the driver Mark Webber and injured Heidfeld's substitute Antonio Pizzonia

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Chinese fans wave flags

Kubica at BMW Sauber pits, receiving a new nose cone after a collision with Trulli in lap 18

Michael Schumacher returns from drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel arrives at pole position with Red Bull Racing engineers, mechanics and photographers buzzing around

Rubens Barrichello changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 25

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Alguersuari's grid girl just discovered the snapper

Controversial character Fernando Alonso

Hermann Tilke and his girlfriend

Long focal length misleads: Toyota pit team seems to wait for BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica

Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull Racing-Renault is being prepared on pole position

Kimi Raikkonen celebrates his victory in parc fermé

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Jenson Button and his father John in the BAR Honda pits.

McLaren rear wing in qualification setup

An unhappy 6th placed Sebastian Vettel and 8th Red Bull team mate Webber glance at the wanton mood in parc ferme after the Chinese GP

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Fernando Alonso jumping on the parc ferme fence.

A thoughtful Mark Webber on the second grid position takes a sip of minerals minutes before the race

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli stops at Lotus Racing pits, retiring with hydraulics problems in lap 26

Spyker team with new co-owners Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol

Nico Rosberg in the BMW Williams pits

Jenson Button in front of McLaren team mate Hamilton and Ferrari's Massa

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Kubica at BMW Sauber pits, receiving a new nose cone after a collision with Trulli in lap 18

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Kubica at BMW Sauber pits, receiving a new nose cone after a collision with Trulli in lap 18

"Look - I can drive without holding the steering wheel!" Fernando Alonso achieving his 7th win of the 2005 F1 season.

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica jumps over the curbs

Fernando Alonso prepares for the race

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Team principal Peter Sauber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Being formerly rivals on the track, the friends Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard have a nice chat whilst they walk together

Airbox covers of Red Bull cars in front of pits

Mark Weber takes the first chicane as second in front of team mate Vettel who lost his pole position

All sorts of Bridgestone tires are prepared for every possible weather condition

Kimi Raikkonen.

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Toyota's Trulli

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Chinese grid girls

A proud Renault dream team: Fernando Alonso and his team boss Flavio Briatore

Chinese grid girls

McLaren's second placed Lewis Hamilton congratulates team mate and race winner Jenson Button in parc ferme after a wet 2010 Chinese Grand Prix race

Ferrari mechanics push a red lady

Chinese GP 2005: Pit stop of Fernando Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team, enters pitlane behind Kubica's Renault after qualification session

Adrian Sutil gets a new nose cone attached at Force India pits

Bridgestone advertising across the road to the Chinese racetrack

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

A thoughtful Mark Webber before the race, third position on grid

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

Ralf Schumacher on the grid

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

12th placed Rubens Barrichello with 9th positioned Felipe Massa walk together after the race

Waiting for the start of the drivers parade - Bourdais and Button with Coulthard and Vettel

Toyota pit crew practices pit stops

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus

During Q3, Jenson Button stops at McLaren Mercedes pits

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

A new front wing and nose cone for Glock's Toyota car, too, besides full service with rain tires.

Retired Hamilton in pits

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Felipe Massa and a red surrounding in Ferrari red

Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica walk to drivers parade

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

The backmarkers Glock, Raikkonen and Piquet jr. enter first corner

Lewis Hamilton is being pushed to his grid place

Sebastian Vettel on the grid before the race

Michael Schumacher signs autographs to his devoted Chinese fans

Triple Formula One World Champion (in 1981, 1983 and 1987) Nelson Piquet

Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg passes the first chicane as fourth in front of both McLarens and Massa's Ferrari

Mark Webber puts rubber on the pitlane at Red Bull pits

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Chinese track marshals rendevous

Massas Ferrari being serviced at grid position

In front of the large grandstand at the end of the main straight, the yellow light signals danger for this intersection to the blinded drivers

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Fernando Alonso passing his cheering team

The celebration of Jenson Buttons’s 100th Grand Prix, alongside him BAR team manager Nick Fry.

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Mark Webber rushes through pitlane and pits for intermediates

Italian flags at parc fermé, Finnish driver on podium

Kubica at BMW Sauber pits, receiving a new nose cone after a collision with Trulli in lap 18

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

Race winner Jenson Button presents his trophy after podium ceremony

Felipe Massa's Ferrari in front of Schumacher's Mercedes after the start

BMW Sauber nose cone

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing, enters the main straight in front of Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes

Flavio Briatore (Renault) and Fernando Alonso celebrating that Renault won the F1 Constructors World Championship.

A streamlined BMW Sauber cooler chimney

Adrian Sutil talks with Lewis Hamilton

A mechanic cleans a slick tire

Kubica's pit board is being prepared and signals 17th position

Flavio Briatore surrounded by German television after the Alonso's win.

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Just one lap later Rubens Barrichello returns to pits to swap back to wet weather condition tyres

Jenson Button changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 24

Tyre washing after practice session

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

A Brawn-Mercedes' rear side

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Nick Heidfeld arrives for a pit stop in lap 28

World Champion Fernando Alonso with Renault F1 Team chairman Patrick Faure.

Sakon Yamamoto, Spyker

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Fernando Alonso in front of the Shanghai circuit landmark, the giant administration building

Massa's manager Nicolas Todt

Alex Wurz, Williams

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Finally the very last annual group photo of the Sauber Team. In the front from left to right: driver Felipe Massa, team owner Peter Sauber and driver Jacques Villeneuve.

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Finnish and Spanish flags wave from the grandstand

Nick Heidfeld changes from 'wets' to 'drys' in lap 32

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes is being serviced

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Unlucky Sutil's Force India car is being returned to pits without front wheels

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

A Toro Rosso car's nose cone

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

A BMW Sauber car is being fetched from scrutineering during paddock club pitwalk

Jenson Button, Honda, concentrates during qualification session

Lewis Hamilton with racing engineer Phil Prew on grid position

A Chinese firemarshal with protective gloves

Jarno Trulli

Felipe Massa being pushed to grid place

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Chinese fans of Brazil and Ferrari driver Massa prove China's internationality

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, in front of Alonso

Jenson Button.

Jarno Trulli on the grid before the race

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Kimi Raikkonen takes place in the Ferrari car

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

McLaren fans support Ron Dennis with an XL banner

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Massa's pit stop

Nico Rosberg receives fuel at Williams pits

Fernando Alonso kisses his trophy for second place

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

BMW Sauber team manager Beat Zehnder

Tiago Monteiro in front of Michael Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes driver, after achieving pole position

Despite the rainy weather Rosberg's grid girl smiles like a friendly chinese sunshine

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Fernando Alonso on the grid

Fernando Alonso on the drivers parade truck

We found out much more about Ralf's (and Cora's?) secrets of tender lips: mouth gymnastics

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug

Toro Rosso's Gerhard Berger seems to suffer a jet lag

Lewis Hamilton waves to the fans

Sebastian Vettel peeps at his screen through the gap between visor and helmet

Green lights for Rubens Barrichello at pitlane exit

First corner and grandstands.

Alonso returns to his garage

Bernie Ecclestone gives an interview on the grid for a national TV station

A Toro Rosso car is being brought to scrutineering at parc ferme during drivers presentation and paddock club pitwalk

Kimi Raikkonen takes place in the Ferrari car

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Heidfeld had in both sessions an hydraulic leak which led to gearbox changes.

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Kubica takes off from BMW Sauber pits after receiving a new nose cone

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton is being pushed to his grid place

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nick Heidfeld leaves his pit stop place

The Ferrari drivers are being chased by autograph hunters on their way to drivers meeting

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, minutes before the race

Lewis Hamilton climbs on the drivers parade truck

Cigarette advertising not yet banned in China

Chinese GP 2005

A penny or two for Ralf's thoughts

Pole Position man Lewis Hamilton surrounded by Ferrari team duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.

A Panasonic Toyota steering wheel

Nico Rosberg

Red firemarshal's helmet in trendy colours

Nick Heidfeld refuels

Ferrari wheelspin

A worm's-eye view on the rear of a Toro Rosso car

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Ferrari front wing detailed airflow construction with a Gurney tap

Toro Rosso left front suspension

Alexander Wurz, Williams

Our Turkish colleague Kerim Okten shoots for the European Pressphoto Agency

A speedy Robert Kubica passes the BMW Sauber pit wall command center

The two BMW Saubers in front of umbrella-crowded grandstands

Ferrari installed blade covers

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button, Honda

The BMW Sauber monocoque's right side

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Gloved hands of a firemarshal

Cars line up for Qualifying at red lights, the two Toyotas in front

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

Nick Heidfeld in the garage

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Kimi Raikkonen

The leading four McLarens and Ferraris begin the second lap

McLaren tyre man takes care of his black gold

Lewis Hamilton sits at pitwall command center between Ron Dennis and Norbert Haug

Jenson Button in Brawn GP pits

Jenson Button in the car at Brawn GP pits

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen cuts the curve on the limit

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel puts his helmet on before the race

Pit stop of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, crosses the finish line

Heidfeld passes the BMW Sauber F1 command center

Manager Nicolas Todt talks business with his father and designated Ferrari director and board member Jean Todt

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Barrichello's fans enroll banners on the main grandstand

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team mate Webber are welcomed at parc ferme after a long rainy race by a cheerful team crew

Chinese fans during the rainy race

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Photographers sometimes wait a long time for a thankful subject behind their long lenses

Pit stop ends of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, wins the Chinese Grand Prix 2009

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, between his rivals at the start of the Chinese GP

Nico Rosberg's physios

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Nico Rosberg's physios

Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner looks hardly confident under the umbrella

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Even the raindrops cheer for the drivers at drivers parade

A start from the pit lane exit.

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, drives on pitlane

A start from the pit lane exit.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi on the left and Kimi Raikkonen with the Ferrari mechanics at parc ferme after Q3

Nico Rosberg, Williams

An artistic chinese dancing performance is presented on the grid before the race

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, emits spray on the main straight

Nico Rosberg's physios

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Jenson Button returns from drivers parade

The quiet before the storm

Sebastian Vettel arrives at pole position and the Red Bull Racing crew

Saftey first!

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber car waits jacked up at pitlane exit, his starting position for the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix

Massa's manager Nicolas Todt, Ferrari's Felipe Massa, Ferrari legend Jean Todt and Papa Luiz Antonio Massa

A start from the pit lane exit.

A small pit for smoking Ferrari mechanics

A BMW Sauber tyre manager cleans the ungrooved black gold

Jaime Alguersuari's broken front wing is being serviced in Toro Rosso pits

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in front of Vettel in the pitlane

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Champagne shower for second placed Hamilton

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jaime Alguersuari ejects from Toro Rosso pits with a fresh front wing

Race winner Jenson Button presents his trophy for winning the Chinese GP

Alguersuari's grid girl holds a number board

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Photographers welcome the drivers after their parade lap

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel exits his Red Bull-Renault in parc ferme after Q3

Sebastian Vettel and Timo Glock

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, enters the pitlane for a fast pitstop

Michael Schumacher boosts away from Mercedes GP pits

Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department, takes a look at the cars in parc ferme

The rear wing of a Red Bull-Renault

Michael Schumacher's Chinese fans cheer with passion

Bernie Ecclestone in the paddock before the Chinese Grand Prix 2010

A happy Nico Rosberg presents his trophy for the third place

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, is overtaken by Renault's Kubica

Ferrari's Felipe Massa on the rainy straight, Webber tries to overtake

Winner Jenson Button's McLaren-Mercedes with a pair of quite used looking tyres after the Chinese GP (slightly flattened as the air inside cools down)

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, rushes through pitlane after his first pitstop

Enthusiastic handshakes on the podium after the Chinese GP of race winner Jenson Button, McLaren chief engineer Tim Goss, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg of manufacturer Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, ejects to pitlane for practice session

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Ferrari's fourth placed Alonso crosses the finish line

Lewis Hamilton enters McLaren Mercedes pits during qualifying

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in pitlane

Race winner Jenson Button arrives in parc ferme on nearly treadless tyres

McLaren's second placed Lewis Hamilton congratulates team mate and race winner Jenson Button in parc ferme after a wet 2010 Chinese Grand Prix race

Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull Racing pits

Chinese grid girls

Fernando Alonso poses on the grid for a souvenir photo with Bernie Ecclestone

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Final podium ceremony group photo of race winner Jenson Button, McLaren chief engineer Tim Goss, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg of manufacturer Mercedes

Robert Kubica, Renault

Force India's Adrian Sutil speaks with technical director Gascoyne and a Bridgestone tyre manager on the grid

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Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton in parc ferme after qualifying

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, arrives at first grid position

The Chinese Ferrari fan club reserved many places on the main grandstand

Junction of a McLaren nose cone and the front wings

Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber in front of many cars

Nico Rosberg walks to drivers parade

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The McLaren mechanics practise pitstops

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Force India's Adrian Sutil speaks with technical director Gascoyne

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The two Britons Jenson Button and David Coulthard

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Part of a McLaren front wing

Adrian Sutil, Force India

Mark Webber puts his Puma gloves on

John Townsend

Alonso fans cheer from the main grandstand

John Townsend

Green lights for Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

A Toro Rosso car is being brought to scrutineering at parc ferme during drivers presentation and paddock club pitwalk

Jenson Button, Honda

Hamilton and Massa exit their cars in parc ferme after the race

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leaves to grid

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Champagne shower even for the TV camera men

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head jokes around with McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh and Williams team manager Adam Parr

Mark Webber stops at Red Bull Racing pits

Chinese ladies dance on the grid

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India, in front of Bourdais and teammate Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen performing his second pit stop

Ricardo Zonta on the main straight

Jenson Button celebrates his 100th Grand Prix anniversary

The annual drivers group photo

Close-up at the backlit headlights of the safety car

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Toro Rosso front wings

Nose cone tip of an environment-friendly Honda

Ferrari rear wheel rim shield

Adrian Sutil, Spyker

The shiny body of a Toro Rosso reflects a golden sky after sunset

Green lights for qualification session

Spyker driver Sakon Yamamoto walks back to pits after the race

Chinese officials

A zoomy Giancarlo Fisichella

Nick Heidfeld in front of Liuzzi and Webber

Collected rubber marbles on a Ferrari's left rear tire after a race

Kimi sprays champagne

David Coulthard receives congratulations for his fifth grid position place in Q3 from a Red Bull mechanic

Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and David Coulthard descent the drivers parade truck

Aerodynamically spread dirt on a Renault cooler chimney

BMW Sauber engineers with notebooks on the grid

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton in the middle, second grid placed Kimi Raikkonen on the right hand, third grid positioned Felipe Massa on the left

Heikki Kovalainen

Lewis Hamilton drifts on wet track

Barrichello fans enrolled a banner for their hero

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel

Collected rubber marbles on a McLaren's left rear tire after a race

Lewis Hamilton leaves pits during practice session

The Chinese flag in front of the track's landmark's glassy plylon

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Rubens Barrichello walks back after a difficult race

Red Bull nose cone with front wings

BMW Sauber's technical director Willy Rampf on the grid

BMW Sauber mechanics wait at their car for the scrutineering

Kimi Raikkonen's pit stop

Kimi Raikkonen in parc fermé

... until they become clear to the shy watcher ;)

Keith Sutton, the doyen of British motorsport photography

Robert Kubica's pit stop

Ralf Schumacher spins his Toyota in the background.

Toro Rosso team co-owner Gerhard Berger is being interviewed

Honda's Jenson Button

Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

David Coulthard over the curb's apex

BMW Sauber pit crew practices pit stops

Lewis Hamilton after his retirement at McLaren command center

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton puts rubber on the pitlane at McLaren pits

Chinese grid girls walk home at the end of the work day

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Sakon Yamamoto, Spyker

Spy view at McLaren's wings

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Hand shake between race winner Sebastian Vettel and team mate Mark Webber in parc ferme in front of a cheering team

Starting behind the Safety Car from pole position Sebastian Vettel, then Alonso and Webber, all three Renault-powered

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Chinese fans stand the rain during the race under colorful shelters

Jenson Button puts his helmet on before the rain race starts

Tony Ross, Nico Rosberg's race engineer at Williams, gives last hints before the race

Ferrari mechanics work on the car in pits, always compliant to FIA rules and measures

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Robert Kubica returns from drivers parade

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Parc ferme after a wet race

Nico Rosberg's physios

A Chinese fan holds the Union Jack

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais under a large umbrella

The nose cone tip of a McLaren Mercedes

After the race is released without safety car, Vettel can push without spray blurring his sight, followed by team mate Webber and Trulli

Nico Rosberg's physios

A giant banner cheers for Kimi

Vettel's grid girl holds the number and an umbrella

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Adrian Sutil with a new nose cone

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Fifth grid positioned Jenson Button walks behind parc ferme after Q3

Rubens Barrichello practices pitstops

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Renault spokesperson Jean-Francois Caubet listens to Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore

Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Rubens Barrichello in front of Brawn GP teammate Jenson Button

The race starts behind the Safety Car

Adrian Sutil with a new nose cone attached

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Nico Rosberg's physios

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, in front of William's Kazuki Nakajima

Nico Rosberg's physios

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

On lap 38, Sebastian Vettel pits from the front to his second stop

Still and again behind safety car: Vettel and Red Bull teammate Webber

Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso, slides a bit on the lawn

Kubica starts from pitlane

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Sebastian Vettel walks to drivers parade, followed by Michael Schumacher

A glowing second placed Hamilton passes his pit board which signals four laps to go behind his winning McLaren team mate Jenson Button

The Chinese grid girls walk in line to drivers parade

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, returns from qualification session

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Schumacher uses a friendly gesture on Vettel as they enter the drivers parade truck

FIA Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting examines a Mercedes car's rear wing in parc ferme

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Robert Kubica, Renault

Jenson Button is being interviewed on his way back from driver parade, being passed by Pedro de la Rosa

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, performs a pitstop

The safety car deploys for debris on the track

A sip of champagne for third placed Rosberg and a shiny constructor's trophy for Tim Goss, McLaren Chief Engineer

A thoughtful Felipe Massa in Ferrari pits

Jaime Alguersuari approaches Toro Rosso pits without front wing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Jaime Alguersuari's broken front wing is being serviced in Toro Rosso pits

Karun Chandhok and Jaime Alguersuari chat with large gestures

Fernando Alonso takes the lead from third on the grid, but via a jumped start he has to serve a drive through penalty

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, concentrates before the race

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, zooms through pitlane

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

After qualifying, the competitors Button, Sutil and Hamilton stop their cars in parc ferme

Third placed Nico Rosberg is being caressed by a bunch of happy Mercedes GP team members over parc ferme's fence

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, overtakes di Grassi's Virgin-Cosworth

Kimi Raikkonen is truly missed by his Chinese fans

The race track entrance is closely-guarded

Sebastian Vettel besides Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull Racing race engineer, and his physio Tommi Parmakoski who holds the umbrella

A cool Nico Rosberg returns from drivers parade

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Race winner Jenson Button celebrates with his McLaren team members and his fiance Michibata at parc ferme fence

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, with Alonso in the neck just about to pass him

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Alonso and Vettel

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Becoming familiar with the grid's front row, Red Bull mechanics hide the diffuser of the RBR-Renault

Race winner Jenson Button is being caressed over the fence by a bunch of happy McLaren team members

McLaren's Hamilton in front of Sebastian Vettel and Sutil

Sebastian Vettel takes his helmet off besides Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull Racing race engineer

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel stops at wet Red Bull Racing pits

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Hamilton

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Raikkonen's Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Vettel and Button walk to drivers parade

Two well-gifted TV presenters (as we combine after reading their passes)

Pitstop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

The Raikkonen fans know where to get the good photos from ;)

Ferrari advisor Jean Todt enters the paddock

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pitstop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya stands in the paddock like a statue

Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello

Sebastien Bourdais, Scuderia Toro Rosso, goes practising

John Townsend

Toyota's Jarno Trulli slightly besides the curbs

Close-up at the reflection on a McLaren nose cone

Nico Rosberg, Williams

The start field at first corner led by Lewis Hamilton

John Townsend

Toro Rosso associate Gerhard Berger

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Curious Hamilton checks his trophy for hidden surprises

Nico Rosberg puts rubber on the pitlane at Williams pits

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

McLaren pitstop practice

Felipe Massa's wife Raffaela.

Alonso evaporates wood from his Renault car's bottom

A BMW Sauber car is being fetched from scrutineering at parc ferme during drivers presentation and paddock club pitwalk

Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Close-up at the reflection on a McLaren nose cone

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

The start field with Lewis Hamilton in the lead rushes through the first chicane

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Chinese fans show their devotion to Rubens Barrichello

A fast Kubica passes the main grandstand

Kimi Raikkonen and Heikki Kovalainen

Chinese on-track presentation dancers

Winner Hamilton jumps on the McLaren car in parc ferme after the race and celebrates his victory

View at the parc ferme after the race with Hamilton's McLaren car and Massa's Ferrari

Pitstop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

The official opening ceremony for an exciting F1 carnival Sunday

Advertising towers of McLaren's sponsor aigo besides the street to Shanghai circuit

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Pitstop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Lewis Hamilton puts rubber on the pitlane at McLaren pits

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Nico Rosberg puts rubber on the pitlane at Williams pits

A manhole cover

A large Mercedes billboard besides the Shanghai motorway advertises Formula 1

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton wins the Chinese Grand Prix 2008

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Packed grandstands at first turn

Jenson Button