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Media dinner organized by Credit Suisse.

Media dinner organized by Credit Suisse.

Media dinner organized by Credit Suisse.

Moko's ringed fingers

Musicians playing the national anthem

Jacques Villeneuve entering Mobil 1 curve

Meeting of physiotherapists from Sportklinik Bad Nauheim - Ulf Nitschke caring for Michael, Nico's wellness guru Oliver Fengler and Toyota physio Sven Ransik

mt. girls

mt. girls

Beautiful girls from Bahrain

Violin sounds accompaigning the season opening ceremony

Volker Zeh, manager of Markus Winkelhock

Beauties grew in the paddock like wild flowers

Three happy guests enjoying their catch

Kimi Raikkonen's manager David Robertson with former F1 drivers Mark Blundell (left) and Martin Brundle

German top model "Anett" posing for a telecom sponsor

Beatrice Assumpcao former press delegate of Ayrton Senna, now wife of Patrick Head

Another "Una" enjoying F1 atmosphere and the warm weather

Kimi Raikkonen's manager David Robertson with former F1 drivers Mark Blundell (left) and Martin Brundle

Australian "Unas" (=Red Bull girls) admiring their photos in the recent paddock newspaper "The Red Bulletin"

'Lord of the rings' Moko shows his creations

F1 folks and invited VIPs go home after work

'Lord of the rings' Moko shows his creations

Fashionable jewellery designer Moko

Fans on top of a Ferrari-crane

Merchandising

Imola tower

Imola tower

A flower for a smile :)

Cleaning up after practice session

Marshals fix loose grass besides a curb

Imola tower

Fans on Rivazza hill

Imola tower

Fashion and jewellery designer Moko

Fans on top of two cranes

Evening mood in paddock

'Lord of the rings' Moko shows his creations

Cleaning up after practice session

Cleaning up after practice session

A sleeping young fan in his mom's paddock shuttle

Imola tower

Small break between practice sessions

Fans scramble behind fencing

View on empty track at Acque Minerali

Fan behind fencing

Ferrari fans at the wall

Schumacher fans

Designer Moko shows his values :)

Evening mood in paddock

Fans scramble behind fencing

All supporting track vehicles in a row

Small break between practice sessions

Small break between practice sessions

Evening mood in paddock

Fashion and jewellery designer Moko shows his values :)

Daisy field

Ferrari fans at the wall

Colombian fan

Jean Todt

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Safety car

Fans flowing through the merchandising area

Alpinestars are on Honda's heels

Grid girl shadows and legs

Spanish beauties in sponsor clothing

These shorts are making the legs longer...

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Jean Todt

Michael Schumacher

Jean Todt

Jean Todt

Ferrari mechanic pushes a car to scrutineering garage

Kimi Raikkonen

Michael Schumacher

Alonso passing the wrecked cars of his competitors

Lunch bricks

American Red Bull 'Una'

Someone will have crispy turkey for lunch

Passionate event programme vendor

Flavio Briatore's recent girl friend

Frenetic young fans touting for attention

Another American paddock beauty (please note Schumacher's physiotherapist already prepared to help in case of an emergency ;)

Racetrack safety fence protecting the grid girls

Marshals admiring their car collection

Masses of fans on the grid waving back to their idol

Charming white dress and different look to the other girls ensures good airing and coverage

mt. Hohensinner, Hannelore

Two unknown Italian beauties showing up at the Red Bull Thirstday evening party, being well guarded by a bald security

Ross Brawn goes to work

Elisabetta Gregoraci, girlfriend of Flavio Briatore.

Silk-dressed Chinese grid girls

Japanese fans patiently waiting in a row for autograph hour

Fuji grid girls await drivers parade

Flow of fans into the circuit area

A relaxed World Champion Fernando Alonso

Jean Todt during a Ferrari press conference

Comfortable smoking zones invite to relax a while in the paddock

Christian Klien surprised

Williams team shareholder Patrick Head

The annual season start photographers group photo :)

Montoya explaning his retirement to the McLaren pitwall crew during the race

Felipe Massa in the pits

Three Australian beauties warmly welcome us at the paddock gate

Cool Fernando Alonso behind Renault test driver Heikki Kovalainen

drivers parade

Last hands on a door sticker

Grid girl

Paraglider event during drivers parade

Porsche Supercup

Porsche Supercup

Porsche Supercup

Mini Challenge

Mini Challenge

Autographed caps

Mini Challenge

Imola fans

Porsche Supercup

Bernie Ecclestone (left)

Parc fermé

Two young Ferrari fans

Felipe Massa's manager (and Jean Todt's son) Nicolas Todt

Paddock Club photo decoration

Mini Challenge

Porsche Supercup

Grid girl

Pit lane

Pit lane

Mini Challenge

Imola fans

German colleague Wolfgang Wilhelm

Mini Challenge

Tamara Ecclestone

Mark Webber with Charlie Whiting (FIA)

Mini Challenge

Porsche Supercup

Grid girl

Porsche Supercup

drivers parade

Red Bull's car designer Adrian Newey being interviewed by renowned motorsport journalist Hartmut Lehbrink

Grid girl

Pit lane

Pit lane

Grid girl

Grid girl

Porsche Supercup

Paddock Club photo decoration

Mini Challenge

Woman at work

Paddock Club photo decoration

Former F1 driver and TV presenter Christian Danner returns from Mini Challenge podium

Porsche Supercup

Pit lane

Trucks in paddock

Grid girl

Grid girl

Porsche Supercup

Porsche Supercup

Medical car on track

AMG parking

Bernie Ecclestone with Flavio Briatore

Mini Challenge

Autographed cap

Mini Challenge

French colleague Thierry Gromik having a break

Imola fans with Ferrari flags

Mark Webber with Charlie Whiting (FIA)

Grid girl

Porsche Supercup

Drivers parade

drivers parade

A fan shows a souvenir snapshot

Tamara Ecclestone

Reflections

Bernie Ecclestone

Porsche Supercup

Two young Ferrari fans

Mini Challenge

Grid girl

Pit lane

Grid girl

Pit lane

A fan shows a Senna souvenir snapshot

drivers parade

Porsche Supercup

Grid girls

Porsche Supercup

Mini Challenge

Sporty colleague Guenter Schiffmann (what, without camera???;)

Imola fans with Ferrari flags

Mini Challenge

Autographed caps

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

A marshal's view on the pit lane entrance

Felipe Massa

Renault cooling fan

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Jean Todt

Michael Schumacher

Sunny morning view over paddock at Nuerburg landmark, fans already waiting for action

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari team principal Jean Todt

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher's race engineer Chris Dyer

Michael Schumacher

Colleagues shooting through the safety fence windows

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Toro Rosso pitwall with Franz Tost and Gerhard Berger

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher gives autograph

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher

Jean Todt

Red Bull and Toro Rosso motorbikes waiting for their event

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari in parc fermé

Funny view on Renault "dwarf" mechanics

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Jean Todt

Ross Brawn

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

A blonde guardian angel in front of Klien's car

Felipe Massa

Used intermediate tires from Michelin

Ralf Schumacher on Saturday afternoon, after having gained his best qualification time this season: 6th grid place

Truck leaving the grid for drivers presentation

Telefonica, the main event sponsor

Lewis Hamilton, GP2 driver

Voluntary female mashal showing motorsport enthusiasm

Grooved Michelin tires

Kimi Raikkonen bowling along Alonsos fans

Dr. Mario Theissen oiling his engine with black coffee

Policemen enjoying the proximity to action

Austrian security company CAM briefing their group leaders on race day

Una Asha tempting party guests

A Silver Emily guiding Alonso's Rolls Royce

Red Bull Unas just arriving iin the paddock

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Super Aguri hospitality ladies swallowing eagerly the recent issue of The Red Bulletin

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Two happy Renault VIP guests catching memories on the grid

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher and his press officer Sabine Kehm

Our community of photographers awaiting the podium ceremony (Salut Pat:)

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Ferrari mechanic using his 'voda phone'

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

She truly earned the pink heart

Just before football match Germany vs Argentina Premiere TV visagist Zuza had to organise some national flags

Norbert Haug with Ron Dennis

Main grandstands were fully packed

Two more big - ehm, sorry .. blond Una beauties arriving in the paddock

Beautifully smiling grid girl with a German flag

American F1 fans with pretty racing hats

A glance into Toro Rosso hospitality - happy Vitantonio Liuzzi, Neel Jani in background

Michael Schumacher showing his support for the German football team (playing against Argentina) with his special shirt

American super heroes posing with a red devil

Rear view on crowded starting grid

McLaren mechanic polishing the chrome cordon pillars

Michael Schumacher escaping boring interview questions

Some French Unas grouping around Coulthard's helmet

Heidfeld's senior physiotherapist Jo Leberer already took care of the great Senna

Ex-Toyota tech director Mike Gascoyne lunching with Midland team bosses Colin Kolles and Ian Phillips

David Coulthard joking with his boss Helmut Marko

Super Aguri driver Sakon Yamamoto

Creative headdress of a german fan

Grid girls practicing on Saturday afternoon, watched by Felipe Massa during qualification press conference

Come-together of girls and F1 people on the Thursday evening party at Red Bull motorhome

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug

Schumacher's manager Willi Weber bracing the Ferrari motorhome

Renault's Fernando Alonso walking back from drivers meeting

We heard rumours that this paddock beauty was invited from Italy by Jarno Trulli

Christian Klien with his father and manager Johannes Klien, now on job search

mt. Stoddart, Paul

Friday's quickest (both sessions!) was rising star BMW Sauber test driver Sebastian Vettel

Fans cheering up to save the GP of San Marino in Imola

Tyre supplier Bridestone

Ralf Schumacher with an unexplicit expression on his face

Ferrari team boss Jean Todt with Luca di Montezemolo at Ferrari command center during qualifying

Thumbs up for Michael Schumacher's cheering fans

Panasonic Toyota pit wall command center

Liquids like oil and water are preheated and being pumped into to car just before run-out

Bad weather forced the organisers to find for the drivers presentation a safe alternative to the usual truck

Grid girls awaiting the drivers parade

Fellow paparazzi hiding from the rain behind stinky trash bins ;)

Engineers responsible for tires from Ferrari, Honda, Renault and Williams

Well visited Ferrari team merchandising stand

Grid girls marching to their parade position

Michael Schumacher with a confident twinkle in his eye

Fuji grid girl

Generations of Super Aguri fans were spotted in the waiting queue

Jenson Button

Jacques Villeneuve of the new BMW-Sauber F1 team

Markus Winkelhock

Daniele Audetto, formerly Ferrari team manager, helped to develop the Super Aguri Team

Helmut Marko obviously sticks to Red Bull

Jarno Trulli

Scott Speed, driver of the new Toro Rosso team

Markus Winkelhock, Midland F1 test driver - and son of Manfred Winkelhock, a famous German F1 driver who died tragically in 1985

The World Champion points out the right direction to the circuit

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher quite relaxed before the race

Ralf Schumacher of Toyota

Christijan Albers of Midland F1

Michael Schumacher

Rubens Barrichello

Swiss test driver Jani Neel of Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso

McLaren engineer inspecting a new chassis

Former team owner Walter Wolf

Nico Rosberg of Williams

Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi

FIA President Max Mosley

Ralf Schumacher

Jean Todt of Ferrari

Jenson Button

Adrian Newey, chief designer of Red Bull Racing, formerly McLaren

Michael Schumacher

Former racing driver and now team principal Aguri Suzuki

Flavio Briatore (Renault)

Jarno Trulli

A shy view into the Toyota pits

Portoguese Tiago Monteiro of Midland F1

American newcomer Scott Speed

Felipe Massa integrated himself quickly in the Ferrari team

Fernando Alonso

Track marshal performing a lunch break nap

Malaysian Kimi fans

Winning constructor's trophy close-up

Nick Heidfeld showing his helmet design

Ferrari ace Felipe Massa

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

Jackie Stewart signs autographs for the eager fans in Melbourne

Heinz Paschen, head developer of BMW Formula 1 engines

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi

Jenson Button of Honda

Nick Heidfeld concentrating before the installation lap

Hans Peter Stihl, guest of McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

McLaren boss Ron Dennis

Nick Heidfeld

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Jenson Button, Honda

Honda team boss Nick Fry and Honda motorsport director Gil de Ferran chatting with legendary Jackie Stewart

Felipe Massa's Ferrari back to the pits after his accident during the qualifying session Saturday afternoon

Jenson Button greeting his fans, happy to have gained pole position

BMW Sauber rear wings saturday afternoon in parc ferme

Markus Winkelhock, Midland F1 test driver

Local hero Mark Webber, Williams

Nick Heidfeld taking his helmet off

Quick Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Hiroshi Yasukawa, Bridgestone motorsport director

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

Grid girl at Trulli's grid place

Felipe Massa at the pit wall command centre

Christijan Albers

Porsche Supercup, start

FIA race director Charlie Whiting

FIA president Max Mosley follows Ferrari team boss Jean Todt

Both Williams drivers Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg (back)

Porsche Supercup, start

New face in F1 Adrian Sutil

Michelin men

View on pit lane exit

Tamara Ecclestone

View on pit lane exit

Grid girl with German flag

Mika Salo

Christian Klien

Porsche Supercup, start

New face in F1 Adrian Sutil

Medical center

Porsche Supercup, start

Porsche Supercup, start

Christijan Albers

Christijan Albers as a scooter passenger

Midland motorhome entry

A smart lady who was seen in company of Christian Klien

Christian Klien gives autographs

Former F1 driver Antonio Pizzonia

View on pit lane exit

View on pit lane exit

Bernie Ecclestone on the grid

Drivers parade in daisy field

Christian Klien gives autographs

View on pit lane

A smart lady who was seen in company of Christian Klien

Bernie Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone (left)

View on pit lane exit

A former Sauber mechanic, now Honda, talkes to Felipe Massa and Nicolas Todt

Porsche Supercup, start

Raikkonen's manager David Robertson with Flavio Briatore, already inquiring driver's seats for 2007?

Christian Klien

Yuji Ide

Porsche Supercup, start

Christijan Albers enters paddock

Skater Christijan Albers

View on pit lane exit

A former Sauber mechanic, now Honda, talkes to Felipe Massa and Nicolas Todt

Safety car on track

Bernie Ecclestone (left)

Bernie Ecclestone (left)

Christian Klien gives autographs

View on pit lane and empty grid

Red Bull Racing's pitwall command center

Christijan Albers enters paddock

Porsche Supercup, start

Porsche Supercup, start

FIA race director Charlie Whiting talks to Mark Webber

Champagne for the team

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Williams crew waiting for Rosberg

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher

start field in first corner

Ferrari test driver Marc Gené

Michael Schumacher

start field with backmarkers

Renault mechanics

Ferrari's technical director Ross Brawn

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

A dash of champagne for the mechanics

Fernando Alonso

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Even Ferrari fans can visit the unique BMW Sauber F1 experience park for free

Fernando Alonso

Jenson Button in the paddock

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Number One Fernando Alonso

Ferrari logistics manager Miodrag Kotur signals for Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Close-up on a pitboard

Luca Baldisserri, responsible for race strategy

Michael Schumacher

At the Nuerburgring's European GP 2006, Jenson Button retires after 28 laps with an engine failure

Happy fans with their rich booty

start field

Felipe Massa

Renault's Flavio Briatore with Professor Jürgen Hubbert, member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler

Fernando Alonso leads the start field

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso leads the start field

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso in front of the Ferraris

Renault mechanics

Fernando Alonso leads the start field

Michael Schumacher pit stop

Michael Schumacher

Alonso lost the lead

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso leads the start field

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber (left;)

Michael Schumacher

Honda mechanics waiting in the pits for their use

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Champagne on podium

Niki Lauda had a long charity engagement last night

Michael Schumacher takes the chequered flag

Heidfeld in front of Montoya and Fisichella, leaving "Dunlop-Kehre" hairpin

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher pit stop

A view into a busy Toyota pit

Lewis Hamilton, GP2 driver

Movistar grid girls posing for international press

Trulli pitting in lap 46

Fernando Alonso fitting his helmet

Midland F1 driver Tiago Monteiro from Portugal (very beautiful T again - thanks! :)

Michael Schumacher on the grid

Felipe Massa entering pit lane during qualifying

Pit wall signal for Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Jean Todt on the grid

The famous fan hill beneath the castle rock of the Principaute de Monaco

Fernando Alonso walking & talking to his garage

Tabac from spectator¥s view

Willi Weber at Monaco harbour

Alonso hugging Montoya, Herbie Blash congratulating Coulthard

Jarno Trulli on his way to Thursday morning practice

Superman promotion on the ponton of Red Bull Motorhome, designed like the Metropolitan "Daily Planet" building in the new movie

Formula 1 promotor Bernard Ecclestone

Michael Schumacher's reliant grid girl

Dare to win a table soccer match against the Una team?

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen

Panasonic Toyota driver Jarno Trulli

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Jenson Button under his black balaclava intently watching his competitors' practice times

View in to McLaren Mercedes pits

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Aerodynamical airbox from behind

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Grid girl presenting her whale tail

Ralf Schumacher testing his new seven league boots

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

View in to McLaren Mercedes pits

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt

Fernando Alonso

View in to McLaren Mercedes pits

Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen

Jenson Button ready to eject to pitlane

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Juan Pablo Montoya chats with Fernando Alonso

Start bunch passing the spectators

Start field

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Juan Pablo Montoya chats with Fernando Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Flavio Briatore

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Austrian Williams test driver Alex Wurz

Kimi Raikkonen

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher in parc fermé

Ferrari guests observing their pitwalk capture

Kimi Raikkonen

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher biting his straw

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella with his manager

View in to McLaren Mercedes pits

Kimi Raikkonen

Safety car crossing the finish lane after Villeneuve's sad incident in lap 58

Local hero and fresh husband Jacques Villeneuve

Juan Pablo Montoya chats with Fernando Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso leading Raikkonen and Fisichella through first chicane after start

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen

Thoughtful Jean Todt with his girl friend and actor Michelle Yeoh in the pits

Cool ace Christian at a Klien table ;)

Fernando Alonso, Renault

BMW Sauber mechanics with their car on the way to the scrutineers

Laced boots of a grid girl

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Toyota engineer supporting the German football team

Mechanics rolling home their Renault

Third and last part of qualifying session, best 10 drivers getting ready

Teams crossing track to their pits

Seconds before the start

Rubens Barrichello, Honda Racing

Fly, cap, fly! Who will be the lucky catcher?

American Scott Speed fans

David Coulthard of Red Bull Racing

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Jarno Trulli throwing signed caps to the masses

The moment after starting lights went off

Starting field speeding into first corner

Ferrari mechanics pushing another beautiful lady in red

Grid girls awaiting Michael Schumacher at his starting place

Green lights for the last qualifying session

Montoya fans on the main grandstand

Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Juan Pablo Montoya with father Pablo and manager Rick

Race director Charlie Whiting had the honour to start the races

Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer during the last race phase

Jacques Villeneuve on his way to his motorhome

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

BMW Sauber driver Jacques Villeneuve

Midland driver Tiago Monteiro

Michael Schumacher

Midland driver Christijan Albers in his pits

Kimi Raikkonen in his box, preparing for going out to race

Williams driver Mark Webber (a waiting Sam Michael behind)

New Japanese Super Aguri driver Sakon Yamamoto

Bernie Ecclestone, busy as usual

Toyota head of marketing Andy Fuchs with team manager Richard Cregan

Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato intently watching his screen

Austrian Christian Klien at the Red Bull command center

Super Aguri team manager Daniele Audetto

Super Aguri team boss and ex-F1-driver Aguri Suzuki

Jacques Villeneuve's helmet

Ferrari parking

A rare photo of a laughing McLaren team boss Ron Dennis

German Markus Winkelhock (yes, son of Manfred!) testing a Midland car on Friday

Michael Schumacher

Jacques Villeneuve still smiling after his retirement in lap 30

Jenson Button, Honda

Honda mechanics with mobile brake blowers

Kimi Raikkonen on Friday practice

Kimi Raikkonen with his race engineer Mark Slade and McLaren team boss Ron Dennis

Ferrari jacks

Red Bull organises a local star chef for each race, like here Petr from Budapest prepares extraordinary Hungarian appetizers

David Coulthard before drivers presentation

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher

Panasonic Toyota driver Jarno Trulli

A fan of Kimi Raikkonen

Leading Felipe Massa

Pole setter Felipe Massa

Michelin engineers controlling track temperature during practice session

Sebastian Vettel, BMW Sauber test driver, concentrating for his Friday encouragement

Toro Rosso driver Tonio Liuzzi accomplishing the feat to look at the screen and his eyebrow piercing at the same time ;-)

Ferrari's Felipe Massa commenting on his pole position with a clear gesture, supported by his teammate Michael Schumacher in the background

McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen with his helmet visor nearly flapped down as usual while in the pits

BMW Sauber test driver Sebastian Vettel commenting on his fastest lap on Friday afternoon practice

Bernie Ecclestone checking the status quo of the arena

Photographers and marshals orderly waiting in line

Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella

Jenson Button in his Honda

Beautiful flame design on helmet of Midland F1 driver Tiago Monteiro (Thank you for the beautiful T's again!:)

Mark Webber became 30 on race day of Turkish GP

Super Aguri driver Sakon Yamamoto

Fernando Alonso during presentation of the new 'comet' livery of the Renault car in Turkey (to who is he sticking out his tongue?;)

Turkish track marshal collecting Speeds front wing which slashed Raikkonen's rear tyre

Ferrari's lollipop man awaiting his car in pit lane

Fernando Alonso's rear tyre explodes.

Media dinner organized by Credit Suisse.

Michael Schumacher's car arriving at its grid position, already surrounded by waiting photographers

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jarno Trulli lifting two wheels

Williams driver Nico Rosberg at the pitwall command center

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Red Bull Racing technical director Adrian Newey

All photographers and TV crews waiting for Michael Schumacher's arrival on Thursday afternoon

Pole position for Kimi Raikkonen

Brief autograph session at paddock entrance on Sunday morning

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipa Massa exiting first chicane

BMW Sauber test driver Sebastian Vettel

Panasonic Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher

Sunnyboy Alexander Wurz

Nick Heidfeld emitting some words of wisdom to Kai Ebel of RTL

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Williams technical director Sam Michael with his chief engineer Frank Dernie

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Robert Kubica taking place in his cockpit

Ex-Mercedes ILMOR engine supplier Mario Illien now working as freelancer again

Masses of fans after podium ceremony

Austrian and test driver Alex Wurz achieves the second Williams seat in 2007 besides Nico Rosberg

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld

Still-world-champion Fernando Alonso arriving at the paddoch turnstiles on Sunday morning

Media dinner organized by Credit Suisse.

The Italian UNAs arriving for a relaxed group photo at the Red Bull motorhome

Michael Schumacher

GP2 Monza winner Lewis Hamilton

Jenson Button, Honda

BMW Sauber racer Nick Heidfeld prepaing his ear phones for the race

Felipe Massa at Ferrari pit wall command center

Bernard Ecclestone

Michael Ammermüller, new third driver of Red Bull Racing

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen on the grid with his race engineer Mark Slade

Jenson Button in a sponsor-blue Honda pit

A pretty Chinese Michael Schumacher fan

View into a busy Toyota pit

Williams technical director Sam Michael

Chinese fire marshal in pit lane

Japanese cigarette girls sticking out their glossy bottoms

Christijan Albers, Spyker MF1

Leo Ress, formerly responsible for technical development at Sauber, since 2003 'consultant to the Honda F1 programme' [www.grandprix.com]

Willy Rampf, Sauber technical director

Another official Ferrari mechandising booth

Middle field players in a row: Kubica leading Rosberg, Webber and de la Rosa

Kimi Raikkonen

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Jenson Button, Honda

Tiago Monteiro, Spyker MF1

Robert Kubica concentrates on the race besides his grid girl

Japanese tifosi

Honda's Jenson Button

Renault's Fernando Alonso

BMW Sauber launch

BMW Sauber launch

BMW Sauber launch

Mark Webber

Nick Heidfeld

Felipe Massa

Kimi Raikkonen

A Ferrari brake with wheel nut

McLaren mechanics rebuilding Kimi's whole car on Friday afternoon

Vitantonio Liuzzi

Still life of drivers shoes (Michael Schumacher) and bottle

Ralf Schumacher

BMW-Sauber nose cones

Fernando Alonso in front of Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

Christijan Albers

Takuma Sato on his new seat

Toyota engineers working on the cooling system

Mark Webber

Jacques Villeneuve

Michael Schumacher pitting out

The annual season start drivers group photo

Ferrari mechanics at work

Jacques Villeneuve with his friend and manager Craig Pollock

Rubens Barrichello now working for Honda

Michael Schumacher

Happy marshals on their way home

Malaysian paddock garbage disposal truck

Peter Sauber with his wife and a pice of cake (baked to celebrate Heidfelds 100th race anniversary)

Sir Jackie Stewart in front of Williams driver's gallery Nico Rosberg

Jarno Trulli

Tiago Monteiro

Thoughtful MidlandF1 driver Tiago Monteiro

Ralf Schumacher

Jean Todt surrounded by fans

Michael Schumacher zoomy

Cars beaded in the par ferme

Hans Peter Stihl, guest of McLaren Mercedes

Giancarlo Fisichella signing a banner

Renault's World Champion Fernando Alonso

Jenson Button zoomy

Fernando Alonso during drivers parade

Nick Heidfeld fitting his HANS

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

Bridgestone technical director Hirohide Hamashima

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Franziska van Almsick

Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger takes over the wheel

Rubens Barrichello

Markus Winkelhock, Midland F1

Clouds dazzling in the metallic reflection on a McLaren bodywork

Jackie Stewart presenting a valueable autograph for a fan

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa's Ferrari back to the pits after his accident during the qualifying session Saturday afternoon

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

Flavio Briatore discussing with race director Charlie Whiting

Yuji Ide, Super Aguri Honda

Nico Rosberg playing with a Teddy bear

Nick Heidfeld leaving his cockpit at the grid

Fans from Down Under eagerly awaiting the drivers to spend a minute for giving autographs

Nick Heidfeld prepares for the race

Ralf Schumacher's steering wheel

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug during a press conference

Felipe Massa's Ferrari back to the pits after his accident during the qualifying session Saturday afternoon

La bella machina on its place quite far back

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa's Ferrari back to the pits after his accident during the qualifying session Saturday afternoon

Jenson Button

The demolished Ferrari of Felipe Massa - a result of the early start accident that took also Nico Rosberg's Williams out of the race

Giancarlo Fisichella

Christian Klien

Rubens Barrichello donating autographs

Steering wheel of a World Champion

Fernando Alonso

Jacques Vileneuve during an interview. At his side his new girlfriend Johanna

Grid girls

Grid girl

Giancarlo Fisichella presenting his new "tricolore" helmet design

Kimi Raikkonen with his engineers

Giancarlo Fisichella at "Aqua Minerale"

Italian fan tries to get closer to podium ceremony

Ralf Schumacher at "Aqua Minerale"

Two of the younger supporters

Grid girl with sunglasses

Caps of both Schumachers attached to a rope of an autograph collector, hanging down from a grandstand in to the paddock

Christijan Albers

Grid girl

Christijan Albers

Grid girl

Kimi Raikkonen

Tiago Monteiro

David Coulthard

Grid girl with German flag

Renault pit crew waiting for the car

Grid girl

Christijan Albers

Grid girl with German flag

Tiago Monteiro

Felipe Massa (right) with his manager Nicolas Todt and Honda Racing team principal Nick Fry

Foster's grid girl applauding during driver's parade

Alonso's second and last pit stop was brought forward - without success as Michael pitted just one lap afterwards

Christijan Albers

Christijan Albers

Tiago Monteiro

Tiago Monteiro

Grid girl

Swedish TV presenter

Nick Fry of Lucky Strike Honda Racing

Swedish TV presenter

New face in F1 Adrian Sutil

FAZ journalist Anno Hecker

New face in F1 Adrian Sutil

Rubens Barrichello at "Aqua Minerale"

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Parc fermé

Grid girl

Midland nose cone

A view on the Red Bull motorhome's side

Tiago Monteiro

Grid girl with sunglasses

Flower power at BMW Sauber, Peter Sauber enjoying beauty of nature

Bridgestone boss Hirohide Hamashima

Christian Klien

Red Bull reflections

Michael Schumacher

Grid girl

Christijan Albers

Mark Webber with Charlie Whiting (FIA)

New face in F1 Adrian Sutil

Fans waiting for podium ceremony

New face for F1 Adrian Sutil

FAZ journalist Anno Hecker with his cute new handbag ;)

Ralf Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher sprinting away

Jacques Villeneuve

Fans are able to practice and to perform a timed pitstop on a real F1 car

Fernando Alonso leads the two Ferraris

Nick Heidfeld signing memorabilia and posters of visitors of the experience park during the "autograph hour"

Michael Schumacher in front of team mate Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa presents his trophy

Felipe Massa

Fisichella exiting pit lane after receiving his first service in lap 26 but sticks behind Jacques Villeneuve (like in the "qualifying incidence")

Ex-Marlboro cowboy Arturo Merzario smoking with a kindred spirit

Reliant Jenson Button at drivers parade

Fernando Alonso

Cooler device attached to sidepod

Alonso doing his second pit stop in lap 38 as first before all the others

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher arrives in parc fermé

Alonso leads the leaders

Ross Brawn presents his trophy for the winning contructor

Rubens Barrichello, Lucky Strike Honda

Michael Schumacher

Tiago Monteiro, Midland (thank you for the T-shirts!:)

Michael Schumacher

Champagne shower for the audience

Safety car leading for one lap after start incidence

Cooler device attached to sidepod

Renault car in parc fermé

Michael Schumacher receives his trophy

Giancarlo Fisichella

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Liuzzi with a flat right rear tire, Rosberg yet last

Team bosses Flavio Briatore (Renault F1) and Gerhard Berger (Scuderia Toro Rosso)

Willy Rampf in command under race contition with Mario Theissen and Beat Zehnder

Felipe Massa gets a hairwash

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher receives his trophy

Felipe Massa

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher presents his trophy

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

Ross Brawn presents his trophy for the winning contructor

Michael Schumacher approaching parc fermé

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher leaving his retired car

Fisichella being serviced

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher rising from his seat after positioning his car at second grid place

Michael Schumacher raises his trophy

Michael Schumacher raises his trophy

Heikki Kovalainen

Dr. Mario Theissen

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa presents his trophy

Fernando Alonso

Red Bull pitwall command center

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Not a Red Bull motorhome but a team garage truck with tent topping

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso leads the two Ferraris

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher passing a giant track advertising

Nick Heidfeld

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes, on one of his few Friday laps

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Fans from the Spanish island Mallorca cheering on Thursday evening pit walk

A beautifully shaped Renault car rear in parc ferme

Scott Speed of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jenson Button, Lucky Strike Honda

Michael Schumacher

Chromium Red Bull motorhome door emblem

Red carpet alley of well shaped legs

Christijan Albers at his Midland pitwall command center

Paolo Martinelli, head of Scuderia Ferrari's Engine Department

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Pit board signal for fifth placed Kimi Raikkonen

Fernando Alonso, Renault

FIA Observer Herbie Blash enjoying his icecream instead of smoking

Second pit stop for Fisichella in lap 41

Michael Schumacher

David Coulthard celebrates his 200th Grand Prix

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Outdoor cleaning of the (mocker call it "bouncy castle";) BMW Sauber motorhome, designed by Disney architects

Midland F1 Dutch racing driver Christijan Albers

BMW Sauber driver Quick Nick Heidfeld

Fernando Alonso waving to his supporting fans after gaining pole position

Ferrari pit wall signal preparation for Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

World Champion Fernando Alonso on the grid preparing his earplugs

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jean Todt on the grid

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher's 2nd pit stop

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher fitting his neck straps

Nick Heidfeld

Well prepared Toyota nose cones

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Air show demontration of a fearless squadron

Coulthard in front of Fisichella at Beau Rivage

Michael Schumacher shortly on his "final" qualifying lap

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

ART grand prix and soon-to-be-F1 driver Lewis Hamilton

Nouvelle Chicane - sunbathers feel not disturbed by the action beneath

Kimi Raikkonen has passed Webber during lap 2 to second position behind Alonso

Fernando Alonso at Nouvelle Chicane

Dutch painting artist at his favorite place near the racetrack at Tabac spectator area

Drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Abstract art meets racing action

Webber walking and watching Massa passing by

Superaerodynamic Adrian Newey (former McLaren Mercedes, now Red Bull Racing) with Toro Rosso¥s Gerhard Berger

Jenson Button in front of Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher rushed forward from last to fifth place

Alonso curbing at Ste. Devote

Felipe Massa waiting for pick up at the end of qualifying session

Alonso pointing to Michelin sticker on his cap in commemoration of Edouard Michelin who drowned this weekend - no champagne showers for the same reason

Even a swimming pool took care for the comfort of the Red Bull guests - the unas in bikinis came later...

Nico Rosberg

Rubens Barrichello at Nouvelle Chicane

Grey-bearded David Coulthard giving an interview on the grid

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

Alonso fans with a cartoon flag

Barrichello passing the Piscine chicane

Fernando Alonso closing his overall

Former F1 World Champion and now DTM driver Mika Hakkinen

Michael Schumacher on a relaxed afternoon

Cleaning service vehicles wiping pit lane in evening light ...

Pole setter Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher after qualifying as third, taking a glance at Alonso's Renault

Nick Heidfeld

Fernando Alonso on the grid

McLaren pit crew

Renault engine

Felipe Massa during free practice setup

Lollipop man Fernando Alonso

Infected with FIFA fever, Tonio showing off with his football skills

Michael Schumacher finally made it into his helmet

Ferrari mechanics in their pit

Williams engineer Frank Dernie in front of Sam Michael

McLaren Mercedes airbox

British fans showing their opinion about Schumacher's Monaco incident on a banner

Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Speed shaking hands with Liuzzi on Friday evening party in Red Bull motorhome

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault test driver

Wing atttached to the Renault's sidepod

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli in front of Franck Montagny

Fernando Alonso's helmet

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen - perhaps exchanging their experiences in playing with marbles and bowls, especially in last laps ;)

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Flavio Briatore

Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer

Toyota's Jarno Trulli

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya

Giancarlo Fisichella

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella

Giancarlo Fisichella

Fernando Alonso's helmet

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher riding his Ferrari through the hairpin

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault test driver

Giancarlo Fisichella in his Renault

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Giancarlo Fisichella

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Nick Heidfeld

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso in a zoomy scenery

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Helmet of Fernando Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Helmet of Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Helmet of Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Flavio Briatores

Giancarlo Fisichella

Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer

Panasonic Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Ferrari press officer Luca Colajanni with a VIP guest

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alsonso being welcomed by his frenetic mechanics in front of parc fermé

Helmet of Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher's chief engineer Chris Dyer

"Schumi" rolling to setup meeting

Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn on their way to podium ceremony

Field ejecting to formation lap

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1 (Thanks for the Ts again! :)

Ferrari team during play of German anthem for Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Christian Klien savouring his Red Bull drink - keen on wings?

Michael testing new rubber mixture for rain tires on his roller

Blond girl in pink short little skirt and basque guaratees a crowded photo session

Michael Schumacher in the pits

Michelin organised a stage, bringing the drivers closer to the fans

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Restart, safety car just left track

Toro Rosso boss Gerhard Berger with Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore with Mario Theissen

Second placed Felipe Massa receiving compliments for a good job

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Shiny McLaren car in evening light

Jean Todt at Ferrari command center

Honda Racing boss Nick Fry with BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Ferrari on the track

Jarno Trulli signing souvenirs for waiting fans

Mark Webber, Williams

Michael Schumacher jumping on his car, celebrating his victory

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Every team was asked by American boy scouts to build a wooden model for a charity race

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Alexander Wurz, Williams test driver

Ralf Schumacher joking with Franz Tost

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jacques Villeneuve

Jenson Button, Honda

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher adjusting a cordon pillar

Tiago Monteiro on the way to track

Williams driver Nico Rosberg

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1

Mark Webber before the start of a hot race which ended kinky for him

Nick Heidfeld

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher, Panasonic Toyota

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Michael Schumacher during his first pit stop in lap 20

F1 legends Jacques Laffite and Jean Alesi

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber

Michael Schumacher waving to his fans

Felipe Massa during his first pit stop in lap 19

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Renault test driver and Sudoku fan Heikki Kovalainen

Michael Schumacher at drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher finishing his interview with TV presenter Tanja Bauer

Jacques Villeneuve getting ready for action

Nick Heidfeld on his way to BMW Sauber pitwall command center after having put the comfortable suit on

Sakon Yamamoto, Super Aguri

World Champion Fernando Alonso

Friday morning practice in Williams pits - Sam Michael and Frank Dernie watching Wurz' performance, ambivalent Rosberg in background

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

BMW motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Tiago Monteiro (oh btw thanks again for the Ts! :)

Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato

Ferrari mechanic rolling Michael Schumacher to his grid position

Honda test driver Anthony Davidson

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Christian Klien retiring after a spin in lap 6

Ralf Schumacher at the Toyota pitwall command center

Alonso in the lead now on a drying track

Nico Rosberg with Williams senior engineer Frank Dernie

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

BMW Sauber mechanics presenting Kubica's car to the public on 'open pitlane' Thursday afternoon

Renault mechanics doing fun to pitlane signs (no, the eyebrows are real;)

Fisichella lost his rear wing after slipping slightly against a wall

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Wet drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher during one of his last laps

Michael Schumacher with Jean Todt

Crowds in the pitlane appreciating the public pitwalk on Thursday afternoon

Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger with his driver Scott Speed

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1

Sunday = rain day, Renault truckie wiping his truck roof

Felipe Massa

Rubber wellingtons to prevent slippy feet on pedals …

Mark Webber at the pitwall

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, replacing Jacques Villeneuve

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa on the way to his first victory

Nico Rosberg joking (yet ;-)

Rim shields. Best explanation found at formula1.com: Ferrari first introduced these at Imola, to help extract the heat generated by the rear brakes. In Turkey a wider lip section improves air extraction still further. It also slightly improves aerodynamic efficiency.

Renault's Fernando Alonso at pitlane exit

Jenson Button showing teeth

Rubens Barrichello pitting

Kimi Raikkonen already missing Juan Pablo?

BMW Sauber driver 'Quick Nick' Heidfeld

Drivers climbing down the truck from drivers presentation

Jenson Button keeps position 4 until the end of race

Cool Spaniard Fernando Alonso

Jarno Trullin ending his service period in a cloud of hot dust

Felipe Massa Massa leaving a rapid Ferrari pit crew

Midland F1's Tiago Monteiro

Panasonic Toyota's Ralf Schumacher

BMW Sauber pit crew awaiting their driver

Fernando Alsonso on his way to his grid place

Rear view on Jenson Button's Honda

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica

Ferrari mechanics cooling down the brake disks before Schumacher lays some rubber

Honda driver Jenson Button

Fernando Alonso exposing his car's rear wing new unique comet tail livery

Panasonic Toyota's Jarno Trulli

BMW Sauber mechanics clearing the pitlane

Jenson Button parking on grid

Michael Schumacher on a brief halt at his pit

Jenson Button of Honda F1

Nico Rosberg in his Williams, shortly before retiring with water pressure loss in lap 33

Serious looking Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa squeezing into his helmet

Martini girls posing for a quick evening shot in the paddock before rushing back to the Paddock Club hospitality

Michael Schumacher arriving at the Monza paddock, being chased by everybody

Sebastian Vettel, BMW Sauber test driver

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Tiago Monteiro, Midland F1 (Thanks for the T's again!:)

Ralf Schumacher glidinig through 'Parabolica'

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Fans and their banners on main grandstand

Ferrari chief designer Rory Byrne will also leave the team at the end of season

Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren-Mercedes

Ex-McLaren star designer Adrian Newey, now Red Bull technical director since season start 2006

Felipe Massa in the Ferrari pits

Williams' Nico Rosberg preparing for practice session

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Christijan Albers, Midland

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella on his way to drivers presentation

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo

McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen cooling down with half closed visor

Papa Massa

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Alonso overtaking Heidfeld through the grass

Italians friends together: Vitantonio Liuzzi and Jarno Trulli

Kimi Raikkonen arriving at his pole position

Felipe Massa getting his second service in lap 39, too

Alex Wurz, Williams test driver

Michael Schumacher entering pitlane after 54 laps

Michael Schumacher came to the track on his Harley, must have been a beautiful sunny ride though his fans...

mt. pitwall

Ferrari fans celebrating their idol's victory

Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Renault test driver Heikki Kovalainen was just announced as second driver and Fisichella's partner in 2007

Jenson Button in his pits

Michael Schumacher winning Ferrari's home Grand Prix

Ross Brawn and Luca di Montezemolo at Ferrari's pitwall

Michael Schumacher receving his second service in lap 39

Michael Schumacher concentrating before the start

McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen

Honda's sprayer Rubens Barrichello

Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos, replacing Christian Klien for the last three rounds

Michael Schumacher's race engineer Chris Dyer

Kind personal banner of Ferrari fans

Michael Schumacher

Nick Heidfeld's grid girl waiting on position

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Jarno Trulli passing the 'lotos' grandstands in his Panasonic Toyota

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Queue of cars at the end of straight

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Japanese fans with a sentimental banner for 'Schumi' (funny translation, 'treiber' is a computer device driver, not a 'Fahrer' as obviously meant)

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

BMW Sauber test driver Sebastian Vettel

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Fernando Alonso, Renault

After qualifying Nico Rosberg (with balaclava) and Nick Heidfeld return from scrutineering

Kimi Raikkonen lifts a wheel of his McLaren-Mercedes

Winner Alonso rolling through the pitlane to parc ferme

Hot wind blowing at a living cigarette advertising beauty...

Michael Schumacher passing the giant wheel

Tiago Monteiro, Spyker MF1

Michael Schumacher commenting on the race

Fernando Alonso with a very thoughtful impression (sorry ;)

Mark Webber, Williams

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica during an interview

Jenson Button in front of the famous Suzuaka landmark, the theme park's giant wheel

Renault's Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Jenson Button, Honda

Being pushed by team mate Michael Schumacher and FIA photographers delegate Pat Behar, polesetter Felipe Massa faces the waiting media

Jenson Button, Honda

Autograph session with Tiago Monteiro

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Super Aguri team fans with their flags flackering in the breath of air

Fernando Alonso, Renault

Nico Rosberg giving a last interview before the race

Bridgestone’s director of motorsport Hiroshi Yasukawa

Jenson Button, Honda

Jenson Button, Honda

Pitboard.

Jacques Villeneuve.

Nick Heidfeld.

Jacques Villeneuve.

Jacques Villeneuve.

Juan Pablo Montoya

Felipe Massa in his new overall - red fits him good

Kimi Raikkonen after experiencing a little incident which was the reason for his bad grid placement

Solving a gearbox puzzle

Mark Webber posing for photographers in his new suit

Honda test driver Anthony Davidson

Scott Speed leaving his pits with a beautiful car body artwork

Juan Pablo Montoya doing last preparations

Piero Lardi, son of the legendary commendatore Enzo Ferrari

The Ferrari powerplant

Tiago Monteiro, Midland

Felipe Massa in his new Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Mark Webber being refueled

Giancarlo Fisichella heading for the pits on lap 21 and retiring with electronic and hydraulic problems

Felipe Massa of Ferrari

Nico Rosberg

Juan Pablo Montoya

Kimi Raikkonen checking how cockpit fits

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari

Mark Webber of WilliamsF1

Jenson Button, Honda

Jenson Button of Honda

Toyota´s Ralf Schumacher

Packing together the catering equipment for Australia

Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Nico Rosberg getting ready for the start

William´s new hope Nico Rosberg

Michael Schumacher in the pits after Friday morning qualification session

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

World champion 1982 with Williams, Keke Rosberg, now introducing his son

Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne

Both Williams being towed back after the race with blown-up engines

US talent Scott Speed of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Prof. Dr. Mario Theissen, director of BMW Motorsport