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Tyre preparation for the Grand Prix weekend: Ultra soft slicks (purple colour)

Thomas Ueberall, international motorsports chief for Red Bull

Hair accessories on the grid

Thomas Ueberall with Spielberg staff in paddock, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The midfield at turn one, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Tyre templates

Drivers listen to Austrians national anthem: Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Button, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen

Former F1 legend Jackie Stewart at a Heineken sponsorship announcement, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari armour on the grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

As they go out ...

Alexander Wooff of Formula 1 management and Eddie Jordan, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Jonathan Palmer, former British F1 driver and father of Renault driver Jolyon Palmer, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Tyre compounds in paddock

Formula 1 racing at the fashionable marina of the principality, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Rainer's underpass wall of former Formula 1 World Champions, with Austrians Niki Lauda, Jochen Rindt and British driver Jackie Stewart, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1 executive and former owner of the successful Brabham F1 Team in the 1970's and '80s, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari fans on tiptoe for their drivers, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Mexican looking Ferrari fans, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

For sure it's Bernie's cake ...

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Motorhome details

"Should we?" Wehrlein, Gutierrez and Alonso, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Ricciardo's grid girl, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Austrian grid girl

Eddie Jordan, the former motorsport team boss, now businessman and television personality, with priest Don Sergio Mantovani, a customary sight in the Monza paddock, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Massa's grid girl, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Christian Horner and Helmut Marko of Red Bull, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

A Ferrari on track, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Antonio Perez Garibay, the very happy and proud father of 3rd placed Force India driver Sergio Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sunday's drivers parade with Grosjean, Sainz, Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Ericsson, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone gets a Red Bull Ring cake, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Flavio Briatore with German fashion designer Philipp Plein, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

On the grid

Austrian grid girl

Devot drivers as the grid observe the national anthem, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli tyre service, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Gerard Lopez, businessman and founding partner of The Genii Group, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Dani Ricciardo

Hamilton supporters, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Dutch Red Bull-Renault driver, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Mika Hakkinen, F1 World Champion in 1998 and '99, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Christian Horner of Red Bull, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton on the front row of the grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Max Verstappen makes himself ready for Friday practice session two, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Vettel's car on the grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg prepares himself for Friday's practice session, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Monza grandstand, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The desperate Max Verstappen

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Sir Frank Williams enters the paddock, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Jackie Stewart, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen on the podium, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton tastes victory at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, at 'Parabolica', Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Pascal Werhlein, German driver for Manor, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone in paddock, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Original BMW M1 cars from the 1979 and 1980 Procar Championship

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, after qualifying at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, after qualifying, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg will receive a five-place grid penalty after a change of the gearbox on his Mercedes following his accident in the final practice session, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull driver

Rosberg's car on the starting grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton in an interview for channel 4, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

How did Lewis Hamilton win in Spielberg on the final lap? Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen

Nico Rosberg after qualifing his Mercedes 2nd for tomorrow's race, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Down from the parade truck: Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton and on the left Kimi Raikkonen, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Former Formula 1 driver for Ferrari: Jean Alesi, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, race leader, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Jackie Stewart in the Monza paddock, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, followed by Verstappen's Red Bull at pit lane entry, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Niki Lauda

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Sergio Perez at the drivers parade

Basketball player Chris Bosh with his wife Adrienne on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel gets out of his Ferrari after qualifying 3rd, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Red Bull Racing team principal, Christian Horner

Kimi Raikkonen with Stefania Arrivabene (former Bocci), press delegate of Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, leads Sainz' Toro Rosso, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes

Vettel's Ferrari at grid position 4, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India driver

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Hamilton's Mercedes in pits

Fernando Alonso on his way to the McLaren pits, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, beeing pushed back to the pits during qualifying session at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Photographer's hand, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Monte Carlo view

Sculpture of the 1970s Formula 1 World Champion, the Mainz-borne Austrian Jochen Rindt

Both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Raikkonen, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The original BMW M1 no. 28 of 1979, then driven by Clay Regazzoni

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Behind Ecclestone Donald MacKenzie, founder of CVC Capital Partners, leader of a consortium that sold Delta Topco (owner of the Formula One Group) to Liberty Media, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The race is on again, now with Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by his team-mate Hamilton and both Red Bull's of Verstappen and Ricciardo, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg with his press officer Georg Nolte, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Obvius degradation on his super soft tyres: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Arrivabene, Ferrari, with Wolff of Mercedes

Giancarlo Minardi, founder of the now-defunct Minardi F1 Team, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel consoled the tifosi with third place for Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Stunning air show before the start, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Ocon, Manor driver

Ricciardo at the Red Bull pit wall, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Front row qualifying finish for Nico Hulkenberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg on top at the podium, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, 2016, virtually unchallenged

Colourful sky, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Former F1 driver of the 1990's, Aguri Suzuki

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

The drivers on their parade lap, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone, the 85 years old British business magnate, chief executive of the Formula 1 Group, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Now in 2nd place: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, drives out of his pits

Niki Lauda

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Maurizio Arrivabene, team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

NBA basketball player Dwyanne Wade with his wife Gabrielle Union, a model and actress, on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton fans at Monza

Early race laps with leader Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, both Ferraris of Vettel and Raikkonen, and Bottas' Williams, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, driving his Ferrari through the Parabolica bend, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone in the paddock

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Harald Grohs, former BMW junior driver

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo arrives at the track on Thursday morning, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestones wife Fabiana in front of a Red Bull Ring cake, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Indonesian Haas driver Rio Haryanto

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, qualifying 6th for the race, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Used super soft slick front tyre, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Brasilian Fabiana Flosi, since 2012 'Mrs Ecclestone', Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

US basketball players Dwyanne Wade and Chris Bosh (black clothing) with their wifes, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

The drivers on their parade lap, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Canadian Popstar Justin Bieber with entourage after the race, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton after a supreme pole position lap, his 3rd in a row at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Qualifying session is over for Jenson Button, McLaren, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari driver

Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and until 2009 manager of the Renault F1 Team, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Dutch Max Verstappen on the starting grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Maurizio Arrivabene, current team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull

Jenson Button

Felipe Massa, in his Williams cockpit

An easygoing Lewis Hamilton, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Thursday afternoon in preparation for the Grand Prix: Force India F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton talks to his race engineer on th grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Young Dutch shooting star Max Verstappen, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Jackie Stewart, Gianluca di Tondo (head of marketing at Heineken) and David Coulthard, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The 2nd Monaco victory for Lewis Hamilton after his 1st in 2008, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone with guests, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

The designer of numerous Formula 1 circuits: Herman Tilke with his son, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Evening mood, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel

German Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel and his fans at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Still in 2nd place, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Austrian Gerhard Berger, successfull F1 driver during the 1980's and '90s for Ferrari and McLaren, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Former Formula 1 driver German Jochn Mass with Rainer Schlegelmilch's sweetheart Marianne, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel gave the tifosi some cheer by standing third on the podium, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Justin Bieber at the Monaco Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's title advantage is now just two points, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leads the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, 2016, right away from the start after a slow get away by his team-mate and pole setter Hamilton

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, at 1st chicane, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leads Vettel in the first Ferrari, Raikkonen takes 3rd position ahead of Bottas, Ricciardo and Hamilton, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kvyat, Toro Rosso, in front of Monte Carlo scenery, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Jenson Button, the non-racing McLaren driver for 2017, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton at paddock entrance, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

The field brakes into turn one, with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in front, followed by Jenson Button, McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari and Daniel Ricciado, Red Bull, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Championship leader Nico Rosberg

More Hamilton fans, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi is out of the race after his accident at Grand Hotel hairpin, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

A little bit pushy but passionate and dedicated Lewis Hamilton fans on Sunday morning, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Niki Lauda, winner of the 1979 Procar Championship, makes himself familiar with his new retro-helmet, as car owner Thomas Feierabend attends the scenery, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Strong pace for Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Justin Bieber and Lewis Hamilton just after the race, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg wins the Italian Grand Prix for the first time, Monza, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Front row sitter Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Mercedes F1 car in pits

Call for autographs: Ferrai fans and their driver Sebastian Vettel, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Rosberg's Mercedes after a suspension failure during practice, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo gets out of his Red Bull car on the Monza grid, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Christian Danner with his Procar BMW team

Out as fast as you can: Lewis Hamilton takes care of his iPhone after the drivers parade lap, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Kevin Magnussen lost his Renault nose after a collision with Kvyat, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen

Race leader and still on heavy wets: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Dutch brewery Heineken announcing it's new partership with Formula 1, supported by former British F1 drivers David Coulthard and Jackie Stewart, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton in relaxed mode for race day, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Paddock facilities for the Formula 1 Teams at the Yas Marina Bay, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone, chief executive of the Formula One Group, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Triple Formula 1 World Champion Jackie Stewart signing Rainer Schlegelmilch's TGC2 book, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Austrian Niki Lauda is about to enter the BMW M1 cockpit

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, out for his qualifying pole position lap, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, in front of Ricciardo, Red Bull, and Hamilton, Mercedes, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Frenchman Esteban Ocon in his 2nd race for the Manor-Mercedes Team, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Gerhard Berger, Austrian Formula 1 driver for ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren from 1984 to 1997

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Starting his grid procedures: Pole position man Lewis Hamilton, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

A Lewis Hamilton fan, waiting for his dogs ..., Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Friday morning practice session is about to start, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Champagne for Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, passing the Steiermark landscape, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli says Vettel's tyre failure were caused by debris, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel drives his Ferrari at Mirabeau corner during qualifying session for the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead ahead of Vettel, Raikkonen, Bottas, Ricciardo and the slow starting Hamilton, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, wins to cut team-mate Hamilton's title lead, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, passes the St. Stefans church, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Marc Surer and Christian Danner, historical BMW M1 Procar race, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pole position for Dani Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren, trials the cockpit safety device "Halo" for the first time, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

An optimistic Dani Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Emirates Palace Hotel at sunset, Abu Dhabi

Marc Surer, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel slips into his Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Justin Bieber congratulates Lewis Hamilton for his 1st victory of the 2016 F1 season, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, pushed to his grid position four, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari driver

Grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Race start behind the safety car, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari, driving out of the pits as Haryanto's Manor passes behind on track, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel with his new sponsored eyewear, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads the race in front of Ricciardo, Red Bull, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Preperation for the national anthem, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in pits

Philipp Plein together with Bernie Ecclestone, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Flavio Briatore, former managing director of the F1 teams Benetton and Renault, today with a diverse portfolio of business interests outside Formula 1, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg at drivers parade

Thursday afternoon pit stop practices for the Grand Prix: Mercedes F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Manor Racing driver with Mercedes support, German Pascal Wehrlein, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Paddock facility of Bernie Ecclestone, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Niki Lauda wearing his 1979 retro-drivers suit

Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel in racing mode before the start, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Friday's 2nd practice session spoiled by rain, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas, Williams driver

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, now on intermediate tyres, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Rio Haryanto, Manor-Mercedes, in front of Vettel

Moko's hand, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads at the start, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, on intermediate tyres as the track dries, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, a tenth away from pole position, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda in front of Hulkenberg's Force Inda and Verstappen in the second Red Bull, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The 500 horsepowered BMW M1 straight-6 engine

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Champage for 3rd placed Sergio Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton at the drivers parade with children, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Mercedes F1 car steering wheel

German driver for Mercedes, championship leader Nico Rosberg, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

See you next season ...

Daniel Ricciardo wearing typical Steiermark fashionable cloths on drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso driver

Out of the car at parc ferme: It's Lewis Hamilton's 46th F1 career victory, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso on his way back to the pits after the drivers parade, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, as strong as ever, after winning the Monte Carlo Grand Prix 2016

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Spielberg Grand Prix, 2016, from pole position

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, beeing pushed to his position on the grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Palmer's destroyed Renault, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's bad start hands victory to his team-mate Rosberg, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton gains his 44th Grand Prix victory, Monte Carlo, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

German Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel beeing interviewed, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

The man himself: Lewis Hamilton, pole setter and still in the race for 2016's Championship, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Austrian Gerhard Berger

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

A Airbus A380 during the airshow over the Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Vittorio, owner of the Fossati near Monza, a traditional hotel for drivers and journalists, together with Sebastian Vettel's father Norbert, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

"Come this way!" Gerhard Berger and Flavio Briatore in the paddock at Bernie's motorhome, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen back to the paddock after the drivers parade lap, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Front row position for Hulkenberg's Force India, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, with the safety car still deployed, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, wins the Austrian Grand Prix, 2016, at Spielberg, after colliding with his team-mate Rosberg in the final lap

Nico Rosberg was pitched into a crash by a suspension failure on his Mercedes in the Friday afternoon practice session three, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sunset on Thursday evening at the Yas Marina Bay, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Hans-Joachim Stuck, former German Formula 1 driver in the 1970's for March, Brabham, Shadow and ATS

Vettel's Ferrari had a right rear tyre failure on the start/finish straight on lap 27 out of 71, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli's tyres look markedly different for 2017. The Milan tyre company presented their full range for the next F1 season in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, is out of the race on lap 27, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, just arrived on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Swiss Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time, arrives in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Felipe Massa driving his Williams-Mercedes through the Grand Hotel hairpin, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Etihad airways stewardess on Verstappen's grid position, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes, leads Massa, Williams, Alonso in the McLaren-Honda and Hulkenberg, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes, now in front of Bottas' Williams and the two Sauber, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Meeting at the Red Bull Energy Station: Jackie Stewart, his son Mark and driver Daniel Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso meets his former team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Somewhere is World Champion Nico Rosberg, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

"Look, Rosberg has to do the following to secure himself a 1st Formula 1 World Championship crown: If ..." (Niki Lauda to Nico's press officer Georg Nolte), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Jenson Button walks back to the paddock, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

German Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton took his third win out of the last four races this season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Grid assist for Alonso, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Red Bull Racing's technical officer Adrian Newey, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Wider Pirelli tyres for the 2017 Formula 1 season

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton out of his car after arriving at his 3rd position on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Former F1 mechanic for BMW and Benetton, Max Flueckiger

Hans-Joachim Stuck, nicknamed "Striezel", was a very successful touring and sports cars racer too

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda, leads Rosberg

Mass' helmet

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel's father Norbert (left) on the stand at 1st chicane, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Christan Horner, team principal of the Red Bull Racing Team

Jos Verstappen, the most successful Dutch Formula 1 driver until May 2016, when his son Max won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton surely not happy with his third place after problems in qualifying, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Friday practice driver Alfonso Celis, Force India-Mercedes, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, leads Verstappen, Wehrlein and Magnussen, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Cabin attendents of the UAE airline Etihad, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, more than 10 sec. behind race leader Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Pole position once more for Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

A very special day at Monza for Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

National anthem with all the drivers before the start, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Swiss Marc Surer, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's for Ensign, ATS, Theodore, Arrows and Brabham

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

The end of Raikkonen's poor weekend with very low grip and a slowly drive, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Max Verstappen celebrates his 2nd position in parc ferme, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo finishes 2nd in his Red Bull, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

A glimpse on Hamilton's footwear, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Underbody plate of a Mercedes car, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton wins after a spectaculare end to Spielberg's Grand Prix weekend, Austria, 2016

10th place in his last F1 qualifying session: Williams driver, Brazilian Felipe Massa, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Valtteri Bottas waiting for the drivers parade lap, Sunday morning, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Toro Rosso drivers presenting a new limited edition chronograph of their sponsor, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Photographers, among them Mark Thompson of Getty Images, at the race track, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari enters the pits, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

A delighted race winner Lewis Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Drivers parade ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes team crew celabrates the win at parc ferme, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Stoic Finn Kimi Raikkonen, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Battle beyond both leading Mercedes: The Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo fight against Ferrari's Raikkonen, as Hulkenberg, Alonso and Palmer drive side by side in the back, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The meanwhile default live performance of the national anthem with all the drivers before the start, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg dominated the 2016 Italian Grand Prix with a fantastic win at Monza

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Niki Lauda, out of his original BMW M1 of the 1979 Procar series season

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in an interview after Saturday's qualifying with Volker Grube, sports reporter of German television channel ZDF, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Jean Alesi accompanied by his son Giuliano meets Bernie Ecclestone, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Niki Lauda in an interview after a few laps in his BMW M1 from 1979

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Formula 1 2016 Abu Dhabi groub photo before the race start

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Gerhard Berger and Flavio Briatore meet their old friend Eddie Jordan, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Rainy Sunday with Button, Magnussen and Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Airshow, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat ot Toro Rosso and Helmut Marko, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, during the early laps of the race, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Happy winner Lewis Hamilton and disappointed runner-up Daniel Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Hamilton fans on grandstand, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

German Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

The sweetest reward Nico Rosberg could get, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, leads Ricciardo and team-mate Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Vivian and Nico Rosberg after the World Championship race, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

On Friday, 3 hours after practice session two, Rainer and Marianne met a totally relaxed and friendly Lewis Hamilton at their favorite Vietnamese restaurant

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Practice pit stop for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Former Formula 1 drivers Christian Danner and Gerhard Berger ahead of the historical BMW M1 Supercar race, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Within a few laps from finish, race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, is backing off, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Charlie Whiting

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, with intermediate tyres, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, the outstanding young Duch F1 talent

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, eased to victory, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton in the form of his life ahead of tomorrows title showdown, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Rainy weather on race day: Nico Rosberg, 2nd on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Rosberg' wife Vivian attends the podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, at the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Etihad airways stewardess on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Austrian Toto Wolff, investor and former racing driver, currently a 30% owner and executive director of Mercedes Formula 1 Team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Jolyon Palmer, Renault, pushed to hard in the early laps, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

The race is on: Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, leads Raikkonen and Gutierrez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Massa's Williams after his accident at St. Devote, Thursday practice session, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Jackie Stewart, one of the greatest figures of motor racing

All F1 drivers at the Emirates national anthem, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in front of Verstappen and Rosberg, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

3rd place for Mexican Sergio Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg and his wife Vivian, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari's team principal Maurizio Arrivabene

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 2nd in the race, and on the way to his 1st F1 World Championship title, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Etihad stewardess, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

CBE David Richards, former Rally World Champion co-driving Vatanen in 1981, today chairman of Prodrive and owner of two hotels in Cornwall, England

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Thursday drivers press conference with Gutierrez, Button, Sainz, Vettel, Magnussen and Raikkonen (top left to buttom right), Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Interview with Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, was lucky to walk away from a high-speed accident in qualifying after a suspension failure, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Winner of the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago: Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

One more farewell in a weekend full of them: Force India paid tribute to Nico Hulkenberg, their Formula 1 driver from 2011-12 and 2014-16, with a party, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg remains on course for the title. He's certain to be crowned champion if he finishes on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg, German Force India driver

Vivian Rosberg, Nico's childhood friend, long-time fiancee and now wife, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Damon Hill, Formula 1 World Champion in 1996, son of former F1 World Champion in the 1960s, Graham Hill

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Moko meets four-time F1 World Champion and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

A more or less happy 3rd: Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, driving out of the pits, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Max Verstappen and 'Checo' Sergio Perz, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

On their way to the drivers parade: Sainz, Ricciardo, Ericsson and Alonso, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, followed by Rosberg (both Mercedes), Raikkonen's Ferrari and Ricciardo's Red Bull, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Jenson Button, driver for McLaren

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Hulkenberg has spent four of his last five F1 years with the Force India Team

Daniel Ricciardo managed to put his Red Bull-Renault on grid position three, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, at pit lane exit, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Nice view up to turn two: Massa, Williams, leads Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Palmer lost control on the start/finish straight immediately after the safety car stint had ended. The car came to rest at the Sainte Devote corner, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

The top three drivers after qualifying: 2nd Nico Rosberg, 1st Lewis Hamilton and 3rd Sebastian Vettel, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, in pits

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Niki Lauda on Sunday morning race day, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

After a decade in Formula 1, Nico Rosberg is finally a desirved World Champion, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda, driving into the pits, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, fights with Bottas, Williams, and Hamilton in the Mercedes for 4th position, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen wins qualifying 11-10 against Ferrari team-mate Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Stuck's helmet

"Seb" Vettel arrives in the paddock

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Lewis Hamilton checking his social media accounts, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

2nd on the podium: Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Four-time Formula 1 drivers' World Champion, Frenchman Alain Prost

Niki Lauda, currently a pundit for German Television (RTL) during Grand Prix weekends and a non-executive chairman of the Mercedes F1 Team

Vivian Rosberg in the Mercedes corner at podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Paddock facility of "Mr. E" alias Bernie Ecclestone at Abu Dhabi

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Shake hands between runner-up Ricciardo and winner Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestone, the chief executive of the Formula One Group, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, at sunset, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel get's a ride after having to stopp his Ferrari due to gearbox issues on Friday, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Marshalls lift Jolyon Palmer's Renault after he crashed into the barrier at turn one during the early laps of the Monaco Grand Prix, 2016

Championship leader Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, braking hard at pit lane entry, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Jolyon Palmer says he was merely a passenger as he crashed out of of the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Pascal Wehrlein drives his Manor-Mercedes out of the pits, 1st practice session, Thursday, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

The helmet of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, a former champion race car driver in the 1980's

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg crowned World Champion 2016, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, managed to get passed Bottas' Williams, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, drives through the 'Parabolica', Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Pascal Wehrlein, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Podium shot with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' electronics head Evan Short, race winner Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Press awaits the winners, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes, in the tunnel at pit lane exit under the main circuit, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, on pole position for Abu Dhabi's Formula 1 title decider, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Daniel Riccardo, Red Bull, just arrived at his grid position four, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Esteban Ocon, Manor-Mercedes

Mercedes Championship contender, Nico Rosberg, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Ricciardo, Red Bull, at Mirabeau corner followed by Rosberg's Mercedes, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

The top three finishing drivers of the weekend: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Fight between Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Spaniard Fernando Alonso, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Race leader Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, at the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, beeing assist on his way to grid position 2, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen with his wife, Minna-Mari "Minttu" Virtanen

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Today is Nico's day: Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

FIA race director and safety delegate, Charlie Whiting

Kimi Raikkonen

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in front of the Yas Viceroy Hotel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Pole setter, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Podium ceremony with Max Verstappen, race winner Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Polesetter Daniel Ricciardo arrives at his grid position in his Red Bull, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Race leader Nico Rosberg in his Mercedes ahead of Vettel, Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Pole position for Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, his 12th of the season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Last preparations for Lewis Hamilton on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg prepares himself for race start, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

The fastest man on and off the track (truck): Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

World Champion Nico Rosberg: "I'm glad it's over. I'm very, very proud to have done the feat that my dad achieved." Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Austrian Gerhard Berger, former Formula 1 racing driver in the 1980s and '90s, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Alfonso Celis, Force India-Mercedes, Friday practice driver for the Force India Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

The American actor Michael Madsen (left) with Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda, leads Kvyat, Nasr and Grosjean, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, in the pit exit, which dips under the main circuit, qualifying session, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, arrives at his pits during Friday practice session, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Hamilton's Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Finn Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, on his way to grid position 4, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel as third, marking his first podium since Italy in September this year, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Tony Ross got the throphy for Mercedes as the winning constructor, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez after the drivers parade lap, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Jolyon Palmer, Renault

Two established F1 photographers: Martin Trenkler and P.-H. Cahier, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Something's special within Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

That was definitely not the most enjoyable race for Nico Rosberg with Vettel and Max coming up at the end, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Farewell for Herbie Blash, the FIA's deputy race director at all Grands Prix since 1995, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg after the drivers parade lap, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg prepares himself for race start, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, put's his car on grid position five, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has put on his 3-star helmet, symbolysing his three F1 World Championships, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Hamilton's Mercedes in the pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg celebrates winning the 2016 Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

2nd place for Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Nico Rosberg at the national anthem on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Chase Carey has been installed by the new owner of F1, Liberty Media, which began a takeover of the sport earlier this year in September, 2016

Felipe Massa and Benie Ecclestone on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Williams were honoured for recording 14 fastest pit stops until today's race, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kevin Magnussen, Renault

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st in parc ferme, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes, passes the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel during Friday's 1st practice session

Bottas' Williams in pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016 win is his 10th of the season, the most any driver has picked up in a single year without winning the world title

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain minister of state for communications, with Gerhard Berger and Alain Prost in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Ricciardo's Red Bull, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Ferrari pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Third year in a row: The DHL Fastest Lap Award gones to a Mercedes driver, with Nico Rosberg's team-mate Hamilton having picked up the prize in each of the previous two seasons, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Former Formula 1 World Champion of 1998 and '99, Mika Hakkinen, meets Paddy Lowe of Mercedes – back then his fellow at McLaren – on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Podium groupshot with Ricciardo, Hamilton, a Mercedes team-member and Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Podium shot with World Champion Nico Rosberg, Hamilton and Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's victory was not enough for him to retain his drivers' championship title, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Out for grid formation goes Kvyat in his Toro Rosso, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel secured 3rd place in Sunday's 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the 2016 F1 season

Massa's Williams passes the harbour chicane, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

"We did it!" Nico Rosberg cheers. He had to keep his cool as a nervy second place was enough to seal the title by five points, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, locks a front wheel at Mirabeau, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Bad start for Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, as Lewis Hamilton gets away clearly in his Mercedes, followed by Button's McLaren and Raikkonen's Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

All red lights on, with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, on pole position, alongside him on the front row Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Rio Haryanto, Manor-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by Marianne, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes in pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

An ecstatic Nico Rosberg after winning the World Championship titlte for the 1st time, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

The new World Champion Nico Rosberg and his main supporters, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, during Friday's rainy practice session, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after the last-lap collision with Mercedes team-mate Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes, on grid position 16, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Dutsh Red Bull driver Max Verstappen looks at a photograph of himself as a little boy along with the great Michael Schumacher, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton takes a stunning pole position for the decisive Grand Prix of the 2016 season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Vettel's Ferrari in the pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, at Mirabeau exit, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Marc Gene and Giancarlo Fisichella in the Ferrari pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads the start, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Dieter Zentsche, Mercedes, meets Jackie Stewart on the grid, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Mexican Alfonso Celis, Force India-Mercedes, test and some times this season also Friday practice driver for the Force India Team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Championship leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes after qualifying, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, had crossed the line first to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Esteban Gutierrez, Haas-Ferrari

Podium ceremony with race winner Hamilton, princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Both Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg secure in the lead, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, beeing pushed onto the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016, is about to start, with a Mercedes front row

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Only 6th place for Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, after suffering with the tyres, to make them last, as his team-mate Vattel arrives in parc ferme, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Perez, Force India, at harbour chicane

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Start clear for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Perez, Sergio.Force India.Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Ricciardo, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Jackie Stewart with Chase Carey, formerly the president of the 21st Century Fox media conglomerate, now chairman of the Formula One Group

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Field through 1st corner, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016 podium with World Champion Nico Rosberg, race winner Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa and Carlos Sainz Jr., Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, member of the management board at Daimler AG, with Niki Lauda, non-executive chairman of the Mercedes F1 Team, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Trophy exchange between Nico Rosberg and Tony Ross of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Winners nectar for Nico Rosberg, the new World Champion, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

"Congratulations on your championship, Nico!" Both Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Rosberg after another 1-2 finish, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Cars are performance-ready on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Toto Wolff an Dieter Zetsche of Mercedes, starting grid, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The usual 1-2 lockout in qualifying for the Mercedes drivers and title contenders Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Next to them Dani Ricciardo as third, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

After his Formula 1 debuit in 2006, Nico Rosberg had finaly reached his World Championship target, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Awful start for Max Verstappen, Red Bull, as he spins around first corner, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Press conference after qualifying: Pole setter Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

The backmarkers with Verstappen (Red Bull), Sainz (Toro Rosso), Grosjean (Haas), Kvyat and both Renault, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Dieter Zetsche of Mercedes, congratulates his winning driver Rosberg in parc ferme, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Mercedes F1 bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda were unhappy with Hamilton slowing down the pace to back up his team-mate Rosberg into the clutches of rivals Vettel and Verstappen at the end of Abu Dhabi's Grand Prix, 2016

Piero Lardi Ferrari with Nick Mason (next to him his wife Annette Lynton), former Pink Floyd drummer and a motorsports fan, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Final podium shot with Nico Rosberg as the new World Champion 2016, Nico's race engineer Tony Ross, race winner but dethroned champion Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

While Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads the field at the start, Raikkonen outbreaks Ricciardo's Red Bull to take 3rd position, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

The German engineer and former technical head of BMW Motorsport, Paul Rosche, who's M12/13 turbocharged 1500cc 4-cylinder engine had won the 1983 Formula 1 World Champion with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham Racing Team, has died two weeks ago.

Mexican Esteban Gutierrez, driver for the 2016 all new Haas F1-Team

Confident for the 2016 season: Sebastian Vettel, fourth after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

The Franco-Swiss Lotus driver Romain Grosjean. He will be racing for the Haas F1 Team in 2016.

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