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The legendary adult entertainment star Linda Vaughn and a friend attend the event as Martini-branded VIP guests of Lotus

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

1,90 m tall rookie Justin Wilson of Minardi

Safety car: one of many caution periods

Newcomer Christiano da Matta of Toyota

The usual group photo of all drivers together

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli

Tired tyre of Williams car after the race in the parc ferme

Start of the ultimate race

The 'wonder(th)ing' Fernando Alonso of Renault

A close-up of HANS device at the Champion's neck

The real Start of the season

The hand of Inianapolis "chief" Tony George

Start of the formation lap.

Nigel Stepney of Ferrari

Michael Schumacher driving a historical Maserati, the winning car of the Indy 500 in 1941 &1942

A blocked tyre of Olivier Panis after a engine blow up

Robert E. J. Leyba

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Robert E. J. Leyba

Robert E. J. Leyba

Michael Schumacher wearing the "tailormade" helmet made by Peter Ginneken of BELL Helmets S.A.

The body of Roland Ratzenberger is being put on a medical helicopter after he died in a crash during the black weekend in Imola.

Ayrton Senna chats with Rubens Barrichello who crashed heavily in Friday practice during the tragic weekend in Imola that claimed lifes of Roland Ratzenbeger and Ayrton Senna.

Wreckage of Senna's Williams-Renault towed away from the scene of Senna's fatal accident in Tamburello corner.

Prost in front of Schumacher

Inspection lap of the race director befor practice

Ralf Schumacher jumping out of his car

Another sign of compassion with arrested Gachot

Jacques Villeneuve in front of his old rival Michael

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

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

Fernando Alonso of Renault sticking at Michaels rear wing

Fernando Alonso of Renault still pushing, but Michael got through

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes

Luca di Montezemolo enjoys the pole of Rubens for Ferrari

Antonio Pizzonia of BMW Williams loosing the fight against Michael Schumacher

Sam Michael Of Williams doupting about the weather forecast

Ricardo Zonta of Toyota at the new Bus Stop chicane

Part of the start falling apart

Antonio Pizzonia of BMW.Williams

Pit stop of Antoni Pizzonia

Jenson Button of BAR in a rainy practice session

Pit stop of Antoni Pizzonia finished

Timo Glock of Jordan

Jenson Button of BAR

Car #61 Sauber-Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

Juan Pablo Montoya of BMW.Williams

The rest of the field

Fernando Alonso of Renault

Members of the board of BMW meet at Hockenheim: Dres. Goeschel, Theissen and Panke

The new main grandstand at the beginning of the straight

Antonio Pizzonia of BMW.Williams

Quick Nick Heidfeld of Jordan

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota

Hubbert and Dennis of Mercedes and McLaren standing at the grid

Bjorn Wirdheim of Jaguar

Ricardo Zonta of Toyota

Antony Davidson of BAR Honda

Marc Gene of BMW Williams

Juan Pablo Montoya of BMW Williams

Mark Webber of Jaguar

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes

Rubens Barrichello of Ferrari

Christian Klien of Jaguar

A Foster girl appreciating a rare ray of sun

A happy Ross Brawn of Ferrari

Marc Gene of BMW Williams

Oviver Panis of Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes

Jenson Button of BAR.Honda

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota

Michael Schumacher of Ferrari

Sam Michael of BMW Williams

Fernando Alonso of Renault

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota entering the pits

Davis Coulthard of McLaren Mercedes

David Richards of BAR and Pat Behar, our FIA photographers delegate

Jenson Button of BAR

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes

First of four pitstops of Michael

Girlfriend of Nelson Piquet

Fernando Alonso of Renault

Giorgio Pantano of Jordan

Jarno Trulli of Renault

Mark Webber of Jaguar

Ralf Schumacher of BMW Williams

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes

Olivier Panis of Toyota

Fernando Alonso of Renault

Fernando Alonso checking the back of his Renault

Michael of Ferrari

All (Ex-) Williams engineers: Frank Dernie, James Robinson of Jordan and Geoffrey Willis of BAR

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota

Ralf Schumacher dunks his Williams FW26-BMW P84 into the gravel at the first corner after a jump over da Matta's Toyota right after the start of the 2004 European GP at the Nuerburgring

Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes

Start of the European Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya of BMW.WilliamsF1

David Coulthard of McLaren-Mercedes

Jarno Trulli of Renault

Michael Schumacher of Ferrari, German GP Nuerburgring 2004

Anthony Davidson of BAR-Honda

Michael Schumacher of Ferrari

Jenson Button listens carefully to Sir Stirling Moss, three times winner of the Monaco GP

Model Naomi Campell hugging the doyen of F1 Bernie Ecclestone

First pole, first victory - in Monaco! We are looking forward to see much more of Jarno Trulli this year

Bernie Ecclestone introduces the recent motto at the Jordan airbox

Juan Pablo Montoya dreaming of his last year victory

Ralf Schumacher spins the wheels of his Williams FW26-BMW P84

Cristiano da Matta of Toyota

Mark Webber of Jaguar Racing

The field heading to the second corner after a fabulous start of Trulli

Unexpected pit stop of Juan Pablo Montoya with smoking brake disks

Jenson Button of BAR braking into the first corner

Olivier Panis of Toyota entering the pit lane

Jenson Button, BAR Honda, in front of Schumacher's Ferrari

Bahrain GP 2004

Michael Schumacher and Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit

Team owner Frank Williams and designer Patrick Head of Williams talking to driver Alan Jones.

Ralf Schumacher of BMW WIlliams

Jenson Button of BAR Honda

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, Prince Albert de Monaco, Flavio Briatore, Prince Andrew, Fernando Alonso and his Highness the Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Kalifa

The second pit stop of Giancarlo Fisichella (clutch problems?)

Pit stop of Ralf Schumacher, Williams BMW

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher listening to the remarks of his race engineer Chris Dyer

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher

Pit stop of Juan Pablo Montoya

The beautiful bachside of a Renault car

Sadness on the face of Mark Webber after the race

Pierre Dupasquier of Michelin and Jean Todt of Ferrari

Podium ceremony with cheering crowds of mechanics

Too much traffic on the road at first corner for Ralf Schumacher on a Williams FW26-BMW P84 during the start of the 2004 Australian GP

Juan Pablo Montoya in front of his BMW teammate Ralf Schumacher

Dr. Mario Theissen of BMW with a bunch of his fans

The rear wing of Ronnie Peterson's Lotus showing 2st and 2nd places achieved so far during the 1978 season.

Gilles Villeneuve (left) delighted of his fist ever F1 podium and winner Ronnie Peterson.

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The second start of the 1976 German Grand Prix after the nearly fatal accident of Niki Lauda.

Telemetry of the 70s.

Photographer Nigel Snowdon approaches the group of John Wyer and Gulf mechanics Robin and Alan next to the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

John Wyer next to an unknown gentleman besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

Gerard Larrousse and Vic Elford being pushed to pose for a photo on track after winning the 1000km of Nuerburgring in their Martini-Porsche 908

24h Le Mans 1970: The winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) in front of Jo Bonnier's (S) and Reine Wisell's (S) Ferrari 512 S #1008

Barbro Peterson keeps the times of her husband Ronnie

Siegerehrung, Rindt vor Ickx

Bruce McLaren in the cockpit of his McLaren-Cosworth M7A, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1968

Jackie Stewart's Matra-Cosworth MS10 is being equipped in front of the engineering truck

Jackie Oliver's wife Lynn, sitting on a wheel of his car here in Monaco, occasionally jobbed as advertising girl for Lotus' main sponsor Gold Leaf

Jim Clark and one of the Lotus mechanics

Freiherr von Diergardt presents Jack Brabham with the winners trophy, watched by second placed John Surtees, whilst Fuerst von Metternich hands Jochen Rindt his cup for third place.

Jackie Stewart aviates his BRM 261 past the remains of a crashed touring-car at Bruennchen.

Phil Hill with the Ford MkII (107) displays the untidy nose and tacked on trims in an attempt to keep the car stable at its 210 mph limits. He is followed on Saturday afternoon by one of the special bodied Donald Healey entered Sebring Sprites.

Under the bonnet of one of the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes.

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

Pit stop for the Porsche 718 WRS of Graham Hill and Hans Herrmann with team manager Huschke von Hanstein keeping an eye on things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drivers parade ahead of the 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christan Horner, team principal of the Red Bull Racing Team

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

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

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

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

Jackie Stewart, one of the greatest figures of motor racing

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

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.

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

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

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

Both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Raikkonen, Monza, Italian 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes

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

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

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

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

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, drives out of his pits

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

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

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

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

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

Former F1 driver of the 1990's, Aguri Suzuki

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

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

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

Interview with Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rio Haryanto, Manor-Mercedes, in front of Vettel

Arrivabene, Ferrari, with Wolff of Mercedes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Kim Stevens, race winner Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final Formula 1 race of 2015 season

Nico Rosberg finished the season by completing the first victory hat-trick of his Formula 1 career, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, during the closing laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, ahead of team-mate Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, in front of the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Dieter Zetsche on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Donald MacKenzie, Co-Head of Global Investments at CVC Capital Partners Limited which owns about 35% of the controlling stake in Formula One's parent company, Delta Topco

The Lotus of Romain Grosjean being pushed onto the starting grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff of Mercedes

Christin Horner of Red Bull Racing beside former Formula 1 drivers, now at BBC TV, Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill, who was F1 World Champion in 1996, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Spanish brotherhood: McLaren driver and double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, with rally driver Carlos Sainz (father of F1 driver Sainz Jr.), and Juan Carlos, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

Felipe Massa of Williams with his manager Nicolas Todt (right) and Guy la Liberte from the cirque du soleil, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

David Richards, chairman of Prodrive and former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula 1 teams, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

A very happy Dieter Zetsche after the usual 1-2 qualifying result for his Mercedes boys, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

A brilliant performance in qualifying for Nico Rosberg. He takes pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg takes his sixth consecutive pole position and his seventh of this season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, in the pit exit, which dips under the main circuit by way of a tunnel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Start for the qualifying session, with Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, driving out of the pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, drives out of the pits, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Gerard Lopez, team principal of the Lotus Formula 1 Team and of its majority owner, Genii Capital

Fernando Alonso of McLaren in an interview

Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 World Champion of the 2015 season

Christian Horner, team principal of the Red Bull Racing Team, looks to his driver Kvyat

Herbie Blash, FIA deputy race director at Formula 1 races, talkes to Franz Tost of Torro Rosso

Finnish Formula 1 double World Champion of 1998 and '99, Mika Hakkinen

The winning machine, Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid, 14th victory out of 17 Grand Prix' so far this season, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari, out of the race, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Both Mercedes of Rosberg and Hamilton driving through turn 13, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Julian Jakobi (GP Sports Management), former Senna manager and head of the international office of the Senna group, talkes to Matt Bishop

Mexican Jo Ramirez, former McLaren F1 team manager, and Carlos Slim Domit, among others also board member of Telmex, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Mexican business man Alejandro Bailleres, Martine Kindt Cohen, CEO of Bell racing helmets, Carlos Slim Domit, son of Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim Helu, and bijou designer Moko, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Peter Wahl and Hermann Tilke of "Tilke Architects" together with former F1 driver David Coulthard, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

A map of the Tilke renovated Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez race track of Mexico City, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg's has just achieved his 5th pole position of the 2015 season, Mexican Grand Prix

Sergio Perez gets out of his Force India-Mercedes after qualifying, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda, drives out of the pits

Claire Williams, the daughter of Sir Frank Williams and since 2013 deputy team principal of the Williams F1 racing team

Both Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Friday practice, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton in front of his Mercedes pits

"El Angel" in downtown Mexico City: The Angel of independence, a victory column on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma

Carlos Sainz Jr. in his Toro Rosso-Renault ahead of Ricciardo, Alonso, Rainkkonen and Kvyat, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

2nd placed Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, followed by both Williams' of Massa and Botta, as Rosberg squeezes himself ahead of Perez' Force India, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

While Raikkonen, Ferrari, finds himself at the back of the field, Nico Rosberg in the 2nd Mercedes, tries to put his car next to Perez' Force India, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

The field at the 1st chicane: Leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, followed by Vettel in the Ferrari, both Williams' of Massa and Bottas, Perez in the Force India and Rosberg in the 2nd Mercedes, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Start for the Italian Grand Prix, 2015, with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in the lead ahead of Vettel and Massa

Warm-up lap with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, followed by both Ferraris of Raikkonen and Vettel, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Lewis Hamilton get's out of his Mercedes, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Mika Hakkinen, world champion with McLaren-Mercedes in 1998 and '99, and Paddy Lowe, in that time with McLaren, today the technical director of Mercedes F1, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars saga, on the grid

Matteo Renzi, Bernie Ecclestone and Sergio Marchionne ahead of the race on the grid, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Bernie Ecclestone, the chief executive of the Formula One Group, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Young Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and Sergio Marchionne, chairman of Ferrari, meet up with Bernie Ecclestone, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Sergio Marchionne, chairman of Ferrari and CEO of the Fiat Chrysler group, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Both Ferraris out of the pits

Nico Rosberg, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2015

The race is on again with both Mercedes of Rosberg and Hamilton in the lead, followed by Vettel, Massa and Hulkenberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Mansour Ojjeh, CEO of TAG, with Claire Williams, the deputy team principal of the Williams F1 racing team

Mansour Ojjeh, CEO of TAG, with Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi on the grid

Niki Lauda out of his 1984 McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

The most successful Formula 1 drivers of the 1980s, left to right: Alain Prost, McLaren, Nelson Piquet, Brabham and Niki Lauda, McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Alain Prost driving his McLaren TAG-Porsche MP4/2B of the 1986 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Alain Prost in his McLaren TAG-Porsche MP4/2B of his World Championship winning season 1986, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Christian Danner is out of the Legends Parade with a technical problem on his former Zakspeed 871 of the 1987 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

German driver of the 1980s, Christian Danner

Jean Alesi wearing his "Ferrari-helmet" of the 1990's, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda ready to start for the Legends Parade in his McLaren-TAG Porsche of the 1984 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda in his Marlboro McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 of the 1984 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda, Formula World Champion in 1984 with McLaren, puts on his helmet, a replica of his 1984 and '85 seasons, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger, sitting in his Formula 1 Ferrari F188 cockpit of the 1988 season, surrounded by F1 drivers of the 1980's. Left to right: Christian Danner, Riccardo Patrese, Niki Lauda, Jean Alesi, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and Pierluigi Martini, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Photographers in front of the McLaren pits

Fathers of both Toro Rosso drivers: Carlos Sainz and Jos Verstappen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sergio Marchionne, Chairman of Ferrari and CEO of Fiat Chrysler, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Maurizio Arrivabene, Ferrari, talks to Austrian Toto Wolff, executive director of Mercedes AMG F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel wearing a sort of "Steirerhut", Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg took his third consecutive win at Monaco, his second win of the season, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leader for the last laps of the Monaco Grand Prix, 2015

A terrible error of judgement by his Mercedes team cost Lewis Hamilton victory by pitting during a Safety Car period at the Monaco Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads away the feld ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Charlene Lynette Wittstock, Princess of Monaco

Welcome on the grid: Fernando Alonso of McLaren with a few celebrities, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

French Lotus driver Romain Grosjean and Valtteri Bottas of Finland

Pierre Casiraghi, born 5 September 1987, son of Princess Caroline de Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, drives through the slowest bend of all F1 circuits, the Grand Hotel Hairpin, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, wife of Christan Horner, the Team Principal of the Red Bull Racing F1 Team, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg claimed his first race victory of the season, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, driving out of the pits after his stop, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, 3rd on the grid, gets out of his car, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Nico Rosberg finally got the better of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as he sealed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Nico Rosberg dominated qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to record his first pole position of the 2015 Formula 1 season

Both Sauber cars of Felipe Nasr (car with the yellow mark on the onboard camera) and Marcus Ericsson, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Mercedes, driving out of the pits, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Norbert Haug, former president of Mercedes-Benz motorsport together with Pascal Wehrlein, the reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 team, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Helmut Marko of Red Bull

German Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz cars since 2006 as well as member of the company's Board of Management since 1998, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Maurizio Arrivabene, "well arrived" team principal of the Ferrari F1 Team

Finland's Kimi Raikkonen, World Champion of the 2007 F1 season

Dancing light dome at the top of Bahrain's racing tower, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Three wins out of four so far this season for championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Kimi Raikkonen congratulates winner Lewis Hamilton for his 3rd victory in the first 4 races of the 2015 F1 season, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

A grand display of fireworks after the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Like in the 1980s and '90s: The return of sparks showers, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Both Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen under pressure from Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, while Ricciardo's Red Bull produces sparks, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in front of both Ferraris and team-mate Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Juan Carlos and Bernie Ecclestone arrived at 1st grid position, Lewis' place, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, Juan Carlos I. and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Juan Carlos I. of Spain and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Juan Carlos and Carlos Sainz in paddock, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Carlos Sainz, winner of the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, father of the novice Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

The current Spanish Grand Prix drivers with Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014: Roberto Merhi, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jr, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

The Earl of March and his son being intoduced by Jackie Stewart to Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March, the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival, with his son Charles Henry, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Bernie Ecclestone, chief executive of F1 and in the sport for almost over four decades, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

The Toro Rosso of Verstappen in the pits

Max Verstappen, son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton in one of his many appearances this race weekend, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Maurizio Arrivabene, former vice President of Marlboro Global Communication & Promotions for Philip Morris International in 2007, now the new Ferrari team principal, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Maurizio Arrivabene, the new principal of the Ferrari Formula One team. He was appointed in November 2014, replacing Marco Mattiacci in the role, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Dr. Helmut Marko and Christian Horner of Red Bull Racing

Welcome board to the 4th Grand Prix race of the 2015 season

Owner and executive director of the Mercedes AMG F1 Team, Toto Wolff, talkes to Frank Williams

"Ok, it's just another shot." World Champion of the 2014 Grand Prix season: Lewis Hamilton

Final end of the year group shot with the winning Mercedes World Championship Team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Final Mercedes F1 Team winning World Championship group shot of the 2014 season with both drivers Lewis and Nico, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg and Niki Lauda join the Mercedes end of the season group shot, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Runner-up in the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, gets a warm welcome from his team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

New World Champion Lewis Hamilton: "Today was the greatest race of my life.", Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium shot: 2nd Felipe Massa, Williams, director of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff, race winner and 2014 World Champion for Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and 3rd Valtteri Bottas, Williams

Massa is one of the first congratulants to Lewis Hamilton after the race, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

The arriving of the Champion: Lewis Hamilton in parc ferme, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Lights of and start, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Drivers line-up ahead of the last race of the season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Drivers line-up ahead of the last race of the season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Dieter Zetsche in an interview for Tanja Bauer of German sky TV, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Drivers group shot ahead of the final race, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Look, there are my fans: Lewis Hamilton takes a foto of a group of fans on Sunday morning race day, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Dieter Zetsche and Niki Lauda of the Mercedes F1 Team in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Christan Horner of Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull-Renault arrived in parc ferme after qualifying, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Piero Lardi Ferrari, vice chairman of the Ferrari automotive company, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes

Back view: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes

Max Verstappen, son of Jos Verstappen, a former F1 driver in the 1990s

Final podium group shot with Nico Rosberg, Evan Short (Mercedes Head of Electronics), winner Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, has to retire with a problem in the Energy Recovery System (ERS) which form an integral part of an F1 car’s power unit in 2014, Italian Grand Prix, Monza

Kai Ebel from RTL Televison, welcomes the German TV audience just ahead of his interview with Sebastian Vettel, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes, driving out of the pits, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Niki Lauda, the non-executive chairman of the Mercedes F1 Team, being interviewed by Eddie Jordan of BBC Television, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton is also the 1st of the truck after the parade lap, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Stefano Domenicalli, formerly the team principal of the Ferrari F1 Team, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

End of qualifying session

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Renault, drives out of the pits

Franz Tost, team principal of the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Team

World Champion of the past four seasons, Sebastian Vettel, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Peter Sauber, owner of the eponymous Sauber F1 Team

Hugged by the prowed Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche: Nico Rosberg, winner of the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2014

Hamilton, Mercedes, chases for 2nd place, as he followes Valtteri Bottas' Williams in the closing laps of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, 2014

Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull-Renault is closely followed by Fernando Alonso's Ferrari in the last remaining laps of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, 2014

Adrian Sutil's helmet decorated with the coat of arms of the German state of Bavaria, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, drives out of the pits after his 3rd stop, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Start-finish line with both Ferraris and the Force India of Hulkenberg, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, in front of Alonso's Ferrari, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in front of Sutil, Vergne and Ricciardo, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Felipe Massa's Williams after a rollover, a result of the collision with Magnussen in the 1st corner, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, while both Williams' of Bottas and Massa, are fighting for 2nd place, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Bernie Ecclestone, president and CEO of Formula One Management, on the grid, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Hans-Joachim Stuck, a famous German F1 and sportscar driver of the 1970s and '80s

Dozens of photographers pointing at the top three drivers after Saturday's qualifying for the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2014

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, out of the pits for qualifying, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

The damaged Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, after his accident in the Sachs curve during Q1, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Mercedes, also sponsor of the German National Football World Cup Team, proudly showing "their" fourth star, symbolizing the fourth FIFA World Cup Title for Germany 2014, after 1954, '74 and '90

Mercedes' sixth 1-2 of the season, with Lewis Hamilton, James Vowles (Mercedes Team Chief Strategist) and race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Valtteri Bottas claims the first podium finish of his F1 career, the first podium for the Williams Team since the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, 2014

Role reversal of Bahrain earlier this season, as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg enjoy a spot of play fighting in parc ferme, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, has recorded his third victory of the season by winning the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2014

Both Mercedes' of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in the lead after the last pit stops , Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Both Williams' of Massa and Bottas in the lead followed by Rosberg and Hamilton, making a 1-4 for Mercedes engines, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Both Williams' of Massa and Bottas in the lead, followed by both Mercedes and Alonso in the Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Jean Reno on the grid, surrounded by FIA president Jean Todt and Kai Ebel of RTL TV

First hand statements for the RTL TV after the Legends Parade with Gerhard Berger and Niki Lauda, just ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

All of Austria’s still living F1 racers united in a demonstration in theire historic F1 cars, with Niki Lauda, Ferrari, in the lead

Former Austrian F1 driver Dieter Quester in his Surtees of the 1974 F1 season. Behind him is Helmut Marko, BRM

The cars are ready to perform the Legends Parade. Next to the Ferrari of Lauda is Ermanno Cuoghi, Lauda's race mechanic back in the 1970s.

Florian Koenig from German RTL Television, gets first hand information from Niki Lauda, sitting in his Ferrari of the 1976 F1 season

Former F1 driver Alex Wurz in his Benetton of the 1998 season

Get out of the way, engine is about to start ... Helmut Marko in the BRM

Many historical F1 cars, like the Surtees TS16 of the 1974 season, will take part in a demonstration on Sunday morning just ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

The 1970 Lotus 49 will take part in a demonstration of historic F1 cars on Sunday morning, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Completing the Williams 1-2 starting grid for Sunday's race is Valtteri Bottas of Finland, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

The first none Mercedes pole position of the year goes to Felipe Massa, with Bottas 2nd and Nico Rosberg 3rd after Q3, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Massa's friend and manager Nicolas Todt is of course delighted after witnessing pole for the Brazilian Williams driver, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton with the media centre grand stand in the back at turn 6

Turn two with track layout leading to a small part of the old Schonberg straight

Out of turn one goes Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

A nice reflection of Alonso's Ferrari, as he drives into the pits

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, drives out of the pits

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, out of the pits

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits

The since 2012 retired team principal Peter Sauber. He remains president of the Sauber Group's board of directors.

Ready as never before: Nico Rosberg, deliriously happy winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

The British actor Benedict Cumberbatch take care of the post-race podium interviews with race winner Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, still complaining of dirt in his eye, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg's victory in Monte Carlo ends a run of four-straight wins for team-mate Lewis Hamilton (left). Nice 3rd place again for Dani Ricciardo, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

2nd victory of the season so far for delighted German Nico Rosberg, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of the Hotel de Paris, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Both Mercedes of Nico Roaberg and Lewis Hamilton in the lead after the start, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, on his way out of the pits towards the grid, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Toto Wolff, executive director of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 with Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler AG, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the board, Daimler AG, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Niki Lauda with Thomas Weber, head of research cars development at the Daimler AG. Between both men you can see this race weekend's stewart, the former F1 driver Derek Warwick, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Michel Boeri and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid. Boeri is the current president of the FIA's Senate, a Vice-President of the World Motor Sport Council and also also the president of the Automobile Club de Monaco.

Christian Horner, Red Bull, and Kai Ebel of RTL Television, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Marcus Ericsson's Caterham-Renault out of qualifying at Mirabeau

Felipe Massa was pushed out of qualifying by Caterham's Ericsson and will have to retire soon after this picture with his damaged Williams

Mirabeau corner: Ericsson's Caterham, out of qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix, 2014, as Alonso drives through

Marcus Ericsson, Caterham, out of qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix, 2014. As a direct consequence of hitting Massa's Williams, the Swede will have to start the race from pitlane.

Perez (Force India) drives through, while Caterham driver, Swede Marcus Ericsson, has misjudged his passing manoeuvre, and hit the crash barrier at Mirabeau, pushing Massa out of qualifying

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Renault, out of Mirabeau, turn 5

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, out of Mirabeau, turn 5

Clear track: A car of the direction de course checking the circuit's safety

Characteristic for the 2014 season: Nose cone of Force India

Adrian Newey, chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing F1 Team

Marshals well aware of Rainer's presence

Boats and yachts moored in the famous Monte Carlo harbour at one of the best possible zones for Sunday's race, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

5th victory of the 2014 Grand Prix season so far for the Mercedes F1 Team, Spain, Barcelona, 2014

Podium finish with Nico Rosberg, Mike Elliot (head of aerodynamics at Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, man of the moment with another race victory, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Mercedes Chairman Dieter Zetsche celebrates yet another Grand Prix victory with his top driver Lewis Hamilton, Spain, Barcelona, 2014

Lewis Hamilton: 4th consecutive victory of the season and the new Championship leader, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

The state-of-the-art Mercedes F1 Team had just achieved their 5th victory of the 2014 Grand Prix season, Spain, Barcelona, 2014

Lots of tyre abrasion on the Barcelona main straight while Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, passes by, Spanish Grand Prix, 2014

Both Ferraris of Raikkonen and Alonso (behind the Lotus of Grosjean) having a nice battle throughout the race, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Both Ferraris of Raikkonen and Alonso having a nice battle during the race, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

In 6th and 7th position are both Ferraris of Raikkonen and Alonso, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Valtteri Bottas, Williams, in 3rd position, ahead of Ricciardo in the Red Bull and Grosjean, Lotus, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Both Mercedes of Hamilton and Rosberg get away clearly at the start for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2014

The Lotus-Renault of Romain Gosjean had arrived on his 5th grid position, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Mercedes Chairman Dieter Zetsche with Bernie Ecclestone, Niki Lauda and guestes at the grid, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Bernie Ecclestone meeting Mercedes people at the grid, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Gerard Lopez, Chairman of the Lotus F1 Team and Alain Prost, former 4-times Formula 1 World Champion in the 1980's and '90s with McLaren and Williams in the Lotus motorhome, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Rear view on the bodied rear suspension of the McLaren-Mercedes MP4/29, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Rear view of the Red Bull-Renault RB10

Once again: Pole position for dominant Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, the 35th of his F1 career so far, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, driving out of the pits for qualifying, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault, winner of the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix

Valtterii Bottas, Williams, in front of Rosberg's Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado of Venezuela, driving for Lotus-Renault

Toto Wolff, executive director of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1, arrives in the paddock

Two former British F1 drivers of the 1990s, Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill, now working for TV, accompany Kai Ebel (middle) from German RTL

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari pits for a new set of tyres

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari gets a new set of tyres

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari gets a new set of tyres

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

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

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

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

Vettel steps out of his Red Bull car

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

A large group of Ferrari fans

Supporters of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

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

World Champion of the last four seasons, Sebastian Vettel

Triumph Roadster 2000

Sunbeam Alpine

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

Morgan Motor Co. Ltd., production of the Aero 8 in 2001

TVR Grantura MKIIA

Podium ceremony with both winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Another dominant victory for German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel. The world champion of the past four years gains his 11th Grand Prix victory of the season, the 7th in a row.

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, currently in 4th place, passes the Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel has two towers linked together by a bridge of monocoque steel and glass.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, passes the Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel has two towers linked together by a bridge of monocoque steel and glass.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, currently racing in 5th position, in front of Hulkenberg and both Ferraris of Massa and Alonso

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull team in the lead, while Hamilton (Mercedes, yellow onboard camera) tries to gain positions by squeezing from right to left, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Just before the start: Both Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel on the front row of the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Moments before the warming-up lap with the Red Bull drivers Webber and Vettel on the front row of the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain minister of state for communications, and Jackie Stawart, on the grid

Grid girl of Hulkenberg

One of Etihad Airways grid girls

Supporters of Maldonado (Colombian flag, left) and Perez or Gutierrez (Mexican flag)

Kimi Raikkonen, who will start from the back of the grid, and Jean-Eric Vergne, walk to drivers parade

Damon Hill, F1 World Champion in 1996, is also one of the famous F1 Grand Prix attendees, Sunday race day at Abu Dhabi, 2013

Former F1 World Champion of 1980, Australian Alan Jones

Piero Lardi Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari

Eddie Jordan is one of the many famous F1 Grand Prix attendees, Sunday race day at Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Adrian Newey, the chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber-Ferrari, 6th, in front of Massa, Alonso and Perez' McLaren

Podium shot of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013: Gavin Ward, Red Bull's performance engineer, Mark Webber, as 2nd placed, winner Sebastian Vettel, and 3rd placed Nico Roaberg of Mercedes

Supporters of Germany's four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel on the grandstand

Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sun is falling as race leader Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of turn 14 during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sun is falling as Charles Pic, Caterham-Renault, drives out of turn 14 during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Eight of this year’s Miss Universe contestants attend the Singapore Grand Prix

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, talkes to FIA’s media delegate Bonciani

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, talkes to FIA’s media delegate Bonciani

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, and FIA’s media delegate Bonciani

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, talkes to FIA’s media delegate Bonciani

Gerard Lopez, chairman of the Lotus F1 Team

Fernando Alonso, driving his Ferrari out of the pits

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Singapore skyline

Rainer’s ride on The Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, affords great views of the circuit during Friday’s first practice

Rainer’s ride on The Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, affords great views of the circuit during Friday’s first practice

Rainer’s ride on The Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, affords great views of the circuit during Friday’s first practice

Boat Quay, a historical quay and the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull is beeing pushed to his grid position

As night falls, F1 TV will broadcast the 6th edition of the Singapore Grand Prix, 2013

Sebastian Vettel wins his 7th Grand Prix of the year to extend his lead in the drivers championship to 60 points with six races remaining

Van der Garde’s Caterham on the bumpy part of the track

Sebastian Vettel wins his 7th Grand Prix of the year to extend his lead in the drivers championship to 60 points with six races remaining

Mark Webber, Red Bull, in front of Grosjean, Lotus

Florian Koenig of German TV RTL and Nico Rosberg just before the drivers parade

Downtown Singapore and race track impressions, viewed from Swissotel The Stamford, one of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotels, during Friday’s second practice

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, and FIA’s media delegate Bonciani

Downtown Singapore and race track impressions, viewed from Swissotel The Stamford, one of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotels, during Friday’s second practice

Rainer’s ride on The Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, affords great views of downtown Singapore and the race circuit during Friday’s first practice

Sebastian Vettel got a piece of delicious meal

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey and race winner Sebastian Vettel get ready for the interviews after the ceremony

Podium group photo with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed team mate Mark Webber of Red Bull

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari presents his trophy at the rostrum during the podium ceremony following the Italian Grand Prix

Triple Formula One World Champion of 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1, chats with Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Paul di Resta

Max Chilton of Marussia in front of Adrian Sutil and Giedo van der Garde

A thoughtful Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing on Sunday morning

Formula 1 World Champion of 1975, 1977 and 1984, Niki Lauda, proudly receives the 2013 'Bernie Ecclestone Award' during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Formula 1 World Champion of 1975, 1977 and 1984, Niki Lauda, proudly receives the 2013 'Bernie Ecclestone Award' during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso jokes around with Lotus team boss Eric Boullier

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with second qualified team mate Mark Webber and a proud Nico Huelkenberg of Sauber as third on the grid

A happy polesitter Vettel jumps out of his race car after qualifying in parc ferme - Hamilton snatched the last five pole positions in a row

Count the buttons of a Toro Rosso steering wheel!

Mercedes Motorsport chairman of the board, Torger Christian 'Toto' Wolff

At the start of the Italian Grand Prix, Red Bull's Mark Webber is chased by the two Ferraris

The start of the Italian Grand Prix, both Red Bull race cars in the front row, Alonso crosses the field

The start of the Italian Grand Prix, both Red Bull race cars in the front row, Alonso crosses the field

The start of the Italian Grand Prix, both Red Bull race cars in the front row

A second before the start of the Italian Grand Prix

1964 Formula One World Champion with Ferrari and Seven times motorcycle racing Champion, Sir John Surtees, with one of his pretty daughters on the grid before the race

1964 Formula One World Champion with Ferrari and Seven times motorcycle racing Champion, Sir John Surtees, with one of his pretty daughters on the grid before the race

1964 Formula One World Champion with Ferrari and Seven times motorcycle racing Champion, Sir John Surtees, with one of his pretty daughters on the grid before the race

Crowds celebrate in front of the rostrum during podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing aims a dash of champagne at second placed Raikkonen who prefers to drink alone

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne

Third placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus proudly raises his trophy on the podium

Second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus presents his trophy and shows his famous backholding smile

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing kisses his winning drivers trophy, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his winning drivers trophy, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing jumps at the rostrum, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme and jumps on his race car 'Hungry Heidi'

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme and jumps on his race car 'Hungry Heidi'

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme and jumps on his race car 'Hungry Heidi'

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing arrives in parc ferme after his lap of honour

Third placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 celebrates in parc ferme after the race

Second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 arrives in parc ferme after the race

Second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 arrives in parc ferme after the race

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren

Pit stop of Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber

Pit stop of Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1

Pit stop of Charles Pic, Caterham

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP, in front of team mate Rosberg and Raikkonen

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Grosjean

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of the two Force India racers

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of team mate Webber

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, spins out in turn one after four laps of the race

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, spins out in turn one after four laps of the race

The start field goes through turn one, Vettel in the lead in front of polesitter Hamilton and team mate Webber

The start field goes through turn one, Vettel in the lead in front of polesitter Hamilton and team mate Webber

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After the honoury lap, race drivers climb from the vehicle - Sergio Perez of McLaren is first

The steering wheel of Vettels RBR race car 'Hungry Heidi'

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel and RBR team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel and RBR team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

vettel mit Royal Canadian Mounted Police, symbol of the Government of Canada

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives an interviews after his victory to BBC TV presenter and former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives interviews after his victory

A happy race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing receives congratulations from his team boss Christian Horner

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing receives congratulations from RBR advisor Helmut Marko

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly carries his bottle of champagne after the podium ceremony

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari leaves the podium with his champagne bottle

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, RBR race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin with race winner Sebastian Vettel, and third placed Mercedes race driver Lewis Hamilton

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing raises his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing jumps at the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on his way to the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme and hugs his race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari rolls to parc ferme after the race

Second placed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes GP rolls to parc ferme after the race

Valtteri Bottas, Williams, still in front of Massa

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Webber and Alonso

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Webber

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads the field in front of Mercedes race drivers Hamilton and Rosberg

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads the field in front of Mercedes race drivers Hamilton and Rosberg

Guy la Liberte of Cirque du Soleil with two pretty companions

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP, chats with Guy la Liberte of Cirque du Soleil

Sergio Perez of McLaren greets the cheering audience

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso with Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes

Jenson Button of McLaren strolls with RBRs Mark Webber

A lonely Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus walks to drivers presentation

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Romain Grosjean of Lotus walk to drivers presentation

A cool polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Formula One World Champion of 1997, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve

Gerard Lopez of Genii, Lotus F1

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with third qualified Williams driver Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes as second on the grid

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP, brakes hard in front of the hairpin

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates after podium ceremony in Monaco

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates after podium ceremony in Monaco

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull after the race with team principal Christian Horner

Podium group photo with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Podium ceremony in Monaco with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Second placed Sebastian Vettel congratulates race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes in parc ferme

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme

A very happy local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme

Sauber's Hulkenberg in front of Bottas, Gutierrez and a thrown back Raikkonen

At second position is Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, and chases the race leader in front of team mate Webber and Mercedes' Hamilton

Sergio Perez, McLaren, in front of his team mate Button

A regular deployment of the safety car queues the race cars behind

After the deployment of the safety car following Massa's accident, Hamilton drops two places after his pit stop to fourth postion behind Rosberg, Vettel and Webber

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, in front of Ferrari's Massa - a fight of two Ferrari-powered race cars

Race leader and winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

The start field approaches turn one, Raikkonen in front of Alonso

The start field approaches turn one, Webber as fourth in front of Raikkonen and Alonso

The start field approaches turn one, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes slightly in front of opponent Vettel

The start field approaches turn one, Nico Rosberg in the lead in front of Mercedes GP team mate Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing prepares for the race

The famous rock of Monaco reflects in the McLaren motorhome front

A stand full of Ferrari fans, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

Emilio Botin awaits the winner

2nd pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

2nd pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

Start of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Alonso.

Start of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Alonso.

Start of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Alonso.

Start of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Alonso.

Santander chairman Emilio Botin, FIA president Jean Todt and Michelle Yeoh meet at the grid, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

Emilio Botin, chairman of Ferrari's major sponsor Santander

Emilio Botin, chairman of Ferrari's major sponsor Santander

Niki Lauda and Dieter Zetsche

Niki Lauda, Dieter Zetsche and his daughter

Nico Rosberg's girl friend Vivian Sibold is delighted about the back-to-back pole positions of the German Mercedes driver, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

Nico Rosberg celebrates his pole position ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013

Nico Rosberg takes pole position for Mercedes ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row for Mercedes ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, out of the pits and on his way to pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, 2013

Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Renault, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix last year

Gerard Lopez, Chairman of the Lotus Formula 1 Team and of its majority owner, Genii Capital

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, winner of the first Korean Grand Prix, 2010, celebrates his first wet race victory in parc ferme besides second placed Hamilton

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, race winner Sebastian Vettel with Gill Jones, Red Bull Racing Electronics, and third placed Lotus race driver Romain Grosjean

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays sparkling rose water (instead of champagne) with the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony between the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean

Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position

Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position

Former pole setter and short race leader Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP arrives in parc ferme on 9th position

Max Chilton of Marussia arrives in parc ferme after the race on 20th position

Third placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 team celebrates in parc ferme after the race

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, crosses the finish line and passes the triple F1 World Champion of 1969, 1971 and 1973, Jackie Stewart who waves the chequered flag, to win the Bahrain Grand Prix 2013

Sergio Perez, McLaren, in front of Raikkonen and Grosjean

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Webber and Button

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Massa

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, leads the race in front of Rosberg and Alonso

In lap two, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes leads the race in front of Vettel and Alonso

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of Massa

At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Alonso and Vettel

At the start of the race, polesetter Nico Rosberg leads the field through turn one in front of Vettel and Alonso

Sheikh Muhammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Circuit Chairman, meets the world's richest man, Telmex chairman Carlos Slim, on the grid on race day, flanked by Zayed Rashed Al Zayani, Director of Bharain International Circuit

Lotus and Force India managers have fun on the grid - Eric Boullier of Lotus, Force India's Bob Fernley and Gerard Lopez of Genii Capital

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Pole sitter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives an interview on the grid

Pole sitter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives an interview on the grid

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gets out of his race car at pole position

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes sits in his race car on Sunday, covering pole position

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes chats with his team boss Niki Lauda and legendary Austrian Gerhard Berger after qualifying

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives interviews after qualifying

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes gives interviews after qualifying

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, qualifies as third on the grid and answers questions of the journalists

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Nico Rosberg of Mercedes as polesetter in the middle with third qualified Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari as second on the grid

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes receives congratulations from his team mate Lewis Hamilton for his achievement in qualifying

Polesetter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement after qualifying

Jenson Button of McLaren besides Ferrari's Alonso

Front suspension and stabilisers of a Ferrari race car

The steering wheel of a Red Bull race car

Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks in the paddock with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and Niki Lauda of Mercedes

Felipe Massa of Ferrari gives an interview

Lotus race driver Kimi Raikkonen answers questions of the international media

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso gives an interview

The counterfeits of the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa, and his son, the crown prince, Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Chalifa, are present all over the place

Red Bull mechanics push Sebastian Vettel to the front row of the grid

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team, after a break of one season

Jenson Button of McLaren

Podium ceremony comes to the end with an interview of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony is finished with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony ends with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony ends with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Sebsatian Vettel of Red Bull Racing raises his trophy for gaining third place

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari presents his silver bowl

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 proudly raises his trophy on the podium, smiling

Podium ceremony with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus celebrates with Alan Permane, Renault race engineer, in parc ferme after the victorious race

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 celebrates in parc ferme after the first round of the season

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing comes to parc ferme after the race

Second paced Fernando Alonso of Ferrari rolls to parc ferme

Soon race leader Kimi Raikkonen rushes out of Lotus pits

Paul di Resta out of Force India pits

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, is followed by the two Ferrari race cars after one lap of the race

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gets out of his race car at the front row of the grid

Red Bull mechanics push Sebastian Vettel to the front row of the grid

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari in a historic car during the drivers presentation

The season start group photo shooting of all racing drivers together

The season start group photo shooting of all racing drivers together

The season start group photo shooting of all racing drivers together

Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic of Caterham walk to the drivers parade

Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso walk to the drivers parade

Race drivers wait for the drivers parade - McLarens Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Ferrari race drivers Massa and Alonso and Williams Maldonado

Race drivers wait for the drivers parade - McLarens Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes

New Mercedes Motorsport chairman of the board and successor of Norbert Haug, Torger Christian 'Toto' Wolff

New Mercedes Motorsport chairman of the board and successor of Norbert Haug, Torger Christian 'Toto' Wolff

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Red Bull race driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with third qualified Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and team mate Mark Webber as second on the grid

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, waits in line with other race cars for the beginning of the postponed qualifying on Sunday morning

Mark Webber awaits the end of the rain in Red Bull Racing pits

Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn watches the spin of Saubers Gutierrez on his screen

Charles Pic, Caterham, out of pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, answers curious questions of the media

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari poses for the media for the season opener photo shooting

Felipe Massa of Ferrari gives autographs

Mechanics work on the 1.5 turbo charged Benetton-BMW B186 of Fabi and Berger, Hungaroring, 1st Hungrian Grand Prix, 1986

Morgan 4/4 Series I 1936

Morgan 4/4 Series I 1936

MG TF 1954

MG TC 1947

Lotus Elite 1960

H.R.G. 1500 1948

German race drivers Timo Glock of Marussia and Michael Schumacher of Mercedes walk together to drivers presentation

Mario Andretti, Italian racing multitalent and 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, interviews second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren's winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium

Final podium group photo with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, his winning 'enfant terrible' Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh watches the champagne flowing for the fastest cowboys: second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren's winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren is showered with champagne at the rostrum

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren hugs team principal Marin Whitmarsh

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren raises his trophy at the rostrum

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates at the rostrum

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari in parc ferme after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren second placed Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achievement in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achievement in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, arrives in parc ferme after his lap of honour

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of team mate Webber and McLaren's Hamilton

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of team mate Webber and McLaren's Hamilton

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of McLaren's Hamilton and team mate Webber

At the start, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leads in front of McLaren's Hamilton and team mate Webber

One second before the start of the race

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, gets out of his race car at the grid

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari jumps out of the historic car after drivers presentation

Sergio Perez of Sauber during drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes during drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes during drivers presentation

Bruno Senna of Williams and Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso walk to drivers presentation

Sensors of a RBR

Sensors and antennas of a Mercedes race car

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid

German Michael Schumacher of Mercedes is happy about a good 6th grid position after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of RBR celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of RBR celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of RBR congratulates his country fellowman Michael Schumacher of Mercedes for a good 6th grid position after qualifying

Felipe Massa of Ferrari gets out of his race car after qualifying seventh

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari gets out of his race car after qualifying nineth

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Button

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Webber

The new landmark of the Circuit of the Americas watches over the track

German title contender Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Vettel's race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin of Red Bull Racing in pits

Keke Rosberg of Finland, F1 World Champion of 1982

Group photo of Mario Andretti, Italian racing multitalent and 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, with the German race drivers Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.

New triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing walks through parc ferme after the race

New triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is chased by the press after the race

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, despite not finishing at the podium he gets out of his race car in parc ferme after one of his best races ever and is the youngest triple F1 World Champion ever!

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, returs from his declared last F1 deployment at seventh position and gets out of the car in parc ferme in front of the media

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, returs from his declared last F1 deployment at seventh position and gets out of the car in parc ferme in front of the media

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing passes the pitboard held by his physio Heikki Huovinen

The screen nearly shows the ultimate order of the finishers at the end of the race

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing out of pits

Race leader Nico Hulkenberg of Force India

The safety car catches the field in front of a remarkable race leading Nico Hulkenberg of Force India

The safety car catches the field in front of a remarkable race leading Nico Hulkenberg of Force India

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, brakes hard in front of team mate Button

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing gets under pressure from behind from both Ferraris

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the end of the queue goes through turn one

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the middle of the field goes through turn one

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front of his team mate Button

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front

The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton in front

Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone walks on the grid with Michel Jalinier, Renault President, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of of Renault-Nissan

Fernando Alonso gets out of the Ferrari race car at the grid

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, answers questions of the press on the grid

Spaniards Pedro de la Rosa of HRT and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari take the Brazilian banner for drivers presentation

Local hero Bruno Senna, Williams, and Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber take the Brazilian banners and walk to the drivers presentation

Jenson Button, McLaren, and Timo Glock of Marussia Virgin Racing walk together to the drivers presentation

A group photo of all 2012 Formula One press officers together

Photographers wait for the appearance of the race drivers for the group photo

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren during drivers presentation

German Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari's Felipe Massa walk together

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso and Romain Grosjean on their way to drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP walks to drivers parade

Ross Brawn of Mercedes gives an interview

McLaren's head of communications Matt Bishop listens to sporting director Sam Michael

Ross Brawn of Mercedes listens to McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing talks to journalists during a press press conference after qualifying on fourth grid position

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing talks to journalists during a press press conference after qualifying on fourth grid position

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter smiles at the media whilst third qualified Red Bull driver Mark Webber talk to his fourth positioned team mate Vettel

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with third qualified Red Bull driver Mark Webber on the left and McLaren's Jenson Button as second on the grid right hand

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP brakes hard

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP brakes hard

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP brakes hard

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP brakes hard

Green lights for Felipe Massa of Ferrari

Green lights for Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrar gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Podium group photo after the ceremony with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing kisses his trophy on the podium

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus proudly raises his trophy

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull jumps to celebrate his great podium finish

After the race, third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull celebrates in parc ferme

After the race, third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull congratulates Lotus' winner Kimi Raikkonen for his victory

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren returns to paddock after his race car retires in leading position after 19 laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP returns to pits after his incident with Karthikeyan

Narain Karthikeyan of HRT returns to pits after his incident with Rosberg

Pastor Maldonado, Williams, in front of Alonso and Webber

Later race winner Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of Williams' Maldonado and Alonso of Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of later winner Raikkonen

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, starts his race at the end of the field

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, retires after an incident at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, retires after an incident at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Seconds before of the start of the race

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton at the front row of the grid

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren is pushed to the front row of the grid before the race

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso is pushed to his grid position

Race press photographer Mirko Stange takes a photo of a grid girl

A pit lane marshal of Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

A happy pole setter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren after qualifying

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Red Bull driver Sebastian Vetteln and his team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid right hand

A happy pole setter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren after qualifying

Williams' Pastor Maldonado congratulates Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes for achieving pole position

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing left his race car on the track with an empty fuel tank

Jenson Button gets out of the McLaren Mercedes race car as sixth on the grid

Third on the grid Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing

Paul di Resta, Force India, approaches the tunnel part of pitlane exit

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, approaches the tunnel part of pitlane exit

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

Start for the 24h Le Mans 1968: The Porsche 908 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) is on pole position

German Heinz Schmidt, managing director of Schmidt working platforms

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with his mechanic Ole Schack, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony

Podium ceremony after a spectacular night race - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel as winner in the middle, on the left second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, on right hand third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

After a collision with Hulkenberg, Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber returns to pits with a broken front wing

A brief stop of Jenson Button at McLaren pits, Vettel has just finished his

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Button

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Vettel

The start field approaches turn one with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the lead, followed by Maldonado of Williams and Vettel of Red Bull

The start field approaches turn one with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the lead, followed by Maldonado of Williams and Vettel of Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel talks with his race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin of Red Bull Racing on the grid before the race

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing returns from drivers parade in a historic car

Jenson Button of McLaren signs autographs during drivers parade

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari walks to drivers parade

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, and Bruno Senna of Williams walk to drivers parade

Motivated Raikonnen fans wait in front of the paddock gates

Triple Formula 1 World Champion of 1975, 1977 and 1984 Niki Lauda

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren poses the world's media, flanked by second grid positioned Maldonado and Vettel as third on the grid

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren waves at the world's media, flanked by second grid positioned Maldonado and Vettel as third on the grid

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren greets the fans

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren gets out of his race car in parc ferme after qualifying

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, suffers of the high humidity of the air

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Karthikeyan and Hulkenberg

The 'crossing' of the track fom above

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Williams' Maldonado

McLaren mechanics take care of the black gold

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, emits sparks on the front wing of his race car in the turn

The Old Supreme Court Building, Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber F1 Team cuts the curbs

Rainer Schlegelmilch presents the work of his lifetime '50 Years of Formula 1 Photography' on the podium (with some of his portraits on the backdrop)

Formula 1 World Champion of 1996 Damon Hill arrives in the paddock

Austrian investor and racing driver Toto Wolff arrives in the paddock. He owns 16% of the shares of the Williams F1 Team and is named Executive Director of the team.

Pastor Maldonado of Williams arrives in the paddock with his girlfriend Gabriella Tarkany

The inside of the Marina Mandarin Singapore Hotel

The inside of the Marina Mandarin Singapore Hotel

The inside of the Marina Mandarin Singapore Hotel

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari presents his trophy during the podium ceremony

A very happy second placed Sergio Perez of Sauber F1 Team celebrates his achievement on the podium after the race

A very happy second placed Sergio Perez of Sauber F1 Team celebrates his achievement on the podium after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren presents his winning drivers trophy

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren cheers on the podium

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari rushes to the podium ceremony

FIA race observer Herbie Blash shows race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren the way to the scales after the race

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari returns from his lap of honour after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren returns from his lap of honour after the race

A surprising but well deserved second placed Sergio Perez of Sauber F1 Team approaches parc ferme

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, yet in front of Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, yet in front of Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, yet in front of Alonso

Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso walks after he got airborne on first turn after a few laps of the race

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of two Sauber race cars

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, yet in front of Alonso

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Vettel

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Mercedes' Schumacher in front of Vettel and Raikkonen

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

The start field squeezes through the first turns, Hamilton leads in front of Massa and Button

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren arrives at turn one with Ferrari's Massa besides him

The start of the race

The start of the race

The start of the race

Felipe Massa shakes hands on the grid with his former boss at Ferrari, Jean Todt, who now is the president of the FIA

Ivan Capelli, Emanuele Pirro and Jean Alesi chat with Theo Huschek of Grand Prix Drivers Club

The hand of Maria Teresa de Filippis - first woman in F1, in 1958 on Maserati

McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh chats in front of his motorhome whilst Amber Lounge manager Sonia Irvine kisses former F1 driver Vitantonio Liuzzi

Bernie Ecclestone walks through the paddock and gives thumbs up to the first Chinese F1 driver Ma Qinghua of HRT

Monza celebrates 90 years of racing with Bernie Ecclestone, il Direttore dell'Autodromo (left) Enrico Ferrari and Carlo Edoardo Valli, presidente dell'Automobile club di Milano (with moustache)

Monza celebrates 90 years of racing with Bernie Ecclestone, Il Direttore dell'Autodromo (left) Enrico Ferrari and Carlo Edoardo Valli, presidente dell'Automobile club di Milano (with moustache)

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with second qualified team mate Jenson Button on his left side and Ferrari's Felipe Massa as third on the grid on right hand

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with second qualified team mate Jenson Button on his left side and Ferrari's Felipe Massa as third on the grid on right hand

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren comes to pits after Q3

Two Ferrari race cars at the exit of Variante Ascari

Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes takes the chequered flag to win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, 2012

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates on the podium with Paddy Lowe, McLaren engineering director

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull presents his trophy at the podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy on the podium

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren kisses his trophy for the winning driver on the podium

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing takes the chequered flag, becomes second placed and passes by his cheering team

Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes wins the Belgian Grand Prix and passes by his cheering team

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field through Eau Rouge's combination 'La Raidillon'

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches Eau Rouge with pole setter Button in the lead followed by Raikkonen and a large gap to the other race cars because of the start accident

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches Eau Rouge with pole setter Button in the lead followed by Raikkonen and a large gap to the other race cars because of the start accident

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren receives congratulations from Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes celebrates his achievement with the team in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on his race car in parc ferme

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing enters parc ferme after the race

Felipe Massa of Ferrari in front of Red Bull's Mark Webber

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, still keeps his position in front of chaser Nico Hulkenberg of Sahara Force India

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, still behind Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Pit stop of luckless Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Charles Pic, Marussia, in front of team mate Glock

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Massa

The safety car is gone after four laps and Jenson Button of McLaren takes the lead of the field through through a cleaned up turn one

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field through turn one after three laps

After the start accident, the safety car takes the lead of the field

Several marshals and FIA race doctor Gary Hartstein take care of Fernando Alonso in his destroyed Ferrari race car after the start accident

Several marshals and FIA race doctor Gary Hartstein take care of Fernando Alonso in his destroyed Ferrari race car after the start accident

Several marshals and FIA race doctor Gary Hartstein take care of Fernando Alonso in his destroyed Ferrari race car after the start accident

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one whilst Grosjean causes the start accident

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one whilst Grosjean causes the start accident

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in lead whilst Grosjean causes the accident

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in lead whilst Grosjean and Hamilton collide

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton collide on the left

At the start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, the start field approaches turn one with pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen and Maldonado, Grosjean on the left causes an accident

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012, pole setter Button in front of Raikkonen and Maldonado

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix 2012

Felipe Massa of Ferrari waits besides the grid before the race

Bernie Ecclestone visits Sauber's team principal Monisha Kaltenborn on the first row of the grid before the race

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber shake hands before the drivers oarade

Germans Timo Glock of Virgin Racing and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP walk together to drivers parade

The quite surprising fastest three race drivers pose for the international media after the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix: On second position Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi on the left, pole sitter Jenson Button of McLaren in the middle and William's Pastor Maldonado as third on the grid

The quite surprising fastest three race drivers pose for the international media after the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix: On second position Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi on the left, pole sitter Jenson Button of McLaren in the middle and William's Pastor Maldonado as third on the grid

Polesetter Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme after Q3

Photographers wait for the race cars to enter the pitlane - Narain Karthikeyan of HRT is their subject

Red Bull sponsor Pepe Jeans on the side pod of a race car

Lotus Renault team principal Eric Boullier in front of his motorhome

Michael and Ralf Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber visits Spa for the occasion of Michael's 300 Grand Prix anniversary celebration (he presently manages Nico Hulkenberg and Naomi Campbell)

Michael and Ralf Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber visits Spa for the occasion of Michael's 300 Grand Prix anniversary celebration (he presently manages Nico Hulkenberg and Naomi Campbell)

Jenson Button of McLaren chats with Mercedes' technical director Geoff Willis

Moko presents the first copy of Rainer Schlegelmilch's opulent new editorial book - 660 pages, 6 kilos and more than 1500 photos from 50 years - to come out in October in your near book store.

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team, brakes into turn one in front of Schumacher's Mercedes

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achievements on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achivement on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achivement on his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achivement on his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren climbs out of his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren climbs out of his race car in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton climbs out of his McLaren race car in parc ferme

Second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus climbs out of his race car in parc ferme

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren passes the cheering mechanics after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren takes the chequered flag and wins the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren takes the chequered flag and wins the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of chaser Raikkonen

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso and Grosjean

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Webber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of chaser Grosjean

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari in front of Raikkonen's Lotus

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes leads Grosjean's Lotus

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari brakes in front of Raikkonen

Jenson Button of McLaren in front of Vettel

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes leads Grosjean's Lotus

After one lap, race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes is far in front of follower Grosjean

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Raikkonen and Webber

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Red Bull's Vettel and Ferrari's Alonso

At the start, Lewis Hamilton leads in front of Grosjean and Vettel whilst Michael Schumacher has to start from pit lane

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gets hie gear ready before the race, his physio Heikki gives shade besides the hot grid

Interview on the grid with Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing before the Hungarian Grand Prix

Interview on the grid with Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing before the Hungarian Grand Prix

A thoughtful Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives an iinterview before the Hungarian Grand Prix

A thoughtful Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing before the Hungarian Grand Prix

Interview on the grid with Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 team

A grid girl in front of Jenson Button's McLaren-Mercedes race car

Three of the German drivers - Timo Glock, Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher - enjoy the drivers parade on the truck

On race day, the stands are full of fans

Bruno Senna of Williams and Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso walk together during the drivers parade

A part of a Ferrari truck

Piles of yellow (soft) Pirelli tyres are prepared at Caterham

Sebastian Vettel's sign of honour in Red Bull Racing pits

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren is interviewed after qualifying

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren receives congrats from his father Anthony for achieving pole position on Hungary's grid

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Lotus' Romain Grosjean and Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as third on the grid right hand

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates on his race car in parc ferme

Jenson Button overtakes Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 team who carries a broken front wing to pits

Pit stop practice with Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing

Green lights at pit lane exit for Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 team

Drivers & team personnel attend the unveiling of the Frank Tamas memorial plaque by Niki Lauda

Drivers & team personnel attend the unveiling of the Frank Tamas memorial plaque by Niki Lauda

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari arrives in the paddock

Race winner Fernando Alonso enjoys a champagne shower of Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Fernando Alonsoenjoys a champagne shower of Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Fernando Alonso and (later fifth placed due penalty) Sebastian Vettel compare their bottles of champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Fernando Alonso takes a large sip of champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Third (later second) placed Jenson Button of McLaren gets out of his race car in parc ferme after the German Grand Prix

Second placed Sebastian Vettel gets out of his RBR car in parc ferme after the German Grand Prix - after finishing second on the track, Sebastian Vettel was penalised 20-seconds and becomes fifth placed

Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen gets out of his race car in parc ferme after the race

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari wins the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, closely followed by third placed Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari takes the chequered flag and wins the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari takes the chequered flag and wins the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim

Pit stop of Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Pit stop of Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Pit stop of Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, in front of Mercedes' Michael Schumacher

After one lap pf the race, Fernando Alonso keeps his position in front of Sebastian Vettel

After one lap, Sebastian Vettel keeps his position in front of Michael Schumacher

A lot of debris pollutes turn one, Sebatian Vettel navigates through

Michael Schumacher prepares for the race, Daimler chairman Zetsche watches the scene

F1 World Champion of 1998 and 1999 Mika Hakkinen chats with his former McLaren team mate David Coulthard

A marching band takes care of the entertainment on the grid before the race cars appear

A marching band takes care of the entertainment on the grid before the race cars appear

Vitaly Petrov of Caterham on his way to drivers parade

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP is chased by TV cameras

Polesetter Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his achievement after qualifying

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Mark Webber of RBR, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari as polesetter in the middle and RBR's Sebastian Vettel as third placed on the grid.

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Mark Webber of RBR, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari as polesetter in the middle and RBR's Sebastian Vettel as third placed on the grid.

Polesetter Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his achievement after qualifying

The steering wheel of a Mercedes race car

The steering wheel of a Ferrari race car

The podium has a beautiful backdrop, a compilation of all F1 world champions - and Bernie

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and third placed team mate Sebastian Vettel leave the rostrum with their trophies after the podium ceremony

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver after the podium ceremony

Jackie Stewart interviews third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull on the podium after the race

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing takes a big pull from the bottle of champagne on the podium

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne on the podium

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari sprays champagne on the podium

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and his team mate Sebastian Vettel spray champagne on the podium

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne on the podium

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing shakes hands in parc ferme with his third placed team mate Sebsatian Vettel

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing shakes hands in parc ferme with his third placed team mate Sebsatian Vettel

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing passes his cheering team after taking the chequered flag and leaves second placed Alonso of Ferrari behind

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing passes his cheering team after taking the chequered flag

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing takes the chequered flag

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing enters the straight in front of the new international pit building

Felipe Massa of Ferrari passes a stand full of race fans

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Race cars in line on the straight after one lap of the race, Perez in front of Huelkenberg

After one lap of the race, Alonso on Ferrari leads Red Bull's Webber

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari puts his helmet on before the race

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes greets his fans after the drivers parade

The truck with the drivers starts for the lap of honour

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Heikki Kovalainen of Caterham slides through the puddles besides thetrack

During a rainy practice session, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari slides off the track and loses his front wing

Felipe Massa of Ferrari goes out to a rainy practice

Paul di Resta of Force India, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Felipe Massa of Ferrari practise launches in the rain at pit lane exit

Sergio Perez of the Sauber F1 Team checks the practice times

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes during a rain break

Hospitality: The Red Bull chefs prepare fingerfood in the Energy Station for a presentation of 'Wings for Life' Spinal Cord Research Foundation

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B, 1939

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus, McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Sergio Perez of Sauber

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus, McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Sergio Perez of Sauber

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes and Sauber's third placed Sergio Perez spray champagne on the podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes sprays champagne from the podium

A victorious Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his trophy for the winning driver on the podium after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on the podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates with the grid girls in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes jumps on his race car and celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes approaches parc ferme after his honoury lap

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes approaches parc ferme after his honoury lap

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, takes the chequered flag in fifth position in front of Rosberg after falling back from P1 with worn out tyres

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Webber

Hamilton with fresh tyres catches up on Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing who still has to make his pit stop

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Ferrari's Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, in front of Schumacher and Senna

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso

Jean-Eric Vergne in front of Scuderia Toro Rosso team mate Ricciardo and Maldonado

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Webber and Massa

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

links ist la ministre du Tourisme, Nicole Menard, zwischen bernie und andretti Denis Lebel Canada's transport minister, rechts neben andretti ist Raymond Bachand, minister of Finances and Revenue der region Quebec

Matteo Bonciani, FIA F1 Head of Communications

links Sergio Marchionne. He is currently CEO of Fiat and also Chairman and CEO of the Chrysler Group. Rechts Maurizio Arrivabene the Vice President of Marlboro Global Communication & Promotion for Philip Morris

... with Hamilton's manager Didier Coton. He's also known for his management of former McLaren driver Hakkinen.

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as third on the grid

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Raikkonen

A bald-headed Formula One World Champion of 1997 Jacques Villeneuve pays a visit to the circuit named after his legendary father Gilles

A bald-headed Formula One World Champion of 1997 Jacques Villeneuve pays a visit to the circuit named after his legendary father Gilles

A bald-headed Formula One World Champion of 1997 Jacques Villeneuve pays a visit to the circuit named after his legendary father Gilles

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, takes the chequered flag and wins the Canadian Grand Prix as the 'magic' seventh winner in the seventh round of the season

Nino Vaccarella (I) at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC. The picture offers a stunning view at the picturesque country side.

Podium group photo after the ceremony of second placed Nico Rosberg, race winner Mark Webber, Red Bull's Adrian Newey and third placed Fernando Alonso

The podium ceremony is displayed on a giant screen in front of the Casino

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing receives congratulations from second placed Rosberg in parc ferme after the race

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing jumps on his race car in parc ferme after the race

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing on his honoury lap in front of the Hotel de Paris

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg and Alonso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of Schumacher and Hulkenberg

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Raikkonen, Schumacher and Hulkenberg

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg, Button and both Ferraris

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Raikkonen and Schumacher

Lap two begins with yellow flags, announcing the deployment of the safety car

Start collision of Romain Grosjean's Lotus

Ron Howard, Hollywood director of the movie 'Rush'

Hamilton's grid girl poses in front of the McLaren race car

Hamilton's grid girl poses in front of the McLaren race car

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, is pushed to first position on the grid, jealously watched by polesetter Micheal Schumacher who had to go back five places because of an FIA penalty after the Spanish GP

Romain Grosjean signs the cap of a fireman

Monaco's buildings reflect in the glass front of McLaren's motorhome

Media party on top of the Red Bull Energy Station, situated on a pontoon in the harbour, with a great view at Monaco's skyline

1st appearance of the Honda Formula 1 racing team at Monte Carlo, 1965

On-track flag presentation of French boyscouts, 24 h Le Mans, 1971

Podium ceremony after the 1000 km Nurburgring, 1971: The winning Porsche team of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), beside them on the left is Helmut Kohl, minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate and later Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998.

The winning team of the 24 hours Le Mans, 1971: Martini Porsche 917K #22 driven by Gijs van Lennep (NL, at the wheel) and Helmut Marko (A).

Maldonado's fans from Venezuela cheer from the stand after a victorious race of their idol

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams is carried shoulder high on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams is carried shoulder high on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams showers with champagne on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams showers with champagne on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams presents his trophy on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams presents his trophy on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams cheers on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams is caressed by second placed Alonso in parc ferme after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams cheers in parc ferme after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams cheers and jumps on his race car in parc ferme after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams approaches parc ferme after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Race winner Pastor Maldonado of Williams takes the chequered flag to win the Spanish Grand Prix, 2012

A surprising but deserved winner Pastor Maldonado of Williams takes the chequered flag to win the Spanish Grand Prix, 2012

Pit stop from above of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, with a quick nose cone exchange

Pit stop from above of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, with a quick nose cone exchange

Pit stop from above of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, with a quick nose cone exchange

Pit stop from above of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, with a quick nose cone exchange

Pit stop from above of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, with a quick nose cone exchange

Pit stop from above of Lewis Hamilton at McLaren pits

Pit stop from above of Lewis Hamilton at McLaren pits

Pit stop from above of Lewis Hamilton at McLaren pits

Pit stop from above of Lewis Hamilton at McLaren pits

Pit stop of Pedro de la Rosa, HRT

Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso in front of Massa, Webber and di Resta

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

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Lotus' Grosjean and teammate Schumacher

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

The start field of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 squeezes through turns one and two - Ferrari's Alonso in the lead in front of Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado, chased by two Lotus-Renaults, Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari and the two Mercedes works cars

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one, chased by two Lotus-Renaults and Kobayashi in the Sauber-Ferrari

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one, followed by the two Lotus-Renaults

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso wins the battle for the lead with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado before turn one

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012 - Ferrari's Alonso battles with Williams' polesetter Pastor Maldonado for the lead

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari before the start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Emilio Botin, a fourth-generation banker, head of Banco Santander, besides Ferrari's front line position on the grid before the start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A worried looking Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing at 11th position on the grid

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing becomes ready and is seated in his race car before the start of the Spanish GP

Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus puts his helmet on before the race

Lotus mechanics take care of the Renault's rear

A fortunate concidence put Pastor Maldonado of Williams on pole position on the grid before the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Daimler chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug and Eric Lux of Genii chat on the grid

Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 Renault greets the fans during the drivers parade

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren walk together to drivers parade

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: on the left hand third qualified Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Hamilton (who will have to move to the back of the grid as a penalty, Alonso will move to second grid position) as polesetter in the middle and a surprising Maldonado of Williams as second placed (then pole position) on the grid.

Sebastian Vettel cools the brakes of his Red Bull Racing car himself in parc ferme

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton is picked up by the Medical car, becoming excluded from qualifying after his McLaren car failed to make it back to the pits at the end of the session

Polesetter Lewis Hamilton climbs off the McLaren-Mercedes, becoming excluded from qualifying after he failed to make it back to the pits at the end of the session

Daniel Ricciardo of Australia in the Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren of Great Britain

Driver Sebastien Buemi gives away sake from the barrel of new Red Bull sponsor Hanshin Shuhan

The marshals enjoy their weekend full of exciting motorsport

Peter Sauber, Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay, drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez with Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn announce their new partnerhip in front of the pits

Peter Sauber, Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay, drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez with Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn announce their new partnerhip in front of the pits

A fellow colleague takes a photograph of Sebastian Vettel's helmet for the Spanish Grand Prix

During the press conference on Thursday laughers shake Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen, Pedro de la Rosa of HRT, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, Force India's Nico Huelkenberg, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi

Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari 1512, slides around the corner under pressure of Graham Hill, BRM P261. Monaco Grand Prix, 1965

Jack Brabham, 2nd, on his lap of honour. He damaged the front of his Brabham-Cosworth BT33 after a slide into the straw bales at the last corner of the last lap, handing victory to Jochen Rindt. Monaco Grand Prix, 1970

Williams driver Alan Jones in the lead, close behind him are both Renault's of Jabouille (no. 15) and Arnoux, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1980

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) fights against the Ferrari 330 P3 #0844 of Jean Guichet (F) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) but is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

The Ferrari 275 GTB/C #9027GT of Pierre Noblet (B) and Claude Dubois (B) in front of third placed Ford Mk II #1016 driven by Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA)

Start of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1965: Graham Hill in his BRM has got away into the lead, follwed by Jack Brabham (Brabham no. 1), Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari no. 17) and Jackie Stewart (BRM no. 4)

Jim Clark in front of Monaco's old railway station

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Start of the 1977 US-West Grand Prix: Jody Scheckter in the new Wolf takes the lead by passing both Lauda (Ferrari) and Andretti (Lotus). Reutemann in the Ferrari no. 12, loking for the inside

Start of the San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 1994, with polesetter Ayrton Senna, Williams-Renault, in the lead, next to him Michael Schumacher, Benetton-Ford. Behind Senna is Berger, Ferrari, and starting from 4th position is Hill, 2nd Williams. Lehto, starting from 5th position, stalled his Benetton.

Graham Hill, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 49B, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1968

Demonstration lap of the new Ferrari F40, Nurburgring, 1988

Rico Steinemann (CH) on the steering wheel of a Porsche 906 LH 153

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA)

The Rennod Racing Ferrari 512 BB/LM of Pierre Dieudonne (B), Jean Xhenceval (B) and Jean-Paul Libert (B)

Ferrari 512 BB of Jacques Guerin (F), Jean-Pierre Delaunay (F) and Gregg Young (USA)

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Lucien Guitteny (F) and Bob Grossman (USA)

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 of Alain Serpaggi (F) and Jose Dolhem (F)

2nd start for the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2001, with both BMW Williams' of Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher in the lead, followed by the McLaren's of Hakkinen and Coulthard

Michael Schumacher and his team boss Jean Todt are delighted after the 2nd victory of the season for Ferrari, Belgian Grand Prix, 1996

Alain Prost, Ferrari, winner of the French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, 1990

Derek Warwick in the cockpit of a Lotus-Lamborghini

The future German chancellor Helmut Kohl (pictured as minister president of Rhineland-Palatinate) on the podium after the German Grand Prix, 1974, with Jody Scheckter and race winner Clay Regazzoni

Carlos Reutemann (RA) in a Brabham BT38 - Ford BDE/Novamotor (BT38-26) entered by Motul Rondel Racing gets ready on the grid before the start of the V. Preis von Baden-Wurttemberg und Hessen 1972, European Championship for Formula 2 Drivers, Round 14

1000km Nürburgring 1974, Henri Pescarolo in a Matra-Simca MS670C in front of Merzario's Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

Start of the 1000km Nürburgring 1974, Beltoise leads in a Matra-Simca MS670C

Start of the Jim Clark Revival race Hockenheim 1974, Formula 2 European Championship, with Hans-Joachim Stuck's March 742 in the lead

Ayrton Senna, infront of the medical centre, after Martin Donnelly's severe accident during Saturday's qualifying

1st lap of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1984, with Alain Prost, McLaren, leading Lotus driver Nigel Mansell and both Ferraris of Arnoux and Alboreto

Accident at the start for the Monaco Grand Prix, 1995: David Coulthard, Williams-Renault, got squeezed beween both Ferraris of Berger and Alesi

John Surtees

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren receives moderate congratulations from third placed team mate Hamilton

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates on the podium

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates his achievement in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates his achievement in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates his achievement in parc ferme

Whilst second Vettel gets out of his car, third placed Hamilton congratulates his team mate Jenson Button in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren arrives between the cheering folks after the first race in Melbourne 2012

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing comes to parc ferme after the first race in Melbourne 2012

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Perez and Vettel

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Maldonado

Michael Schumacher in front of Mercedes GP team mate Rosberg

Bruno Senna spins his Williams at the start and follows the field though a cloud of dust and debris

Nico Rosberg manages to squeeze in front of Vettel and Grosjean at the start

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

McLarens Jenson Button has a good start and rushes in front of his team mate Hamilton who started from pole position

Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel spreads some words of wisdom before the race

The annual season starting photo session with a group shot of all drivers together

The annual season starting photo session with a group shot of all drivers together

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari gives autographs on Sunday morning

German Timo Glock of Marussia F1 team gives autographs on Sunday morning

Local hero Mark Webber of RBR is interviewed whilst giving autographs on Sunday morning

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren signs T-shirts of eager fans on Sunday morning

Romain Grosjean of Lotus F1 team surprises the F1 world with a third grid position

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren gives a thumbs-up after qualifying

Zoom of Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

Butterfly chaser Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, in front of Schumacher

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, enters the straight at the end of the session

Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso enjoys a rainy practice session on Friday

Scrutineering in front of Caterham pits under a warm afternoon sun

A BBC journalist presents a very optimistic question in front of Kimi Raikkonens Lotus pit

Sam Michael, former technical director at Williams, now improves the team of McLaren

Nico Rosberg explains the countless buttons and switches of the updated Mercedes steering wheel

Nico Rosberg explains the countless buttons and switches of the updated Mercedes steering wheel

Motivated rookie Romain Grosjean of Lotus answers question to the press

Timo Glock of Marrussia (former Virgin) F1 team

McLarens Lewis Hamilton presents his helmet to the press at the drivers presentation, drawing the attention to the little comic kangaroo which holds a sign for round one of the fresh F1 season

Jenson Button of McLaren poses for the photographers during the drivers presentation

Jenson Button of McLaren gets ready for the drivers presentation

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP takes his helmet for drivers presentation from his manager Sabine Kehm

Local hero Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing has finished his posing for the photographers

Local hero Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing poses for the photographers

Timo Glock of Marussia poses for the photographers at drivers presentation

Dan Gurney

German Hubert Hahne on a Formula 2 BMW 269 - BMW M11 (BMW withdrew all cars of its 269 F2 project from the race as Gerhard Mitter died in a fatal accident at Schwedenkreuz in practice session)

German Hubert Hahne on a Formula 2 BMW 269 - BMW M11 (BMW withdrew all cars of its 269 F2 project from the race as Gerhard Mitter died in a fatal accident at Schwedenkreuz in practice session)

The steering wheel of a Ferrari F2012 in race trim

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pit stop of Felipe Massa

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

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

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

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

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

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

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

The steering wheel of Kimi's Lotus-Renault E20

The steering wheel of a Sauber C31-Ferrari

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

Fans of Michael Schumacher wait for action

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

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

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

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

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

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing comes to pits

Vitaly Petrov of Caterham in pitlane after the session is stopped

Narain Karthikeyan of HRT

Team boss John Wyer on the grid besides the Porsche 917K 014/029 driven by Jo Siffert and Derek Bell before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

Start of the AvD Rennsport trophy DRM race Grosser Preis von Deutschland, Hockenheim 1978, Division 2

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, takes a bath in the masses after his successful race.

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, takes a bath in the masses after his successful race.

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, celebrates on the podium after his successful race.

Bruce McLaren, second placed of the Belgian GP 1964, gesticulates with winner Clark after the podium ceremony.

During an exchange of drivers Jo Siffert (CH) speaks with his team mate Brian Redman (GB)

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

An exhausted but happy Vic Elford on the track after the 1000km race which he won for International Martini Racing Team together with GÈrard Larrousse, with a deserved bottle of champagne and the golden laurel around his neck

View at the pit straight and bottom of Eau Rouge, Belgium Grand Prix, 1962

Pit stop of Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) await the preparation of the third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 in the pits

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Pit stop and driver exchange of Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/02 010

Later third placed Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553 of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) on its grid place

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

The customised cockpit of a waiting Alfa Romeo T33

A smoky pitstop of Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

A hectical pitstop of Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

Pitstop of Henri Greder's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Ford GT40 #1003 (car no. 130)

Pitstop of Vic Elford's (GB) and Jochen Neerpasch's (D) Porsche 910 #014

Driver exchange and refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo T33

The Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 124 of Paul Hawkins (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen (D) lifts off during the car-by-car start out of the 'pit lane'

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a glass of champagne on Le Mans podium 1965

Richie Ginther (USA) places his seat into the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine #P57-571, entered by Owen Racing Organisation, which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

Briggs Cunningham's and Bob Grossman's Jaguar E-type Lightweight (#S850664 5115 WK) becomes second in the GT+3.0 classement - despite a long unplanned stop after a crash making a replacement of the front hood necessary.

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue on the podium

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Ferrari driver Mario Andretti (USA)

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Jacky Ickx (B), Ferrari

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Peterson (S) and Andretti (USA) in the lead

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Swede Ronnie Peterson (no. 86) and Mario Andretti (USA) in the lead

Ferdinand Piech looks into the cockpit of a piting Porsche

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts in a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren-Chevrolets

Porsche displays the new 908s - no. 20 Porsche 908/03 #007 (entered by Porsche Salzburg), in the back the two 1-2 winners of the Targa Florio: no. 12 Porsche 908/03 #008 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), and no. 40 Porsche 908/03 #009 driven by Leo Kinnunen (SF) and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), both entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) is being prepared in pits whilst Jacky Ickx waits at the pitwall

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi in an '75 season Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth 007. The Italian attends four races under the entrant Scuderia Gulf Rondini (which was never again heard of afterwards).

Pit stop and change of driver of Jacky Ickx (B) and John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) winning Porsche 917K 0014 in front of seventh placed Ferrari 512 S #1044 of Peter Schetty (CH) and Arturo Merzario (I)

The winning Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in front of second placed Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

The Porsche 908/02 018 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) was destroyed in practice session

A sticker-plastered colleague photographer takes photos of Cevert, Monaco 1972

A zoom photo of Martin Brundle in a McLaren-Peugeot, Monaco GP 1994

Start for the 1000 km Nurburgring: Both Ferraris 250 P of John Surtees (GB, car no. 110) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) beside Edgar Barth's (DDR) Porsche 718 WRS (car no. 101)

Porsche 917 presentation at the Hockenheimring 1969: The company made a risky investment by unexpectedly building twenty-five 5000 cc 917's. F.l.t.r.: Rico Steinemann (Porsche racing manager), Helmuth Bott (Porsche head engineer) and Ferdinand Piech, responsible for mechanical development of Porsche's serial and racing cars.

The Ferrari 275 GTB/2 of Helmut Felder (D) and Gunther Lohstraeter (D) lifts all four wheels at the Nurburgring, 1967

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of car no. 8, the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann roars by the Le Mans amusement park evening scenery

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board, visits Alonso's grid position

Hot air emitted by roaring engines cover the grid before the start of the British GP 2010

Saturday morning accident of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg in front of daddy Keke (seems like he just made an embarrassing joke;)

Sebastian Montoya, son of Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya

Don Nichols, CEO of UOP Shadow sponsor Tabatip

Luciano Burti rolls over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Luciano Burti rolls over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Luciano Burti rolls over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Luciano Burti rolls over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Luciano Burti rolls over in the air at the start of the German Grand Prix 2001

Carrol Shelby aviates the mother of all historic Formula One Ferrari race cars, Jose Froilan Gonzalez's historic 1951 Ferrari 375.

Second placed Porsche 908/02 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB). A scanned print of Rainer's 1st zoom, Targa Florio, 1969.

Race winner John Surtees with a bunch of flowers on the podium after the 1966 Belgium Grand Prix

Piquet in his Brabham-BMW. Next to him are team designer Gordon Murray (headphones on) and Paul Rosche of BMW. 1984, European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Germany.

Jacques Laffite, Ligier, passes the distroid Williams of Championship leader Jones. Practice for the Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, 1980

Start of the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort

Denny Hulme watches the reassembly of his McLaren-Cosworth M19C, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1972

Jackie Oliver (GB) at the wheel of the Ickx/Oliver Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1010

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Nanni Galli (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I)

Richie Ginther (USA) enters the cockpit of the Rover-BRM Turbine entered by Owen Racing Organisation which was not classified as 'Invited entry'.

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

Gerard Larrousse and Vic Elford on podium, after winning the 1000km of Nuerburgring in their Martini-Porsche 908. Note the later German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the left.

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

A Ferrari in front of a Porsche at dawn

Winner Denny Hulme (leftm with the trophy) and Jacky Ickx, 1st and 3rd of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, 1968

Start of the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort: Niki Lauda, Ferrari in the lead, followed by Scheckter and Hunt

Spectators watch the race from the bottom of Eau Rouge, Belgium GP 1962

The pack of cars leave Sainte Devote uphill towards Massenet just after the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1973. Behind Ickx' Ferrari no. 3 is the later sixth positioned Denny Hulme in the McLaren.

A easy-going group of British fans watching the race, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1972

Ross Brawn, technical director of the Benetton F1 team

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

It's all right for John Wyer to laugh at the Gulf press officers, as team boss of J. W. Automotive Engineering whose two Porsche cars are just about to gain a 1-2 victory

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on the podium after winning the 1000kms of Spa in 1970 in S5.0 class, on the right behind them the winners in the P3.0 class Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F), on the left John L'Amie (GB) and Brian Nelson (GB) winning the S2.0 class

1000km Spa 1970: Porsche's developing chief engineer Ferdinand Piech was the 'father' of the 917, besides him sits the timekeeping team boss John Wyer

Porsche 917K #007 entered by Gesipa Racing Team with the drivers Helmut Kelleners (D) and J¸rgen Neuhaus (D) in front of later retiring J. W. Automotive Engineering's Porsche 917K #004/017 driven by Rodriguez and Kinnunen

J. W. Automotive Engineering's Porsches start from front row, car no. 24 is the later winner Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

French grand Prix, Rouen, 1968: British driver Piers Courage, BRM, passes the remaining debris of Jo Schlesser's Honda. The Frenchmen had crashed on lap three and died (as fourth F1 driver during the season).

24h Le Mans 1971: The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) in pits

Helmut Marko (A) awaits the arrival of team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) for a pit stop with the later winning Porsche 917K 053, entered by Martini International Racing Team

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

Mary Elford keeps the sponsor stickers of her husband Vic up-to-date

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Jean-Pierre Nicolas's (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1725

Pitstop at night of Mike Spence's (GB) and Phil Hill's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001

John Surtees (GB) watches the remedial maintenance of the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101 entered by Lola Cars/Team Surtees which retires after 6 laps with a broken rear wishbone

The race machines stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race whilst the drivers wait for the signal opposite their sports cars. From front: Scuderia Lufthansa's Porsche 906 with starting number 70, the Alfa Romeo T33 of Autodelta SpA (nr. 20), Sten Axelsson's (S) Porsche 906 #117 (nr. 76), the Mirage M1 Ford 10001 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, and a row of Porsches...

1st appearance of the new Brabham with a Alfa Romeo flat-V12 engine at Paul Ricard cirquit, a test drive for the 1976 season.

The Alfa Romeo T33 of 'Geki' (I) and Nino Todaro (I)

Spy view through the engine cover of a Porsche 917/10 TC

Spy view through the engine cover of FranÁois Cevert's (F) McLaren M8F Chevrolet at the busy mechanics

The winning McLaren Chevrolet in front of the small podium ceremony

A true fan of Nelson Piquet, Monza 1984

Vic Elford's and Gérard Larrousse's Porsche 917K on the grid before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

Herbert M¸ller (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1008, a fire extinguisher leaves a white cloud in front of the grandstand

The winning Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) finishes the honoury lap with many mechanics as passengers

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146 of Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) is being prepared in paddock

Rolf Stommelen reflects in the rear mirror of the Alfa Romeo T33/3

Before the start of the 1970 1000kms Monza

Battle on the track of the winning Porsche 917K 016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) which overtakes the Abarth 2000S of Johannes Ortner (A) and Mario Casoni (I)

Jo Siffert's winning Porsche 917 009 receives a large sip of fuel

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) swap the driver's seat of the Porsche 911 T and become second in the GT+1.6 class (11th overall)

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

Shortly before the start of the race

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) with the Ford GT40 1075 in front of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) in an Alfa Romeo T33/2 75033017

Driver exchange during the pitstop of Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) with the Porsche 908/02 010

An accident during practice made the Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) an interesting studies object for the sicilian spectators, a pickup truck helps to tow it out of the field

Jo Siffert (CH) and Colin Davis (GB) on Porsche 906 LE 153 S-XR 761 in front of Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846

GÈrard Larrousse (F) and Dieter Spoerry (CH) swap the driver's seat of the Porsche 911 T and become second in the GT+1.6 class (11th overall)

Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jean Guichet (hidden by the bouquet of flowers) and Nino Vaccarella celebrate their achievent on podium

Pit stop of Herbert Linge (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 904 GTS #006 S-TJ 16

Pit stop of the winning team Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) with the Ferrari 275P #0820

The happy winners of class P2.0 (2nd overall with the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017) Ignazio Giunti (I) on right hand and Nanni Galli (I) walk to rostrum ceremony after their successful race

Driver exchange at Ferrari pits under the eyes of Mauro Forghieri, John Surtees (GB) reports to overtaking Willy Mairesse (B)

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 1967

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 1967

Julien Vernaeve (B) and Clive Baker (GB) lead the rear of the field with a MGB no. 107, closely followed by no. 108, Joachim Kamousin (D) on Alfa Romeo Duetto and car no. 1, John Surtees (GB) in the Lola T70 Mk.3 Aston Martin SL73/101

The winning Ferrari 330P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) takes the chequered flag after 1000 kilometers

Claude Haldi (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on a Porsche 911 S, in front of Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude GuÈrie (F)

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

Jacky Ickx beeing photographed by Bernard Cahier during an interview. The shorthaired blonde lady behind is Bernard wife Joan, the mother of Paul-Henri Cahier

French policemen muster in front of the fans towards the end of the 24 hours of the race

Nighly pitstop of seventh placed Vic Elford (GB) and Ben Pon (NL) in the Porsche 906 154

Pit stop of the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ #750011 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and Bruno Deserti (I)

The winning Ferrari 250P #0814 of Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) passes the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Jose Juncadella (E) on Ferrari 512 M #1002, yet in front of the second placed Porsche 917K 031 #026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Muller (CH) and the later also retiring Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Pit stop end of Albert Cognet (F) and Roger Riviere (F) on a Porsche 904 GTS entered by Albert Cognet

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 with Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) yet in front of the later winning Porsche 908 LH 031 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Pit stop of the Fiat-Abarth 1000 OT of Enzo Buzzetti (I) and Walter Dona (I)

Driver seat exchange of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) with the slightly damaged Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at third position is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH). The two following Porsches are Vic Elford (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on Porsche 908 LH 028 (car no 6) and Udo Sch¸tz (D) with Gerhard Mitter (D) on Porsche 908 LH 027 (car no. 5)

Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032 in front of Guy Verrier (F) and Sylvain Garant (F) on Porsche 911 TH

Austrian Dieter Quester on a Formula 2 BMW 269 - BMW M11 (BMW withdrew all cars of its 269 F2 project from the race as Gerhard Mitter died in a fatal accident at Schwedenkreuz in practice session)

John Pollock (IRL) of Team Ireland on Lotus 48 - Cosworth FVA

John Pollock (IRL) of Team Ireland on Lotus 48 - Cosworth FVA

Xavier Perrot (CH) of Squadra Tartaruga on a Formula 2 Brabham BT23C - Cosworth FVA

The Porsche 911 S of Dan Margulies becomes 20th overall and gains fifth position in GT2.0 classement

The Porsche 911 S of Dan Margulies becomes 20th overall and gains fifth position in GT2.0 classement

Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 entered by Autodelta S.P.A., become fifth in P2.0 classification (sixth overall) after 24 hours of racing in Le Mans

The Porsche 908 #014 (no. 34) of Joe Buzzetta and Scooter Patrick (both USA) of Porsche System Enginnering retires after 115 laps with a failing alternator. Behind it waits the Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 of Neerpasch and Stommelen which becomes second placed in P3.0 class

The luckless Matra-Sports 630M 03 of Johnny Servoz-Gavin and Henri Pescarolo lasts 283 laps and retires with a puncture in an accident

24h Le Mans 1970: A deserved sip of the winner's champagne for the Porsche mechanics

Nightly pit stop of Peter Schetty (CH) with the Ferrari 512 S #1038

Nightly pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Herbert M¸ller (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Gianpiero Moretti's (I) Ferrari 512 S #1022/1032

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

Queue of cars at 1970 BOAC 1000 Kilometres, Brands Hatch

Second placed Porsche 917K 023 of Vic Elford (GB) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Henri Pescarolo (F) jumps out of the Matra-Simca MS650 03 which retires with engine problems

The start of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch 1970

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Helmut Krause's (D) and Hans-Dieter Weigel's (D) Porsche 907 2.2 029 and the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

13th placed Eberhard Sindel (D) and Dieter Benz (D) on Porsche 911 S of Rallye Gemeinschaft Ulm defeat Dan Margulies' later 20th placed 911 S

Later race winners Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Schütz (D) on the Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014 of Porsche System Engineering

The Porsche 911 T of Gianfranco Bonetto ejects from the pits during the 1969 Targa Florio

The grid before the start of the 1000kms Monza

The Porsche 908 LH #030 of Udo Sch¸tz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being refueled

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and GÈrard Larrousse (F) in pits whilst the winning Ford overtakes

Paul Metternich (D) leans against his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Car no. 19 is John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) on a Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 in front of Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) on the Ferrari 250 LM #5893

Willy Mairesse (B) jumps into the cockpit of his winning Ferrari 250 P #0812

Two cars fight in the rain at the beginning of the main straight

Ricardo Rodriguez' wife Sara keeps the times of her husband

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue and Jack Cook, who represents the sponsor Volkswagen on the podium

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue and Jack Cook, who represents the sponsor Volkswagen on the podium

Ivan Capelli on AGS-Motori Moderni retires with a tyre puncture after 31 laps of the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1986

Niki Lauda, McLaren, on the way to his 2nd victory of the year

Can-Am Riverside 1973: Second placed Hurley Haywood (USA) in front of Charlie Kemp, both driving a Porsche 917/10 TC

Bob Nagel (USA) on Lola T260 Chevrolet in front of Bob Peckham on McLaren M8C Chevrolet and John Cannon (CDN) on a McLaren M20 Chevrolet

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

A Porsche 906 155 S-XR 763, driven by Peter Gregg (USA) and Sten Axelsson (S), overtakes the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track. Car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F)

16th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix And International Race of Champions, Riverside International Raceway, IROC 1974, Round 1-3 27./28.10.1973

At pits GÈrard Larrousse's (F) and Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS670B 01 with no. 5, besides the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of FranÁois Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

The naked engine of an Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing is being refueled

The Ferrari 312 PB #0892 of Tim Schenken (AUS) and Carlos Reutemann (RA)

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans 1973, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by FranÁois Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972

Alex Soler-Roig (E), at the left, becomes third placed with a Ford Capri RS 2600 at the 24h race of Spa

Spy view at the engine of Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

A lonely cigarette in the pits of the Porsche 908/01L 013 entered by Siffert ATE Racing

Mario Andretti (USA) gets the rear view mirror of the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888 cleaned

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) scratches the banking with the edge of the Porsche 908/03 013 entered by J. W. Automotive Gulf Porsche

The later 8th placed Porsche 908/02 in the middle of the start field, entered by Ernst Kraus (D), driven by Dieter Basche (D) and Ernst Kraus (D)

Fans watch the line-up in pitlane of J. W. Automotive Engineering's sportscars: #17 Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917L 045, then #18 Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Jackie Oliver's (GB) Porsche 917L 043/044, in front later second placed #19 Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

The retired Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F002 CZV-659 of Phil Hill and Mike Spence, Nuerburgring 1000km 1967

At the start Sebastian Vettel sneaks in front of Red Bull team mate Webber

John Watson, McLaren-Ford, winner of the USA-West Grand Prix, Long-Beach (CA), 1983

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH) will become second placed after 24hrs

Second placed Wyer Porsche 917K 031 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Mueller (CH, at the wheel) still in front of later winning Martini Porsche 917K 053 driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

The winning Porsche 917K no. 23 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D), Le Mans 24h, 1970

Pit stop of winning driver pair Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 917K 023

The Porsche 911T of Claude Ballot-Lena (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F) passes the Porsche pits with all tools put in order for the next operation

Bruce McLaren sits in his McLaren-Cosworth M7C. He had qualified for the 11th starting position and his wife Pat seems to show him the right way to the front row of the grid before the start, Monaco Grand Prix, 1969.

Jim Clark, Lotus, in pits. Next to him Keith Duckworth (white shirt) of Cosworth.

Carlo Chiti at the driver exchange and refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo T33

Bernard Cahier winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, and 7th overall with team-mate Jean-Claude Killy, the former skier and tripe Olympic gold medalist, at the Targa Florio 1967

All the Ford GT40s retired at Le Mans due to stretched head bolts that led to head gasket failures on the 289 cubic inch (4.7 litre) engines. This is the F. English (a Bournemouth Ford dealership owned by Col. Ronnie Hoare of Maranello Concessionaires) chassis 1006 driven by Innes Ireland/John Whitmore in the Esses showing its distinctive Len Bailey redesigned nose. It is followed by the Klass/Glemser works Porsche 904/6 (906-12) and the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250LM (5895) of L. Bianchi/Salmon.

Red Bull Racing chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer proudly poses between the glitter-spangled victorious RBR-Renaults after the podium ceremony of the Brazilian GP

Glitter on the nose of the victorious Red Bull Racing-Renault from the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Sebastian Vettel, strategist Will Courtney, race winner Mark Webber (all Red Bull Racing) and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren

A large sip of champagne for second placed Sebastian Vettel after the Brazilian Grand Prix

A large sip of champagne for third placed Jenson Button after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Third placed Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes presents his trophy on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing becomes second behind team mate Webber

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing wins the Brazilian Grand Prix

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP overtakes Toro Rosso's Alguersuari

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of di Resta

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, in front of Alguersuari

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

The start field squeezes through turn one, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads in front of team mate Webber

Triple F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983 and 1987) performs an honoury lap on his original 1981 Championship winnning Brabham BT49 and waves the flag of his Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama FC

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull Racing mechanics and funny moustaches their season's ultimate pole position hence braking Nigel Mansell's record of 14 pole positions in one season

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull Racing mechanics and funny moustaches their season's ultimate pole position hence braking Nigel Mansell's record of 14 pole positions in one season

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull Racing mechanics and funny moustaches their season's ultimate pole position hence braking Nigel Mansell's record of 14 pole positions in one season

Sebastian Vettel takes a close look at a very cute statement of a fan and his mom

Sebastian Vettel chats in front of Red Bull Racing pits

A temporarily disabled fan enjoys an autograph on his leg in plaster from his idol Vettel in front of the pits

Bruno Senna of Renault gives an interview to BBC after qualifying for ninth grid position at his home Grand Prix

Bruno Senna of Renault gives an interview after qualifying for ninth grid position at his home Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after gaining the season's ultimate pole position, braking Nigel Mansell's record of 14 pole positions in one season

Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso in front of Trulli

Icy eyes of Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Lewis Hamilton's helmet for the Brazilian GP 2011 - as a tribute to the great Senna, the back part (with allowance of the family) shows Ayrton's original helmet design 20 years after he won his last title in 1991

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says hello to Jean-François Caubet, now managing director of Renault Sport F1 (second from right), with other accompaigning Renault VIPs

Adrian Sutil's brother drops the idea of growing as much hair as his father

Global sponsor Banco Santander's chairman of the board, Emilio Botin

Ayrton Senna's sister and mother of Bruno, Viviane Senna, also leads the charitable Senna Foundation

Local hero Bruno Senna of Renault

French racing legend Jacques Laffite chats with his colleague journalist Karen Minier, wife of David Coulthard

Formula One World Champion of 1997 Jacques Villeneuve introduces his girl friend

Bernie Ecclestone shows the direction of Formula One

BBC TV presenter and former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan knows how to tie a knot of ribbons

The colourfully inked arms of a Pirelli mechanic

Team Lotus mechanics take intensive care of their 'black gold'

Carlos Pace, Surtees-Cosworth TS14A, in front of later race winner Jackie Stewart in a Tyrrell-Cosworth 006

Toine Hezemans (NL) on Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 #75080-023 entered by Autodelta S.p.A. in front of Ferrari's Ickx

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. Cars arround are the Porsche no. 41 of van Lennep (NL), a Lola of Portugese Gaspar (no. 65) an both BMW's of Lauda (no. 60) and Stuck (no. 64).

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and John Fitzpatrick (GB) on the Kremer Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0885 (starting number #46), entered by Oldenkott Tobacco, do not finish the 1973 1000km Spa but become fourth placed in the GT classement. No. 64 is the BMW of Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), next to him Niki Lauda (A), also on BMW.

A happy race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes enjoys to explain his achievent to the interviewers after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Andy Latham, race winner Lewis Hamilton and his third placed team mate Jenson Button of McLaren

Race winner Lewis Hamilton takes a large sip of orange flower flavoured sparkling water after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his deserved trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes kisses his trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The two Brazilians chat after the race - Bruno Senna of Lotus Renault GP (16th placed) and Felipe Massa of Ferrari (5th)

Race winner Lewis Hamilton hugs Andy Latham of McLaren in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes arrives in parc ferme after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes takes the chequered flag and wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing follows Massa's Ferrari

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of a line of followers

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards in front of the followers

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, passes the pit wall signals in front of Button and a queue of following cars

Race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards as the field turns to the main straight

The cars brake into turn one after the start, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads in front of the McLarens of Hamilton and Button

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Kovalainen

Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug, Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche and FIA technical director Jo Bauer have fun on the grid before the race

Former F1 driver and team boss Gerhard Berger chauffeurs King Juan Carlos of Spain over the grid before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche chats with Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug

Felipe Massa of Ferrari listens to his race engineer Rob Smedley besides the grid

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats besides the grid with Sebastian Vettel and in front of many lenses

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing concentrates in his car before the race

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is pushed to his grid position

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

A stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines on the grid

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, with a hint of a new moustache

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls, waiting for the Formula One drivers besides the red carpet

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

A perfectly made up stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Formula One legend Niki Lauda gives some pepper and salt in form of fond memories to the pictures in Rainer W. Schlegelmilch's new book 'The Roaring 70s'

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives an interview after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing arrives in parc ferme after qualifying

Green lights for Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP

The two Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Chris Amon into the lead followed by Jacky Ickx' Ferrari (No. 1) and Derek Bell's Mirage Ford-Cosworth.

The young Ferrari sporting director and chief designer Mauro Forghieri stands behind the winning drivers team of Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing smiles at the world after winning his 11th race of the season

Second placed Jenson Button of McLaren answers questions to the press after the race

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives interviews after the race

Final podium ceremony group photo with Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and as third Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

A large sip of champagne for Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates with his team at the parc ferme fencing

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

McLaren's second placed chaser Button congratulates race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing in parc ferme after the race

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing arrives at parc ferme after his honoury lap

Already being double World Champion, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins the Grand Prix of India

Narain Karthikeyan of HRT in front of Hamilton and Kovalainen

Michael Schumacher now in front of Mercedes GP team mate Rosberg

A row of cars lines up on the main straight during the race

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Webber

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, in front of Button's McLaren

As a rare shot Michael Schumacher's Mercedes car in front of the two Ferraris

Sebastian Vettel leads the row of race cars after one lap

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP in the middle of the field in turn one

Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes GP team mate find themselves in the middle of the field at the apex of turn one

Both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field into turn one with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

Both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field into turn one with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

At the start, both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

At the start, both Red Bull-Renaults lead the field with a cheaky Button of McLaren sneaking in from behind

Renault-Nissan group CEO Carlos Ghosn, Jean-Francois Caubet, Renault head of communications, and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner chat on the grid before the race

As usual, the gentlemen from the Red Bull riding service guard the secrets of Kinky Kiley's rear side

As usual, the gentlemen from the Red Bull riding service guard the secrets of Kinky Kiley's butt under supervision of chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer

As usual, the gentlemen from the Red Bull riding service guard the secrets of Kinky Kiley's butt

Previously sad but now happy looking Fernando Alonso finds himself in the arms of Bernie Ecclestone

Previously sad but now enlightened looking Fernando Alonso finds himself in the arms of Bernie Ecclestone

After the minute's silence on the grid, a very sad looking Fernando Alonso walks into the arms of Bernie Ecclestone who speaks a serious word

After the minute's silence on the grid, a very sad looking Fernando Alonso walks into the arms of Bernie Ecclestone

FIA president Jean Todt, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali along with other team bosses stand still with the Formula One drivers for a minute's silence on the grid before the race in memory of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli

Bernie Ecclestone and all Formula One drivers stand still for a minute's silence on the grid before the race in memory of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli

Bernie Ecclestone, the drivers and key personnel observe a minute's silence in memory of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP greets the fans on the stand

McLarens Lewis Hamilton jumps out of the historic car after the lap of drivers parade

At the beginning of his parade lap Fernando Alonso jokes around with the photographers

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP waves at the fans on the grand stand

Kamui Kobayashi of the Sauber F1 Team rides a historic car for drivers parade

A shy Vitaly Petrov prepares for a lap of drivers parade

Sebastien Buemi enjoys the mood of the drivers parade

The radiator mascot of the 1929 'Stutz Pikes Peak Special'

An "Emily" statue grows on the radiator of a historic Rolls Royce

Russian tyre promotion beauties take photographs of each other in the pitlane

Russian tyre promotion beauties take photographs of each other in the pitlane

German photographer Mirko Stange explains the outcome of a professional outdoor photo shooting to some interested racing fans

Legions of flower pots are watered so that the decoration of the circuit for the visitors viewing pleeasure is ensured

The helmet of polesitter Sebastian Vettel shows the faces of the Red Bull Racing team

The helmet design of polesitter Sebastian Vettel shows the faces of the Red Bull Racing team

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, in front of Hamilton

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, in front of Sutil

Karun Chandhok, Team Lotus driver and son of vice-president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India Vicky Chandhok

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, Red Bull Racing technical director Adrian Newey and Eric Besson, French Minister of Industry, pose for a group photo in front of Red Bull pits

Eric Besson, French Minister of Industry, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, visit technical director Adrian Newey for an informational chat in Red Bull pits

President of the Bahrain Motor Federation and FIA delegate Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al-Khalifa jokes around with BBC TV presenters Eddie Jordan and Martin Whitaker (left hand)

FOM's Pasquale Lattuneddu poses with Samir Gaur, CEO of the race organising Jaypee Sports agency, and two pitlane marshals

On Thursday evening during his track inspection, Sebastian Vettel admires the impressive architecture of the up-to-date race track

The advertising key visual of the newest F1 circuit behind a security officer

Security controls in front of the entrance of the newest F1 circuit

Large broad lanes guide to the entrance of the newest F1 circuit

TV camera teams take up positions in front of the circuit entrance

Playing children run down the stairs of Jama Masjid

Children play on the square in front of the temple

Pretty women and girls meet after the prayers in front of the Jama Masjid temple

The large square in front of the Jama Masjid is crowded by believers and tourists

A typical local family poses for a souvenir photo on the square in front of the Laxmi Narayan Birla Mandir

A young woman with a henna hand tattoo takes a photograph of Laxmi Narayan Birla Mandir with her mobile phone

A statue of a serious looking Indian goddess

One of a billion three-wheeled tuk-tuks in the traffic

Covered women are carried on the load area of a lorry

A herd of goats and their goatherds on the street

One of Niki Lauda's mechanics is very exited about the Austrians 3rd F1 World Championship title

Start for the 1967 24h of Le Mans: Ronnie Bucknum, Ford Mk IIB (no. 57), 5th on the grid, jumps ahead into the lead by passing the Mk IVs of McLaren (no. 2) Bianchi (no. 3) and Hulme (no. 4) as well as the Chaparral of Spence (no. 7). Car no. 25 on the right is the Ferrari of Rodriguez.

The cars being prepaired for the restart. The race had to be stoped after a start collision involving Clay Regazzoni of Ferrari, James Hunt of McLaren (no. 11), Niki Lauda (Ferrari) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier). Hunt had a spare car but his team were going to race it and face the consequences later.

First and second of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch: Winner James Hunt, and Niki Lauda

First and second of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch: Winner James Hunt, and Niki Lauda

Winner of the British Grand Prix, James Hunt

McLaren driver James Hunt, closely followed by the overlaped Ferrari of Regazzoni, crosses the line and takes the chequered flag to win the Jarama Grand Prix near Madrid, Spain

The 2nd start (restart after Lauda's fire accident): James Hunt, McLaren, leading Regazzoni, Ferrari, and both Tyrrell's of Depailler and Scheckter

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner celebrates their win of the F1 constructor championship after the Korean GP with a new golden T-shirt edition

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner celebrate their win of the F1 constructor championship after the Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner celebrate their win of the F1 constructor championship after the Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner celebrate their win of the F1 constructor championship after the Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner celebrate their win of the F1 constructor championship after the Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel answers the media's questions after the podium ceremony of the Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor of the championship after the podium ceremony of the Korean GP

Final podium ceremony photo of race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor of the championship

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel, his third placed team mate Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor in their middle

A large sip of champagne for winning Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Korean GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, climbs out of his car in parc ferme after winning the Korean GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, takes the chequered flag and becomes second placed of the Korean Grand Prix in front of Webber

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, comes to pits right the the end of Jenson Button's stop at McLaren pits

Lewis Hamilton passes the McLaren pit wall signals in front of a pushing Webber

Lewis Hamilton ejects from McLaren pits in front of a pushing Webber

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

Pit stop of Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Pit stop of Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Pit stop of Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of team mate Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, already leads the race after a few laps in front of Hamilton

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of the two Ferrari cars

Sergio Perez does stretching exercises before the race under the eyes of Sauber F1 Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn and his manager

Shiny sousaphones of the Navy orchestra

After qualifying, McLaren's Button and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull chat on their way back from the scales

Second qualifier Sebastian Vettel gets out of his car in parc ferme

After qualifying, McLaren's Hamilton gets out of his car in the parc ferme as polesitter

After qualifying, the tyres of Petrov's Renault car smoke (after rolling through a puddle)

Sauber physio Jo Leberer teaches a pretty pit lane marshal the basics of how to boost a race driver

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of a Renault car

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing, in front of fellow countryman Vettel

Nico Rosberg chats with his physio Daniel Schloesser and his PR manager Georg Nolte in front of the Mercedes GP pits

Kinky Kylie's cockpit under surveillance of a spy

Fresh double F1 champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Eddie Irvineon Ferrari wins the first Grand Prix of the 1999 season

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy

A last sip of champagne after the podium ceremony for winner Button and third placed new World Champion Vettel

Champagne showers for the newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Third placed and newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on podium and kisses his trophy

Third placed and newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on podium and shakes his trophy towards the Japanese sky

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy

Third placed and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Third placed and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Alonso's Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of a competitive Massa of Ferrari

Bruno Senna discovers the power of G-force on his Lotus Renault GP car

The Ninjas of the Prancing Horse

Bernie Ecclestone and the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, visit Championship contender Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull at his first grid position

Team boss John Wyer on the grid before he start of the 1000 km Spa 1971

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970

Race winner Graham Hill on the rostrum of the 1962 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970, with the Porsche 917K #020 of Attwood and Herrmann in front

A queue of cars after the start of the 1000km BOAC Brands Hatch 1970, with the Porsche 917K #016 of Rodriguez and Kinnunen in the lead

The later winning team Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt on Ford Mk IV J6 of Shelby American Inc., Le Mans 24h 1967

The damaged drive shaft of the Porsche 908/02 012 of Richard Attwood and Brian Redman is repaired on the grass during the 1969 Targa Florio

FIA medical delegate Professor Sid Watkins, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher and Veteran commentator Murray Walker pick up their eponymous 'Bernie' awards, which are presented at Circuit de Catalunya in the presence of the F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone (middle).

Sebastian Vettel gives an interview, quite happy to pair his German fella of Williams on the front row

The King of Spain, Juan Carlos, surrounded by the top drivers Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher

Nelson Piquet of Brazil

Alain Prost, McLaren TAG-Porsche, leads the field throuth the Hella-Licht-S chicane followed by both Williams-Honda's of Mansell and Piquet, Rosberg in the 2nd McLaren and Senna, Lotus

Keke Rosberg of Finland

Jochen Rindt was hit in the face by a stone during practice. Despite track undulations making him physically sick he was able to win the race. Rindt enjoys his 3rd GP victory of the year with his wife Nina and the Lotus team

Podium group photo after the ceremony: Second placed James Hunt of Hesketh, Ferrari's race winner Niki Lauda and third placed Jochen Mass, McLaren

Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart. On the left is Luca di Montezemolo of Ferrari

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed McLaren's Jenson Button, race winner Sebastian Vettel, his third placed team mate Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing performance engineer Tim Malyon

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel gives a champagne shower to second placed Jenson Button of McLaren during podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates his 9th victory of this season after the race in parc ferme

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, arrives in parce ferme after Barrichello and in front of team mate Webber

Firework flowers mark the end of a hot race

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari pits

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari pits

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

A glowing pit stop of Jaime Alguersuari at Toro Rosso pits

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus, in front of Alguersuari and Petrov

Pastor Maldonado, Williams, in front of team mate Barrichello

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Hamilton

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position and takes the lead of the start field heading turn one

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel starts from pole position and stays in front of McLaren's Button whilst team mate Webber blocks Hamilton on the other side of the start field

Teo Chee Hean (SIN) Deput Prime Minister of Singapore with Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone on the grid

Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari returns from drivers parade

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button of McLaren walk together to the drivers parade

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button of McLaren walk together to the drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes enjoys the drivers parade

Sergio Perez of the Sauber F1 Team enjoys the drivers parade

Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso enjoys the drivers parade

Red Bull Racing's reigning F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel is interviewed by RTL TV presenter and triple F1 World Champion of 1975, 1977 and 1984 Niki Lauda

Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone talks with Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya, son of Mateschitz' partner Chaleo Yoovidhya

Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone meets Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya, son of Mateschitz' partner Chaleo Yoovidhya

Third qualifier Jenson Button of McLaren is interviewed after qualifying

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, watches the race cars of his competitors in parc ferme after qualifying

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus, in front of Ricciardo

McLaren mechanics take care of the Pirelli pneus

Spectators with parasols wait in queues in front of the race track entrance

A Rolls-Royce parked in front of the Fullerton Hotel

A balloon-shaped lantern in front of Singapore skyline

Ignazio Giunti (I), at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC. The picture offers a stunning view to the picturesque country side.

Winner of the 1971 French GP, Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart, on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed Tyrrell team-mate Francois Cevert

Race winner Graham Hill, Lotus-Cosworth 49B, drives under a bridge full of spectators, Monaco GP 1968

Nino Vaccarella (I) at the wheel of the Vaccarella/Giunti Ferrari 512S #1004 entered by Spa Ferrari SEFAC pass cheering fans in a small Sicilian village

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shares his bottle of champagne after the Italian Grand Prix

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull Racing race engineer Stefano Sordo, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates with second placed Jenson Button of McLaren in parc ferme

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, sticks in front of the McLaren's Hamilton

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, sticks in front of the two McLarens

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, sticks in front of the two McLarens

After the start accident caused by Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT, the race has ended for Vitaly Petrov and Nico Rosberg, too

After the start accident caused by Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT the race has ended for Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello - Kobayashi and D'Ambrosio pass around the hot spot

After the start field squeezed through turn one, Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT crashed into the queue and ends the race for Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov and nearly also for Rubens Barrichello

The start field squeezes through turn one as a powerless Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT slides over the lawn into the queue and ends the race for Rosberg, Petrov and nearly Barrichello

The start field squeezes through turn one as a powerless Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT slides over the lawn into the queue and ends the race for Rosberg, Petrov and nearly Barrichello

The second of the start

FIA race observer Charlie Whiting whispers into the ear of Patrick Head, Williams

Sebastian Vettel sticks a smilie for each of his victories in the cockpit of 'Kinky Kylie' ...

Vettel's steering wheel on the Red Bull race car called of 'Kinky Kylie'

Sebastian Vettel celebrates 150 years of Italian unity with a special helmet

Bernie Ecclestone talks with the Red Bull drivers Vettel and Webber in front of his motorhome

Bernie Ecclestone waits in the door of his motorhome for a photoshooting with VIPs

The priest of Maranello blesses the paddock with his regular visit

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet as a symbol of tribute for the victims of the Russian plane crash earlier this week

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet to show his sympathy for the victims of a plane crash in Russia

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet to show his sympathy for the victims of a plane crash in Russia

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet to show his sympathy for the victims of a plane crash in Russia

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet to show his sympathy for the victims of a plane crash in Russia

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, wears a black helmet to show his sympathy for the victims of a plane crash in Russia

Former BRDC president and F1 World Champion of 1996, Damon Hill

Start of the Dutch Grand Prix 1963: Smoking wheels in first row from later race winner Jim Clark (Lotus Climax 25, #6), Graham Hill (BRM P57, #12) and Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax T66, #20)

Jack Brabham in his own Brabham-Climax BT7, still in front of his team mate Gurney, GP Monaco 1964

Bernie Ecclestone brightens up the mood on the cloudy race day and shakes hands with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull on their way to drivers parade

The legs of a grid girl

Red Bull's technical director Adrian Newey of Red Bull, second placed Mark Webber, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren pose together for the media after the podium ceremony of the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers at the crowd after the podium ceremony of the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

A good last sip of champagne for second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren after the podium ceremony following the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

A large flush of champagne for the face of McLaren's third placed Jenson Button after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

A happy Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy for third place on the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren stand still for the national anthem during the podium ceremony after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins the Belgian Grand Prix and probably secures his second World Championship

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins the Belgian Grand Prix and probably secures his second World Championship

Rubens Barrichello in front of Williams team mate Pastor Maldonado

In the last third of the race Nico Rosberg on Mercedes is constantly under attack by Jenson Button's McLaren Mercedes

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of Maldonado

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, in front of Petrov

Felipe Massa in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP now on second position, being pushed by the two Ferrari drivers

After one lap of the race, Rosberg leads the Belgian GP in front of Vettel and Massa

After one lap of the race, Rosberg leads the Belgian GP in front of Vettel and Massa

Fernando Alonso on Ferrari in the middle of the start field

Legs of grid girls

Michael Schumacher's Mercedes GP car is returned to the pits after his crash in Q1 where he was overtaken by a loose right rear wheel, throwing him to the back of the grid

Michael Schumacher's Mercedes GP car is returned to the pits after his crash in Q1 where he was overtaken by a loose right rear wheel, throwing him to the back of the grid

Michael Schumacher's Mercedes GP car is returned to the pits after his crash in Q1 where he was overtaken by a loose right rear wheel, throwing him to the back of the grid

Journalists and TV crews stick to the lips of Sebastian Vettel after qualifying

The fabulous seventh grid positioned Bruno Senna on Renault arrives at parc ferme besides polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Fellow photographer Martin Trenkler takes a photo of a very fast Vettel at Eau Rouge

Sunshine over Fernando Alonso's Ferrari and the race track of Spa-Francorchamps

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, on the bottom of Eau Rouge

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP, on a wet track in one of the few sunny moments

A reflection of the green pit signal on the outgoing Mercedes race car

A reflection of the red pit signal on the outgoing Mercedes race car

A zoom of Jaime Alguersuari in front of Toro Rosso pits

Petrov's manager Oksana Kozachenko rejoices the rare sunshine in front of the Renault motorhome with a VIP

Sevent times motorcycle racing and once Formula One World Champion on Ferrari, Sir John Surtees, enjoys the company of the renowned British journalists Nigel Roebuck and David Tremayne (right hand)

The warm welcome gesture between legendary Belgian Jacky Ickx and multiple World Champion Sir John Surtees is watched by the father of Toro Rosso driver Jaimi Alguersuari

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

Pit stop of Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep on Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep , winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep, winner of the Le Mans 24h 1971, chat with the Martini Club boss

Niki Lauda and Bernie Ecclestone of Brabham, Monaco 1979

Mechanics take a look at the engine of the Ferrari 512 S #1034 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 in front of Henri Pescarolo's (F) Matra-Simca MS660 02

Early laps: 3rd placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1034 leads a queue of followers (Vaccarella, Ferrari no. 6, Hobbs, Porsche no. 22)

The 2nd 1-2 victory of the season for Lotus, with winner Mario Andretti, 2nd Ronnie Peterson and Ligier driver Jacques Laffite as 3rd, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1978

Drying Lotus drivers overalls of Peterson and Andretti, German Grand Prix, 1978

Jochen Mass in front of the Surtees-Cosworth TS14A, German GP Nuerburgring 1973

Jochen Mass jokes around in front of the Surtees-Cosworth TS14A, German GP Nuerburgring 1973

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Ickx's Ferrari caught fire and was destroyed after a collision with Jack Oliver's BRM, Spanish Grand Prix, 1970

Jackie Stewart demonstrates the power of a Ford touring car during the French GP weekend

At the start of the Italian GP 1969, polesitter Jochen Rindt lets the wheels of his Lotus-Cosworth 49B spin besides Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M7A

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

Before the start of the Dutch GP 1967, Graham Hill on pole position besides Gurney and Brabham

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren carries his deserved trophy after the podium ceremony

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and race winner Jenson Button of McLaren drink champagne together after the podium ceremony

The F1 family celebrate their heroes on the podium together with the Hungarian fans - second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren race engineer Dave Robson, race winner Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

The Hungarian fans celebrate the heroes on the podium - second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Jenson's race engineer Dave Robson, race winner Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Second placed Sebastian Vettel congatulates race winner Jenson Button of McLaren in parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren returns from celebrating with his mechanics besides parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates with his mechanics besides parc ferme, covered by eager media representatives

Second placed Sebastian Vettel watches race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrating with his mechanics besides parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates in parc ferme

A queue of cars roars over the clean side of the track

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, passes the finish line in front of a stand full of fans but becomes fourth at the end

Another one of the six pit stops of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, is about to be overlaped by race leader Jenson Button of McLaren

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, keeps his position in front of Red Bull's Vettel

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, leads the race in front of team mate Hamilton and Red Bull's Vettel

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

One of the six pit stops of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus, in front of Heidfeld, Sutil and Perez

Sebastian Vettel ejects from Red Bull Racing pits and jumps in front of Alonso's pitting Ferrari

A bit more than one lap after the start, Vettel still leads in front of Hamilton

Ferrai's Massa in front of the two Force India-Mercedes cars

The start field arrives at turn two, Vettel still leads in front of Hamilton and Button

The start, Vettel leads in front of Hamilton and Button

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, in front of Kovalainen

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of the water park's slide pipes

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, in front of the water park's slide pipes

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, in front of Force India's di Resta

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, at pit lane exit in front of his team mate

FIA's Formula One chief of medicine Dr. Gary Hartstein prepares for the next race (see http://www.motorsport-total.com/microsite/randstad/paddockpeople - german language only)

FIA's Formula One chief of medicine Dr. Gary Hartstein takes a break in the paddock (see http://www.motorsport-total.com/microsite/randstad/paddockpeople - german language only)

Sebastian Vettel speaks into numerous microphones of the TV journalists

Moko poses with a proud Rainer and his greatest honoury achievement - a silver bracelet bearing a 500 and the engraved back side reads 'Rainer Schlegelmilch is now a member of the 500 Club, having participated in more than 500 Formula 1 World Championship events'

A silver bracelet, not made but held by Moko, is a present of Bernie to Rainer

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of a Surtees-Cosworth TS9, French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, 1971

Helen Stewart on the podium in between Amon (left) and her husband Jackie Stewart, the race winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, 1971

Jacky Ickx takes a sip of champagne from Jochen Rindt's first place cup, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1970

The King of Spain arrives in his helicopter before the Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1979

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama

Race leader James Hunt is out of the Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1977

1st lap, Vittorio Brambilla, March, leading Depailler, Jarier and the two Brabhams of Reutemann and Pace

The remains of Williams Cosworth of Ian Ashley after he crashed heavily at Pflanzgarten and sustained serious ankle injuries. A marshal carries Ashley's helmet

Honoury lap for race winner Jody Scheckter and the Tyrrell team, Jo Ramirez takes a sip of champagn, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1974

Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing needs guidance to the FIA scales by Herbie Blash

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Webber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the race in front of Red Bull's Webber

Timo Glock poses for a souvenir photo with Ring architect Hermann Tilke and wind power entrepreneur Willi Balz of Windreich AG

Two silver arrows are prepared for a display lap with the McLaren Mercedes dream team David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen, here taking part of a group shout with Mercedes chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche amongst other managers and VIPs

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on the podium with Simon Roberts, spraying campagne at the McLaren operations director after the German GP

Champagne for race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren raises his trophy on the podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Both Mercedes drivers Rosberg and Schumacher get out of their cars in parc ferme after the race

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing leaves parc ferme after gaining a fourth place on his home GP, leading the championship with 216 points, 77 ahead team mate Webber (139)

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing after gaining a fourth place on his home GP, leading the championship with 216 points, 77 ahead team mate Webber (139)

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari congratulates race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari congratulates race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, third placed Webber arrives in front

Race winner Hamilton returns from his McLaren mechanics to parc ferme through a bunch of photographers

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren cheers in parc ferme after the race

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, enters pit lane in front of Vettel on the penultimate lap

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, enters pit lane in front of Vettel on the penultimate lap

The Mercedes grand stand at the end of the main straight

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, receives a set of new tyres

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Rosberg, Massa and Schumacher

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Vettel and Kobayashi

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of Hamilton

Felipe Massa of Ferrari finaly overtakes Rosberg's Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, stays in front of Felipe Massa's Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Massa and Sutil

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Ferrari's Alonso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of team mate Vettel

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren takes turn one in front of Webber and Alonso

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh chats on the grid with Mercedes chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh chats on the grid with Mercedes chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh chats on the grid with Mercedes chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche

Racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck chats on the grid with minister president of Rhineland-Palatinate Kurt Beck

Sebastian Vettel answers questions of Niki Lauda

The Nuerburg sits enthroned above the satellite dishes of the TV combound

FIA's Herbie Blash observes the nose cones of a Mercedes and a Ferrari car after qualifying in parc ferme

After qualifying, Nico Rosberg and Webber get out of their cars in parc ferme

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Vettel

Pastor Maldonado, Williams, in front of Michael Schumacher

Vitaly Petrov of Lotus Renault GP passes the Mercedes grandstand

Rubens Barrichello locks the brakes of his Williams-Cosworth car

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of his team mate

Paul di Resta, Force India, in front of Barrichello

Jenson Button in front of McLaren pits

Nick Heidfeld's helmet bears the winning drawings of a design contest

The pack of cars leave Sainte Devote uphill just after the start of the Monaco GP 1973

Jochen Mass' destroyed Surtees-Cosworth TS14A is towed away after a mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Clearing work after one lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British GP in Silverstone

Clearing work after the first lap and the mass crash following the start of the 1973 British Grand Prix in Silverstone

At the end of the first lap Jody Scheckter lost control over his McLaren and spun across the track into the pitwall.Polesetter and later third Ronnie Peterson on Lotus battles against Carlos Reutemann on Brabham for 2nd place, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 1973

The storage yard of the Goodyear racing tyre service, Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 1973

A strike of the photographers in the pitlane kept the drivers away from their cars and IRPA president Bernard Cahier explains the situation to March boss Max Mosley, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1973

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren operations director Simon Roberts, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Mark Webber

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates with champagne on the podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing after gaining a fourth place on his home GP, leading the championship with 216 points, 77 ahead team mate Webber (139)

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari gets a lift to parc ferme from Red Bull's third placed Mark Webber

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari has parked the car besides the track as engine saving precaution and gets a lift from Red Bull's third placed Mark Webber

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren cheers in front of the photographers who surround parc ferme after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren enters the pitlane after the race

The moment of the start

A fan captured a lot of booty in Silverstonhe: a Force India-Mercedes engine cover from the season 2008

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh and Heikki Kovalainen of Lotus have fun in the paddock after the race

Winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari gives a relieved interview after the race

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates with his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winning Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, his team boss Stefano Domenicali and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull on the podium after the British GP 2011 in Silverstone

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari raises his trophy on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari kisses his deserved trophy on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari jumps on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari receives congratulations from second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull in parc ferme

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his victory in parc ferme, rising his steering wheel

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his victory in parc ferme

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his victory in parc ferme, pointing at his steering wheel

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates his victory in parc ferme, pointing at his steering wheel

Vettel and Webber of Red Bull finish as second and third

Jenson Button stops at pit lane exit because of a loose wheel nut

Jenson Button stops at pit lane exit because of a loose wheel nut

Jenson Button stops at pit lane exit because of a loose wheel nut

Pit stop of Mark Webber at Red Bull Racing pits

Mark Webber comes to Red Bull Racing pits in front of pursuer Alonso

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of team mate Heidfeld

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

Nico Rosberg is fitted into the cockpit of the Mercedes car

Prince Harry chats with Williams' Pastor Maldonado

Prince Harry, Prince Michael and Sir Nigel chat with Sir Jackie on the grid

Sir Jackie chats with Prince Harry

As part of the F1 60th annual celebration, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso drives two laps in Froilan Gonzalez's Ferrari 357 F1 which scores the first victory for Ferrari in Silverstone 1951

Resigned BRDC president Damon Hill walks through the paddock with Prince Henry 'Harry' of Wales

Resigned BRDC president Damon Hill walks through the paddock with Prince Henry 'Harry' of Wales

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of Barrichello and Massa

Sauber F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi gets out of his damaged car after a slide and crash in Friday morning practice

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT, in front of new team mate Ricciardo

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of the new Silverstone landmark

Triple F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart with Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

Dan Gurney on McLaren-Cosworth M14A in front of Pescarolo

Swedish driver Reine Wisell only attended at his home race in 1974 season as substitute for permanent driver H.-J. Stuck, who fought at that time in Hockenheim for the title of the F2 European championship.

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy and the bottle of champagne on the podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy and the bottle of champagne on the podium

Colourful national banners of all in F1 participating countries

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull head of race engineering Ian Morgan, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Mark Webber

A large sip of champagne for race winner Sebastian Vettel on the podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme with Ian Morgan, Red Bull Racing Head of Race Engineering

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and his sixth win of the season

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and his sixth win of the season

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus, in front of Maldonado

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Hamilton

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of a pushing Alonso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Rosberg and team mate Button

Fernando Alonso as third in the field in front of Ferrari team mate Massa, Hamilton and Rosberg

HRT's Karthikeyan marks the end of the grid

Nick Heidfeld of Lotus Renault GP on the grid

Paul di Resta with a disturbing problem showing up at the rear of his Force India-Mercedes

The slick tyre is used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Jaime Alguersuari is interviewed in the Toro Rosso motorhome - under the eyes of his team mate Buemi

The owners of a snack bar in the city show their devotion to Bernie and his sport

Nico Rosberg can afford a broad smile in front of his team mate's pits

An exhausted winner of the German Grand Prix, 1970: Jochen Rindt and his happy Lotus team boss Colin Chapman (left)

30 seconds before the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1970. Pole position for Jackie Stewart, in the blue March no. 11. Alongside him sharing the front row are Jochen Rindt, Lotus, and Chris Amon, March no. 10.

Peter Lindner (D) and Peter Nˆcker (D) on Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850662 behind the Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850663 of Peter Lumsden (GB) and Peter Sargent (GB)

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, McLaren Technical Director Paddy Lowe, winner Jenson Button and third placed Mark Webber after the Canadian GP 2011

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, still in front of Webber and Button

Pastor Maldonado gets out of his damaged Williams car

Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP, in front of Webber and team mate Petrov

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Maldonado

After changing to intermediate tyres, Williams' Rubens Barrichello roars through a wet pitlane in front of Buemi

As the race is re-started, Red Bull mechanics dry the tarmac in front of the pits for Vettel's stops

As the race is re-started, Red Bull mechanics dry the tarmac in front of the pits for Vettel's stops

The shiny clean riding boots of a Mounty officer

The Ferraristi wait for the end of the rain in the pits

Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber F1 Team, awaits the end of the rain period in the car

Sebastian Vettel and his physio Tommi Parmakoski walk to the Red Bull pits in order to wait for the restart of the race

Sebastian Vettel and his physio Tommi Parmakoski walk to the Red Bull pits in order to wait for the restart of the race

The safety car stands in position for a soon restart of the rainy race

A busy crowd on the grid hopes for a soon restart of the race

The safety car again in front of Vettel, Hamilton's crashed McLaren blockes the track

After being pushed aside by Hamilton, Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing sticks behind Force India's Adrian Sutil

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko enjoys a visit of Bernie Ecclestone

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld and Sebastian Vettel climb out of their cars in parc ferme after qualifying

The slick tyre can be used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Sebastian Vettel's damaged nose cone of the Red Bull-Renault

Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso zooms through pitlane

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi out of pits

Double F1 World Champion (1972 and 1974) and winner of 14 Grands Prix Emerson Fittipaldi is one of three FIA-appointed stewards this weekend

Jenson Button scores an unexpected win for McLaren and crosses the finish line in front of Vettel

Helen Stewart keeps the lap times of her husband Jackie

The new World Champion Jim Clark, a worthy winner of the German Grand Prix 1965, his sixth victory of the year

A crowded grid prepares for the restart of the race with 6 laps to go, Red Bull mechanics swirl around Vettel's car in the first row.

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates between the photographers in front of the Monaco podium

A fan of Sebastian Vettel.

Classic car display during an UBS customer event in Monaco - Fangio's Maserati 250F of 1957 with a girl styled in contemporary fashion

Amazing panorama of Monaco.

A self-portrait of the Rainer after the race.

Sebastian Vettel, the winner of Monaco Grand Prix.

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, on his lap of honour.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP. Presentation of typical work conditions in modern F1 photography.

Albert II, Prince of Monaco does his parade lap.

Lewis Hamilton jumbs of the truck just after the drivers' parade lap.

Bernie Ecclestone checks the credentials of some cheaky Mercedes VIPs ;-)

Former Acclaim boss Rod Cousens, now CEO of British game publisher Codemasters, jokes around in the paddock with Sir Jackie Stewart.

Classic car display during an UBS customer event in Monaco - Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari 312B3 of 1974 with Rainer's original photo in the back and a girl styled in contemporary knitwear

Classic car display during an UBS customer event in Monaco - Christijan Albers' Spyker F1 of 2007 with Rainer's original photo in the back

Classic car display during an UBS customer event in Monaco - a Mercedes GP F1 2010 car together with one of Rainer's original Monaco photos from last year

Classic car display during an UBS customer event in Monaco - Jim Clark's Lotus-Cosworth of 1967 with Rainer's original photo in the back and a girl styled in contemporary fashion

A bit of botanics at the famous Fairmont hotel hairpin.

Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer in front of the pits.

A marshal signals Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing to slow down

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing in front of Ferrai's Alonso

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP in front of Hamilton.

Felipe Massa of Ferrari leading Maldonado.

Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes in front of Ferrari's Alonso.

Paul di Resta, Force India, in the middle of the start field

Cat's eyes of a grid girl.

Jenson Button climbs out of his McLaren-Mercedes cockpit

A team duel of Mercedes GP, with Michael Schumacher leading.

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus-Renault.

Sheer joy of winner Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault.

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault.

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault.

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes.

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari.

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari.

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, Lotus Renault GP.

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Ferrari.

Pit stop of Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth.

Pit stop of Narain Karthikeyan, HRT-Cosworth

Pit stop of Narain Karthikeyan, HRT-Cosworth

Fernando Alonso still in front of both Red Bulls.

Alonso's fans are delighted with the progress of their hero driver.

Start of the race from a different angle, Alonso takes the lead.

Start of the race and the cars rush into the braking zone for the first corner.

Start of the race and Alonso makes a surprise attack.

The start of the race with Webber still leading.

Mechanics hiding the secrets of super fast Red Bull-Renault.

Grid girl of Lewis Hamilton.

Jerome d'Ambrosio and Timo Glock of Marussia Virgin team.

McLaren duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button sport a rather dark team clothing on a sunny day.

A zoom of Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

An arty speed blur of Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari

A zoom of black-golden Lotus Renault GP car of Nick Heidfeld.

Mansour Ojjeh chatting with Lewis Hamilton in front of the McLaren motor home.

Technical view on the rear part and suspension of Williams Cosworth.

An unusual view into the rear of Williams motor car.

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing poses for a fan on Thursday afternoon.

Start for the 1000km Spa 1973: The two Matra-Simcas MS670B of Henri Pescarolo (F) and Chris Amon (NZ) take the lead from polesetter Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari 312PB, Bell's Mirage-Ford and the 2nd Ferrari of Pace.

Ricardo Teixeira, second Test Driver of Team Lotus

Ricardo Teixeira, second Test Driver of Team Lotus

Ricardo Teixeira, second Test Driver of Team Lotus

Ricardo Teixeira, second Test Driver of Team Lotus

The royal house of Monaco: Prince Albert, his mother Gracia Patricia, Prince Rainier de Monaco and Pricesse Caroline

Bruno Giacomelli comeback in Formula 1 with Life. Life's W-12 machine is designed by the former Ferrari engineer Franco Rocchi. The fragile engine has not enough power, and Giacomelli failed to get out of pre-qualifying at his second Grands Prix of the 1990 season.

Australian Tim Schenken in the Trojan T103 Ford-Cosworth designed by Ron Tauranac, the former team Brabham owner after Jack Brabham retired from racing at the end of 1970.

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and wins his fourth GP out of five so far this season

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed team mate Mark Webber pose with their team in front of the Red Bull motor home after the Turkish GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed team mate Mark Webber pose with their team in front of the Red Bull motor home after the Turkish GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is interviewed after the Turkish GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is interviewed after the Turkish GP

The victorious Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is chased by the media after the race

A used tyre of a Red Bull-Renault car in parc ferme after the race

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, chief engineer Mark Ellis, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, after the race in parc ferme with McLaren's Button

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, celebrates after the race in parc ferme

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, talks to his team mate Mark Webber after the race in parc ferme

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, celebrates in parc ferme

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, celebrates in parc ferme

The winner of the Turkish GP, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, celebrates in parc ferme

Again winning 1-2, the victorious Red Bulls Mark Webber and winner Seb Vettel get out of their cars in parc ferme in their personal manner

Sebastian Vettel passes his cheering Red Bull Racing team, winning his fourth GP out of five so far this season

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and wins his fourth GP out of five so far this season

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Massa

Third and last stop in lap 39 of Jenson Button at McLaren pits

Third and last stop in lap 39 of Jenson Button at McLaren pits

Third and last stop in lap 39 of Jenson Button at McLaren pits

Sauber mechanics exchange the rear right wheel of Kamui Kabayashi on his 3. stop in lap 38

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Pastor Maldonado of Williams and Alguersuari of Toro Rosso

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus, in front of di Resta

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Ferrari's Felipe Massa

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Sebastian Vettel keeps his position in front of the field

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg gets between the two Red Bulls with Vettel in the lead

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, the rest of the field approaches turn one and Kovalainen breaks harder

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg manages to get between the two Red Bulls

After the start of the Turkish GP 2011, Nico Rosberg jumps between the two Red Bulls

The start of the Turkish GP 2011, both Red Bulls in the lead with Nico Rosberg close behind

One second before the start of the Turkish GP 2011

Sebastian Vettel enjoys a visit of Bernie Ecclestone and VIPs on the grid

Bernie Ecclestone flirts on the grid with Afef Jnifen, wife of Pirelli's president Marco Tronchetti Provera

A Mercedes car reflects on the sunglasses of a grid girl

Fans of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber present a cryptyc message on their banner

A devoted Turkish fan of Alonso probably exaggerates the claim on the banner

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing take a closer look at a Ferrari car after qualification

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

The nose cone tip of a McLaren car

All the F1 drivers stand still for a photo shooting in front of the Pirelli motorhome with Pirelli's President Marco Tronchetti

The team bosses pose for a photo shooting in front of the Pirelli motorhome with Pirelli's President Marco Tronchetti (middle front)

The team bosses pose for a photo shooting in front of the Pirelli motorhome with Pirelli's President Marco Tronchetti (middle front)

Team bosses meet in Pirelli motorhome - Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery, Renault's Eric Boullier, Robert Fearnley of Force India and McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh

Team bosses meet in Pirelli motorhome - Renault's Eric Boullier, Robert Fearnley of Force India and McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh

The mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894. Team mate Ronnie Peterson (S) listen to his descriptions

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Jack Oliver's BRM collided with Ickx's Ferrari and both cars caught fire but both drivers escaped with relatively minor injuries, Ickx suffering a few burns. The cars however were both destroyed and continued to burn for some time. www.grandprix.com

At the start of the race Ickx's Ferrari caught fire and was destroyed after a collision with Jack Oliver's BRM, now being returned to the paddock

At the start of the race Ickx's Ferrari caught fire and was destroyed after a collision with Jack Oliver's BRM, now being returned to the paddock

At the start of the race Ickx's Ferrari caught fire and was destroyed after a collision with Jack Oliver's BRM, now being returned to the paddock

At the start of the race Ickx's Ferrari caught fire and was destroyed after a collision with Jack Oliver's BRM, now being returned to the paddock

The winning team of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell change seats of the Porsche 936/81 #003 during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Jackie Stewart drives Jabouille's Renault as a camera car in front of the field, French GP Paul Ricard 1978

Who is this driver on Harald Ertl's Ensign-Cosworth during the weekend of the Austrian GP 1978?

Jackie Stewart promotes the power of a Ford car during the Monaco GP weekend

Jean-Pierre Beltoise gets out of his BRM P160E besides team mate Lauda, British GP Silverstone 1973

Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 in front of the Hotel D'Hermitage, Monaco GP 1973

Race winner Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 in front of second placed team mate Cevert, German GP Nuerburgring 1973

Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 still in front of later winner Fittipaldi, Spanish GP Montjuich Park 1973

Rainer reflects in the rear mirror of Peterson's March, Dutch GP 1971

Rainer reflects in the rear mirror of Ickx' Ferrari, Monaco Grand Prix, 1971

Francois Cevert in the March-Cosworth 701 in front of Amon and Hulme, British GP Brands Hatch 1970

Francois Cevert in the March-Cosworth 701 in front of Amon, Hulme and the followers at the beginning of the British GP in Brands Hatch 1970

Rainer reflects in the rear mirror of Jo Siffert's March-Cosworth 701 prior to the Monaco GP 1970

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

Start of the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder: John Watson, Brabham Alfa Romeo (no. 7), takes the lead from polesetter Mario Andretti, Lotus

Just after the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1973: Revson has failed to get off the line causing a jam in the midfield. Mike Beuttler damaged his car and his March puts down oil on the track while the field heads onto the first bend.

In the early laps of te race Michele Alboreto, Ferrari, is 4th ahead of team-mate Johansson

Renault's Petrov still in front of Alonso and Webber

Button leads the second lap in front of Alonso

After the start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button exits the first chicane in front of the two Ferraris

After the start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button and Alonso approach the first corner

After two laps and under slowly starting light showers, Lewis Hamilton leads the field through Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Sebastian Vettel ends his formation lap still in front of Red Bull Racing team mate Mark Webber

After the start, Hamilton leads in front of Vettel, team mate Button - and the lawnmowing Petrov in the back

Piles of tyres for Jan Lammers on the grid before the 1979 US GP (West)

The start of the British GP Silverstone 1977

The cars line up on the grid of the German GP Hockenheim 1978, both Lotus on the front row

Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E leads the field in front of Lauda after the restart following an incidence at the first start of the British GP 1973

The start of the French GP 1972

Goodyear tyres in front of McLaren's motorhome at the French GP 1972

Piers Courage's De Tomaso-Cosworth 505 crashed in qualifying and could not be repaired in time for the start of the Spanish GP 1970

Piers Courage's De Tomaso-Cosworth 505 crashed in qualifying and could not be repaired in time for the start of the Spanish GP 1970

Skip Barber on March-Cosworth 711 closely passes a bunch of race photographers, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

The back side of a Toro Rosso-Ferrari

The adjustable tricolore rear wing of a Ferrai car

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crash of Marques

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes leads haunter Vettel

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

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

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

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in front of Vettel

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

Narain Karthikeyan on HRT marks the back of the field

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The suspension of a Ferrai car

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

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

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

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing, in front of Hamilton

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

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

A motion shot of Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

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

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

Sebastian Vettel answers questions of the international media

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

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

In qualifying no-one could beat Jacky Ickx's time. Pedro Rodriguez did get his BRM to within two-tenths of the Belgian Ferrari driver while Regazzoni (2nd Ferrari) snatched third grid position from Stewart's March. Giunti is 5th in the 3rd Ferrari.

Just before the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1972: Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 no. 5, will start from pole position. Alongside him and second on the grid is Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi, on Lotus-Cosworth 72D no. 8.

The bunch of Formula 1 drivers listens carefully before the Monaco GP 1975

A last sip of champagne on the podium after the Malaysian GP for second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Final podium ceremony group photo with Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the race from pole position on and takes the chequered flag for a second time after two races of the season so far

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the race from pole position on and takes the chequered flag for a second time after two races of the season so far

A zoom of Vitaly Petrov's stop at Lotus Renault GP pits

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP ends the pit stop with fresh tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

After a not too good start, Nico Rosberg's Mercedes lines up in the middle of the field

Mercedes star Michael Schumacher has a good start and comes out in front of Webber and Kobayashi

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane, Heidfeld squeezes into second position after a brilliant start

After the start, polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull leads the field through the first chicane

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Polesitter Vettel of Red Bull is still in the lead flanked by McLaren's Hamilton and after a great start both Lotus Renault GP cars on the outside

Bernie Eccleston walks on the grid before the race in Malaysia with Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

Bernie Eccleston stands on the grid before the race in Malaysia with Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes car gets a load of dry ice

SM Nasarudin, CEO and executive chairman of NAZA Group with entourage

Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull-Renault arrives at the front of the grid

Nick Heidfeld of Lotus Renault GP and Timo Glock of Virgin Racing

Sauber's Kamui Kabayashi with Rubens Barrichello of Williams

On Saturday evening, Lewis Hamilton and his father Anthony discuss in front of the McLaren Mercedes pits

The rear side of a McLaren-Mercedes

The rear side of a Red Bull-Renault

The steering wheel of a Lotus Renault GP car

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing greets his fans from parc ferme after qualifying

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing takes his helmet off in parc ferme after qualifying

Third grid positioned Mark Webber gets out of the Red Bull-Renault car besides Renault's Petrov after Q3

Felipe Massa climbs out of the Ferrari car in parc ferme after Q3

A zoom of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

A zoom of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher signs autographs under the lenses of eager TV cameras

SM Nasarudin, CEO and executive chairman of NAZA Group with entourage

A group shot of the grid girls

Carlos Reutemann on Ferrari is involved in the start incident of the United States West GP Long Beach 1977

James hunt undergoes a joke of Niki Lauda in McLaren pits, Austrian GP 1977

The later third placed McLaren-Cosworth of James Hunt receives a new cooler, French GP Dijon-Prenois 1977

Race winner James Hunt on the podium after winning the Spanish GP Jarama 1976

The winners of the 24h Le Mans Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse celebrate on podium

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M23 retires after 53 laps of the Italian GP Monza 1973

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M23 slides sideways and retires after 53 laps of the Italian GP Monza 1973

Peter Revson, Denny Hulme and Teddy Mayer, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Denny Hulme listens to Peter Revson, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama: James Hunt starting from 4th position in the McLaren-Cosworth no. 7, takes the lead from polesetter Andretti, Lotus 79 (no. 5), while Peterson, 2nd on the grid, made a poor start and is to end up in ninth place after the first lap.

David Walker on Lotus-Cosworth 72D in front of Amon's Matra-Simca, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Active suspension of the Williams-Renault FW14B

Henri Pescarolo damaged the front wing of his March-Cosworth 711, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

A friend of Reine Wisell, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1971

A friend of Reine Wisell, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1971

Later sixth placed Rolf Stommelen in the Surtees-Cosworth TS9 still in front of Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1971

Rolf Stommelen checks the visor of his helmet in Brabham pits before the Spanish GP Montjuich 1971

Henri Pescarolo in front of the Matra MS120 engine, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1970

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23 in the middle of the start field, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23 still in front of Regazzoni's Ferrari, Austrian GP 1975

Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires in an accident after 41 laps of the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi' Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires with a Cv joint failure after 36 laps of the British GP Silverstone 1973

Ferrari's Carlos Reutemann celebrates on the podium of the British GP Brands Hatch 1978

Carlos Reutemann's Williams-Cosworth retires with a driveshaft failure after 3 laps of the US West GP 1980

Carlos Reutemann in front of Ferrari pits, German GP Hockenheim 1977

Clay Regazzoni celebrates his win on the podium after the German GP Nuerburgring 1974, together with third placed Carlos Reutemann, Dr. Helmut Kohl and the Duke of Metternich

Hans-Joachim Stuck and Harald Ertl chat during the weekend of the Austrian GP 1975

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D in front of Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721G, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Clay Regazzoni, winner of the Italian GP Monza 1970

Clay Regazzoni, winner of the Italian GP Monza 1970

Helmut Kelleners (D) / Teddy Pilette (B), Winner of T2.0 group classement, BMW 2002 Tii, Koepchen Tuning, 19. Internationales ADAC-1000km-Rennen auf dem Nurburgring 1973

Carlos Reutemann, Brabham, currently in 5th position in front of Revson, Amon and Hailwood

Winning driver team Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), exchange their seats of the Porsche 917 #009 entered by Freiherr von Wendt, during the 1000 km Zeltweg 1969. On the far left Porsche engineer Ferdinand Piech.

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a very happy third placed Vitaly Petrov

Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer, watches the making of the final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a very happy third placed Vitaly Petrov

Race winner Vettel appreciates a sip of champagne after the podium ceremony

Vitaly Petrov of Lotus Renault GP celebrates his achievement in parc ferme, in front of the dancing pair Sebastian Vettel and Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, in front of Webber

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Button's McLaren

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of third positioned Webber

The start of the 2011 Australian GP, Mark Webber drifts as third behind Hamilton's McLaren

The start of the 2011 Australian GP, Vettel in the lead

The start of the 2011 Australian GP

The safety car marks the front of the grid

Rubens Barrichello of Williams

Everybody thinks of the victims after the desaster in Japan

Mark Webber rolls through pit lane in front of Toro Rosso driver Alguersuari

Even dark clouds could not spoil the viewing pleasure of the Australian fans on Friday and Saturday

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Button's McLaren

Sebastian Vettel climbs out of his car on pole position

Familar face in a new team - Nick Heidfeld of Lotus Renault GP, the former Renault team

Michael Schumacher's new race engineer Mark Slade, who already speeded up the cars of the three Finns Hakkinen, Raikkonen and Kovalainen at McLaren

The cone tip of a McLaren Mercedes

Nick Fry, CEO of MIA member MERCEDES GP PETRONAS and confirmed as one of the Coalition Government's new Business Ambassadors

Heikki Kovalainen and Lotus Team boss Tony Fernandes pose in front of the pits

Ricardo Teixeira, second Test Driver of Team Lotus

A thoughtful Mark Webber of Red Bull

Group photo of a bunch of Australian heroes: The first Australian GP driver Tony Gaze, legendary (Triple World Champion 1959, 1960 and 1966) Jack Brabham, Mark Webber, Alan Jones (F1 World Champion 1980) and motorsport legend Vern Schuppan

Red Bull's Mark Webber shakes the hand of his greatest idol Jack Brabham

Anthony Hamilton, father of World Champion Lewis Hamilton, signs as the new manager of Paul di Resta (here he puts an autograph on a photo of McLaren driver Button)

Paul Metternich in front of his and Wittigo Einsiedel's (D) Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' C-A2S7-L/956939

Start of the 1970 1000kms Monza

Start of the 1970 1000kms Monza, Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 besides polesiter Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on Porsche 917K 009

Jean Alesi retires with the Tyrrell-Cosworth five laps before the finish of the German GP Hockenheim 1990

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama, James Hunt in the McLaren-Cosworth takes the lead from polesetter Andretti on Lotus

Start of the 1978 Spanish GP Jarama, James Hunt in the McLaren-Cosworth takes the lead from polesetter Andretti on Lotus

The King of Spain arrives in his helicopter before the Spanish GP 1979

Jody Scheckter on Ferrari leads the start field of the 1979 Italian GP Monza

Shortly before the start of the Dutch GP 1979 in Zandvoort

Start of the 1977 Italian GP, Hunt is chased by Reutemann

Start of the 1977 US West GP, Peterson drifts out after a collision with Brambilla but joins again

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone, Watson overtakes polesetter Hunt

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone

Start of the 1977 British GP Silverstone

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Start of the 1977 French GP

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Start of the 1977 French GP, Hunt takes the lead from polesitter Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Start of the 1977 Belgian GP Zolder, Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth (#5) and John Watson on Brabham-Alfa Romeo (#7) battle for the lead - unsuccessfully

An accident occured after a rainy start of the 1977 Belgian GP Zolder

Start of the 1977 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim: The leader Scheckter (not on the picture) is followed by Watson's Brabham no. 7, James Hunt in the McLaren no. 1, Lauda (far right, Ferrari no. 11), Laffite (no. 26) and Reuteman in the 2nd Ferrari no. 12.

Start of the 1977 German GP Hockenheim

Preparations on the grid before the start of the 1976 Spanish GP

After the start of the 1976 Spanish GP

First start of the 1976 British GP in Brands Hatch: Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T2 starts from pole position besides James Hunt in the McLaren-Cosworth M23, who will arrive first in the end but becomes disqualified for using the spare car after a crash and restart of the race.

Ferrari mechanics study the engine of Lauda's victorious Ferrari 312T on the grid's pole position before the Monaco GP 1975

The start of the 1976 Austrian GP, later fourth placed James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth M23 starts from pole position besides later winner John Watson in the Penske-Cosworth PC4 (his first own GP win and first win for Penske which caused him to shave his beard after a bet)

The start of the 1976 Austrian GP: later fourth placed James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth M23 starts from pole position besides later winner John Watson in the Penske-Cosworth PC4 (his first own GP win and first win for Penske which caused him to shave his beard after a bet)

Jackie Stewart sits on a wheel of his Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, French GP 1971

A cheering Ferrari team welcomes the 1-2 winning pair of Lauda and Regazzoni at the finish line after a two hours lasting Spanish Grand Prix in Jarama 1974, Lauda scoring his first GP victory

Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, yet in front of soon overtaking Graham Hill in a Brabham-Cosworth BT34, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

McLaren mechanics prepare the rear wing of a McLaren-Cosworth M19A for the Monaco GP 1971

Winner of the 1971 Spanish GP Jackie Stewart on the way to his honoury lap after the race together with his wife Helen and third placed Chris Amon

Winner of the 1971 Spanish GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with his wife Helen

Winner of the 1971 French GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed team mate Francois Cevert

Local hero and race winner of the 1971 British GP Jackie Stewart is interviewed on the honoury lap truck besides the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Local hero and race winner of the 1971 British GP Jackie Stewart on the podium

Local hero and race winner of the 1971 British GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with his friend and former rival Jack Brabham

Winner of the 1971 German GP Jackie Stewart celebrates his achievement in the hospitality besides his team boss' wife Nora Tyrrell

Winner of the 1971 German GP Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

The red leather gloves of a grid girl

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, congratulates polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing after qualifying

Start of the 1975 Dutch GP in Zandvoort

Right after the start of the Swedish GP 1975, Vittorio Brambilla leads the field in a March-Cosworth 751, followed by Jean-Pierre Jarier on Shadow-Cosworth DN5, Patrick Depailler on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007 (who just lost one position), and Carlos Reutemann in the Brabham-Cosworth BT44B

Start of the Swedish GP 1975: Vittorio Brambilla in a March-Cosworth 751 on pole position besides Patrick Depailler on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007

Start of the 1975 Italian GP in Monza

The cars leave pitlane to formation lap prior to the Austrian GP 1975: Jochen Mass on McLaren-Cosworth M23, Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus-Cosworth 72E and Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T in front of team mate Clay Regazzoni.

After the start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, David Purley on March-Cosworth 731 marches through the field from 24th grid position to 9th place

Start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, later race winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E leads from pole position

Start of the 1973 Italian GP in Monza, later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from pole position, Peter Revson on McLaren-Cosworth M23 besides him becomes third placed

Just after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

The pack of cars enter turn one after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Second grid positioned and later race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D just after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Just before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position but due to a mechanical failure he leaves the later win to second grid positioned Emerson Fittipaldi and his Lotus-Cosworth 72D

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972

Formation lap before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

Start of the Austrian GP 1972, later winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D starts from pole position

Start of the Austrian GP Zeltweg 1972

Start of the French GP 1972

Start of the French GP 1972

The later winning Mario Andretti is prepared in the Lotus-Cosworth, Colin Chapman spreads good mood amongst the watches beside (like Simon of Champion)

Piers Courage on De Tomaso-Cosworth 505 in front of Siffert's March-Cosworth, Monaco GP 1970

Jo Siffert on March-Cosworth 701 in front of Bruce McLaren's McLaren-Cosworth M14A during the Monaco GP 1970

Drivers briefing before the start of the Italian Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart aviates his BRM 261 past the remains of a crashed touring car at Nuerburgring's Bruennchen.

Bruce McLaren's McLaren-Ford M2B retires with mechanical problems after 9 laps of the Monaco GP in 1966

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the no. 2 Ferrari 312 PB #0886. Alongside him Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari no. 1. Behind them is the 3rd Ferrari of Redman.

Re-start of the race.

Guenter Schmidt, team boss of the new RIAL team, is interviewed

Lotus of Portuguese Pedro Lamy after an accident during preseason testing

Lotus mechanics at the debris of Alex Zanardi's car. The Italian driver had a huge accident on Friday morning and hit the wall in Eau Rouge corner almost head-on. He will not start for the Grand Prix.

Debris of Alex Zanardi's Lotus. The Italian driver had a huge accident on Friday morning and hit the wall in Eau Rouge corner almost head-on. He will not start for the Grand Prix.

Vitaly Petrov holding off the charge of Alonso and Webber.

Wife of Mansour Ojjeh on the grid.

Head of Race Engineering at Red Bull Racing

Head of Race Engineering at Red Bull Racing

Both McLaren-Honda's of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost comfortable as usual in the lead

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni celebrates his Nürburgring Grand Prix victory. Left to him finishing second is Jody Scheckter. On the right you can see the minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate and vice-chair of the federal CDU party Helmut Kohl.

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner who died in an accident at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery near Paris on October 11th 1964. Please see also: http://www.schlegelmilch.com/archive/index.php?archivesearch=225-64LM-04

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner who died in an accident at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery near Paris on October 11th 1964. Please see also: http://www.schlegelmilch.com/archive/index.php?archivesearch=225-64LM-04

First laps of the Malaysian Grand Prix 1999: Both Ferrari's of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine in the lead. Later on Schumacher will allow Irvine to pass him.

Start: Kimi Raikkonen is out of the race

The body of Roland Ratzenberger is being put on a medical helicopter after he died in a crash during the black weekend in Imola.

The body of Roland Ratzenberger is being put on a medical helicopter after he died in a crash during the black weekend in Imola.

Ayrton Senna had hurt his thumb in a heavy accident during practice on Thursday when his car went out of control after hitting a bump at Ste Devote

Leader of the race, Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren, followed by Niki Lauda, Ferrari

2nd lap of the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix at Nivelle: Race leader and polesetter Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B3, closely followed by Fittipaldi (McLaren) and Scheckter (Tyrrell). Behind them performing a nice drift is Lotus driver Peterson, under pressure from Lauda, Hunt and Pace.

The three Lotus cars of Clark and Spence stringed together in pits at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgian Grand Prix, 1965. Later winner Clark uses the Lotus 25 (2nd car in the line with upper exhausts) during practice only.

Before the start of the French GP at Clermont-Ferrand 1969: Graham Hill (Lotus driver) and Piers Courage walking through the grid.

Jackie Stewart autographs his portrait prints under emotional supervision of Rainer :)

1000km Spa 1970: Both John Wyer Gulf-Porsches driven by Jo Siffert (no. 24) and Pedro Rodriquez (no. 25) start from the front row on a damp but drying track. The later winner is the Porsche 917K 0014 of Siffert (CH)/Redman (GB). Rodriguez (MEX)/Kinnunen (SF) will retire after 44 laps.

Second placed team of Gerard Larrousse (F, at the wheel) and Willy Kauhsen (D) in the Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

At the Ferrari pit wall: Chairman and managing director of Ferrari SpA Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. Behind him FIAT-boss Gianni Agnelli

Bette Hill verifies the laptimes of her husband Graham

John Surtees, Ferrari, in front of the railway station, Monaco Grand Prix 1964

Pit stop of Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Mike Beuttler, March 731 of the Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher Team

Start of the British GP 1970: Later race winner Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Cosworth 72C (no. 5), starts from pole position, next to him Jack Brabham, Brabham-Ford BT33 (no. 17) and Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B (no. 3)

Williams and Brabham team bosses: Frank Williams and Bernie Ecclestone (also head of FOCA)

Jo Siffert in front of the Porsche 908 LH 026 in pits

The Phil Hill / Mike Spence Chapparal 2F (No. 4) was fastest in practice but slow away at the start, getting into the top six before stopping with transmission failure on lap 10. Note the huge crowd and the varied mix of cars.

Winner Jacky Ickx, 2nd Clay Regazzoni, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish and 3rd Ronnie Peterson of March

A lot of champagne for controversial winner Alonso

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of team mate Webber

The engine compartment of a Ford GT40, driven by Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) during the 1000km Nuerburgring 1967

Edward Nelson (GB) and Peter de Klerk (ZA) on Ford GT40 #1009, still leading the Porsche 911 S of Bjorn Rothstein and Boo Johansson (S)

Winner Jackie Stewart

John Campbell-Jones in a Lotus 18 approaches the burning Ferrari wreck of Mairesse, Belgium GP 1962

A magnificent victory after a stunning rain race: First placed Johnny Herbert, team boss Jackie Stewart and third placed Rubens Barrichello raise their trophies on the podium of the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring 1999

Red Bull Racing's chief designer Adrian Newey presents his sticker 'Red Bull: Breakfast of Champions'

Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley and chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer never believed anything else and printed a large box of T-shirts in advance :)

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of Hamilton

... and a quick Alguersuari in front of Massa

... followed by a hard pushing Alonso of Ferrari and a pursuing Webber ...

The chasers are Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, in front of Renault's Petrov ...

Ferrari's Alonso in front of Webber and team mate Massa

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

Bernie Ecclestone and the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, visit Championship contender Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull at his first grid position

FOM TV camera man Jean-Michel Tibi takes a close-up of McLaren's Hamilton on the grid

Bernie Ecclestone gives a personal tour on the grid to Red Bull's Christian Horner for the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, and local VIPs

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

The last drivers parade of the season under a low sun

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull is interrogated after setting pole position

A bet of two rivals becomes a charity: Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, takes measures for the new stewardess dress of Sir Charles Branson, Virgin F1 team and airline boss, so that he can collect money on high heels during an intercontinental Air Asia flight

A bet of two rivals becomes a charity: Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, takes measures for the new stewardess dress of Sir Charles Branson, Virgin F1 team and airline boss, so that he can collect money on high heels during an intercontinental Air Asia flight

World-famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo with Burghard Hummel of Red Bull's marketing agency WWP

Dieter Zetsche, Daimer chairman of the board and a Mercedes fan

Inlaid work on a pillar of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

The largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates

Bernie Ecclesone chats on the grid with the wife of the legendary Emerson Fittipaldi

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Mark Webber, his race winning team mate Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates his victory and his win of the F1 Constructor's World Championship for the Red Bull Racing Team

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates his victory and his win of the F1 Constructor's World Championship for the Red Bull Racing Team

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates his victory and his win of the F1 Constructor's World Championship for the Red Bull Racing Team

Race winner Sebastian Vettel jumps on the Red Bull Renault car and celebrates his victory and his win of the F1 Constructor's World Championship for the Red Bull Racing Team

Race winner Sebastian Vettel jumps on the Red Bull Renault car and celebrates his victory and his win of the F1 Constructor's World Championship for the Red Bull Racing Team

Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber F1 Team, breaks in front of Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

The safety car leads the queue in front of Vettel after Liuzzi's crash

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, in front of Kubica's Renault car

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, in front of Kovalainen and a Ferrari car

Pit stop of Christian Klien, Hispania Racing

Pit stop of Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Pit stop of Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Pit stop of Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of McLaren's Button

Williams' Nico Hulkenberg fights Hamilton of McLaren back

Williams' Nico Hulkenberg fights Hamilton of McLaren back

Hulkenberg is gives way to Ferrari's pushing Alonso, Hamilton of McLaren begins overtaking

Overwhelming happiness encourages Mercedes Motorsport Director Norbert Haug to interrupt the interview of the happy German Polesetter Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Second grid placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is pushed to parc ferme after qualifying

Chris Amon spins the wheels of his Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

A Ford slides after the turn in front of the chasing Mini-Coopers

Steve Neal of Equipe Arden on an Austin Cooper 'S'

Steve Neal of Equipe Arden on an Austin Cooper 'S'

Steve Neal on a Morris Mini-Cooper S, entered by Britax-Cooper-Downton, in front of John Rhodes

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on an Austin Mini-Cooper 'S'

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on an Austin Mini-Cooper 'S' behind team mate Steve Neal

Steve Neal of Equipe Arden on an Austin Cooper 'S'

Winner of the 1300cc class Steve Neal (Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S, #26, 8th overall) in front of second placed John Rhodes, British Saloon Car Championship, Silverstone 1967

Winner of the 1300cc class Steve Neal (Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S, #26, 8th overall), British Saloon Car Championship, Silverstone 1967

Rhodes screeches his 1.3 Mini Cooper S, becomes second placed after 19 laps in the 1300cc class of the British Saloon Car Championship (9th overall), Silverstone 1967

John Rhodes in his 1.3 Mini Cooper S, becoming second placed after 19 laps in the 1300cc class of the British Saloon Car Championship (9th overall), Silverstone 1967

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on BMC Mini-Cooper

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on BMC Mini-Cooper

Tony Lanfranchi of Alexander Engineering on a BMC Mini Cooper

John Handley on BMC Mini Cooper in front of Fitzpatrick's Ford Anglia and Steve Neal's Mini of Equipe Arden

John Handley on BMC Mini Cooper in front of Fitzpatrick's Ford Anglia and Steve Neal's Mini of Equipe Arden

On lap 78 Jim Clark has to stopp his Lotus with a locked up gearbox while leading and is out of the race

This race provided a memorable battle for the lead between Jackie Stewart (3) and Jochen Rindt (2), the pair running nose to tail for most of the race.

Lotus-Honda 100T of Nelson Piquet

Later German Grand Prix winner Jochen Rindt in the cockpit of his Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, winner of the first Korean GP, congratulates his third placed team mate Felipe Massa

Drummers perform their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Dancers perform their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Massa's Ferrari

Podium group photo after the ceremony: Second placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari's race engineer Chris Dyer, race winner Fernando Alonso and his third placed team mate Felipe Massa

Group photo during the podium ceremony: Second placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso and his third placed team mate Felipe Massa

Race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, jumps on the podium of the new Korean track

Race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, jumps on the podium of the new Korean track

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, winner of the first Korean GP, celebrates his first rain race win in parc ferme besides second placed Hamilton

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, winner of the first Korean GP, celebrates his first rain race win in parc ferme besides second placed Hamilton

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari arrives in parc ferme after winning the first Korean GP

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari takes the chequered flag, wins the first Korean GP and retakes the lead in the drivers championship

Race leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari passes the new Korean grand stand

A released field after another safety car phase, Vettel still leads in front of Alonso and Hamilton

Another safety car phase (after Webbers accident) slows the field down, Vettel still leads in front of Alonso and Hamilton

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1 Team, makes use of another safety car phase to change to intermediate tyres

After the safety car has left its position in front of the pack, the two Red Bull-Renaults with Sebastian Vettel an Mark Webber lead the field

After the safety car has left its position in front of the pack, the two Red Bull-Renaults lead the field through the spray

The race is suspended for 45 minutes because of the heavy rain - the two Red Bull-Renaults lead behind the safety car

Despite the rainy weather the passoin of the Korean race fans is clearly visible

Drummers perform their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Dancers perform their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Dancers perform their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Musicians cluster for their presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Performers rendezvous before their fanciful presentation on the grid prior to the start of the first Korean Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher gets out of the Mercedes car in parc ferme after Q3

Whilst third qualifyer Alonso watches the arriving cars in parc ferme after Q3, Michael Schumacher gets out of the Mercedes car

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, comes to pits during the last part of Q3

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of full stands during qualifying

A queue of cars in industrial surrounding

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of Schumacher's Mercedes car

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in front of Renault's Petrov

Later race winner Jochen Rindt sits relaxed in the cockpit whilst the Lotus mechanics work on the engine of the Lotus-Cosworth 72C, Hockenheim 1970

Drying Lotus drivers overalls of Peterson and Andretti

The four-wheel-drive Lotus 63 of engineer/driver John Miles

Gunnar Nilsson in his Lotus-Cosworth in front of Lauda's Ferrari

Arturo Merzario, driving the Amon/Merzario Ferrari 512 S #1026, leads the pushing Porsche 917K of Rodriguez/Kinnunen

Later second placed Arturo Merzario (I) in a Ferrari 312 PB #0890 driven by Redman/Merzario, still in front of winning team-mate Ronnie Peterson (S) in an other Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Stephen South takes the second McLaren in place of Alain Prost. The Frenchman had a broken wrist caused in an accident due to a suspension failure in his car during practice for the South African GP four weeks ago.

John Miles tests Lotus' development of a four-wheel drive Formula 1 car, the Lotus-Cosworth 63s, at a practice session before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1969

A relaxed atmosphere before the start of the French GP at Clermont-Ferrand 1969: Bruce McLaren, sitting on Graham Hill's Lotus front wheel, has a chat with the Briton.

Graham Hill, a delighted winner of the Spanish Grand Prix 1968 at Jarama

During qualifying session, the safety car was deployed because of the heavy rain

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Mark Webber, his race winning team mate Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull's chief designer Adrian Newey and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium after the Japanese GP 2010

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of team mate Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Button

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Hamilton, started as the only one of his top ten competitors on hard tyres

The safety car deploys after the start accident of Petrov's Renault

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field and crashes into the barrier

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field and crashes into the barrier, Vettel leads from pole position

The start of the Japanese GP 2010, Renault's Vitaly Petrov spins off the field, Sebastian Vettel leads from pole position in front of Renault's Kubica and Red Bull team mate Webber

Just before the start of the Japanese GP 2010

Ferrari mechanics hide the rear settings of the Ferrari car

Michael Schumacher before the race on the grid, getting out of the Mercedes car

Whilst they wait for the qualifying to commence after its interruption by heavy rain, Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi play a bit of sponsored poker

Whilst they wait for the qualifying to commence after its interruption by heavy rain, Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi play a bit of sponsored poker

During qualifying session, the safety car was deployed because of the heavy rain

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Bruno Senna

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Petrov

Norbert Haug of Mercedes talks with Helmut Marko and Ross Brawn

Toro Rosso’s technical director Giorgio Ascanelli with (his former driver at Benetton and Ferrari) Michael Schumacher of Mercedes

Start for the Italian Grand Prix, Monza 1966: Jim Clark, Lotus-BRM 43, behind both Ferraris of Ludovico Scarfiotti (no. 6) and Parkes

Jim Clark retires with gearbox problems of his Lotus

Jochen Rindt in the cockpit of his winning Lotus-Cosworth 72C, German GP Hockenheim 1970

Early laps of the Monaco Grand Prix 1984: Nigel Mansell's Lotus, currently in 2nd position, leads both Ferrari's of Arnoux and Alboreto through the piscine section

Eddie Irvine, Ferrari, passes a huge crowd of tifosi

Hockenheim 1994: Race winner Gerherd Berger of Ferrari, his first victory after the Australian GP 1992

The famous name of the Lotus Racing Team returns for the first time since 1994

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus-Cosworth pulls over with a burning rear 3 laps before the end of the race

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus-Cosworth crosses the finish line with a burning rear 3 laps before the end of the race

Team members and fans celebrate in front of the podium

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and Ferrari's technical director Aldo Costa

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari crosses the finish line very close to follower Vettel

Heikki Kovalainen extinguishes the burning Lotus-Cosworth on the main straight 3 laps before the end of the race

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus-Cosworth stops on the main straight with a burning rear 3 laps before the end of the race

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus-Cosworth crosses the finish line with a burning rear 3 laps before the end of the race

Mix of emotions in Ferrari pits after a collision between Hamilton and Webber

Race position one for Alonso in lap 13, just 1.2 seconds ahead of Vettel

Jacks wait for their use in front of the Red Bull pits

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Button

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Kubica

Team bosses Tony Fernandes of Lotus Racing and Red Bull's Christian Horner chat on the grid before the race

Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin, gives an interview on the grid before the race

Renault's Robert Kubica and Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP walk to drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing, walk to drivers parade

Niki Lauda and Florian Koenig of RTL talk on the red carpet until drivers parade takes place

Luxury cars in front of Rainer's hotel, seemingly the local Lamborghini club

Second qualified Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull is surrounded by the world's media, eager for answers after qualifying

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as polesetter in the middle and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as third on the grid

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as polesetter in the middle and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as third on the grid

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team, on the pitlane in front of Petrov, Schumacher and both Virgins

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, out of pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in pitlane in front of teammate Webber

View from the top of the Hotel Marina Bay Sands skypark at the racetrack beneath a steel sky

View from the top of the Hotel Marina Bay Sands skypark

View from the top of the Hotel Marina Bay Sands skypark

The view over the pool on top of Hotel Marina Bay Sands skypark, a thunderstorm approaches

Track marhals take a break in front of a Marina Bay Sands Hotel advertising

Formula One fans pose on a podium for a souvenir photograph in front of Singapore's skyline

Niki Lauda of Ferrari scores his first GP victory, Spanish GP Jarama 1974.

Enzo Ferrari with journalist Franco Lini former team manager of the Scuderia

Michael Schumacher out of the race after Sato bumped his car into the Ferrari

Second placed Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy

Podium group photo after the Italian GP 2010: Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, Second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, race winner Fernando Alonso and third placed Felipe Massa

The three top drivers walk to Monza's podium after the race: Third placed Felipe Massa, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren and Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso

Sebastian Vettel ends his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Sebastian Vettel performes his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Sebastian Vettel performes his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Jenson Button's rear wing of the McLaren Mercedes car became damaged by Alonso's nose cone during the start

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of team mate Massa

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso's Ferrari

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso's Ferrari

Button leads the field into second lap in front of the two Ferraris

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button in front of the two Ferraris

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button overtakes Alonso for leadership

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button overtakes Alonso for leadership

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2010, Button is about to overtake Alonso for the leadership

Under the eyes of Helmut Marko and Tommi Parmakoski, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull shakes hands with Hirohide Hamashima, Head of Bridgestone Tyre Development

Jarno Trulli climbs out of his Lotus car on the grid

Handshake of the Spaniards Alguersuari and Alonso before drivers parade

FIA stewart and Double Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi shows his Indy trophy ring

FIA stewart and Double Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi

Ron Dennis waits for Mansour Ojjeh in front of the McLaren motorhome

Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone in front of his mobile office

Esteban Gutierrez, fresh Mexikan Champion of the new GP3 series in 2010

Mexikan Esteban Gutierrez, new Champion of the new GP3 series in 2010, poses in front of the Sauber motorhome for the international media

Mexikan Esteban Gutierrez, fresh Champion of the new GP3 series in 2010, poses with camera man Jean Michel Tibi

FIAT boss Luca di Montezemolo enjoys the pole position of Alonso

John Jacob Philip 'Jaki' Elkann, Chairman of FIAT and grandson of Gianni Agnelli

FIAT boss Luca di Montezemolo in Ferrari pits with Lapo Elkann, Italian entrepreneur and designer, brother of John Jacob Philip Elkann and grand son of Gianni Agnelli

Lotus Racing principal Tony Fernandes shows his appreciation about the best qualifying position of his team so far

A fragile detail of a Red Bull front wing

Vettel and Webber drove with green colour at the rear of their RB6 to make the air flow visible

A part of a Lotus car's front wing

Protective helmet of the Lotus mechanics

The winners of a farewell Bridgestone Europe photography competition: Masakazu Miyata, Mark Sutton and Clive Mason with Hiroshi Yasukawa, Bridgestone Director of Motorsport

Team principals and the McLaren drivers attend the Bridgestone's farewell party in the paddock club: Norbert Haug, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Stefano Domenicali, Des Collins of Bridgestone Europe, Jenson Button, Vijay Mallya, Monisha Kaltenborn, Tony Fernandes, Eric Boullier and Hiroshi Yasukawa

Felipe Massa of Ferrari

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Wrooom Press Meeting in the Ferrari media motorhome with Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, anniversary book publisher and Ferrari's official photographer Ercole Colombo and Nigel Wollheim

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali between two of his trucks

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E in the middle of the start field

Honoury guest Jacky Ickx signs portraits of his friend Rainer's new print collection

Sir John Surtees, F1 World Champion of 1964, signes for Rainer a limited edition of portrait prints (unsigned copies already available in our shop! :)

Norbert Vettel, father of Sebastian Vettel

Norbert Vettel, father of Sebastian Vettel

Norbert Vettel, father of Sebastian Vettel

Final podium group photo (L to R): Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing, race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, besides him Phil Prew, McLaren Race Engineer, and Robert Kubica of Renault as a happy third

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, wins the Belgian Grand Prix 2010, whilst a puzzled marshal in the rear dances in front of the photographers' lenses

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, in front of Liuzzi

Shortly before the end of the race, the order behind the safety car remains unchanged with Hamilton in front of Webber and Kubica

Shortly before the end of the race, the order remains unchanged with Hamilton in front of Webber and Kubica

After his pit stop Sebastian Vettel, who previously kicked Button out of the race, passes the reproachfully looking McLaren mechanics

After three laps, Lewis Hamilton leads in front of McLaren team mate Button and Renault's Kubica

After two laps and under slowly starting light showers, Sutil cuts the curbs in front of Alguersuari, Rosberg and Liuzzi

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into Eau Rouge's chicane in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field into turn one in front of Renault's Kubica and McLaren team mate Button

Hamilton leads the start field into turn one in front of McLaren team mate Button

Just after the start, Hamilton leads in front of Kubica and an overtaking team mate Button

Just after the start, Hamilton leads in front of Kubica

Nigel Mansell, FIA race stewart at Spa and F1 World Champion of 1992, talks with Bernie Ecclestone on the grid

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, jumps out of the Mercedes oldie after drivers parade

The fastest three qualifiers wait for the group photo shooting whilst mechanics clear parc ferme - on the left hand a surprising Robert Kubica of Renault as third on the grid, Red Bull driver Mark Webber as polesetter in the middle and second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand a surprising Robert Kubica of Renault as third on the grid, Red Bull driver Mark Webber as polesetter in the middle and second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing, in front of Kubica

F1 cars wait in line for green lights at the end of the pit lane

F1 cars wait in line for green lights at the end of the pit lane

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault, in front of both McLarens

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth, in front of Villeneuve's Ferrari

Elio de Angelis sits in the Lotus-Cosworth whilst mechanics refuel the car with the help of a spare driver's seat

British Grand Prix, Silverstone 1969: Jack Brabham attends the race as a guest as he is still out of action with a broken ankle, suffered in a testing crash three weeks ago

Kimi Raikkonen goes of at the start of the German Grand Prix

The start of the Spanish Grand Prix 1968: Pedro Rodriguez in a BRM P133 (car no. 9) starts frome pole position but will retire later in the race, likewise Amon behind him in the Ferrari 312 no. 19

Start of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 1966

Niki Lauda, Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46, in fourth position under pressure of Peterson in the Lotus in the early laps of the French Grand Prinx 1978 at Paul Riccard cirquit

Graham Hill's BRM P61 engine stalled on the grid and is beeing pushed at the start of the French GP, Reims 1963

After a fuel battle, with many cars finishing the race without a drop of petrol, Bruce McLaren gains 2nd place, having lost the 1st place to Clark on the last few meters, while running out of fuel

Winner of the German Grand Prix 1969: Jacky Ickx with Duke of Metternich next to him holding the trophy in his hands

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in front of team mate Trulli

Jackie Stewart enjoys a large sip of champagne after his victory at the French GP 1969

Innes Ireland becomes a victim of a joke

Vic Elford's Cooper-BRM T86B retires after two laps of the Italian GP 1968 with broken brakes

The top three of the Belgian Grand Prix 1968: Finishing 2nd Ricardo Rodriguez, winner Bruce McLaren and 3rd Jacky Ickx.

The Clerk of the Course for the Monaco Grand Prix Louis Chiron in discussion with Bruce McLaren, Monaco 1968

Jackie Stewart, BRM P83, driving out of the pits with spinning wheels

John Surtees receives the trophy after his victory of the Italian GP, Monza 1967. He hugs Lorenzo Bandini's wife Marghareita on the podium.

Jack Brabham and the remains of his icecream. He tries a new wind deflector to improve aerodynamics

Jackie Stewart is strapped into the cockpit of the BRM P83 H16 during the British GP in Silverstone 1967

A confident looking Jackie Stewart sits on the wheel of his BRM P83 on the grid

Graham Hill had suffered a suspension failure and severely damages his Lotus-Cosworth 49 car at the end of practice, British GP Silverstone 1967

Graham Hill suffers a suspension failure and severely damages his Lotus-Cosworth 49 car at the end of practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone 1967. Colin Chapman is watching the scenery.

Jack Brabham enjoys his achievement and a glass of champagne on the podium after winning the French GP, Bugatti au Mans 1967

Start for the 6th race of the 1966 Formula 1 season on a damp Nurburgring track with John Surtees, Cooper no. 7, in the lead followed by polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus no. 1, Jackie Stewart's BRM, and Scarfiotti's Ferrari

BRM manager Tony Rudd and his hooded driver Jackie Stewart dicuss the reliability of the BRM P83 which retires in the race with a fuel leak

Jack Brabham wins 100 bottles of champagne for doing the fastest lap during qualifying for the British GP in Brands Hatch 1966

BRM pits at the Belgian Grand Prix 1965: Jackie Stewart listens to a discussion between Tony Rudd (BRM team manager and engineer) and team mate Graham Hill, Belgian photographer Eric de la Faille stands aside. The drivers wives Bette and Helen are sitting in the pits guarded by 'Lord' Louis Stanley with his wife Jean, sister of Tony Rudd.

On the grid before the French GP 1965 in Clermont-Ferrand, the Prime Minister of France, Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou, chats with BRM's racing driver Graham Hill and journalist Gerard "Jabby" Crombac

A thoughtful Bruce McLaren sits on a wheel of his Cooper-Climax T77, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1965

British driver Innes Ireland, one of the most colorful drivers of his generation

After retiring on lap 13 with engine problems, Swiss driver Jo Siffert comes back to the pits at the end of the race, sitting at the back of Ireland's BRP

Stirling Moss reports from the grid in front of the limousine of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, GP Monaco 1964

Dan Gurney in an Eagle-Weslake T1G takes the turn in front of Hotel de Paris, Grand Prix de Monaco 1964.

Graham Hill in a BRM P61 on the 1st row of the grid for the French Grand Prix 1963 in Reims

After the start of the 24h Le Mans 1968, Jochen Neerpasch (D) takes the lead with car no. 33, a Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271, followed by Gerhard Mitter (D) in the Porsche 908 #016 (car no. 32) and the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 (car no. 31) of Jo Siffert (CH)

The start with the Porsche 908 015 S-J 6273 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) on pole position. Siffert is about to jump into his car.

Busy Williams pits. Mechanics are working on the sophisticated active suspension of the FW14B.

Nighly pit stop of Richard Attwood's (GB) and Piers Courage's (GB) Ferrari 330P3/4 #0854 entered by Maranello Concessionnaires

Lap 78, the leader is out of the race: With the help of track marshals and officials Jimmy tries hard to get his Lotus with a locked up gearbox away of the track

Second placed Alonso leaves the podium with his trophy and a bottle of champagne

Mark Webber out of pits with hard tyre mixture, keeping his race leadership with a large distance to Alonso

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, in front of Hulkenberg

Nico Rosberg returns to pits, he parked his Mercedes car with three wheels only at the end of the pitlane

The safety car deploys in front of Webber

The safety car deploys in front of Webber

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, still in the lead of the race

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Kubica's Renault

The rest of the pack before turn two, Rosberg still in the game

Bernie Ecclestone meets his girl friend Fabiana Flosi, marketing manager of the Brazilian Grand Prix, on the grid before the Hungarian GP

Bernie Ecclestone walks in front of his mobile office

A light dressed fan takes a photograph of parc ferme

Jarno Trulli walks to drivers parade in front of Vettel and Glock

Felipe Massa walks to drivers parade in front of di Grassi and Senna

Bernie Ecclestone receives a piece from the huge cream pie of Hungaroring's 25th anniversary from the track's Vice President Tamas Frank

Bernie Ecclestone receives a piece from the huge cream pie of Hungaroring's 25th anniversary from the track's Vice President Tamas Frank

Jenson Button and Bernie Ecclestone wait for a piece of the cream pie

Michael Schumacher gets the first slice from the 1000-servings cream pie of Hungaroring's 25th anniversary from the hand of the track's Vice President Tamas Frank

F1 drivers and honourables clustrer around the 1000-servings cream pie of Hungaroring's 25th anniversary

FIA takes care of the cars in parc ferme after the qualification

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team, in front of the nearby water slides

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, follows Petrov's Renault out of the pitlane

Cold smoke against overheating brakes of Trulli's Lotus-Cosworth

The loudly branded steering wheel of a Virgin-Cosworth car

The steering wheel of a Sauber-Ferrari car

Mercedes mechanics practise pit stops in front of the fans during the public pit lane walkabout on Thursday afternoon

Mercedes mechanics practise pit stops in front of the fans during the public pit lane walkabout on Thursday afternoon

Renault mechanics practise pit stops in front of the fans during the public pit lane walkabout on Thursday afternoon

Bernie Ecclestone signs tabards of keen marshals in the paddock

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, the Ferraris heckle polesitter Vettel at turn one

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, Alonso's Ferrari heckle polesitter Vettel

Start of 24h Le Mans 1963 with Pedro Rodriguez in the lead with his Ferrari 330 TRI no. 10

Jo Siffert's (CH) helmet waits for him on the roof of the Porsche 917K #004/017 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Aerial view of Le Mans pits 1967. The white N.A.R.T. entered Ferrari 330P3/412P of Pedro Rodriguez/Baghetti heads the line-up.

Winner of the British GP 1970, Jochen Rindt

Jean-Pierre Beltoise (Matra) passes the spinning Ferrari of Jacky Ickx

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261 and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Father and son Vettel enjoy the roaring of the Red Bull-Renault at their home town

The new Ferrari driver Jean Alesi in front of Patrese's Williams, Berger's McLaren and both Benettons during the early laps of the race

Mark Webber enjoys his victory on the podium of the British GP 2010

Final group photo on the podium of the British GP 2010

Champagne showers for Peter Prodromou, Red Bull Racing Head of Aerodynamics, and Race winner Mark Webber on the podium of the British GP 2010

Champagne showers for Hamilton and Rosberg on the podium of the British GP 2010

Sir Stirling Moss flights the champagne showers on the podium of the British GP 2010

Champagne showers on the podium of the British GP 2010

Fernando Alonso has to change tyres at Ferrari pits two laps before the end of the race

The safety car deploys in front of race leader Webber and second placed Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton in front of McLaren Mercedes team mate Button

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of Alonso

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Kubica

Alguersuari's Toro Rosso is being towed away from the gravel trap at the final corner and is out of the race

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing leads the race in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of filled-up grand stands

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of filled-up grand stands

Red Bull's Mark Webber leads the race in front of Hamilton

Red Bull's Mark Webber leads after two laps in front of Hamilton, Kubica and Rosberg

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel comes through pitlane for a tyre exchange in front of the safety car, with a punctured right rear tyre after a touch with Hamilton in first lap

Lotus Racing's Tony Fernandes hurries over the pit lane in front of Ferrari's Felipe Massa who pits with a punctured right rear tyre after a touch with team mate Alonso in lap one

The safety car guards the rear of the fielf after the start of the British GP 2010

Burning rubber on the grid before the start of the British GP 2010

Burning rubber on the grid before the start of the British GP 2010

Banco Santander's Emilio Botin and Sir Jackie Stewart pose with VIPs for a souvenir photo on the grid

VIP souvenir group photo with The Duke of Kent, Sir Jackie Stewart, FIA President Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing waves at his cheering fans

Timo Glock in front of Sebastian Vettel during drivers parade

Brazilians Barrichello and Massa walk together in front of local hero Button and Virgin Glock

Vitaly Petrov of Renault and Mercedes star Rosberg walk to drivers parade

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media after qualifying for the British GP 2010: on the left hand third qualified Alonso of Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and his Red Bull team mate Webber as second on the grid

Second qualifier Mark Webber still sits in the car, third grid positioned Alonso climbs out of the Ferrari in parc ferme

Two race cars pass the shell construction of next year's GP pit building

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, passes the framing of a new pit building

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, at the exit of Beckett's chicane

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, zooms out of pit lane

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, passes the green signals at pit lane exit in front of team mate Rosberg

Lotus Racing team principal Tony Fernades with VIP guests Ian Burrows, Commercial Director of Haymarket Motorsport (left hand), Nino Judge, Head of Driver Development Manager Europe, and James Penrose, HANS President (right hand)

Hazel Chapman and Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, enjoy a glass of champagne during the inauguration of the new Lotus motorhome

Inauguration of the new Lotus Racing motorhome on Sunday high noon by Lotus founder Colin's widow Hazel Chapman, Heikki Kovalainen, Bette Hill, Nigel Mansell and Tony Fernandes

Inauguration ceremony of the new Lotus Racing motorhome on Sunday high noon by Hazel Chapman

Top-class VIP guests inaugurate the new Lotus Racing motorhome: Bette Hill shakes hands with Lotus' technical director Mike Gascoyne in front of Hazel Chapman and Tony Fernandes

Sir Damon Hill, OBE, President of the British Racing Drivers' Club and F1 World Champion in 1996

FOM TV camera man Jean-Michel Tibi keeps records of the evening

Sebastian Vettel poses for a group photo with family and friends of Red Bull majority owner Chaleo Yoovidhya (second from right hand)

Lewis' brother Nicolas Hamilton in front of the shiny McLaren motorhome which reflects the unfamiliar blue sky above silverstone

Patrick Head, William's Director of Engineering, enjoys his short way home from the race track

Felipe Massa's race engineer at Ferrari, Rob Smedley, gives autographs to waiting fans in front of the paddock on Thursday evening

Aged Jenson Button fans cheer up with the new african noise device of the year, a vuvuzela

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Felipe Massa of Ferrari, race winning team mate Fernando Alonso and third placed Sebastian Vettel

A lot of champagne for controversial winner Alonso

Sutil walks away from the rest of the cars in FIA parc ferme after the race

Two speedy cars in front of the main grandstand

Felipe Massa enters the 'Motodrom' in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso

Felipe Massa still in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso

Robert Kubica on Renault in front of the two Mercedes with Schumacher and Rosberg, and Sauber's Kobayashi

After the second lap of the German GP, third positioned Vettel and the two Ferraris with Massa in the lead enter turn one already widely spread

A few seconds after the start of the German GP 2010

A few seconds after the start of the German GP 2010

A second before the start of the German GP 2010

After the start of the German GP 2010, Ferrari's Alonso and Massa heckle polesitter Vettel at turn one

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, polesitter Vettel loses his position to Alonso

Shortly after the start of the German GP 2010, polesitter Vettel loses his position to Alonso

A second after the start of the German GP 2010

A second before the start of the German GP 2010

Red Bull's VIP guest Vitali Klitschko on the grid together with Burghard Hummel of WWP

Red Bull mechanics guard the rear of their artwork against too curious vistas

Mark Webber walks to drivers parade trough arrays of Santander-tagged grid girls

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of the 'Mercedes-Benz' grandstand

Vitantonio Liuzzi damaged his Force India-Mercedes at the beginning of qualifying session

Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Fairuz Fauzy of Lotus Racing at the hairpin during a rainy practice session in Hockenheim.

Sebastian Vettel together with Burghard Hummel of Red Bull's marketing agency WWP

Command center in Ferrari pits with test driver Marc Gene, head of press Luca Colajanni and Massa's manager Nicolas Todt

International photographers take pictures of German Olympic Alpine Ski racer Champion Maria Riesch in the paddock

Dieter Zetsche, Daimler AG's chairman of the board, ruminates about Mercedes' right way to World Championship

Nigel Mansell is being pulled by rope into pitlane, retiring after 32 laps of the Austrian GP 1986

Race leader Jochen Rindt, Lotus, closely followed by both Ferraris of Ickx and Regazzoni and Amon's March

The start of the British Grand Prix 1967 in Silverstone, Jim Clark alongside Graham Hill, both on Lotus-Cosworth 49

Rolf Stommelen in a Brabham-Cosworth BT33, covered with fire distinguisher spray from passing an accident at another corner after the start of the Spanish GP 1970

The start of the British GP as seen from a grandstand, Silverstone 1967

Graham Hill on Lotus-Cosworth 49 in front of Hulme and Baghetti, Italian GP Monza 1967

Graham Hill suffers a suspension failure and severely damages his Lotus-Cosworth 49 car at the end of practice, British GP Silverstone 1967

Graham Hill suffers a suspension failure and severely damages his Lotus-Cosworth 49 car at the end of practice, British GP Silverstone 1967

Eager photographers get close to the cars at the exit of Eau Rouge, Belgium GP 1967

Eager photographers get close to the cars at the exit of Eau Rouge, Belgium GP 1967

Graham Hill suffers a suspension failure and severely damages his Lotus-Cosworth 49 car at the end of practice, British GP Silverstone 1967

Eager photographers get close to the cars at the exit of Eau Rouge, Belgium GP 1967

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), 1000km Monza 1969

Rear wing of a Lotus 79, drivers and constructors World Championship winner of the 1978 season

A look into the Type 57 of 1968

Hazel Chapman, widow of Colin Chapman declare the festival open. F.l.t.r: Heikki Kovalainen, Fairuz Fauzy, Tony Fernandes, Hazel Champman, Colin Champan's son Clinve and Jarno Trulli

The start of the 2010 European Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher driving out of the pits

A wet bunch of happy people cheers good-bye from Valencia's podium

Second placed Hamilton hugs third placed Button in parc ferme in front of the McLaren crew

Third placed World Champion Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes takes the chequered flag

Lotus Classic boss Clive Chapman visits the Lotus Racing pits with his children to celebrate the 500th race of Lotus

A bunch of cars turns to main straight

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, on second position in front of Alonso, Massa, Kubica and team mate Button

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Hamilton and Alonso

One second after he start of the 2010 European Grand Prix

Williams' Barrichello and Massa of Ferrari besides their cars in parc ferme after qualifying

Kamui Kobayashi stalls the wheel of his Sauber-Ferrari

Button enters the straight under the eyes of alert marshals and photographers

One of the local heroes, Jaime Alguersuari of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Barrichello's physio Achim Hofstaedter shows the main actor of his artistic photography project, see http://www.rennfahrerbiberle.com

The paddock was empty as everybody watched the World Championship football match of Italy versus Slovakia - here in Ferrari's media motorhome with an already slightly depressed mood of the Italians

Chequered flag design on the upper side of a McLaren-Mercedes' bottom board

The glossy bodywork of a McLaren-Mercedes car

The aerodynamic bodywork behind the airbox of a McLaren-Mercedes car

The joint of front wings and nose cone of a McLaren-Mercedes car

The nose cone tip of Button's McLaren-Mercedes car

The nose cone tip of Button's McLaren-Mercedes car

Grease-dripping hams hang in the old market halls of the 'Mercado Central'

Valencia has many Tapas bars, but this is one of the best (according to Michael Schumacher) - count the sticks for the bill!

Clive Chapman, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli and the technical director of Lotus Grand Prix Racing Mike Gascoyne

The Lotus 86 of 1980, used only as test car, never raced

Race winner Jacky Ickx enjoys the podium ceremony of the German GP 1969

John Surtees in the luckless BRM P139 which retires with a broken suspension after 2 laps of the British GP Silverstone 1969

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, wins the Canadian GP 2010 in front of team mate Button

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Adrian Sutil in front of Force India F1 team mate Liuzzi

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Petrov

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in front of Barrichello

An accelerating di Grassi passes the photographers at the exit of turn two

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, in front of Alguersuari

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Hamilton

Sauber's Kobayashi could not hesitate to engrave his mark into the 'wall of fame'

Ferrari's Alonso in front of Button and Webber

After one race lap, McLaren's Hamilton leads in front of Vettel

The rear end of a McLaren Mercedes

A view at the arrivers in parc ferme after Q3: Eight positioned Kubica of Renault, fifth McLaren's Button and as third on the grid Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Rosberg's Mercedes

An easy chat in the green paddock with Red Bull principal Christian Horner, his former employee David Coulthard and (right hand) McLaren's retired Tyler Alexander, one of the few remaining members of the team to have worked alongside original founder Bruce McLaren

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Franz Tost, Austrian former racecar driver, team principal of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team

Two of the four Brazilian drivers, Massa and di Grassi, cross the bridge into the paddock on the island parc

Groupshot of all drivers for a German main sponsor (ROWENTA lighters)

Swedish fighting: Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of the Ferrari 512 S #1008 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S)

Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the Ickx (B)/Schetty (CH) Ferrari 512 S #1038 leads the Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

BMW X5 3.0i (E53) of 2000 together with the special record braking 2000 BMW X5 Le Mans V12

Mario Casoni (I) and Giampiero Biscaldi (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026 in front of Carlo Facetti's (I) and Spartaco Dini's (I) Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel follows the Alpine A210 Renault #1725 of Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Claude Andruet

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026, becoming fourth and fifth placed in P2.0 classement

Autodelta's Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-018 with Carlo Facetti and Spartaco Dini (#38) behind the wheel, in front of team mates Mario Casoni and Giampiero Biscaldi in the Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-026

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, zooms through pitlane in front of Schumacher's Mercedes car

The McLaren team celebrates the one-two victory after the Turkish GP in front of the glossy motorhome

11th Pedro de la Rosa of Sauber speaks to the press after the race

Red Bull's thoughtful Mark Webber explains his third place instead of a one-two victory to the international media

Final podium ceremony group photo of Paddy Lowe, McLaren engineering director, race winner Jenson Button, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel climbs out of the car after the collision with team mate Webber

The leading group of the the two pairs, two Red Bull cars with Webber in the lead and Vettel behind him, both McLarens yet close behind

The group of the leading three, the two Red Bull-Renaults with Webber in front of Hamilton

The leading group of the the two pairs who swiftly increase the distance from the rest of the field, two Red Bull cars with Webber in the lead and both McLarens close behind

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP in front of Kubica

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of pursuer Hamilton

Race leader Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, closely in front of team mate Sebastian Vettel

McLaren's Hamilton attacks the leading Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in approach of the first corner

McLaren's Hamilton tries to overtake Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, leads in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, in front of Liuzzi and Barrichello

Vitaly Petrov, Renault, in the middle of the field

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, leads a McLaren in front of a functional example of Turkish architecture

A Force India mechanic closely guards the miracles of airflow technology

A confident looking Nico Hulkenberg of Williams besides the grid before the race

Third grid positioned Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, climbs out of his car

After driver's parade and in front of many lenses, Michael Schumacher chats with his former team mate, Ferrari's Felipe Massa

Parc ferme after qualifying, after Hamilton, Massa and Webber climbed out of their cars

Hamilton, Massa and Webber arrive in parc ferme after qualification session and climb out of their cars

Karun Chandhok, Hispania Racing, comes to pits in front of Sutil

Lewis Hamilton in a slow McLaren Mercedes after a spin in turn 8, scratching the wooden board under his bottom and out of the line with two flat rear tyres

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of Massa's Ferrari and empty grandstands

Adrian Newey, chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg takes a photo of his screen to illustrate a driver's view for his blog

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull

Jenson Button of McLaren has fun with Force India drivers Tonio Liuzzi and Paul di Resta

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

The second placed Porsche 908 LH #025 (No. 7) of Porsche System Engineering, driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leads in front of Jim Clark on Lotus-Climax 33, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leads in front of Denny Hulme in a Brabham-Repco BT20 and Clark on Lotus, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

John Surtees sits in the cockpit of a Honda RA273, GP Monaco 1967

Race leader Mark Webber in front of Red Bull team mate Vettel

Barrichello's damaged Williams-Cosworth is being taken out of the race

Race winner Mark Webber, second placed Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Robert Kubica of Renault listen to the national anthems on Monaco's podium

Honoury lap of race winner Mark Webber

Honoury lap of race winner Mark Webber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso's Ferrari

In the last lap of the race Webber is stuck behind the safety car

The field navigates around the remains of Rubens Barrichello's Williams car at Massenet turn

The safety car guides Red Bull's leading Webber around the remains of Rubens Barrichello's Williams car at Massenet turn

Jenson Button's father John takes care of his soon-daughter-in-law Jessica Michibata

Sir Richard Branson of Virgin

Flavio Briatore could not hesitate to pay a visit to Monaco's paddock despite of his FIA ban eight months ago

FIA President Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh meet Mercedes' head of Research, Dr. Thomas Weber, during a walk through the pitlane

Nicolas Todt and Moko take care of a VIP guest

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Hamilton

Hingst / Vermeulen / Frankenhout of Marlboro Racing Team Opel on Commodore GS/E

Flames in the exhaust of Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Just a construction hoarding is left of the demolished Hôtel Balmoral - the place where Rainer stayed for many GP weekends in Monaco

This idyllic village will soon be ruled for four days by the F1 world - masses of fans, roaring sounds and glamourous VIPs

Mike Kranefuss of Ford at the pitwall with team boss Eddie Jordan who penalises his driver Andrea de Cesaris

Keke Rosberg's Wolf-Cosworth retires after 15 laps of the Austrian GP 1979 with electrical problems

Race winner Alan Jones on Williams-Cosworth in front of Villeneuve's Ferrari, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1979

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones in the cockpit of a Williams-Cosworth during a practice session before the Austrian GP 1981

Colin Chapman in the cockpit of a touring car, with his Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson peeking inside

At the start of the United States GP at Long Beach 1977, Carlos Reutemann in the Ferrari, brakes to late into the 1st corner and steers around Hunt's McLaren

Niki Lauda checks the lap times of his competitors during a practice session for the German GP 1978

Pit stop of Michael Schumacher

Hamilton's damaged McLaren Mercedes after the race. A failure of the left front rim led to a tyre deflation and an accident two laps before the end of the race.

Hamilton's damaged McLaren Mercedes is being returned to pits. A failure of the left front rim led to a tyre deflation and an accident two laps before the end of the race.

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Mark Webber and third placed team mate Sebastian Vettel

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

This photo of Nico Rosberg's pit stop is taken through the windows of the press center with the kind permission of the FIA

10 laps of the race to go

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of McLaren's Button

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of McLaren's Button

After a few laps of the race, Webber and Vettel lead with their Red Bull Renault cars

After a few laps of the race, Webber and Vettel lead with their Red Bull Renault cars

The pack of followers

A minute's silence is held on the grid for the late Juan Antonio Samaranch (former IOC President and former President of the Province of Barcelona) who died two weeks ealier.

Physiotherapist Roger Cleary places the helmet of his driver Mark Webber carefully in the shade

Sebastian Vettel prepares for the race with the help of his physio Tommi Parmakoski

Polesitter Mark Webber climbs out of his business car

A reflection of parc ferme

After qualifying as sixth, Michael Schumacher climbs out of the cockpit of his Mercedes in parc ferme

In parce ferme, ninth qualifier Massa gets out of the Ferrari behind Vettel's Red Bull-Renault

Michael Schumacher in front of Mercedes GP team mate Rosberg

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Alonso's Ferrari

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher both in front of Mercedes GP pits

Sebastian Vettel, who once started his carreer in Formula BMW, and Dr. Mario Theissen, Dirctor of BMW Motorsport, chat in the paddock

Sebastian Vettel and Dr. Mario Theissen, Head of BMW Motorsport

Sebastian Vettel, who once started his carreer in this Formula, and Dr. Mario Theissen, Head of BMW Motorsport, promote the Formula BMW 2010 season

A devoted Hamilton fan waited paitiently for her idol in front of the paddock gates

Meeting of friends in the paddock - Moko, Nicolas Hamilton and a Force India team member

Ferrari proves tuscan hospitality with yummy bio ham and puppets of Massa and Alonso

Podium ceremony of German GP 1969 - second placed Jackie Stewart, winner Jacky Ickx and third positioned Bruce McLaren

Jack Brabham already takes a closer look at the 100 bottles of champagne he has just won for the fastest lap during the British GP weekend in Brands Hatch 1966

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

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

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

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

McLaren's Hamilton in front of Sebastian Vettel and Sutil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The rear wing of a Red Bull-Renault

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

The rear of a Ferrari

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

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

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, in front of Hamilton

Fisichella in a Force India, and Sato, Super Aguri, passing a huge stand of Alonso fans

Under the curious eyes of Austrian journalist Heinz Prueller, race winner Jackie Stewart signs autographs

Sauber Mercedes car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli yet in front of later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Mike Hailwood had spun into Facetti's abandoned Alfa Romeo. The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of Hobbs (GB)/Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track.

Early laps of the Malaysian GP 2000, with both Ferraris heading for the lead. Michael Schumacher performes a nice drift into the 2nd corner after the start/finish line.

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, goes of at the start. He has moved across in front of Fisichella's Benetton who drove straight into the back of the Ferrari.

Pit stop of Ralf Schumacher

Journalists wait for the retired driver pair Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in front of S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC pits

Jo Siffert puts his gloves on in the cockpit of a Lotus-Cosworth 49B

Jochen Mass, Goodwood Festival of Speed 1999

Jochen Mass seems stuck in the cockpit of the McLaren-Cosworth

John Fitzpatrick at the wheel of the Mass/Fitzpatrick Ford Capri

The rear wing of a Lotus-Cosworth car

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from the podium and celebrates his first victory of the season

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Red Bull driver Mark Webber, chief designer Adrian Newey, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers in front of international photographers

Race winner Sebastian Vettel exits the Red Bull Renault in front of a crowd of pushing photographers around parc ferme

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag, crosses the finish line and celebrates his first victory of the season

Adrian Sutil, Force India, in front of Hamilton who had no chance to overtake

Felipe Massa in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso and chaser Button

Felipe Massa in front of Ferrari team mate Alonso

Lionheart Lewis Hamilton overtook both Toro Rossos, enlarging the gap to the Ferraris of Massa and Alonso and also team mate Button

Early race leader Sebastian Vettel in front of Nico Rosberg and Kubica who row in as third and fourth

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel overtakes his pole setting team mate Webber on the outside of first turn after the start

Becoming familiar with pole position, Red Bull mechanics hide the setup of their RBR-Renault's rear bodywork

Bosses chat on Sunday morning - Ross Brawn, principal of Mercedes GP, Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali and Mercedes GP sports director Ron Meadows

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team, in front of his team mate

Vitantonio Liuzzi sits at the pit wall command center of his Force India F1 Team

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head

Tim Routsis, Cosworth's Managing Director and Dato' Sri Anthony Francis 'Tony' Fernandes (Lotus Team Principal and head of Air Asia) with his drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli

Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Marko takes a sip of energy

Bernie Ecclestone enters his car in front of caterer Karlheinz Zimmermann's cabin

Happy second placed Robert Kubica of Renault cheers in parc ferme besides winner Button

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, in front of Button's McLaren

The two Ferraris in front of Kubica's Renault and Rosberg's Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Hamilton

The safety car deploys in front of Vettel

Australian millionaire airline magnate, and former owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team Paul Stoddard

Three Brazilian drivers make a coffee party: Rubens Barrichello of Williams, Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing and Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, owner of Virgin

Both Force India Mercedes cars drive out of the pit lane onto the cirquit

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, drives out of the pits

Renault's driver Robert Kubica and Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso

A historical group photo of Formula 1 World Champions

A historical group photo of Formula 1 World Champions

The two Finnish World Champions Mika Hakkinen(1998 and 1999) and Keke Rosberg (1982) report about their joy of the ride to Clive Chapman

A close view at the rear end of Jim Clark's 1963 World Championship-winning Lotus 25

Damon Hill (Formula 1 World Champion 1996) in his father's World Championship-winning Lotus 49B of 1968

Sir Jackie Stewart recalls memories with a photo of him and Tyrrell team mate Francois Cevert made in 1973

Clive Chapman, son and successor of the legendary Lotus F1 Team founder Colin Chapman

John Surtees (Formula 1 World Champion 1964) on the wheel of the 1964 Ferrari 1512

A historical group photo of (nearly) all presently alive Formula 1 World Champions

The Formula 1 World Champions of 1982 (Keke Rosberg) and 1979 (Jody Scheckter) enjoy a chat on the grid

Mika Hakkinen (Formula 1 World Champion in 1998 and 1999) in the World Championship-winning silver arrow 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 of Juan Manuel Fangio

Formula 1 World Champion 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart jumps into the cockpit of his World Championship-winning 1969 Matra-Cosworth MS80

Formula 1 World Champion 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sir Jackie Stewart (driving his 1969 Matra-Cosworth MS80) in front of his son Mark Stewart in the World Championship-winning Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 of 1973

The steering wheel of a historical World Championship-winning Ferrari F1 race car

Bernie Ecclestone checks the interior of a World Championship-winning silver arrow (Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196)

Donington Park owner Kevin Wheatcroft - son of circuit founder Tom - in an original World Championship-winning Ferrari

The World Championship-winning BRM P57 of 1962

Podium group photo after the season's first race: Second placed Felipe Massa, race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and third placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Race winner Alonso kisses his trophy whilst second placed Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa shakes hands with HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain

Eighth placed Mark Webber climbs out of the Red Bull car after the race

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, still leads the race in front of Alonso's Ferrari

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing, in front of Sutil

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, in front of Webber

Still race leader: Sebastian Vettel of RBR

Warhorse Michael Schumacher prepares for his first serious competition after a break of three years

Warhorse Michael Schumacher prepares for his first serious competition after a break of three years

FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh enjoy the handshake of Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974, Emerson Fittipaldi, with former tennis star Boris Becker

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner chats before the race with HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain

HRH King Juan Carlos of Spain talks to Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, talks on the grid before the race with His Royal Highness, King Juan Carlos of Spain, under protection of their alert bodyguards

The drivers sit still for the annual drivers presentation photo in front of Bahrain's track landmark, the Sakhir tower

Polesetter Vettel jumps on his Red Bull Renault car in front of the photographers

A detail of Webber's Red Bull car

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg pose in front of the new Mercedes Grand Prix team, with Nick Heidfeld as backup driver

The legendary 'Prof' Sid Watkins with of FOM's Pasquale Lattuneddu

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button of McLaren during Thursday's press conference

Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa of BMW Sauber F1 Team

Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov of Renault F1 Team

Sebastien Buemi of Toro Rosso

A huge billboard showing Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel advertises the first event of the 2010 Formula 1 season in Bahrain

Two weeks after Mario Andretti's debut victory with the dominant Lotus 79, the team has now brought two of the cars to Jarama.

The start: Both Lotuses of Mario Andretti (no. 5) and Ronnie Peterson in the lead, as usualy during the 1978 season, closely followed by Lauda's red and blue Brabham-Alfa.

Word Champion of 1972 and 1974, Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren-Ford M23

Senna's McLaren-Honda Turbo of 1988

Bruce McLaren climbs out of the Cooper-Climax T77

The skeleton of a Cooper-Climax T77 (driven by Bruce McLaren and Jochen Rindt), yet without engine, is being prepared for the Italian GP at Monza in 1965

The skeleton of a Cooper-Climax T77 (driven by Bruce McLaren and Jochen Rindt), yet without engine, is being prepared for the Italian GP at Monza in 1965

It rained before the race and everyone apart from Jochen Mass (McLaren, far right in front of Pace's Brabham no. 8) decided to use wet weather tires. At the start Regazzoni (out of the picture) took the lead while both Hunt (McLaren no. 11) and Lauda (Ferrari, behind Scheckter's Tyrrell no. 3) were slow away.

Pit stop of the second placed Ferrari 330P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I, in the car) and Mike Parkes (GB). Mauro Forghieri tries to order the procedure.

The third placed Porsche 908/02 LH 005 of Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) in parking position besides pits whilst the winning Porsche 917K 023 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D) is being serviced in front and the just retiring Porsche 917L 042 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) with unhappy looking mechanics around it behind them

The start, the the Ferrari 250 LM #5893 of Masten Gregory (USA) and Charlie Kolb (USA) in front

The red colour on top of one of the two on-board cameras attached to the airbox indicate that it is Hamilton's car

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, Mercedes Motorsport Director Norbert Haug and another gentleman (identification appreciated) shake hands on the grid with World Champion Ross Brawn

Jessica Michibata, girlfriend of Jenson Button.

Nina Rindt, wife of Jochen Rindt, during the qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday

Small fangroup of Brazilian World Champion Ayrton Senna

The Brazilian Ingo Hoffmann drove 4 races in the 1976 season for the Copersucar team of Wilson Fittipaldi, the older brother of Emerson.

Niki Lauda, Austrian McLaren TAG-Porsche driver, currently in 4th position ahead of both Renault's of Tambay and Warwick

Actor Kevin Spacey promoting with Red Bull the new movie "Superman Returns" wher he plays the role of Lex Luthor, and his colleagues Kate Bosworth (is this Superman Brandon Routh on the right? any hint appreciated!)

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, World Champion of the 1981 season

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

Podium with 2nd placed Ickx and winner Jochen Rindt. On the right Duke of Metternich and Huschke von Hanstein.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261, his senior team mate Graham Hill and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261, his senior team mate Graham Hill and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261 and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261, his senior team mate Graham Hill and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261 and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Race winner Jackie Stewart on a BRM P261 and Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax 33 (car no. 24, started from pole position but retires with fuel pump problems after 63 of 76 laps) fight wheel to wheel for the lead during the Italian GP at Monza in 1965.

Jim Clark (GB) in pits with the Lotus 23 Ford, entered by Essex Racing Team, he retires soon in an accident after 11 laps of the 1000km race at the Nuerburgring in 1962

Jim Clark (GB) in a Lotus 23 Ford, entered by Essex Racing Team, retires in an accident after 11 laps of the 1000km race at the Nuerburgring in 1962

Romain Grosjean, Renault F1, drives under the bridge between the two buildings of the new Yas Marina Hotel complex

Ayrton Senna, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. To keep his championship hopes alive, he has to win also the final two races of the '89 season.

James Hunt, McLaren Ford-Cosworth M23 in front of Nilsson's Lotus

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

BMW M1 (E26), 1978, in comparison with BMW 3200S (Staatslimousine) of 1963

Green lights after five laps of safety car period with Fisichella leading Raikkonen

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, a delighted winner of the Spanish Grand Prix 2007

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) still in front of Richard Attwood's (GB) and David Piper's (GB) luckless Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder #0826, but being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Alain Prost, Ferrari, driving out of the pits during practice

Podium of the German Grand Prix 2002 with winner Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), 2nd and 3rd places for the Williams drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-Benz C11 of the Team Sauber Mercedes

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05 from under the star, becoming fifth placed overall

Small fangroup of Brazilian World Champion Ayrton Senna

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Michael Schumacher watches the pitstops of his luckless Team Sauber Mercedes team mates Jean-Louis Schlesser (F), Jochen Mass (D) and Alain Ferté (F) with car no. 1, the Mercedes-Benz C11 03, simultaneously stopping his drivers team's car no. 31 with Karl Wendlinger (A) and Fritz Kreutzpointner (D) on Mercedes-Benz C11 05

Michael Schumacher (D, left hand) during the 1991 24h Le Mans besides the senior drivers of the Team Sauber Mercedes Karl Wendlinger (A), Fritz Kreutzpointner (D), Jochen Mass (D), Alain Ferté (F) and Kurt Thiim (DK)

The pitting Ferrari 250 GTO 64 #4399GT of Innes Ireland (GB) and Tony Maggs (ZA)

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, in front of the Hotel de Paris

Swiss Jo Siffert sits in the cockpit of his Porsche 917 009

The winning Porsche 908/03 #008 of Jo Siffert (CH), at the wheel, and Brian Redman (GB)

Jochen Rindt beside the Maserati V12 engine of his Cooper car

Joakim Bonnier (S), Ferrari 330P, followed by the Porsche 904 GTS of Buchet (F)/Ligier (F), the Ford GT40 of Attwood (GB)/Schlesser (F) and, comming out as winners, the Ferrari 275P of Guichet (F)/Vaccarella (I)

A group of cars slipstreaming around the autodromo, the lead passing backwards and forwards between them: Ronnie Peterson, March, side by side with Mike Hailwood in the Surtees. Behind them are Cevert (Tyrrell no.2) and Amon, Matra

View from Surtees' Honda at the grid, on pole position the Brabham-Repco of Rindt

Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) and Gerhard Mitter's (D) Porsche 907 #030 retires in practice whilst the Porsche 911 T of Claude Haldi (CH), Pierre Greub (CH) and Edgar Berney (CH) passes the scene, it will later become 8th placed overall and wins in the GT2.0 class.

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) is being serviced at the pits, they become the winning team in the P3.0 class

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) becomes the winner in the P3.0 class

The (overall second placed) Porsche 908 LH #031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) is being serviced at the pits, they become the winning team in the P3.0 class

Patrizio Cantù, team-manager of BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara

AvD's race director Baron Leo von Diergardt (left hand) claps on the podium for winner Jack Brabham, second placed John Surtees and third placed Jochen Rindt who is given the trophy to by Fuerst von Metternich

Race winner Jochen Rindt in the cockpit of the Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Race winner Jochen Rindt in the cockpit of the Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Race winner Jochen Rindt in the cockpit of the Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Race winner Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C in front of second placed Jacky Ickx on a Ferrari 312B, Hulme and Fittipaldi

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a sip of champagne on Hockenheim's podium

Winner of the British GP Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C in front of pursuer Jack Brabham

Winner of the British GP Jochen Rindt on Lotus-Cosworth 72C in front of pursuer Jack Brabham

Winner of the British GP Jochen Rindt on podium with his wife Nina

Memorable soccer star Zinedine Zidane receives a test drive on a special Ferrari Enzo from Michael Schumacher around the circuit as a promotional press event initiating fondraising for a new building project. Ferrari director Jean Todt: "ICM is a foundation of which I am one of the founders. It's a medical foundation for research on the brain and spinal cord." (Formula1.com)

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

Ross Brawn talks to his Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher on the grid just before the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix 2000

The Ford Capri LV of Dieter Glemser (D), John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Hans Heyer (D) is being refueled in pits

J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.'s Ford GT40 #1075 wins the 24h Le Mans 1969 with Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on the steering wheel, seen here in front of team mates David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

The Ford Mk IV J8 of Denny Hulme (NZ) and Lloyd Ruby (USA) slides through the courner

The Ford Mk IIB #1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) retires after 179 laps in an accident

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 in front of Rolf Stommelen's and Kurt Ahrens, Jr.'s Porsche 910/8 027 - they gain first place in S+3.0 classement (7th overall)

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) on Ford GT40 #1003 become winners of S+2.0 classement

A glimpse on the engine compartment of the on Ford GT40 #1003 with which Henri Greder (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi (F) win the S+2.0 classement

Race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne from Abu Dhabi's podium in front of his happy Red Bull team boss Christian Horner

Podium ceremony of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1-2 victory for Red Bull: second placed Mark Webber, race winner Sebastian Vettel and as third Brawn's World Champion Jenson Button, His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.E. Sheikh Lubna Al Qasimi and H.E. Mohamed Ben Sulayem

McLaren mechanics wait in their pits for the end of the race

McLaren nose cones and front wings in front of the pits guard Hamilton's retired car

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and Ron Dennis of McLaren welcome VIP hosts on the grid (hints on identity appreciated)

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix, and his team mate Barrichello in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in front of Kovalainen, Kobayashi and Liuzzi

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix, in front of Kubica and Trulli

The start field passes turn one of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton in the lead

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The second before the start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone with Juan Carlos, King of Spain, and FIA President Jean Todt

Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin trust, on the grid with BBC's Eddie Jordan

Abu Dhabi's national banner at the front of the grid

The annual season's end group photo of all drivers together

BMW is pulling out of F1; 'Servus' means 'good bye' in bavarian and austrian linguistic usage

Group photo of the Renault drivers Grosjean and Alonso

After the group photo shoot in front of Brawn GP pits, Jenson Button and Jessica Michibata look up to the shouting photographers

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button sit on the tyres of their Brawn-Mercedes cars

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel.

Renault's Romain Grosjean and McLaren's Hamilton in front of the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, leads Grosjean in front of the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel

Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso in front of McLaren's Hamilton

Mark Webber's Red Bull-Renault in front of the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, at the entrance of pit lane exit's tunnel

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen turns to the longest straight of all Formula 1 tracks

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of the new Yas Marina Hotel complex

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Draeger, BMW Group and BMW member of the board, with BMW Sauber's logistics and operations manager Fritz Enzinger

The sun sets behind the roofed grandstands of Yas Marina Circuit

Brawn GP confirms a one-race partnership with Qatar Telecom for the final race of the 2009 Formula One season

An information counter of the national energy company in the F1 Village

Musicians welcome the race visitors to the Formula 1 Village in front of the paddock

Meaningful claims stand alongside the street to the new racetrack of Abu Dhabi

The portrait of a sheikh on a greek post welcomes the visitor: His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the deceased ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971-2004)

Meaningful claims stand alongside the street to the new racetrack of Abu Dhabi

The winning Ferrari 275 P #0820, driven by Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella, crosses the finish line of the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1964

The pits of a small team have small space

Bobby Kimball, singer of TOTO

Ross Brawn, technical director of Ferrari

Ross Brawn, technical director of Benetton

Getty's leading photographer Mark Thompson is going to miss the best part of the Button's victory party

Final podium group photo of second placed Robert Kubica, winner Mark Webber, his Red Bull race engineer Ciaron Pilbeam and third placed Lewis Hamilton

Pit stop of Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix

Pit stop of Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Pit stop of Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Pit stop of Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix

Pit stop of Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix

Pit stop of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix

Pit stop of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix

Pit stop of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Toyota's Kamui Kobayashi wheel-to-wheel

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Toyota's Kamui Kobayashi wheel-to-wheel

Williams' Nakajima wheel-to-wheel with fellow countryman Kobayashi of Toyota

Toyota's Kobayashi in front of Button

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Alguersuari

Raikkonen of Ferrari at pitlane exit

Kazuki Nakajima's Williams raises a large wall of spray

A Ferrari mechanic wipes the pitlane in front of the pits

Another stopping of Q1 as Liuzzi crashes his Force India-Mercedes

Ross Brawn of Brawn Grand Prix walks in the pitlane

Clouds of spray on the track at qualifying, Hamilton in front of Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton is being pushed back to pits by the McLaren mechanics after the practice session was stopped because of aquaplaning

Lewis Hamilton is being pushed back to pits by the McLaren mechanics after the practice session was stopped because of aquaplaning

Jenson Button's display sits in front of him on the car

Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber F1

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the american rock band ZZ Top are invited as VIPs in the F1 paddock

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the american rock band ZZ Top are invited as VIPs in the F1 paddock

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the american rock band ZZ Top are invited as VIPs in the F1 paddock

Bernie Eclestone on the grid with Banco Santander's chairman of the board and F1 premium sponsoring partner Emilio Botin

Team principal Stefano Domenicali speaks with Hirohide Hamashima of Bridgestone at Ferrari's pitwall command center

Team principal Stefano Domenicali speaks with Hirohide Hamashima of Bridgestone at Ferrari's pitwall command center

Team principal Stefano Domenicali speaks with Hirohide Hamashima of Bridgestone at Ferrari's pitwall command center

Vivian Sibold, girlfriend of Nico Rosberg

Vivian Sibold, girlfriend of Nico Rosberg

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top visit Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull pits

The "Bernie" awards of Professor's Sid Watkins's (far left) Brain and Spine Foundation. Recipients are Jenson Button, Bernie Ecclestone, Michael Schumacher and BBC TV commentator Murray Walker.

Nelson Piquet of Brabham-BMW, retires again with a turbo failure on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT53-BMW 4

Paul Rosche of BMW talkes to Brabham's Gordon Murray

A view on the track and the city from the 9th floor of the Swiss Hotel

A big sip of champagne for second placed Timo Glock

Final podium group photo of second placed Timo Glock, winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso

Second placed Timo Glock shakes his bottle of champagne

Pit stop of Jenson Button, Brawn GP

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Williams

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Vettel's physio Tommi takes care of the pitwall signals, too

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Pit stop of Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari

Jaime Alguersuari of Toro Rosso in front of Force India's Sutil

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, side-to-side against Adrian Sutil of Force India

The start field passes the first chicane, Hamilton in the lead in front of Rosberg, Alonso fights for third position with Vettel

The start field passes the first chicane, Hamilton in the lead in front of Rosberg

He takes care of Johnnie Walker's VIP guests

Bernie Eclestone on the grid with Banco Santander's chairman of the board and F1 premium sponsoring partner Emilio Botin

A thoughtful Nico Rosberg awaits the race besides third grid position, cooling down with a wet towel and also with the help of a special cooling vest

Jenson Button of Brawn Grand Prix waves at the fans during drivers parade

Rubens Barrichello of Brawn Grand Prix gives autographes before drivers parade

Second qualifier Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is being interviewed after qualifying

Pit stops during Q3 of Alonso and Kubica

Adrian Sutil of Force India and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen rush through pitlane

Adrian Sutil of Force India and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen rush through pitlane nose to tail

Race cars on the bridge in front of a dramatic scenery, as seen from the Fullerton Hotel

An illuminated city for a lonely Ferrari, crossing the Singapore River in front of the Fullerton Hotel

Giancarlo Fisichella in front of Ferrari pits

Ferrari's Head of Race engineer Chris Dyer sits at the ferrari pitwall command center

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel in front of Alguersuari and Hamilton

Old supreme court of Singapore, Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari passes by

The tyre contingent is piling up in front of McLaren pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top pose for the photographers together with Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the American bluesrock band ZZ Top pose for the photographers together with Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull pits

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the bluesrock band ZZ Top are invited as VIPs in the F1 paddock

Hannelore Hohensinner welcomes a member of the US-american bluesrock band ZZ Top as VIP in the paddock

Start of formation lap.

Richard Branson with the Duke of York (first left from Jacky Stewart).

Jackie Stewart and the Duke of York.

Richard Branson shaking hands with the Duke of York.

A fine selection of regional products (and a chilled bottle of champagne) on display at the Brawn GP motorhome after the remarkable 1-2 win

A delighted Ross Brawn is being interviewed about the phenomenal 1-2 victory of his drivers Barrichello and Button by BBC TV presenter and former team boss Eddie Jordan in the paddock after the 2009 Italian GP

Race winner Barrichello proudly leaves the podium with a bottle of champagne

Race winner Barrichello proudly leaves the podium with a shiny silver trophy and a bottle of champagne

Second placed Jenson Button and third placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari clap their hands for the happy winner Rubens Barrichello

Second placed Jenson Button, winning Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello and third placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari during podium ceremony

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica arrives at pits with a damaged front wing, leaving Mark Webber shunted out of the race at the second chicane, on the opening lap.

Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello in front of his team mate Button

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel at the first chicane in front of Heidfeld and Fisichella

After several race laps BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica passes the first chicane in front of Vettel, teammate Heidfeld and Fisichella

... nothing has much changed, only Kovalainen's McLaren is missing in the queue from the grid, consisting of race leader Hamilton, Raikkonen and the two Brawn GP drivers Barrichello and Button

The start of the Italian Grand Prix 2009

Brawn GP's Jenson Button in front of Trulli

New Ferrari driver Giancarlo Fisichella looks after the proper coverage of his drink sponsor

Rubens Barrichello in front of Webber and Buemi

Like on the grid, Hamilton descents from the drivers parade truck in front of Sutil

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: the unexpexted second positioned Adrian Sutil of Force India F1 team, McLaren's polesitter Lewis Hamilton and third grid placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari

Polesetter Hamilton climbs out of the McLaren Mercedes car in parc ferme

Polesetter Hamilton climbs out of the McLaren Mercedes car in parc ferme and shows his excitement

Polesetter Hamilton climbs out of the McLaren Mercedes car besides Rubens Barrichello in parc ferme

Heikki Kovalainen jumps with the McLaren Mercedes car over the first curbs of Variante Della Roggia

A reflection in the building's windows shows Romain Grosjean of Renault F1

The new Ferrari driver Giancarlo Fisichella, replacement for still recovering Felipe Massa, answers questions of the international press

Fisichella's damaged Ferrari is being returned to pits after his adaption of the unfamiliar seat under pression results in a crash during the Saturday morning practice

Whilst the Ferrari pit crew practises pit stops, McLaren mechanics push their car through the Ferrari pits due to the lack of space during the public pitlane walkabout on Thursday afternoon

Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board, after a press conference at which he announced his future sponsorship cooperation with Ferrari - seemingly an evidence for Alonso's next year's fixed employment

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board, return from the press conference at which they announced their future cooperation - a possible evidence for Spaniard Alonso's next year's fixed employment

Sir Jackie Stewart celebrates the 40th anniversary of winning the 1969 Italian Grand Prix at Monza with a large cake for the hungry press which he received from the Williams team

The physiotherapists of the two German drivers Rosberg and Glock have a comfortable chat on Thursday afternoon

Start of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone: Exceptional 1st pole position for Tom Pryce in the Shadow, but Pace in his Brabham (no. 8) went away quickest to snatch the lead from the Welsh

Used Michelin qualifying tyres, among them those of the Alfa Romeo drivers "Andrea" and "Bruno"

Close up of Ferrari's exhaust

The remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Team Elite's Frank Gardner (AUS) and John Coundley (GB) on Lotus Elite Climax 1792 pass the crashed Lola Mk 6 GT Ford of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

The winning Porsche driver team on podium of the 1000 km Spa 1970: Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by John Wyer Automotive Engineering

Heading of the grid on a damp but drying track: Two Wyer-Porsches in the lead with Jo Siffert (CH) car no. 24 of Siffert/Redman and polesetter Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in the other 917K no. 25 driven by Rodriquez/Kinnunen

Brit Brian Redman, one of the best allrounders of all times, drove the de Tomaso 505 only in England and Austria as substitute driver for Piers Courage who died shortly before in an accident in the Dutch GP, Zandvoort

A long pit stop of Fernando Alonso at Renault F1 pits due to a problem with the left front wheel rim shield

After the restart on lap five and with the help of KERS Raikkonen managed to push his Ferrari in front of Fisichella's Force India-Mercedes

Belgian dairy farmers pose with Bernie Ecclestone before the Grand Prix of Formula 1 in Francorchamps as to take the chance to talk about current situation on milkmarket

The fastest two Italians pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: Force India's surprising polesetter Giancarlo Fisichella and the second grid placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes

The Ford GT40 #1073 of the Britons Terry J. Drury and Terry Sanger during the Targa Florio 1968

Final podium group photo of second placed Giancarlo Fisichella, winner Kimi Raikkonen, third placed Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's team boss Domenicali

Finally a sip of Champagne for Fisichella and Vettel, race winner Kimi Raikkonen hails the audience

In front of third placed Vettel, race winner Kimi Raikkonen and second placed Giancarlo Fisichella salute the watching people from parc ferme

Fourth placed Robert Kubica takes the checquered flag in front of BMW Sauber team mate Nick Heidfeld

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari pits

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Renault's rookie Romain Grosjean jokes around in pits after presumably causing the retirement of four cars in the first lap of the race

Pit stop of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli at Panasonic Toyota pits

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi at Toro Rosso pits

A problem with the left front wheel rim shield damaged at a brief collision at first corner after start results in an early race retirement of Fernando Alonso in lap 26

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

In the first lap after the start, Kubica and Raikkonen in front of the rest of the field rush through Eau Rouge

The fastest three drivers pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: Third positioned Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber F1, Force India's surprising polesetter Giancarlo Fisichella and the second grid placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Sebastian Vettel climbs out of the Red Bull Racing Renault car after qualifying

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Alonso's Renault

Romain Grosjean in front of Renault F1 team mate Alonso

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Kubica's BMW Sauber F1

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, and Williams' Nakajima brake in front of turn one

Sunnyboy Timo Glock of Toyota

Paddock Club puppets of Kubica and Hamilton entertain the pitlane walkabout visitors

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312T, still in front of team mate Lauda

The two leading McLaren's of Hamilton and Kovalainen pass the pitwall signals

Bijou designer Moko shows his collection of rings

Final podium group photo of second placed Hamilton, winner Barrichello and third placed Raikkonen

Race winner Rubens Barrichello enjoys a dash of champagne

Race winner Rubens Barrichello enjoys a dash of champagne

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Pit stop of Luca Badoer, Ferrari

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Pit stop of Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Webber

After the start, Raikkonen in front of Rosberg

The followers of the group in front fight for a good alignment

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, out of the car on the grid

The fastest Mercedes powered three qualifiers pose for the TV after qualifying in parc ferme behind two Red Bull Racing cars: Second positioned Heikki Kovalainen of McLaren Mercedes, his team mate and polesitter Lewis Hamilton and third grid placed Rubens Barrichello of Brawn GP

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: Second positioned Heikki Kovalainen of McLaren Mercedes, his team mate and polesitter Lewis Hamilton and third grid placed Rubens Barrichello of Brawn GP

Renault body work parts stacked in front of the pits

Bodywork parts of a Williams-Toyota

The steering wheel of a Williams-Toyota car

The nose cone tip of a Williams-Toyota car

The front part without nose cover of a Brawn Mercedes car

The steering wheel of Trulli's Toyota

The filigree suspension of a Red Bull Racing Renault car

McLaren director Martin Whitmarsh explains his plans to BBC in front of his shiny motorhome

Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Paul Hawkins (AUS) on Ford Mk IIB 1047, Shelby American Inc., in front of later second placed Ferrari 330 P4 #0858 of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB)

The active suspention at the rear of the Williams-Renault

Race winner Lewis Hamilton grins into the lens in front of second placed Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Mark Webber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, receives the chequered flag and wins the Hungarian Grand Prix, his 1st victory of the 2009 season

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Williams

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton overtakes Mark Webber on the outside of a corner and gains 2nd position

The start with Alonso clearly in the lead as the KERS powered cars of Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) and Raikkonen (Ferrari) squeeze into 3rd and 4th position

A part of a Toyota car in pitlane on Friday evening

A little pub in Mogyorod depicts Schumacher's Ferrari of 2000

Pitstop at night of Bob Bondurant (USA) and Dick Guldstrand (USA) on Chevrolet Corvette 194377S113787 entered by Dana Chevrolet Inc.

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

Holman & Moody's destroyed Ford sports cars besides the Le Mans track: the Mk IV J7, driven Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA), after an accident in lap 188 and in front if it lies the Ford Mk IIB 1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) which retires after 179 laps in another accident

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

The destroyed Ford GT40 #1040 of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoery (CH)

Final podium group photo of winner Lewis Hamilton, second placed Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Mark Webber

Sparks fly up from the rear of Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren Mercedes

Totally new driver Jaime Alguersuari finished in front of his Toro Rosso team mate on fifteenth position

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Williams

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Williams

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India

Pit stop of Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Pit stop of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Three laps after the start, Alonso leads in front of Webber, Hamilton and Raikkonen

'Moko' in a self made fan shirt poses with two Ferrari employees in front of the motorhomes in the paddock

Photographer Paul-Henri Cahier takes a photo of Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes

The Hungarian national banner and an FIA flag on the front of the grid

Fans of Vettel and Kubica on the grandstands besides the track

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica celebrates his 50th Grand Prix with the help of BMW Motorsport Director Dr. Mario Theissen and a couple of hungry journalists

The nose cone of Massa's Ferrari after crashing into the tyre wall

Zoom of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Timo Glock spins the wheels of his Toyota car at pit lane exit

Newcomer Jaime Alguersuari spins the wheels of his Toro Rosso car at pit lane exit

The nose cone of a Toyota car in pitlane on Friday evening

The suspension of a BMW Sauber car

Part of a BMW Sauber front wing

Most of the mechanics walk behind the car in order to hide new design secrets

A black stallion prances at the back of Ferrari's pit

Both McLaren-Hondas with Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger in the lead, followed by Boutsen's Williams-Renault and the two Ferrari's of Prost and Mansell. In the back de Cesaris in his Dallara goes off.

Like at the previous race Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault) took pole position in qualifying ahead of the two Williams-Hondas of Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell. At the start Senna leaves tyre rubber and takes the lead with Piquet second and Mansell thrid followed by the two McLaren's of Prost and Rosberg.

After the start, Hamilton manages to push the McLaren Mercedes car to second position in front of the first corner, but his right rear tyre deflates after a touch with Webber's Red Bull front wing

The grid in the reflection of Nick Heidfeld's sunglasses

Electronic supervision of Webber's Red Bull car

Before the on-track display of the Silver Arrows, Mercedes-Benz' chairman of the board Dr. Dieter Zetsche poses on the grid with Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug and the McLaren drivers Hamilton and Kovalainen

The fastest three qualifiers pose in parc ferme for the media after qualifying: Third grid placed Jenson Button of Brawn GP, polesitter Mark Webber of Red Bull and Brawn's second qualifier Rubens Barrichello

Motivated grid girls wait at the petrol station besides the track during a short time of bad weather

Final podium group photo of Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley, second placed Red Bull Racing team mate Sebastian Vettel to winner Mark Webber and third placed Felipe Massa of Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

New spare front wings wait in front of BMW Sauber pits

Pit stop of Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg, Williams, on the main straight in front of Kubica, Fisichella and Alonso

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Fisichella and Alonso

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Massa's Ferrari

Race winner Mark Webber in front of Rubens Barrichello

Robert Kubica corners in front of a sliding Alonso

Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello in front of the rest of the start field

Nuerburgring's CEO Dr. Walter Kafitz, Daimler's CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche and Rhineland-Palatinate's premier minister Kurt Beck on the grid

Dry ice emits clouds from the sidepod of the Brawn GP car

Whilst dry ice emits clouds from the sidepod of the Brawn GP Mercedes, Jenson Button and his race engineer Andrew Shovlin discuss the setup besides the car

... and of the secret diffuser design

Red Bull mechanics keep the secrets of Webber's rear wing settings ...

Le Mans winner of 2009 Alexander Wurz in a historic Silver Arrow

Pedro de la Rosa in front of the on-track display of the historic Silver Arrows

For the on-track display of the Silver Arrows the (former) Mercedes drivers Alex Wurz, Bernd Schneider, David Coulthard, Pedro de la Rosa and Niki Lauda take place at the historic steering wheels

For the on-track display of the Silver Arrows the (former) Mercedes drivers Alex Wurz, David Coulthard and Pedro de la Rosa take seat behind the historic steering wheels

Sebastian Vettel exits the Dunlop hairpin in front of Red Bull team mate Webber

Lewis Hamilton in front of the Mercedes-Benz grandstand

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, passes a new landmark, a part of the new fast roller coaster rail system

Sebastien Bourdais in front of Toro Rosso team mate Buemi

Kimi Raikkonen on Ferrari in front of Trulli's Toyota

Sparks fly up from the rear of Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren Mercedes

The exhaust tube of a Ferrari

Roller coaster rails under the ceiling of the new Ring's experience park

Wife of Mario Theissen.

Wife of Mario Theissen.

Mark Surer in front of Brabham team-mate Piquet

World Champion of 1959, 1960 and 1966 Jack Brabham sits in his own Brabham-Cosworth BT33

Andrea de Cesaris' 1.5 t/c Brabham BT56-BMW 4 fires up caused by a broken fuel line and retires after nine laps of the 1987 British GP at Silverstone

Dechent's later winning Martini-Porsche 908/3 008 #26, driven by Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB). The Frenchman gets out of the cockpit while his copilot Elford (up right, with gloves) makes himself ready to take over the steering wheel.

Final podium group photo of Red Bull's Adrian Newey, second placed Mark Webber, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Rubens Barrichello

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Before the race, Bernie Ecclestone wishes polesitter Sebastian Vettel the best of luck besides the grid

President of FIA Max Mosley and his spokesman Richard Woods face a pushy press in paddock

FIA president Max Mosley meets the international press in front of the FIA motorhome

Charlie Whiting, the FIA Safety Delegate and head of the F1 Technical Department

Jenson Button of Brawn GP with Bernie's 'Push The Button' design

Goodwood Festival of Speed 1999: Jochen Mass

Goodwood Festival of Speed 1999: Jochen Mass im Sauber-Mercedes C9, sein Siegerauto in Le Mans 1989

Goodwood Festival of Speed 1999: Jochen Mass inmitten derr anderen Mercedes Fahrer

Goodwood Festival of Speed 1999: Jochen Mass

Suits of the Ferrari drivers Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag to win his second GP of the 2009 season

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and his second placed team mate Mark Webber (on his left) with third placed Rubens Barrichello and the Duke of Kent on Silverstone's podium

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India, in front of Alonso's Renault and Hamilton

Robert Kubica on BMW Sauber in front of Hamilton and Piquet

After start, fifth grid placed Nakajima of Williams moves in front of Trulli's Toyota

Seconds after the start of the British GP 2009

Sebastien Buemi in the Toro Rosso Ferrari marks the back of Silverstone's grid

Before the race, Bernie Ecclestone wishes polesitter Sebastian Vettel the best of luck besides the grid

Brawn's chief executive Nick Fry and Sir Jackie Stewart meet with cyclist Victoria Pendleton and His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent on the grid

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel climbs down from the drivers parade truck in front of the two Finns Raikkonen and Kovalainen

President of FIA Max Mosley is being interviewed whilst he speeds through the paddock

The fastest three qualifiers pose in parc ferme for the media after a thrilling qualifying: Third grid placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, his team mate and polesetter Sebastian Vettel, and second qualifier Rubens Barrichello

Second qualifier Rubens Barrichello climbs out of the Brawn-Mercedes' cockpit

Robert Kubica in front of BMW Sauber F1 pits

Sebastien Buemi spins the wheels of the Toro Rosso Ferrari during a practice session and raises the dust from pitlane

The intervention marshals must wear rubber gloves because of the possible risk of an electric shock through KERS

Detail of Vettel's removable cockpit inset in Red Bull pits

Rainer as reflection in a wind instrument of the band on the grid

A snapshot of Formula 1 and sports cars fan remembrance in a litle Italian garage

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.

Jochen Rindt at his own show sitting in Jackie Stewart's championship winning Matra of the 1969 Grand Prix season

Jackie Stewart retires and walks back under clamour and whistles of the tifosi just after the start in Monza 1972, a failure in the transmission of the Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 caused him to stop

Race winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy from the podium between the second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and his blue team-mate Sebastian Vettel

Race winner Jenson Button, Brawn GP, congratulates second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

At the Turkish GP, Brawn's Button takes the chequered flag to win his 6th race out of 7 so far in the 2009 Grand Prix season. He now leads the championship with 61 points.

The fastest three qualifiers pose in parc ferme for the media after a thrilling qualifying: Third grid placed Rubens Barrichello, Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, and the nearly unbeatable Jenson Button as second

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, in front of Kubica's BMW Sauber

A McLaren racecar on top of the hill behind turn 11

A detail of a Ferrari's front wing

Podium group photo with different expressions of the Turkish GP

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing raises his trophy

Race winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy against the sky between the second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and a saddened Sebastian Vettel

Reflections of the craving media are left behind Kubica on his way out of parc ferme

Red Bull rider Mark Webber becomes second in front of his pole-setting team mate Vettel

Three Toro Rosso mechanics take care of one of Sebastien Bourdais' tyres during his pit stop

Adrian Sutil, Force India, in front of a wounded Brawn Gp-Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India, manages to stay for a long time in front of Alonso

Barrichello and Kovalainen showed many exciting duels throughout most of the race

Jenson Button of Brawn GP takes the first corner as still second positioned behind Vettel who already passed turn 1

The two Toro Rossos mark the back of the field at the start

Rubens Barrichello of Brawn Grand Prix before the race besides the grid

BBC's TV presenters Eddie Jordan, David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey prepare an interview with Ferrari's team boss Stefano Domenicali in front of the pits

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, in pitlane shortly before the end of Saturday morning session

Lewis Hamilton, lifts a wheel of his McLaren-Mercedes at turn 04

In the course of the Monaco GP, Robert Kubica fights with the brakes of his BMW Sauber car against Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes, the two Toyotas mark the back

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, brakes in front of the corner

A close-up view on the ventilation intake of a McLaren nose cone tip

Second placed Rubens Barrichello and winner Jenson Button celebrate their spectacular double win with champagne showers on team boss Ross Brawn in front of Monaco's podium

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of the Hotel de Paris

Kimi Raikkonen climbs the hill from Sainte Devote to Beau Rivage in front of Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa

Red Bull rider Sebastian Vettel in front of the followers at Tabac turn

The start field at Sainte Devote, Vettel as fourth and Rosberg in front of Massa

The start field at Sainte Devote turn with both Brawn GP Mercedes in front, Button leads and Barrichello manages to get in front of Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton slides the McLaren Mercedes against the barriers during his flying lap in qualifing part 1, making him start at the end of the field

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of the Hotel de Paris

Rubens Barrichello lifts a wheel of his Brawn-Mercedes in front of the Hotel de Paris

Two masterpieces of swiss clockwork engineering in Monaco, unpaying sponsors covered

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Lewis Hamilton

Rosberg' Williams close behind Massa on Ferrari at the apex of the turn 06 hairpin

Passengers of a sightseeing boat watch the action at the Tabac turn

Robert Kubica fights with the brakes of his BMW Sauber car against Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in front of McLaren's Hamilton and team mate Kubica

Both Brawn GP Mercedes in the lead, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello in front of Raikkonen's Ferrari

The extended start field at Mirabeau turn with both Brawn GP Mercedes in the lead, Button and Barrichello already with a gap in front of Raikkonen and Vettel

The start with both Brawn GP Mercedes in front, Button leads and Barrichello managed to get in front of Raikkonen

Famous actress Michelle Yeoh temptingly caresses Bernie Ecclestone whilst Flavio Briatore draws off the attention of her husband

Heikki Kovalainen lifts a wheel of the McLaren Mercedes at Mirabeau

Robert Kubica jumps with the BMW Sauber F1 car in front of the Hotel de Paris

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, jumps in front of the Hotel de Paris

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, in front of the Hotel de Paris

Kazuki Nakajima lifts a wheel of his Williams-Toyota in front of the Hotel de Paris

Adrian Sutil lifts a wheel of the Force India car

Zoom of Adrian Sutil, Force India

A zoom of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Rubens Barrichello in the Brawn Grand Prix Mercedes takes the hairpin in front of the Fairmont-Hotel (ex Loews, ex railway station)

A firemarshal takes a souvenir photo of Massa's Ferrari at the Casino

Prince Albert de Monaco shakes the hand of every single first aid marshal from 'Croix Rouge' around the track

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Sebastian Vettel

Pit stop of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa out of Ferrari pits

Rubens Barrichello in front of his Brawn GP team-mate Button

Trulli gets out of the Toyota after the start accident

Buemi: "I had a problem with the rear brake, which unfortunately happened right at the start of the second session, so I lost some track time, before the guys got me out again."

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari, accelerates in front of the main grandstand

Fernando Alonso, Renault F1, qualifies eighth in front of not really filled grandstands

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of Renault's local hero Fernando Alonso

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after an exciting qualifying in parc ferme: Brawn GPs Rubens Barrichello, his team mate and polesitter Jenson Button and third positioned Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull

A bird's view on the pit lane and the end of the long straight

A zoom shot of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Brawn GP's new team sponsor 'Terminator Salvation' is announced here under the red glowing eyes of a mech

Brawn GP's new sponsor 'Terminator Salvation' adds up to the few stickers on the car and is announced here under the red glowing eyes of a mech

Robert Kubica relaxes in front of BMW Sauber's motorhome

The suspension and exhaust end pipe of a BMW Sauber car

Winner Niki Lauda (1st win in the 3rd Grand Prix of his comback season 1982), 2nd Keke Rosberg (left) and 3rd Gilles Villeneuve (later disqualified for using an illegal rear wing).

German Grand Prix winner and World Championship leader Niki Lauda with laurel. He celebrates his 2nd season's victory on the Hockenheim podium with AvD president Metternich and 2nd placed Scheckter (far right)

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Chaos at the start as Gugelmin's March overturn by running into the back of other cars, the race was red-flagged

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Group photo after podium ceremony: second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, Brawn GP's race winner Jenson Button, third placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota and Ron Meadows of Brawn GP

Race winner Jenson Button celebrates his 3rd victory of the season in parc ferme in front of the photographers

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes

Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello in front of Raikkonen and Alonso

Timo Glock in front of Panasonic Toyota team-mate Jarno Trulli

Brawn GP's main sponsor Richard Branson of Virgin with Ross Brawn on the grid

Polesetter Jarno Trulli climbs out of the Toyota car in parc ferme

The back end of a McLaren-Mercedes car showing the diffusor

Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, successor of Luca Baldisseri for trackside operations

Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board, receives a souvenir photo from the F1 World Champion of 2008, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

The brake disks of Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber F1 car are being cooled down whilst it is being reversed to pits

The nose cone of a Brawn GP Mercedes

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of later second placed Vettel

The start field leaves lot of debris in first chicane

Toyota F1 Chairman Tadashi Yamashina and VIP guest Kazuo Okamato, Toyota Motor Corporation Vice Chairman, enjoy the 1-2 grid placement of the two Toyota drivers

Toyota F1 team president John Howett enjoys the 1-2 grid placement of his two drivers

Brawn GP's main sponsor Richard Branson of Virgin

Bernie Ecclestone, Christian Horner of Red Bull and Virgin's Richard Branson applaude for Hungarian artist David Merlini who just broke his own world record for holding breath underwater

Hungarian artist David Merlini breaks his own world record for holding breath underwater with a time of 21 minutes and 29 seconds

Hungarian artist David Merlini breaks his own world record for holding breath underwater with a time of 21 minutes and 29 seconds

Nico Rosberg watches how Hungarian David Merlini breaks his own record for holding breath underwater with a time of 21 minutes and 29 seconds

Nico Rosberg of Williams F1 with his physio Oliver Fengler

Polesetter Jarno Trulli climbs out of the Toyota car in parc ferme

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota, in front of Massa

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, speaks to Ferrari's Felipe Massa

The Toyota driver Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli give autographs in a designated area, a large model of a boat

Masten Gregory (Lotus-BRM No. 38) has qualified himself alongside Innes Ireland (Lotus-Climax No. 40) on the 3rd row of the grid

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

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

Pit stop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

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

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

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

Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) – in the cockpit – discuss the setup of the Ferrari 312 P #0870 with their engineers at pits

Ferrari of Clay Regazzoni

Italian Riccardo Patrese, Brabham BMW in front of Tambay's Ferrari

Jim Clark celebrates his victory on the rostrum of the 1967 British Grand Prix

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

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

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

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

Pit stop ends of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

Pit stop of Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP

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

Rubens Barrichello in front of Brawn GP teammate Jenson Button

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

Sebastien Bourdais of Toro Rosso drives to grid through pitlane

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

Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps, 1970: Jack Brabham (Brabham) in front of Jackie Oliver (BRM), Ronnie Peterson (March) and Henri Pescarolo (Matra)

Airbox covers of Red Bull cars in front of pits

The nose cone tip of a BMW Sauber F1 car

The nose cone tip of a McLaren Mercedes

Alain Prost's pit stop, he stays in the lead of the French Grand Prix

Nick Heidfeld out of BMW Sauber F1 pits

Brawn GP's Jenson Button in front of Alonso und team mate Barrichello

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams passes the first chicane in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen, Alonso far left hand

The fastest three drivers pose for the media after qualifying in parc ferme: Third positioned Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull (who is given a ten grid place penalty for accident in previous race), Brawn GPs polesitter Jenson Button and the second grid placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Wheelspin on slick tyres of Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

Close-up of Jenson Button steering

Michael Schumacher is being interrogated by his brother Ralf and Florian Koenig of RTL

Michael Schumacher is being interrogated by his brother Ralf and Florian Koenig of RTL

Timo Glock out of car, being caressed for third place after race was abandoned

Sponsors watch out! In Malaysia the branding of umbrellas becomes an interesting business on the grid

Lewis Hamilton out of pits

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota

Pit stop of Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Jarno Trulli out of Panasonic Toyota pits

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Pit stop of Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, in front of Renault's Alonso

Renault's Nelson Piquet jr. in front of Nakajima, Bourdais and Fisichella

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in front of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Williams, in front of Trulli on Toyota

After start Nico Rosberg on Williams takes first corner in front of Trulli, Button and Raikkonen

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen talks with Willy Rampf, the Technical Director of the BMW Sauber F1 Team

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives an interview to TV presenter Kai Ebel of RTL

Timo Glock climbs out of the Toyota at third grid place

Robert Kubica shoots out of BMW Sauber F1 pits during Q3

Mark Webber heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

Sebastian Vettel heads out of Red Bull Racing pits

Thoughful views of Mark Webber in Red Bull Racing pits

The annual season's start group photo of the whole BMW Sauber F1 team

The steering wheel of a Brawn GP car, of course FIA-approved

Bird of paradise Moko poses with two girls at the Malaysian pitwall, on right hand Jenson Button's girlfriend Jessica Michibata

Peter Sauber, former owner of the Sauber team, now advisor to BMW Sauber F1

Giorgio Ascanelli, technical director of Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton shows up on the screens of the media center on Thursday

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh explains the disqualification of Hamilton to the international media

The Brawn GP pit crew finishes the pit stop of Jenson Button

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso at Renault F1 pits

Jenson Button exits the first chicane after the start, far in front of Vettel and Rosberg

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after a thrilling qualifying in parc ferme: Third positioned Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Brawn GPs polesitter Jenson Button and his second grid placed team mate Rubens Barrichello

The new Williams main sponsor AirAsia.com on the raer wing of a Williams-Toyota car being scrutineered

A memorable group photo of the cheering Brawn GP team after giving F1 the most exciting season start for a long time

A memorable group photo of the Brawn GP team which enjoys the champagne and photographer's flashlights

Ross Brawn truly deserves a big drought of his driver's champagne after a fantastic 1-2 victory at the team's first Grand Prix

Jenson Button out of pits

Pit stop of Jenson Button at Brawn GP pits

Pit stop of Sebastien Buemi, Scuderia Toro Rosso

Lewis Hamilton leads the middle field in front of Trulli, Alonso and Glock

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Raikkonen and Barrichello

Third positioned Vettel in front of Rosbergs Williams, Kubicas BMW Sauber and both Ferraris, further behind follows Barrichello after a bad start

Having arrived at fourth grid position, Robert Kubica climbs out of the BMW Sauber car

Having arrived at his fourth grid position, Robert Kubica climbs out of the BMW Sauber car

F1 drivers are on their way to the annual season start group photo: Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen in front of Raikkonen, Button and Hamilton

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton enjoys a bath among the crowd of fans, of course flanked by an alert security officer

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after a thrilling qualifying in parc ferme: Third positioned Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Brawn GPs polesitter Jenson Button and his second grid placed team mate Rubens Barrichello

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg at Williams pit in Q3

Clean advertising girls of a partner of the Australian Grand Prix

The helmet of Mark Webber reflects at a Red Bull Racing cars surface

A lot of excitement arond the promising German rookie Sebastian Vettel who arrives at the annual drivers photo shooting

The broad nose of a Williams car on jacks sticks out the safety car garage

Two nose cones and front wings of a Renault car, according to the new FIA aerodynamic regulations

Helmut Marko (A) on a Porsche 917K 030 leads Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878, both retire in the course of the race

The Chevron B19 Ford 71-29 of John Lepp (GB), John Burton (GB) and George Silverwood (GB) retires already in practice session

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

The fifth placed Ferrari 512 M #1002 of David Hobbs (GB) and José Juncadella (E)

The Abarth 2000 of Mario Ilotte (I) and Franco Berruto (I)

The second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0878 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Derek Bell (GB) left hand watch the preparation of Jo Sifferts (CH) third placed Porsche 917K 014/029 at pits

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 M #1044 of Herbert Müller (CH) and René Herzog (CH)

Exchange of drivers during the 1000kms Nuerburgring in 1965: John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) refuel the Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 at pits

Shortly before the start of the 1000km Spa

The start of the 1000km Spa 1973, the Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of Henri Pescarolo (F) on first position in front of team mate Chris Amon (NZ) on Matra-Simca MS670B 01

Pit stop of Gulf Research's winning Mirage M6 Ford 605, driven by Derek Bell and Mike Hailwood (behind the car)

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Gérard Larrousse (F) in the yellow Lola T280 Ford HU2 in front if the later fourth placed Mirage M6 Ford 601 and a De Tomaso Pantera

The Lola T280 Ford HU2 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Hughes de Fierlant (B)

The Abarth 2000 of Scuderia Brescia Corse did not start

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx starts from pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Reinhold Jöst's fifth grid placed Porsche 908/03 008 in front of the later third placed Chevron B19/21 Ford

Jacky Dechaumel's (F) and Jean-Claude Parot's (F) Porsche 911 S in front of Jean Sage's (F) and Paul Keller's (CH) Porsche 914/6

A glass of champagne for Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on podium after winning the 1000 kms de Francorchamps

Heinz-Harald Frentzen's wife Tanja poses with a life-sized display of her husband

Under pressure from Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher hits the wall with his Ferrari on lap 29. The second McLaren of Coulthard passes the scene.

Michael Schumacher celebrates his first victory of the season at the San Marino GP 1999

1st podium finish of the 1999 season for the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, he presents his trophy for a remarkable third place - and his familiar Brazilian flag :)

After weeks of being less than impressive the Ferraris - or at least Schumacher's car - were suddenly fast again giving the team a 1-2 at the Malaysian GP 1999

Jarno Trulli greets his fans in front of the Monegasque "autograph grandstand"

The Porsche 911 GT1-98 of 2nd placed team Joerg Mueller (D), Uwe Alzen (D) and Bob Wollek (F)

New crowned world whampion Mika Hakkinen in the middle of his McLaren-Mercedes team

David Coulthard in discussion with Mika Hakkinen and Adrian Newey in front of the McLaren pits

2nd placed David Coulthard receives a fountain of champagne spray from his winning McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Mika Hakkinen

Heinz-Harald Frentzen celebrates his deserved first place with loads of champagne

Freshly crowned world champion Jacques Villeneuve on the shoulders of the happy McLaren-Mercedes drivers Coulthard and Hakkinen

Mika Hakkinen calls his wife Erja from his motorhome, after winning his first and the last Grand Prix of season 1997, making together with David Coulthard a 1-2 for McLaren-Mercedes

Mika Hakkinen celebrates his first ever victory in the season's last race with his team-mates and company principals. From left to right: Juergen Schremp of Mercedes, David Coulthard, Norbert Haug, Mario Illien, Mika Hakkinen and Juergen Hubbert of Mercedes.

Michael Schumacher and delighted Jean Todt on podium, celebrating Michael's 2nd victory of the 1996 season

Pedro Diniz in his Forti-Cosworth FG01-95 in front of McLaren's Mark Blundell

Mika Hakkinen and Martin Brundle in front of their McLaren-Peugeot team

Johnny Herbert lifts a wheel of his Lotus, he retires with gearbox problems after 68 laps

Polesetter Michael Schumacher in the Benetton-Ford did not make a good start and so chopped in front of Williams driver Damon Hill to stop the Englishman taking the lead. Coulthard is third ahead of Berger.

Michael Schumacher in the Benetton and Damon Hill (Williams) fighting for the lead of the French GP 1994

Right after start Mika Hakkinen starts to spin in front of first corner

Vic Elford's (GB) and Gérard Larrousse's (F) Porsche 917K is being prepared on the second grid place besides the Porsche 911 S of Günther Huber (A) and entrant Erwin Kremer (D)

Jo Siffert (CH) in the cockpit of the Porsche 917K 009

Vic Elford (GB) in the cockpit of a Porsche 917K 020

At the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, Martini Team's Porsche 917K 019 is forth on grid heading to Eau Rouge but Helmut Marko (A) retires after 6 laps with engine problems

Seconds before the start of the 1000 km Spa 1971, the first two grid rows are in Porsche hands with John Wyer's Porsche 917K 014/029, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), on pole position and second grid placed Porsche 917K of the Martini Team with Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) at the steering wheel

Jim Clark, Lotus 49, leads Denny Hulme’s BRM and Dan Gurney’s Eagle-Weslake at the end of the main straight. Clark later retires, Gurney leads and breakes down, leaving Hulme to win.

Working space in front of Gulf Research Racing's hired garage

John Wyer besides the Gulf Mirage Ford and an Aston Martin DB3 racecar with its owner Richard Pilkington in front of Hôtel de France in Chateau du Loir

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

Pitstop at night of the BMW 3.0 CSL #2275997 driven by Dieter Quester (A) and Toine Hezemans (NL)

The start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, fourth grid placed and later winner Henri Pescarolo on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in focus

Georg Loos' (D) and Jürgen Barth's (D) Porsche Carrera RSR 911 #360 0847 overtake the Porsche Carrera RSR of Pierre Mauroy (F) and Marcel Mignot (F)

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing is being refueled

The Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 of Porsche Sonauto BP Racing in pits

The start of the 24 heures du Mans, the two Ferrari cars start from first grid row with both Matras in the neck

At the start of the 24 heures du Mans, Brian Redman (GB) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888 with the two Matra cars behind, driven by François Cevert (F) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

Race winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670B B-02 in front of third placed team mate Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670B B-01

A line of French policemen guards the grid, the cars nearly disappear in the crowds

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, in front of Erwin Kremer's Porsche 911 S

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

Lewis Hamilton being taken care of after his massive practice crash.

The empty cockpit of a Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Winner of the German Grand Prix, Gerhard Berger on Ferrari

Jean Alesi and the bunch at the start, Prost is out of the picture in the lead

Ligier driver and frenchman Didier Pironi seemed to have everything under control in the race but on lap 55 he crashed coming out of Casino Square due to a gearbox problem

Alfa Romeo mechanics inspect the rear of Rolf Stommelen's (D) and Andrea de Adamich's (I) Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

The power plant of an Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

The disassembled Ferrari 312 PB #0888 under the inspecting eyes of Jacky Ickx (B) and Brian Redman (GB) at pits

Car no. 76, the Ford Capri RS of John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Gerry Birrell (GB) becomes first placed in group T3.0 whilst the Ford Capri RS of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) retires after 23 laps with a broken camshaft

Rolf Stommelen in the cockpit of the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12

The speedy Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

The jumping Matra-Simca MS670B 03 of François Cevert (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Claude Haldi (CH) and Bernard Cheneviere (CH) entered by Porsche Club Romand

The Ford Capri RS 2600 of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) wins in the T+2.0 group (seventh overall)

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600 in front of teammates Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on the other Ford Capri RS 2600

The winning drivers Vic Elford (GB) and Gerard Larrousse (F) celebrate their victory with Elford's family Mary and Martyn and a glass of champagne at Goodyear hospitality

Third placed Porsche 908/03 007 of Gijs van Lennep (NL) and Helmut Marko (A), entered by International Martini Racing Team

The Ferrari 512 S #1016 of Heinrich Wiesendanger (A) and Cox Kocher (CH)

Jacky Ickx (B) and still seated Clay Regazzoni (CH) discuss the overheating problems of the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

The jumping Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Henri Pescarolo (F)

The multi-talented 'mechanic' of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) also keeps the times at chilled Nuerburging weather conditions

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), Jo Siffert (CH) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being prepared

The Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX), Jo Siffert (CH) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being prepared

The Ferrari 512 M #1018 of Georg Loos (D) and Franz Pesch (D) leads Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 512 M #1044 in front of Teddy Pilette (B) and Gustave Gosselin (B) driving the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/146

The Porsche 908/03 008 of Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F)

The Ferrari 512 M #1018 of Georg Loos (D) and Franz Pesch (D)

The Ferrari 512 M #1002 driven by Nino Vaccarella (I) and José Juncadella (E), entered by Escuderia Montjuich, in front of the later secont placed Porsche 917K 031 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Richard Bond (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB) become sixth placed (12th overall) on the Porsche 911 S entered by The Paul Watson Race Organisation, seen here right behind group GT+2.0 first placed (6th overall) Porsche 911 S of Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F)

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification, also Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F) wining the GT+2.0 class on a Porsche 911 S

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

The Matra-Simca MS660 01, driven by Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F), Chris Amon (NZ) and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F), during practice in front of the two J. W. Automotive Engineering Porsches 917L

Group photo for the press at Martini International Racing Team pits of Gijs van Lennep (NL), Helmut Marko (A) and Vic Elford (GB) besides the victorious Porsche 917K 053

The Porsche 917L 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is about to retire with oil pipe and engine problems

A view into Derek Bell's (GB) cockpit of the Porsche 917L 045, he receives some advice from team mate Jo Siffert (CH)

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics repair the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) at night

The Porsche 917L 042 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB) is being serviced at Martini International Racing Team pits

The grid of the 24 Heures du Mans 1971, one minute before the start as the sign reads

The winning Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team, driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

The already retired team mate Jo Siffert watches the pit stop of the second placed Porsche 917K 031->026, driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

Exchange of drivers of Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) during a service stop of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 at Martini International Racing Team pits

The second placed Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F)

Jo Siffert (CH) takes over the steering wheel of the Porsche 908/02 LH 02 014 entered by Hart Ski Racing Team

Movie actor Steve McQueen tries to understand a professional camera during the production of the famous movie 'Le Mans'

The winning Martini-Porsche 917K 053 in pits for exchange of drivers between arriving Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL)

The second placed Porsche 917K 031->026 of Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert Müller (CH) in front of the later winning Porsche 917K 053 of Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL), and another etiring Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300

The engine of the NART Ferrari 512 M #1020

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, winner of the 1972 German Grand Prix

The Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) two laps to go before victory and winning the 1000km di Monza 1069

The Matra-Simca MS650 01 of Jack Brabham (AUS) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F)

The Ferrari 330 P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) in front of Roberto Bussinello's (I) and Jean Rolland's (F) Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2

The Porsche 908/03 011 of Björn Waldegaard (S) and Richard Attwood (GB)

Juan Pablo Montoya squeezes himself into the cockpit of the FW25-BMW P83

Just a drop of fuel on the hot exhaust causes a burning Ferrari, being quickly extinguished, Austrian GP 2003

Jean Michelle of FOM

Jean Michelle of FOM

A zoom photo of Herbert Mueller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016

An exhausted Michael Schumacher with Jean Todt in parc ferme overwhelmed by his joy and deep feelings after having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five World Championship titles

French Grand Prix winner Michael Schumacher in parc ferme, now having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five World Championship titles

Blow up of Coulthards engine

Come-together of most important supporters to Sid Watkins' (left) "Brain & Spine Foundation": Jenson Button, Bernie Ecclestone, Michael Schumacher and Murray Walker

Michael Schumacher with a black-nosed Ferrari, displaying the team's deepest sympathy for the victims of the 9/11 tragedy

British GP 2001: The recent World Champion Michael Schumacher driving the first victorious Ferrari of Frolan Gonzales (who won Silverstone in 1951)

Ralf Schumacher spins the wheels of his Williams FW22-BMW E41

Michael Schumacher and his Ferrari team celebrate the winning of the Constructor's title 2000

Pit stop of Mika Hakkinen

Pedro Diniz and Mika Salo of the Sauber team receiving a new technically equipped bicycle as present

Rubens Barrichello being rewarded with a champagne shower after winning his 1st GP in a rainy race in front of Hakkinen and Coulthard

Michelle Yeoh, live-in partner of Jean Todt

A spy view at the engine of Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) and Gerhard Mitter's (D) Porsche 907 030 which ran at practice only

The leading Ford GT40 of Ickx/Oliver in front of the Porsche 908 LH driven by Herrmann/Larrousse

Scotsman Jim Crawford making his F1 debut in a Lotus 72E Ford-Cosworth. He also took part in the Italian Grand Prix the same year. These were the only two participations in F1 of his career.

Pit stop and driver exchange at car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

The later winning #63 Sauber C9 driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S) still behind car #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

The Sauber C9 #61 of Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli starts from pole position in front of later fifth placed team mate car #62 driven by Jean-Louis Schlesser, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Cudini

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop and driver exchange of car #63 Sauber C9 - Mercedes Benz driven by Jochen Mass (D), Manuel Reuter (D) and Stanley Dickens (S)

Pit stop of car #61 Sauber Mercedes C9 driven by Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson and Gianfranco Brancatelli

The Safety Car Mercedes of Le Mans 1989

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front besides car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

The start, Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0878 still in front, besides him car no. 8, the later retiring Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB)

2-1 until the end: Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Porsche 917K 034/013 in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Derek Bell's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/017, both winning cars entered by John Wyer Automotive

The Porsche 917K 034/013 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is being pushed backwards into pits

The Ferrari 512 S/M #1048 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S) in pits (car no. 8), then Corrado Manfredini's (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi's (I) Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, then the Ferrari 512 M #1008 of Gianpiero Moretti (I) and Teodoro Zeccoli (I) (car no. 11)

The Porsche 917K 020 of Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) goes practicing

The Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) is being repaired besdides the track whilst a red car passes

Winner Helmut Marko (A) in the cockpit of the Porsche 917K 053

Pit stop and change of driver of Jacky Ickx (B) and John Surtees (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1038

Bernard Cheneviere (CH) and Claude Haldi (CH) on Porsche 911 S gain victory in the GT+2.0 group (16th overall), here in front of Jacques Rey's (CH) and Edgar Berney's (CH) Porsche 911 S

Jacky Ickx' (B) and John Surtees' (GB) Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of the Porsche 910 018 of Peter Sadler (GB) and Paul Vestey (GB)

The Ferrari 512 S Spyder #1042 of John Surtees (GB) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

The winning Porsche 917K 0014 driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB), car no. 25 the Porsche 917K 004/017 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) retires after 44 laps

Fourth placed Ferrari 512 S 1026 of Chris Amon (NZ) and Arturo Merzario (I) is being pushed through pitlane to parc ferme

The winning Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF)

John L'Amie (GB) and Brian Nelson (GB) on Porsche 910 in the inside of the corner overtake Corrado Manfredini (I) and Gianpiero Moretti (I) on Ferrari 512 S 1022/1032

Mario Andretti and his Lotus 79, best car of the 1978 season so far

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) and Patrick Depailler (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 03 in front of Nanni Galli (I) and Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-007

A french VIP guest of Gulf Oil

Pit stop in pouring rain of the winning Porsche 917K 023 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Hans Herrmann (D)

Herbert Müller (CH) and Mike Parkes (GB) on Ferrari 512 S #1016 in front of Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 512 S #1026

Three races, three wins into the 2000 season: Michael Schumacher, winner of the San Marino GP

Unlucky Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 in front of later third Gérard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on the 'Hippie'-Porsche 917L 043

Erwin Kremer (D) and Nicolas Koob (L) on Porsche 911 S besides the Ferrari 312 P Coupe #0872 of Chuck Parsons (USA) and Tony Adamowicz (USA)

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

François Cevert (F) on Matra-Simca MS650 02 in front of a pushing Peter Schetty (CH) on the Ferrari 512 S #1038

The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track after lap 49 whilst a Ferrari passes by

Rudi Lins (A) and Helmut Marko (A) on Porsche 908/02 LH 005 entered by Martini International Racing Team becomes first placed in P3.0 group (third overall), seen here during practice in front of Dominique Martin's (CH) and Pierre Maublanc's (F) Porsche 917K 025 and the Porsche 911 S 18 VO 75 of Jean-Claude Parot (F) and Jacky Dechaumel (F)

The fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA) passes the bridge in front of Claude Laurent (F) and Jacques Marché (F) on a Porsche 911 S

Jacky Ickx (B) and Peter Schetty (CH) on Ferrari 512 S #1038 lead the Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-009 of Teodoro Zeccoli (I) and Carlo Facetti (I)

Derek Bell (GB) and Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1026 in front of Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S #1008

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems on the Porsche 917L of Porsche KG Salzburg

Another dominant Williams 1-2 victory with Nigel Mansell ahead of Riccardo Patrese

1st lap: Alain Prost through the Acqua-Minerale chicane ahead of McLaren team-mate Rosberg, Mansell's Williams and Alboreto's Ferrari

The Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-003 of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I)

The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Oreste Abdon's (I) and Mario Ilotte's (I) Porsche 911 T

The Porsche 908 LH 031 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) in pits, race engineer Helmuth Bott takes the times, whilst Porsche's race director Rico Steinemann watches.

Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) lead the queue of Ferraris and Porsches with the Ferrari 312 P #0870

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/148 of Picko Troberg (S) and Björn Rothstein (S) was too damaged in practice to be repaired in time for the start

Build-up of the Lotus cars

Fourth placed Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2 #75033-017 in front of Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on third placed Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271

Winner Nino Vaccarella (I) at the steering wheel of his Alfa Romeo T33/3

Third placed Nino Vaccarella (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I) on Ferrari 512 S #1004 closely follwed by the later winning team of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) on a Porsche 908/03 #008

A bunch of happy Porsche mechanics on the pitwall celebrate the 1-2 victory of the J. W. Automotive Engineering team

The non-starting Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) is parked whilst Italian policemen take a close look at Rudi Lins' (A) and Rico Steinemann's (CH) Porsche 910 #010

Mechanics work on a Porsche under supervision of Porsche engineer Peter Falk

The third placed Ferrari 512 S #1004 of Nino Vaccarella (I) and Ignazio Giunti (I)

Jacky Ickx out of his Ferrari pits during practice

Former Formula 1 driver John Surtees

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Fans on the grandstand behind the memorial stone for the fatal race accident of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR driven by Pierre Levegh which killed 86 people in 1955

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on Ford GT40 #1075 in front of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) in the Ford GT40 #1076

A large stand sells specialities of the region to the fans besides the Le Mans track

Driver seat exchange of Hans Herrmann (D) and Gérard Larrousse (F) during a pitstop of the Porsche 908 LH 031

Pit stop and driver exchange of Rudi Lins (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/02 010

Pitstop at night of Rudi Lins (A) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on a Porsche 908 LH 029

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

Driver exchange during the pitstop of Rudi Lins (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F) with the Porsche 908/02 010

Pit stop of the winning driver team Gerhard Mitter (D) and Udo Schütz (D) on Porsche 908/02 028=>02 014

Pit stop of the third placed driver team Rolf Stommelen (D) and Hans Herrmann (D) on Porsche 908/02 015 S-M 2553

The later winning Porsche 908 LH 026 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) trapped in between between the two Ferraris 312P - car no 1 in front is Mario Andretti (USA) and Chris Amon (NZ) on Ferrari 312 P #0870, car no. 2 at the back is the Ferrari 312 P #0868 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Peter Schetty (CH)

The Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D) is being prepared

Mechanics attach a rear wheel to the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D)

Mechanics attach a rear wheel to the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D)

Mechanics work on the Porsche 908 LH 027 of Udo Schütz (D) and Gerhard Mitter (D), in front of them waits the already prepared and later second placed Porsche 908 LH 025 of Hans Herrmann (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) with race engineer Peter Falk aside

Happy Ford mechanics share the winner's bottle of champagne

David Piper (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) on David Piper's Ferrari 250 LM #8165 pass the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401

The Porsche 908 #014 of Joe Buzzetta (USA) and Scooter Patrick (USA) overtakes Phillippe Farjon's Porsche 907 2.2 006 driven by Herbert Linge (D) and Robert Buchet (F)

Rolf Stommelen (D) and Jochen Neerpasch (D) on Porsche 908 013 S-J 6271 become thid placed overall and second placed in P3.0 class (seen here passing the remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track)

The disassembled remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 besides the Le Mans track

The remains of Sylvain Garant's (F) and Jean-Michel Giorgi's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194679S706401 are being passed by Auguste Veuillet's Porsche 911 T 118 2 0779 driven by Claude Ballot-Léna (F) and Guy Chasseuil (F)

An accident during practice made the Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) an interesting studies object for the sicilian spectators

Skip Scott's (USA) and Peter Revson's (USA) Ford GT40 #1038 with the Ford GT40 #1007 of Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) close behind

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

Honoury lap of second placed Ford driver team Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) on Ford Mk II #1015

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 in front of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Mark Donohue's (USA) Ford Mk II #1032 and another Ford

The damaged Abarth 1300 OT of Fritz Jüttner (D) and Klaus Steinmetz (D)

A photographer examines the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track, car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), at the rear car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and "Geki" (I) retires after 14 laps

Car no. 35 Austin-Healey Sprite driven by Mike Garton (GB) and Alec Poole (IRL), in front of an unidentifyable Marcos (?) and the Ferrari 250 LM #8165 of Willy Mairesse (B) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

Mike Parkes (GB) in the cockpit of the Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 which he drives together with John Surtees

Udo Schütz' (D) and Peter de Klerk's (ZA) Porsche 906 LE 152 S-XR 760 in front of the other Porsche 906 LE 151 S-XR 762 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D)

Car no. 9 Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001, in front of Mike Parkes' (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) Ferrari 330 P3 #0848

Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA) on Ford Mk II #1031 in front of André de Cortanze's (F) and Jean-Pierre Hanrioud's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1719 and the Alpine A210 Renault #1720 of Bengt Jansson (S) and Pauli Toivonen (SF)

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 of Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) passes the wrecks of two retired racecars besides the track - car no. 20, the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The third placed Ford Mk II #1016 of Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA) passes the wreck of a retired racecars besides the track - car no. 14, the Ford GT40 #1040 driven by Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoerry (CH)

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the narrow cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P2 #0838 (open engine bonnet during a pitstop)

The Ferrari 365 P2 0838 of North American Racing Team, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Nino Vaccarella (I) becomes first in the P5.0 group

The Porsche 904 GTS #091 S-UP 14 of Gerhard Koch (D) and Anton Fischhaber (D) becomes first in the GT5.0 class (5th overall)

Despite a damaged front bodywork, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299 driven by Jack Sears (GB) and Dick Thompson (USA) gains first position in the GT5.0 class (8th overall), seen here in front of Graham Hill's (GB) and Jackie Stewart's (GB) Rover-BRM Turbine

Head of BMW-Motorsport Dr. Mario Theissen

The Ferrari 412 P #0848 of Herbert Müller (CH) and Jean Guichet (F)

Pitstop of Nanni Galli's (I) and Ignazio Giunti's (I) Alfa Romeo T33

Driver exchange and Refueling of Andrea de Adamich's (I) and Jean Rolland 's(F) Alfa Romeo T33

Pitstop including refueling of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Rolf Stommelen's (D) Porsche 910/8 024 S-ZL 224

Nick Heidfeld takes a group shot of the photographers

The Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 LM of Patrick Tambay, Jan Lammers and Andrew Gilbert-Scott

Podium of the British GP 1982: 2nd Didier Pironi, winner Niki Lauda and 3rd Patrick Tambay

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

A moment of silence to honour the victims of an aeroplane crash in Madrid the previous day.

The stickers in front of the BMW Sauber garage. Swiss, Bavarian, German and Polish flags, representing Sauber, BMW, Heidfeld and Kubica.

Jean Guichet (F) and Herbert Müller (CH) in the Ferrari 330P3/4 0848 in front of Günther Klass (D) and Peter Sutcliffe (GB) on Ferrari 330P4 0860

Claude Dubois (B) and Chris Tuerlinx (B) in the Shelby GT350 SFM 5R539, closely followed by the Alpine A210 Renault #1722 of Robert Bouharde (F) and Jean-Claude Andruet (F)

Driver exchange of Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) during a pitstop of the Ferrari 330P4 #0858

P1.3 classification winning team of Henri Grandsire (F) and José Rosinski (F) on Alpine A210 Renault entered Société des Automobiles Alpine OR S1.3 class winner Marcel Martin (F) and Jean Mésange (F) on Abarth 1300 OT #0033 entered by Ecurie du Maine (to be verified)

Race leader Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on Ford Mk IV J6 in front of second placed Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and Mike Parkes (GB) in a Ferrari 330P4 #0858

Porsche mechanics try to reveal the cause of spilled oil on the engine bonnet of the Porsche 906 156 driven by Gerhard Koch (D) and Christian Poirot (F)

Nighly pitstop of fourth placed pairing Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Mark Donohue (USA) in the Ford Mk IV J5 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Hans-Dieter Dechent (D) and Robert F. Huhn (D) drive the Porsche 906 of Scuderia Lufthansa to sixth place

Pit stop of the Porsche 910/8 #027 driven by Rolf Stommelen (D) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Nanni Galli (I)

The jumping Porsche 910 007 S-ZL 123 of Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA)

The jumping Porsche 910 #013 of Paul Hawkins (AUS) and Gerhard Koch (D)

The Porsches stand in line for the start of the 1000kms race

The Alfa Romeo T33 of Andrea de Adamich (I) and Jean Rolland (F) is being prepared to race

The Ferrari 330P3/4 #0848 of Herbert Müller (CH) and Jean Guichet (F) waits in pitlane in front of Nino Vaccarella's (I) Ferrari 330P4 #0846

Louis Stanley and his wife Jean Baber of BRM

Jo Schlesser in a McLaren of Ecurie Intersport in front of Chris Lambert's Brabham

David Coulthard, McLaren-Mercedes, in front of his team-mate

After starting from 2nd position on the grid, Nelson Piquet takes the lead in the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT53-BMW 4 ahead of Prost's McLaren, Tambay's Renault and de Angelis' Lotus

Race winners Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) on a Ford Mk IV J6 entered by Shelby American Inc., close behind the Abarth 1300 OT #0033 of Marcel Martin (F) and Jean MÈsange (F)

The pits: At the right standing on the pitwall are Hans Wilhelm Gaeb (editor of the Autozeitung), in a green dress Evi Butz (Porsche press) and in an dark blue blouse Frau Ursula v. Hanstein (wife of Huschke von Hanstein).

Richard Attwood and Pedro Rodriguez of the winning Porsche team. It was Rodriguez last win before his fatal accident two weeks later at the Norisring (Germany). It was also Porsche's last win in the 5-litre Group 5 cars.

Cooler water refill of a 12-cylinder Ferrari

The Ferrari 250 GTO #4491GT of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Peter Lumsden (GB) pits in front of the Ford GT40 #1003 driven by Maurice Trintignant (F) and Guy Ligier (F)

Pit stop of the Ford GT40 Roadster GT/112 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and John Whitmore (GB)

Lorenzo Bandini (I) refuels and cleans the windshield of the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 himself

Lorenzo Bandini (I) jumps out of the Ferrari Dino 166P #0834 with Surtees and Forghieri watching

The winning Ferrari 330P2 #0828 of John Surtees (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)

The heart of a Porsche 904 GTS

The Porsche 904/8 #008 of Colin Davis (GB) and Gerhard Mitter (D) retires after 244 laps with a clutch failure

Peter Lindner (D) and Peter Noecker (D) on Jaguar E-type Lightweight #S850662 behind an other E-type Lightweight (#S850663) of Peter Lumsden (GB)/Peter Sargent (GB), 24h Le Mans sports cars race, 1964

The moment of the start, from left to right: no. 19 the third placed Ferrari 330P #0822 of John Surtees (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I), no. 11 the Ford GT40 GT/103 driven by Richie Ginther (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), no. 15 the Ferrari 330P #0810 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Skip Hudson (USA), no. 10 the Ford GT40 GT/102 of Phil Hill (USA) and Bruce McLaren (NZ), no. 14 the second placed Ferrari 330P #0818 of Graham Hill (GB) and Jo Bonnier (S)

FIA president Max Mosley and FIA director of communications Richard Woods walk through Monaco pitlane and a swarm of snappers chasing them

Fourth placed team of Dan Gurney (USA) and Bob Bondurant (USA) on Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2299

The winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

The slightly damaged Ferrari 250 LM #5843 of Pierre Dumay (F) and Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B) becomes 16th

Pitstop of the winning Ferrari 275P #0816 of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I)

The winning team of Jean Guichet (F) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on Ferrari 275P #0816 in front of Gérard Laureau (F) and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) on René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault

A field of umbrellas on the main grandstand watch the cars racing through the rain

Winner Olivier Gendebien (B) puts his hand on the steering wheel of the Ferrari Dino 246SP #0790

BMW Sauber F1 Team advisor Peter Sauber stands in front of BMW member of the board Dr. Klaus Draeger and technical director Willy Rampf (left)

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. Behind the Alpine-Renault of Henri Grandsire and Jean-Claude Andruet

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver

The winning Ferrari 250P #0814 of Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) passes the dissected Lola Mk 6 GT Ford 1 of Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) which hit the barrier in an accident after 151 laps

The Porsche of Edgar Barth and Herbert Linge chases the front runners at the start

Nelson Piquet in his 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4, next to him from left to right: Gordon Murray, Charlie Whiting and Paul Rosche of BMW

In lap 45, Raikkonen's Ferrari emits a wall of smoke and halts

Cool design even under the feet of the Ferrari crew in pits

A Canadian grid girl in front of Massa's Ferrari

An overcoat protects a sharp aerodynamical edge of Kimi's Ferrari

The left front suspension of a Ferrari

The steering wheel of a Ferrari - count the buttons!

24h Le Mans 1970: Night pit stop of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Willy Kauhsen (D) on second placed Porsche 917L #043 entered by Martini International Racing Team

Hector Rebaque's Lotus 78 in front of Derek Daly's Ensign

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23 leads a queue of cars (Depailler, Fittipaldi and Scheckter)

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23 in front of Jacky Ickx' Lotus-Cosworth 72E

Mike Hailwood (in the cockpit of a McLaren-Cosworth M23) speaks with McLaren engineers (we appreciate any hint to their names;)

Mike Hailwood on McLaren-Cosworth M23, in front of Patrick Depailler's Tyrrell-Cosworth 006

Norbert Haug endows a souvenir photo of DC's first victory with former employer McLaren (1997 in Melbourne). On the right sporting director Christian Horner of the Red Bull F1 Racing Team.

Michael Schumacher was about to lap Coulthard but in the spray Schumacher misjudged the situation and smashed into the back of the McLaren. Bouth are driving back to the pits to retire.

Second placed car of Targa Florio 1971: Alfa Romeo 33/3 (#2) driven by Andrea de Adamich and Gijs van Lennep

Ferdinand Piech (in suit on pit wall) watches a pitstop of the Porsche 908/2 010 #264 driven by Rudi Lins (A) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Chris Amon (No. 2, Ferrari 312) leading the two Cooper-Maserati's of Jo Siffert (No. 6, with the older T81) and Jochen Rindt (the new T86) into Parabolica

Rubens Barrichello out of Honda pits

Coulthard slides backwards through the field of competitors

The annual season's end group photo of all drivers together

The wings on the airbox of a Toro Rosso

Coulthard slides backwards through the field of competitors and crashes with Nakajima

Fisichella out of Force India pits

Pit stop of Adrian Sutil, Force India

The safety car goes out in front of Massa and Trulli, followed by Raikkonen, Hamilton and Vettel

Coulthard and Nakajima slide out of the race, Piquet retires at the tyre barrier

Bernie Ecclesone and Banco Santander's chairman of the board Emilio Botin meet on the grid

During drivers parade some of the drivers greet the fans with the Brazilian national banner

During drivers parade some of the drivers greet the fans with the Brazilian national banner

All the 'German' drivers hold notes with their own prediction of who becomes World Champion and their own position, stated at the beginning of the 2008 season in Melbourne

Rubens Barrichello, Honda, with the helmet design of fellow Brazilian F1 driver "Paulista" Ingo Hoffmann

The painted horns of the Bull in front of the sidepods of a Toro Rosso car

View at the rear end of a Toro Rosso car

Emilio Botin, Banco Santander's chairman of the board

Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi

Formula One World Champion of 1972 and 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi

Bernie Ecclestone speaks with Gerhard Berger of Toro Rosso

Chief meeting of Dr. Helmut Marko and Christian Horner of Red Bull with Toro Rosso's Gerhard Berger

Legendary Austrian journalist Heinz Prueller chats with fellow countrymen Franz Tost of Toro Rosso and triple World Champion Niki Lauda

The VIP macho man seemingly wonders why someone takes a photo of him...

A reddened tattoo on the back of a stylish VIP

Before the start of the Monaco Grand Prix 1998, teammanager Jo Ramirez of McLaren hands over the helmet to his driver, polesetter Mika Hakkinen

Nick Heidfeld leaves the podium with a bottle of champagne while winner David Coulthard and 2nd placed Michael Schumacher still joke around behind him

Pitstop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

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

Sparks from the bottom of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, in front of Alonso

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

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

Pitstop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pitstop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pitstop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pitstop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pitstop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

Pitstop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Pitstop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Pitstop of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Finished pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pitstop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Pitstop of Fernando Alonso, Renault F1

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

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of Piquet and Barrichello

Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber in front of many cars

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head

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

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

Part of a McLaren front wing

Junction of a McLaren nose cone and the front wings

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

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

After arriving at parc ferme as an unpredicted winner, Fernando Alonso jumps on his Renault car and celebrates his proof of ability to still win races

Silhouette of Chris Dyer, Ferrari race engineer

Honda driver Barrichello in front of Kovalainen

Rene Arnoux' Martini leading the field of backmarkers

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen in front of Raikkonen's Ferrari

Close-up on a Toyota's on-board-camera on top of the airbox

Hamilton in front of Raikkonen

Alonso splashs out a dash of champagne

A pulk of two Honda cars and a Force India car takes a corner

A Honda car in front of the cloud-crowned Mount Fuji

Whilst second grid positioned Raikkonen jumps out of his Ferrari, polesetter Hamilton arrives at parc ferme

The Fujijama behind the racetrack wears a cap of clouds

Jenson Button, Honda, in front of the classy Fullerton Hotel

The field seconds before the start: Jim Clark of Lotus (no. 1) on pole, at his side John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Ludovico Scarfiotti

Start to the Hungarian Grand Prix: Michael Schumacher of Ferrari starting from pole, in 2nd position Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren-Mercedes, 3rd Jarno Trulli of Toyota

Alain Prost's pitstop, he stays in the lead of the French GP 1983

Nelsinho Piquet rushes out of Renault pits at GP Bahrain 2008

Jim Clark celebrates his victory on the rostrum of the 1967 British Grand Prix. At the far right Keith Duckworth of Cosworth and Lotus teamboss Colin Chapman.

Mechanics await their deployment in the Sicillian heat of the Targa Florio

Robert Kubica gets out of his BMW at his grid position in Istanbul 2007

Felipe Massa with his manager Nicolas Todt and his physio sit besides the grid before the start of the Spanish Grand Prix 2007

Start field at Ste. Devote, the two McLaren's of Alonso and Hamilton in the lead, Massa's Ferrari third (GP Monaco 2007)

Dan Gurney, Festival of Speed at Goodwood 2000

Massa stops at the end of the pitlane and waits for his mechanics to remove the refueling hose

After Massa's pit stop the refueling nozzle is still stuck in the tank of the Ferrari car

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, in front of the City Hall building

Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1, in front of Kubica

Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari, in front of the classy Fullerton Hotel

Raikkonen in front of an illuminated skyline, 20 minutes later.

Heidfeld in front of Trulli and Rosberg

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

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

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

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

The tip of a Ferrari's nose cone

Kimi Raikkonen gets a strong handshake from King of Spain Juan Carlos

Kimi Raikkonen out of pits

Safety car in front of the two Ferraris

Robert Kubica in front of Kovalainen

Kimi Raikkonen drives out to gain pole position at the end of Q3

Lewis Hamilton slowly approaches McLaren pits at the end of the pitlane

Raikonnen pushes his Ferrari in front of Kubica in second lap

A Formula 1 Ferrari 246 Dino GP of 1958

A Ferrari 250 Testarossa sports car of 1957, worth 12 million dollars

Mark Webber in a cloud of rubber smoke

Glowing rear lights of a Williams car

Kimi Raikkonen jumps on his Ferrari in parc ferme, celebrating his second victory of the season

Podium group photo of second placed Rosberg, winner Alonso and third placed Hamilton

Winner Fernando Alonso cheers at the waving arms from the top of the rostrum

Kimi Raikkonen out of pits

Felipe Massa out of pits

Rubens Barrichello, Honda, in front of Piquet

Felipe Massa leads in front of Hamilton and Raikkonen

Thoughtful view of polesitter Felipe Massa

Double F1 World Champion of 1998 and 1999 Mika Hakkinen attends the race as an honoury guest of McLaren Mercedes

FIA observer Herbie Blash waves at the marshals during an inspection lap of the safety car

Jo Siffert (CH) jumps with the Porsche 908/03 #010 of J. W. Automotive Engineering

The remains of Fisichella's nose cone tip after his accident during Saturday's first practice at Cricket Club chicane

1000 km Monza 1971: Gerard Larrousse (F) waits to get behind the wheel of the semi-works Martini-Porsche 917K #020

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

Second placed Ferrari 512S Spyder #1042 (car No. 3) with Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nino Vaccarella (I) battles against car No. 8, the Porsche 917K #009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB). The later race winning car No. 7, Porsche 917K #016 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF), runs side by side with the Porsche 917K #023 of Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), they did not last for the whole 1000kms.

24h Le Mans 1970: The Porsche 917L 042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), does not finish the race

Nick Heidfeld in front of Glock

Water masses are being swept out of Ferrari pits

After the race, masses of fans flow back home through the old royal park

Youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel showers his Toro Rosso team with champagne

First placed and youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy

First placed and youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy on podium

Victorious Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy about his success as youngest GP winner of all times during podium ceremony

Victorious Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy about his success as youngest GP winner of all times

BMW Sauber's Kubica in front of Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton overtaks the second Toyota of Trulli

BMW Sauber's Kubica in front of Lewis Hamilton who just overtook Glock's Toyota

BMW sauber's Nick Heidfeld in front of Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari's Kimi Raikonen now in the neck of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari's Kimi Raikonen in front of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

Williams' Rosberg in front of Ferrari's Massa

David Coulthard in front of Bourdais

A cloud of spray with blinking red lights roars through first chicane

After the safety car disappears Vettel is set free to run the race of his life

Vettel's grid girls in front of the Toro Rosso car

BMW's member of the board Klaus Draeger and Dr. Mario Theissen chat with Renault F1 boss Briatore and Red Bull's Christian Horner

Cheering fans cheer at and take photos of the passing drivers parade truck

The italian grid girls form a guard of honour for the drivers

One of the italian grid girls

Slavica Ecclestone asks Ferrari's logistics manager Kotur for the way in front of Bernie's motorhome

Amazing polesetter Sebastian Vettel climbs out of his Toro Rosso car in parc ferme

BMW Sauber physio Jo Leberer takes care of Heidfeld's health and pitbard

Even heavy rain does not spoil the joy of watching

Ferrari pit wall commanders await the end of Friday morning's heavy rain

Ferrari team principal Stefano Dmenicali in front of a screen at Ferrari's pit wall command center

Norbert Haug endows a souvenir photo of DC's first victory with former employer McLaren (1997 in Melbourne)

DC gives a speech to the guests of his farewell party

Force India's Kingfisher promotion girls took the opportunity of a sunny moment for a promenade

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after Q3 in parc fermé: Second positioned Felipe Massa of Ferrari, polesitter Lewis Hamilton and his third grid placed McLaren Mercedes teammate Heikki Kovalainen

Cheering fans celebrate on the grid in front of the rostrum

Pit stop of Barrichello in lap 17

Barrichello in front of Coulthard at La Source

Timo Glock in front of Heidfeld

Hamilton hits the bottom of Eau Rouge

Kubica in front of Glock and Vettel

Kubica leads the queue of followers

Race leader Raikkonen in front of Hamilton and teammate Massa

A spread start field at beginning of lap two

Mechanics friendship across teams - BMW Sauber's Alex Baecker and Markus Buechel of Toyota give thumbs up for an exciting race

Rubber laying in front of Toyota pits

Fernando Alonso sits in a glass cabinet at the rear of Renault pits

Robert Kubica in front of his BMW Sauber teammate Nick Heidfeld

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota, climbs Raidillon out of Eau Rouge on intermediate tyres

Hamilton leads the pack into first corner, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

The end of the last lap, leader Hamilton comes around last chicane

With three laps to go, Raikkonen leads in front of Hamilton, pitboard signals third position to Massa

The start field enters La Source, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

Ligier driver Patrick Depailler leading team-mate Laffite during the first laps of the race

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Promotional event of Toyota team and Batman movie The Dark Knight.

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton

Pit stop of Nico Rosberg, Williams

Pit stop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Honda's Rubens Barrichello in front of Kubica

Fisichella in front of Sutil

Fourth placed Kovalainen and fifth Raikkonen in front of colourful pitboards

Massa in front of Hamilton passes the pit wall signals

Kubica in front of Kovalainen

Kubica in front of Kovalainen

Kovalainen lifts a wheel in front of Raikkonen and Vettel

Hamilton in front of Kubica, Kovalainen and Raikkonen

Fisichella in front of Barrichello and Sutil

Drivers parade in front of grandstands full of spectators

A delighted and motivated bunch of photographers in their shuttle boat to the race track.

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of Massa's Ferrari

Jarno Trulli in front of Vettel on the swingbridge, Valencia circuit's landmark at harbour entrance

Two helmets of Heikki Kovalainen

Two helmets of Lewis Hamilton

Force India nosecones in front of the pits

Reflection of the paddock in a glass building

The Spanish Red Bull Formula Unas are welcomed at the Red Bull Energy Station with a glass of champagne

Bridgestone celebrates the company's 200th supplied Grand Prix with a drivers group photo together with motorsport director Hiroshi Yasukawa and Hirohide Hamashida, director of motorsport tyre development

Bridgestone celebrates the company's 200th supplied Grand Prix with a drivers group photo together with motorsport director Hiroshi Yasukawa and Hirohide Hamashida, director of motorsport tyre development

Kimi Raikkonen shakes hands with Hiroshi Yasukawa, director of Bridgestone Motorsport

Bernie Ecclestone walks through the paddock with Rita Barbera Nolla, mayor of Valencia

Start for the last GP of the 1984 season: Keke Rosberg in his Williams-Honda goes into the lead ahead of Mansell and Prost after polesetter Piquet went away slowly

Bruce McLaren in his McLaren-Cosworth M7C in front of the Hotel de Paris

Riccardo Patrese and Dieter Stappert, head of BMW Motorsport

Pit stop of Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Timo Glock in front of Robert Kubica

Sir Frank Williams reflects in the front of a mirror-walled motorhome

Australian Tim Schenken in a De Tomaso-Cosworth 505, he replaced Brian Redman for the rest of the season 1970 and attended 4 races for Frank Williams.

Lotus driver Jim Clark in a exchange of words about the new Cosworth V8 engine with Keith Duckworth, a tyre expert of Firestone, Walter Hayes of Ford and Lotus team boss Colin Chapman.

Bernie Ecclestone with Andrew James, an executive of his FOM company

Rene Arnoux' Renault out of the race on lap 15, while Patrese passes the scene

3rd lap with Rene Arnoux's Renault leading the race, 2nd Jones in the Williams, 3rd the 2nd Renault of Jabouille

Lap 1 with both Renaults of Rene Arnoux and Jabouille in the lead, Piquet 3rd

David Coulthard walks through rows of cars in parc ferme after a hot race

A thoughtful Nick Heidfeld leaves the parc ferme of the further arrivers

Heikki Kovalainen celebrates his victory in parc ferme in front of a cheering McLaren team

Timo Glock arrives at park ferme in front of a frenetically cheering Toyota team

Robert Kubica had the most of the fans on the grandstands

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Nelson Piquet jr., Renault F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Pit stop of Felipe Massa, Scuderia Ferrari

Kazuki Nakajima in front of Fisichella and many fans on a hillside

Alonso leads Raikkonen over a long period of the race

Massa in front of Hamilton and a full grandstand

Barrichello in front of a pushing Vettel

Massa in front of Hamilton

The rest of the start field heads to turn 2

Third positioned Kovalainen in front of Glock and overtaken Kubica

Massa brakes in front of Kovalainen's McLaren with smoking tires into first corner, ready to overtake leading Hamilton

Massa manages to squeeze his Ferrari in between the two McLarens of Hamilton and Kovalainen

Fernando Alonso is being interviewed on the grid under the alert eyes (and ears) of Renault press officer Patrizia Spinelli

Robert Kubica arrives at the fourth grid position with the help of the BMW Sauber mechanics

Nico Rosberg, Williams, in front of the colourful aquaworld water slides nearby the racetrack

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes, speeds over the curbs in front of a grandstand

David Coulthard, Red Bull Racing, zooms through pitlane in front of a red car

Timo Glock out of pits into pitlane

Zoom of Kazuki Nakajima, Williams

Zoom of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Zoom of Fernando Alonso, Renault

Zoom of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, hurries out of pits in front of Massa's red projectile

Zoom of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

The sunset coloured sky and Rainer are reflected in the mirror glass of Force India's motorhome

Two plain-clothed grid girls in front of the Force India motorhome

An evening view on the paddock's motorhome alley, the media 'block' of Ferrari in front of BMW Sauber's illuminated 'fairy castle'

Front bonnet of a Ferrari truck at night

Adrin Sutil and his father take a walk through the paddock and watch Hamilton in front of the McLaren Mercedes motorhome

A Lotus mechanics works on the rear wing of Hill's Lotus before the french Grand Prix 1969

Group photo of second placed Piquet, winner Hamilton and third placed Massa and masses of fans in front of the podium

Podium group photo of second placed Piquet, winner Hamilton and third placed Massa

Piquet and Massa get together in parc ferme under the eyes of FIA officials

Kubica in front of Kovalainen

The final corner emitted dangerous fountains of dust

Hamilton leads Massa and the rest of the field to first turn

The crowded grid in front of a large 'Motodrom' grandstand

BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen with driver Robert Kubica, Member of the Board of BMW Dr. Klaus Draeger and team physio Jo Leberer

Michael Schumacher jokes around with Flavio Briatore, his team boss of his rookie times

1000km Brands Hatch BOAC 1970: Later race winner Pedro Rodriguez observes the repair of his Porsche 917K 016 during practice

A McLaren car is being rolled through the phalanx of grid girls

Group photo of the german F1 drivers: Nick Heidfeld, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Timo Glock and Adrian Sutil

Nelsinho Piquet and Fernando Alonso celebrate their birthday anniversaries in advance with Flavio Briatore in front of the Renault motorhome

Line-up of the BMW M1 race cars

Familiar faces amongst the drivers of historic BMW M1 race - Christian Klien and Joerg Mueller await their challenge

Ralf Sc humacher visits the paddock in the new look of his recent employer

DaimlerChrysler chairman of the board 'Dr. Z.' Dieter Zetzsche arrives at Hockenheim paddock

Giancarlo Fisichella enters pitlane at the end of the qualifying session

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, navigates around a piece of pulled-out grass at hairpin

A souvenir photo of the whole family with Sebastian Vettel (except daddy who takes the picture)

The reanimation kit of the german Red Cross for photographers surprisingly includes The Red Bulletin and GEO :)

Two german Red Bull 'Formula Unas' pose for the photographer in front of the 'Toro Rosso'

A professional photoshooting of the Red Bull 'Formula Unas' in the paddock

Dan Gurney sits in the cockpit of the Porsche 804, besides him an american journalist

Jacky Ickx and Bernard Cahier during an interview. The shorthaired blonde lady behind is Bernard wife Joan, the mother of Paul-Henri Cahier

Triple Olympic gold medalist skier Jean-Claude Killy and team-mate Bernard Cahier, winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, 7th overall at the Targa Florio 1967

Tripe Olympic gold medalist skier Jean-Claude Killy and team-mate Bernard Cahier winner of the Grand Touring Class in a Porsche 911S, 7th overall at the Targa Florio 1967

A strike of the photographers in the pitlane kept the drivers away from their cars and IRPA president Bernard Cahier explains the situation to March boss Max Mosley

An overeager uninformed security tries to remove Bernard Cahier by headlock from a place where he was allowed to (and insisted to) stay with the helping hands of surrounding spectators

Bernard Cahier takes a drink with Francois Guiter of ELF Aquitaine

Nick Heidfeld in front of Alonso and Piquet

The Red Bull Unas are welcomed at the Energy Station with a glass of champagne on Thursday afternoon

Podium group photo of BMW Sauber's second placed Nick Heidfeld, winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Rubens Barrichello

The performance of the Toyota crew's ballet is being started with the 'Lollipop man dance'

With Alonso still in front, Barrichello can now attack with the help of heavy wet tyres

Nakajima pushes the queue of backmarkers through turn 1

The two McLarens lead the field which disappears in a cloud of spray

The field departs in a cloud of spray

Heikki Kovalainen's car is being pushed to pole position with the helping hand of a Ferrari mechanic

The performers of the British national anthem stand still on the grid

The performers of the British national anthem take position on the grid

Austrian TV presenter Tanja Bauer interviews Hamilton in front of excited fans

Renault's Fernando Alonso over a hill in front of Sutil

Red Bull rider David Coulthard in front of Button

Red Bull's advisor Dr. Helmut Marko listens to the words of Coulthard

Details of a Red Bull's front wing

Quick Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber shows that he deserves his >nick

Wrinkles of experience sign Rubens Barrichello

Jenson Button of Honda

Photographers position themselves on the pitwall for a group photo of a promotional presentation of the Batmobile and a Toyota car on the grid

Toyota drivers Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli pose for the media in front of the Batmobile and a Toyota race car as a promotion for the new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight'

Toyota organises a promotional presentation of the Batmobile driving besides a Toyota car

Legendary McLaren team manager Jo Ramirez was happy to visit the home of British motor racing

Surrounded by photographers, Lewis Hamilton gives an autograph to one of his youngest fans

Williams technical director Sam Michael looks ahead to a good performance of driver Rosberg

Race leader Hamilton on the long start & finish straight with a cloud of spray behind him

The winning Porsche 917K of Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann

Nick Heidfeld in front of Alonso

Nick Heidfeld in front of Alonso

Nick Heidfeld overlooks the new front of the BMW Sauber, now without the distinctive winglets attached to the nose cone

Robert Kubica in front of Hamilton

Robert Kubica out of pits

Reflection of Robert Kubica

A toolbox of the Wolf Formula One team

Photographers are being banished from their positions by violent policemen with dogs at first corner 'La Source' during the start of the GP

Piquet close in front of Hamilton

After one lap Raikkonen leads the pair of Ferraris already with a wide distance margin

Trulli leads the followers of the start queue, Alonso drops places from 3rd to 5th, Kubica between them fourth

Fisichella at the end of the start field brakes hard at the straight's end

The rest of the start field follows

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, squeezed into the safe cockpit of his car on the grid position

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, still out of car at his grid position

A forest of grid number boards rises into the air

At the start of the drivers parade, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen roll though a phalanx of photographers on the grid

An excited Lewis Hamilton jumps on the first winning car of a French GP

A piece of a Ferrari's rear wing

The nose cone tip of a Red Bull car

The nose cone of a Red Bull car

The nose cone of a Red Bull car

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, in front of the new colourful grandstand seating

Adrian Sutil of Force India, as a reflection in a firemarshal's helmet visor

Rear wing detail of Bourdais' Toro Rosso

A spy view at parts of Sutil's telemetric printouts

Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug and former F1 and DTM driver Jean Alesi leave together the glittering palace of McLaren

The Porsche 917K #031/026 of J. W. Automotive Engineering driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) receives a full service

Piquet rushes out of Renault pits

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after Q3: Third grid placed Kimi Raikkonen (right hand) and polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes (middle) with grid's second positioned Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber cars lead 1-2 at the 2008 Canadian GP with Robert Kubica in front of his team mate Heidfeld

Robert Kubica takes the chequered flag, wins the Canadian Grand Prix 2008 and takes the lead of the World Championship

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica, winner of the Canadian Grand Prix and present Formula One World Championship leader

Happy BMW Sauber F1 mechanics celebrate with Kubica's champagne bottle after the podium ceremony of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix

Felipe Massa on the track's dirt, in the background the pitlane exit with the damaged cars of Hamilton and Raikkonen

Heikki Kovalainen in front of Massa

After Adrian Sutil retires with gearbox failure in lap 13, the brakes of the Force India car need a relief of a fire extinguisher

Robert Kubica far in front of Railkkonen

Lewis Hamilton brakes in front of Kubica

Nico Rosberg leads the rest of the field

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton leads the start field in front of Kubica and Raikkonen

Adrian Sutil of Force India prepares for racing

Patrick Head, co-founder and Engineering Director of the Williams Formula One team, gives an inrterview in font of Nakajima's grid place

Busy snappers take photographs of Lewis Hamilton and David Coulthard

Moko reads The Red Bulleting, showing Rainer's photo of a Le Mans start of 1964 when F1 drivers competed in sportscars, too

Gerhard Berger, co-owner of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team.

Ron Dennis CBE, team principal of the McLaren Formula One team.

Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone, president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration

Fernando Alonso out of pits

A mechanic polishes a wing's surface of a McLaren car

Aerodynamical bodywork at the front of a McLaren

A Force India car's front, parts of the front wing not yet attached

Details of a Renault wing

A rear mirror of a Renault

Safety car driver Bernd Mayländer (middle) with Dennis Kern and Daniel Vordermeier of AMG who take care of the powerful Mercedes vehicles.

Jim Clark jumps over the hill in front of Hotel de Paris, Grand Prix de Monaco 1964.

Queue of F1 cars between tunnel exit chicane and Tabac, Jack Brabham in the lead in front of Pescarolo and Ickx

Race winner Lewis Hamilton greets the audience in front of Casino

Race goes on after safety car phase, sliding Sutil still keeps his fourth place in front of Raikkonen and Webber

The end of start field reaches Ste. Devote

A herd of cars squeezes through Ste. Devote chicane

Williams' director of engineering Patrick Head with Ex-Williams and now Red Bull Racing technical director engineer Geoff Willis and a McLaren engineer

Jenson Button in front of Fisichella between Grand Hotel hairpin and Portier

Force India's Adrian Sutil, the true hero of the Monaco GP this year, at Rascasse corner

Lewis Hamilton lifts a wheel of his McLaren Mercedes at Casino

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel in front of the Hôtel de Paris - and Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen in front of the terrace of L´Hôtel de Paris

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in front of the terrace of L´Hôtel de Paris

Nico Rosberg lifts both front wheels of his Williams car at Casino barrow

A reflection of the Casino on a shiny sculpture on a garden fountain

On Friday evening's media party Red Bull presented an exhibition of Rainer's historical Monaco photos on their energy station in Monaco's harbour. Have a look <a href="http://www.schlegelmilch.com/archive/index.php?PHPSESSID=1&topshots=1&topshot_special=15703" style="color:#f9131d;">here</a>

Ross Brawn during a meeting of the team principals with Mr. Ecclestone

Colleagues Darren Heath and Juergen Tap take pictures of McLaren's drivers helmets

Podium group photo of second placed Felipe Massa, Ferrari's technical director Aldo Costa, winner Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Lewis Hamilton

Force India team boss Vijay Mallya speaks with John Howett of Toyota

Princess Gracia Patricia and Prince Rainier de Monaco drive a lap of honour before the start of the Grand Prix race

Kubica in front of Raikkonen and Alonso

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi of McLaren

Toro Rosso boss Gerhard Berger and Flavio Briatore of Renault

Massa in front of Alonso and Hamilton during the first yellow flag phase in lap 2 after the collision of Sutil and Vettel in first lap

Red Bull rider Mark Webber sucks a wing out of the can

Masses of spectators occupy Monaco's chateau rock

A part of Hamilton's McLaren, sprayed with champagne

Hamilton sprays a fountain of champagne

Ferrari driver Massa leads the McLaren of Hamilton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

View at the back of the paddock club puppets

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

Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima in front of a Ferrari

Nick Heidfeld out of garage for practice

The middle of a Red Bull rear wing

Jacques Laffite receives the "Prix Orange" from the president of IRPA (International Racing Press Association) Bernard Cahier at the Hotel Hermitage of Monte Carlo, for his kindliness with the press

Impact location of Ayrton Senna's Williams at Tamburello corner

Bernie Ecclestone and Juan Carlos, King of Spain

FIA Deputy Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Jacques Tropenat

FIA Deputy Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Jacques Tropenat takes a souvenir photo

Ferrari's Nigel Mansell ahead of Thierry Boutsen in the Williams-Renault and Alain Prost in the 2nd Ferrari

Ferrari driver Nigel Mansell ahead of Senna's McLaren-Honda

Heidfeld ends his second stop at BMW Sauber pits in lap 41 of the Malaysaian GP 2008

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in front of Alonso's Renault

Coulthard still in front of Massa, right before their collision in lap 25

Rubens Barrichello keeps his Honda for a while in front of Raikkonen's catching up Ferrari

Race leader Lewis Hamilton not far ahead of BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen in front of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld

Fans show overwhelming profession of sympathy for Lewis Hamilton

Under the eyes of interested fans, Dunlop mechanics prepare tyres behind their service truck

12th placed Fisichella and 13th placed Hamilton get out of their cars

At the start Massa managed to squeeze himself in front of Kubica

Photographer Mark Thompson takes pictures of a Bahrain folklore show during drivers presentation

A familiar helmet to be seen here - Jacques Villeneuve was one of the famous Speedcar guest drivers

Three press ladies meet after the race in front of the media centre

Rose water instead of champagne amuses the Ferrari teammates

Kubica out of pits

Kubica out of pits

Pit stop of BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica in lap 17

Heidfeld overtakes Kovalainen in the inside of a corner

Kubica nearly overtakes Massa after a small mistake of the Ferrari driver

With the other Ferrari giving pressure in the neck, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica nearly manages to overtake Massa in the inside of the corner

Nico Rosberg leads the rest of the field

Behind the two leaders follow Hamilton and Raikkonen then the rest of the pack

Bernie Ecclestone on the grid together with Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos, chairman and executive director of Banco Santander

The polished knob of the bandmasters stick

Ferrari P4/5 Pininfarina, precisely 400 units of the sensational Ferrari Enzo supercar were built (thanks to www.barchetta.cc)

Racing legend Jacky Ickx with Martin Whitaker, CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit

The damaged side of Johanssons Speedcar

BMW Saubers polesitter Robert Kubica gives thums up to his fans for their support, besides him McLarens Hamilton and Massa of Ferrari

Felipe Massa jumps out of his Ferrari

Due to his second grid position, a quite disappointed Felipe Massa climbs out of his Ferrari in parc ferme after qualifying

Red Bull rider Mark Webber in front of Buttons Honda

Mark Webber in a cloud of rubber smoke

Mark Webber in a cloud of rubber smoke

The filigree suspension of a Williams connects brake system with gearbox

Red Bull mechanics brighten the inside of a gearbox with an endoscope

Little new rear wings and rear suspension of a Williams

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, is being interviewed

Austrian TV presenter Tanja Bauer watches the arrival of temporary grid girl Gulf Air stewardesses

Nico Rosberg with Sam Michael, technical director of the Williams F1 Team

Nico Rosberg with Sam Michael, technical director of the Williams F1 Team

Belgian Teddy Pilette, one of the first 'sons' driving in F1 like the father who attended sporadically F1 races between 1951 and 1964. Sponsor Hitachi made it possible for him to drive the second works Brabham-Cosworth BT42 at his home Grand Prix.

Pedro Rodriguez, BRM P153 out of Eau Rouge

A FOM TV camera man is being showered by three spurts of champagne

A view at the rear of Hamiltons McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa lifts a wheel of his Ferrari

Toro Rosso rider Sebastian Vettel in front of Sutil and Sato

McLarens Kovalainen in front of Coulthard, Alonso and Piquet

McLarens number one Lewis Hamilton in front of Trulli

Hamilton behind Webber in the middle of the followers

Start field comes around first corner, both Ferraris in front, Trulli pushes Heidfeld out of line

Adrian Sutil takes a wee dram of cool water

Zoom of Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Zoom of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Niki's son Mathias Lauda appreciates a blow of cooled air before the Speedcar race

Jean Alesi climbs out of his car after winning the Saturday Speedcar race

Ex Formula 1 and DTM driver Jean Alesi is one of the founders of the Speedcar series which hold races in Asia

Yeah, we love to see one of us racing!

Sebastian Vettels name at the side of the Toro Rosso cockpit

The rear end of a BMW Sauber car

Kingfisher branded rear wings of a Force India car

Raikkonens manger David Robertson with his son Steve and Ferraris Head of Motor Sport Press Office Luca Colajanni attentively watch the times screen in Ferrari pits.

The three winning cars of the Malaysian Grand Prix lined up in a very tidy parc fermé

Having arrived in park fermé after a lonely race Raikkonen jumps out of the winning Ferrari

Under the eyes of alert officials and accompanied by soothing Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer, a seemingly disappointed Raikkonen walks back trough pitlane after retiring five laps before race end.

Alonso pits in front of a dark smoke emitting McLaren pit stop

Williams driver Nico Rosberg in front of four further pushing cars

Pay-TV presenter Tanja Bauer and Peter Lauterbach invited all the 'German' drivers: Vettel, Rosberg, Heidfeld, Glock and Sutil (outside of focus).

The delighted couple of winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Nico Rosberg - for their first podium reunion since their carting days eight years ago.

Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber in pits, a former collision of Nakajima's Williams with his rear causes his retirement in lap 47 (formula1.com: 'at the end of the third safety car period Nakajima crashed into the rear of my car and I had to stop').

Brief inspection of Robert Kubica's BMW Sauber concludes with retirement in lap 47

A disappointed Sebastian Vettel is being pushed out of danger with a broken nose

A funny group of maintenance marshals

Zoom of Honda driver Jenson Button

Toyota driver Timo Glock already collected a lot of experience in F1

Ted Toleman, founder of the original Toleman F1 team in 1981 (which then became Benetton and Renault)

The 'melting pot' Australia has fans of every team, and they go together well.

TV presenter Karen Minier takes care of her fiancé David Coulthard's hair style

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media after Q3 in parc fermé: Third grid placed Heikki Kovalainen and polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes with grid's second positioned Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber.

Michael Schumacher watches the qualifying performance of his competitor Damon Hill

Elisabetta Gregoraci, girlfriend of Flavio Briatore.

Porsche race director Husche von Hanstein (with white hat) looks on as mechanics attend the 7th place class winning Vic Elford/Ben Pon Porsche 906 (154) at Le Mans 1967. In the background one of the factory Porsche 907s races by.

A last exchange of words with Colin Chapman before the practice session.

Used and tagged Michelin qualifying tyres of de Cesaris and Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo)

Eliseo Salazar in front of teammate Derek Daly, both in a March-Cosworth

The Porsche 917L #042 of Porsche KG Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), did not finish the race

John Wyer's Porsche 917K #015/035 with Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) driving, did not finish the race. It is seen here in front of Andrew Fletcher (GB) or Willie Tuckett (GB) in a Chevron B16 Ford entered by The Paul Watson Race Organisation.

Mrs. Stanley, wife of BRM owner Louis Stanley, at Dutch Grand Prix 1968

Pleased faces of Jim Clark and Keith Duckworth in Monza 1967

Jim Clark in Spa-Francorchamps 1967, during practice with Lotus mechanics. The constructor of the new 8-cylinder engine Keith Duckworth speaks to Laurie Hands of Champion spark plugs.

Race winner Jim Clark on the podium besides Keith Duckworth, constructor of the successful Cosworth engine.

Jim Clark in front of the start fields

Jim Clark, the fulgent race winner of the Belgium Grand Prix, 1964

Jim Clark getting out of his car during practice for the 1966 German Grand Prix

Lotus 43-BRM H16 of Jim Clark

Concentration and thoughtful expression in the eyes of the Scottish double World Champion Jim Clark.

Lewis Hamilton's overall with logos of sponsors (Santander).

At Gasometre curve, Englishman Geoffrey Goddard photographs his idol Jim Clark in front of the famous rock of Monaco.

Start for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza 1975, with both Ferrari's of Clay Regazzoni (No.11) and Championship leader Niki Lauda (No.12) in the lead

The two swissmen Siffert (BRM, will arrive on 9th place) and Regazzoni (Ferrari, retires soon) battle in front of Stewart (Tyrrell, to retire soon, too)

Chris Amon spins the wheels of his Matra Simca-Matra MS120B

Rene Arnoux in the Renault banging into the back of Riccardo Patrese's Brabham-BMW at the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1982. This forced Alain Prost (in the 2nd Renault No.15), Derek Daly (Williams No.5) and John Watson (McLaren) to go onto the grass

At the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1982, Rene Arnoux on Renault crashes into the back of Riccardo Patrese's Brabham-BMW

Dampfwalze / steam roller

Dampfwalze / steam roller

Dampfwalze / steam roller

The Belgian company Publibelgium travels around the world with the F1 and takes care about placement of all advertisings and billboards - the workers use more than 6 tons of paint per race (and usually remove it afterwards)

Nico's physio Oliver Fengler should better have not bet with people from Williams team on a podium finish of Nico, he had to cut his beautiful blond thatch off (and does not even seem to be sad about it :).

A close view at Pedro in his cockpit of the Ferrari 365 P1/P2 Open run by North American Racing Team

The distance from sidepod to ground of Rebaque's Brabham is being measured by Italian scrutineers

One of the very best Formula One photographers - Mr. Martin Trenkler ( www.photosF1.com )

One of the very best Formula One photographers - Mr. Martin Trenkler ( www.photosF1.com )

Max Welti, ex Sauber-man and current boss of Swiss A1 GP series team.

Former BMW mates Gerhard Berger of Scuderia Toro Rosso and BMW Sauber's Dr. Mario Theissen.

Fernando Alonso in front of his McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen in front of his team mate Felipe Massa.

Jo Siffert during a practice session in the later second placed Porsche 908/03 013 of Pedro Rodriguez

Second placed Porsche 908/02 013 of Vic Elford (GB) and Umberto Maglioli (I)

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

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

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

Left front suspension of a Red Bull

Steering wheel of a Ferrari car

Gloved hands of a firemarshal

Adrian Sutil's Spyker hits the ground at la source in a cloud of wood dust

In front of the queue of chasers Jenson Button locks into La Source

The start field of backmarkers exits La Source

Tanja Bauer reveals a pile of top secret Ferrari documents ;)

Anita Elford keeps the sponsor stickers of her husband Vic up-to-date

Panoramic view of the Carlos Pace race track at Interlagos, Sao Paulo, showing Michael Schumacher's Ferrari through turn Nr. 10 (Bico de Pato)

Podium group photo of second placed Hamilton, winner Alonso and third Raikkonen

Engines scream for beginning of qualification's most exciting part

Robert Kubica climbs out of his BMW Sauber car on its grid place before the Turkish GP 2007

Podium group photo of second placed Raikkonen, winner Hamilton and third Heidfeld

Race leader Hamilton pits out in front of chaser Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton in front of Kimi Raikkonen

Hamilton leads the race in front of Raikkonen

Massa leaves Dunlop hairpin in front of Alonso and Raikkonen

The retired cars of Button and Speed are being towed away

Zoom of Fernando Alonso

Mika Hakkinen, winner of the Hungarian Grand Prix 2000, 2nd Michael Schumacher, 3rd Hakkinen's McLaren-Mercedes team-mate David Coulthard

Toyota car entering the coastline part of the track

Ross Brawn, technical director of Ferrari

FIA president Max Mosley gives a statement in front of the Ferrari media motorhome after McLaren have been excluded from the 2007 constructors’ championship

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

New front rim shield assure less inner air turbulence and consistent temperature of braking system

Raikkonen's second pit stop in lap 46 leads to first position in front of team mate Massa

Line-up of the 10 best qualifiers for Q3

BMW Sauber F1 nose cones in front of pits

Lewis Hamilton passes the brickyard's finish line and wins for his second time, by a wide margin ahead of team mate Alonso

BMW motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen with Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug and DaimlerChrysler chairman 'Dr. Z' Dieter Zetsche

Line up of the best three positioned after qualifying: third Felipe Massa, polesitter Lewis Hamilton and second Fernando Alonso - note faces and hands

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, speeds over the remains of the famous bricks who gave the Speedway its nickname 'brickyard'

Jean Todt and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari at the end of a race day

Damon Hill and Adrian Newey of Williams

Damon Hill speeds out of Rascasse in his Williams-Renault FW18

Winner of the French Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (benetton) on podium with second placed Damon Hill (Williams) and third placed Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)

Start of 1000km Nuerburgring 1973: The Matra-Simca #4 of Cevert and Beltoise in the lead before retiring with engine failure in lap 12, the pursuing Ferrari with No. 1 (Ickx/Redman) wins the race.

Winner of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix: Graham Hill, BRM

McLaren M2B-Ford V8 of Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, with team owner and driver Bruce McLaren and team manager Teddy Mayer

McLaren M2B-Ford V8 of Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

Nina, wife of Jochen Rindt, and Helen, wife of Jackie Stewart

Ralf Schumacher with his hands on the steering wheel of the Williams FW22-BMW E41

The Porsche P908L 028 #6 of Vic Elford (GB) and Richard Attwood (GB) retires in an accident after 75 laps

Pit stop of Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins (A) / Helmut Marko (A) which arrives third after 24 hrs

Pit stop of the winning Porsche 908/3 008 #22, entered by Porsche Salzburg, driven by Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens (D)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of his Porsche 908/3 009 #40 becomes second placed together with team mate Leo Kinnunen (SF)

Porsche company's Chief Development Engineer Helmut Bott watches a pit stop of the winning prototype (overall second placed) Porsche P908L 031 #64 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Gerard Larrousse (F)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of John Wyer's Porsche 908/3 007 #1 becomes second placed together with co-driver Jo Siffert (CH) and team mate Jackie Oliver (GB)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) during a pit stop of John Wyer's Porsche 908/3 007 #1 becomes second placed together with team mate Jo Siffert (CH)

Engineer Peter Falk (in yellow jacket) helps with pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Winner Lewis Hamilton jumps over the fence of parc ferme and a swiss mechanic, on the way to caress his team in overwhelming emotions

A speedy Ferrari in front of the shops

Kimi Raikkonen stops his Ferrari during flying lap of qualifying, holding off team mate Massa at Rascasse

Felipe Massa out of pits

Lewis Hamilton veers in the way of a Ferrari after finishing a qualifying pitstop

Jean Todt of Ferrari

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso

Pit stop of Felipe Massa

Pit stop of Lewis Hamilton

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in front of Hamilton

McLaren's end of the work day - Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa on their way out

The grid of the BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race in Brands Hatch

Both Ferraris stick close to the rear of Hamilton's McLaren

Lewis Hamilton in front of Felipe Massa

Zoom of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Group photo of podium residents

Jenson Button leads Honda team mate Barrichello in front of Coulthard and Massa

Ralf Schumacher in front of Trulli and Sato

Takuma Sato in front of Kovalainen

Ferrari's Felipe Massa in front of Button

Kimi Raikkonen likes the tender feeling of his new red cap

British sunnyboy Lewis Hamilton, latest achievement of team principal Ron Dennis for McLaren

Riccardo Patrese's Arrows leading the Ferrari of Gilles Villeneuve during practice

This privately entered Ferrari 250LM (6313) of Belgians Pierre Dumay and Gustave Gosselin were leading Le Mans 1965 at midday Sunday until Dumay ran over some debris on Mulsanne that burst a rear tyre causing bodywork damage that dropped them to 2nd place. So near and yet so far.

After all the works Ferraris and Fords retired at Le Mans victory was left to the NART entered Ferrari 250LM of Jochen Rindt/Masten Gregory and Ed Hugus, the last ever Ferrari Le Mans win. Following Rindt is the Hopkirk/Hedges MGB.

Reflection of Massa's pitboard signal box

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

The two BMW Saubers in front of umbrella-crowded grandstands

Nick Heidfeld in front of Liuzzi and Webber

Ralf Schumacher catches up at the end of the start field

Portrait of a Chinese grid girl

Keith Sutton, the doyen of British motorsport photography

A shiny on-board camera on top of a BMW Sauber car's airbox

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

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

Close-up at the backlit headlights of the safety car

Golden reflections on the inside of a Renault's rear wing construction

Hot air blowers are used to dry the rubber marks in front of the pits

Nose cone tip of an environment-friendly Honda

The organic backside of a Toro Rosso car

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

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

Front right suspension of a BMW Sauber car

Piles of dry weather condition tires at McLaren pits

McLaren tyre man takes care of his black gold

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

Flags of Ferrari, Finland, Spain and of the Asturias

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

Prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and later German chancellor Helmut Kohl towers above podium ceremony for victorious Porsche 908/3 drivers Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Team owner Hans-Dieter Dechent watches a pit stop of his Porsche 908/2L 005 #27 driven by Rudi Lins and Helmut Marko (A) which arrives third after 24 hours

John Surtees, winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 1966

Norbert Haug, journalist of auto motor und sport

Kimi Raikkonen out of pits

A queue of cars on the curbs

Kovalainen leads a chain of cars on the straight

Kimi leads the procession in front of Massa, whilst Hamilton has to let Alonso pass by

Nick Heidfeld out of pits

Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes, shaves curbs of La Source

Both Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton pit out in Q3 whilst all other teams still service the wheels of their drivers

Nick Heidfeld locks the right front wheel of his BMW Sauber

Zoom of Red Bull's David Coulthard

Zoom of Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Renault's Fisichella speeds over the hill on top of Eau Rouge exit

Winner of the 24h Le Mans 1969: Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver in a Ford GT 40 entered by the John Wyer Team

Giancarlo Fisichella in front of Jordan's technical director Gary Anderson

Jim Clark in front of the Grimaldi 'rock'

Alonso donates the remains of his champagne

Despite a non-Italian team won, masses of frenetical celebrating Italian Formula One fans fill the grid, rather some of them even prefer to express their political opinion

Lewis Hamilton returns from honory lap through crowds of fans

Pit stop of Fernando Alonso

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld

Safety car deploys after Coulthard's accident right in front of the two BMWs on position four and five

Start field gushes through first chicane, Hamilton misses the apex of second part

The start field from behind in front of first corner

Nico Rosberg puts his helmet on under the shelter of his physio Oliver

Handshake for BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica from BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen and BMW member of the board Dr. Klaus Draeger

Member of the Board of BMW Dr. Klaus Draeger and BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen on the grid

Nick Heidfeld out of car at grid place

Nick Fry and Mark Blundell watch the gestures of discussing Martin Brundle (with Mario Illien)

Who whispers words of wisdom into the ear of Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo?

The fastest racers from part 2 of qualification session line up for Q3

Zoom of BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica

Puppets of Kubica (obviously on right hand) and perhaps Alonso (indeed we are not very sure)

Presentation at the Hockenheimring 1969: Drivers Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriquez anticipate the launch of the Porsche 917

The three winning cars of the Turkish Grand Prix in parc ferme after the race

Nick Heidfeld in front of Alonso

Both Ferraris behind another, Massa in the lead of the race

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, in front of Alonso

Barrichello in front of Trulli and Button

Heidfeld in front of Alonso

Turkish marshal tries hard to take a photo of Massa on the grid

Robert Kubica gets out of his BMW at grid position

Jenson Button descends from drivers parade truck in front of Sato and Wurz

Fernando Alonso descends from drivers parade truck in front of Giancarlo Fisichella

Polesetter Massa jumps out of his Ferrari

Heidfeld awaits ending of Kubica's pitstop during qualifying

Queue of cars exit pit lane to Q3

Zoom of Heikki Kovalainen, ING Renault

Zoom of Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso

Good mood and only show fights between the garment suppliers - PJ of Alpinestars, Bruno of Puma and Kim of Bell helmets.

A better start of Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Renault Alpine, he takes the lead from Jacky Ickx, Porsche (No. 5)

Both Matras of Henri Pescarolo and Jean-Pierre Jarier in the lead

Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, 2nd place for Tyrrell driver Francois Cevert (on the right), 3rd George Follmer, driving for Shadow

Ron Dennis, McLaren teamboss and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York

Alain Prost in his Renault led most of the race but had to retire on lap 49 with injection failure. Far behind him Prost's teammate Arnox

At the start, Nelson Piquet on Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, takes a bath in the masses after his successful race.

BMW Sauber race engineer Giampaolo Dall'Ara takes a deserved sip of champagne

And of course also a jet of champagne for the BMW Sauber mechanics and engineers

Hamilton leads the whole race in front of Raikkonen

Alonso in the neck of Nick Heidfeld in end phase of race

Pit stop of Robert Kubica

Pit stop of Felipe Massa

Coulthard in front of Massa

Alonso sticks to front of middle field

Robert Kubica in center of start field

Under the eyes of his manager Hans Mahr, Ralf Schumacher shakes hands with BMW motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Photographers take portrait photos of Raikkonen besides grid

Alex Wurz in front of Nick Heidfeld

World Champion Alonso walks on the red carpet in front of Ralf Schumacher and Mark Webber

Photographers wait for the first three of qualifying

Zoom of Fernando Alonso, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber has his Red Bull car being pushed back towards pits. 'The car had an electrical problem on our second run this morning, which stopped us for the rest of that session as the boys had to change some electrical components.' (Webber quoted on Formula1.com)

Davit Coulthard at end of pit lane

Designer John Barnard listening to Michael Schumacher: The German double Word Champion, switching from Benetton, is testing the Ferrari 412T2 of the 1995 season at the Portuguese Estoril cirquit for the firt time

Ayrton Senna of McLaren-Honda adjusting one of his mirrors

Start of the Austrian Grannd Prix 1975, Niki Lauda and James Hunt starting from front row - just Hunt keeps position until the end and becomes second placed.

Even Kimonos are part of Ferrari merchandising

A waving sea of arms welcome winner Michael Schumacher at parc ferme (where they quickly hide the Ferrari;)

Michael Schumacher facing the press after the final race of the season 1997, the European Grand Prix at Jerez, Spain

Inferior fighter Massa slips out of his Ferrari cockpit in parc fermé after the race, under the alert eyes of FIA race observer Herbie Blash

Rushing out to pit lane from his pit stop, Alonso squeezes his McLaren in front of Kovalainen's Renault

Parking of retired cars besides pit lane

The two BMW Sauber cars of Kubica and Heidfeld

Massa yet in front of Alonso

Kubica tries it on the outside of Schumacher

Rubens Barrichello in front of his chasers Fisichella, Schumacher and Kubica

Lewis Hamilton jumps out of the drivers parade car (congrats for the speedy recover from quali crash, you tough sticker!;)

Hamilton keeps his engine running and gives signs to the busy marshals to help him out of the gravel trap

Politician Kurt Beck (on the right) honours BMW bosses at BMW Sauber's grid position: Norbert Reithofer, Klaus Draeger, Joachim Milberg and Mario Theissen

Mario Theissen, Joachim Milberg, Klaus Draeger and Norbert Reithofer of BMW are visited on the grid for a chat by politician Kurt Beck

Ralf Schumacher appreciates a comfortable cruise in front of his home fans

A fine zoom shot of Jarno Trulli in pit lane

The two Toyotas pass the curbs of 'NGK-Schikane'

At the exit of Mercedes Arena photographers can get close to the action

Giancarlo Fisichella in front of Mercedes grandstand

Two Red Bull mechanics ready to roll out the car (reminds me of Innes Ireland's autobiography All Arms and Elbows)

Quite a photo-demanding crowd in front of Hamilton's pits

Jenson Button waits for the start of a rainy drivers parade

Pierluigi Martini of Minardi briefly in the lead of the Portuguese Grand Prix

Amidst all the heavy metal mayhem Porsche finished 4th and 5th at Le Mans. This is the 5th placed 2000 GT class winning factory 904GTS (091) of Gerhard Koch and Anton Fischhaber that completed 320 laps.

A view at the long start/finish straight of Zeltweg

The winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

75 cars started the Nurburgring 1000 kms and this picture starts with the 17th fastest Ford-France Ford GT40 (1003) of Henri Greder/Jean-Michel Giorgi that will finish 5th. Alongside is Heini Walter's Ferrari 250LM (5905) that he shared with Peter Ditzler and the number 82 Team VDS Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 of Serge Trosch/Teddy Pilette. Two more Ford GT40s follow, the Ed Nelson/Peter de Klerk 1009 and Colin Crabbe's 1021 with its distinctive roof blister to accommodate Crabbe's height, co-driven by Roy Pierpoint. Further up the line can be glimpsed Paul Vestey's dark blue Ferrari 275GTB/C (9035) the ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1966 Le Mans car.

The Chaparral 2F (002) driven by Phil Hill and Mike Spence set the fastest practice time at the 1967 Nurburgring 1000 Kms and briefly led the race until the automatic gearbox broke, a familiar story during the season. The rugged construction of the Chaparral with its sturdy wing and struts is a stark contrast to the flimsy, skeletal rubbish that adorned F1 cars in 1968/9.

The business end of Ford's new MkII at Le Mans reveals the stock car racing 427 cubic inch (7 litre) engine that offered a relatively modest 450 bhp but huge torque. Two were entered but they were effectively experimental and neither raced again

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix

Reflections of parc fermé

Hamilton in front of Raikkonen

Massa started from pitlane, now ploughing through the field of backmarkers during the first laps

Handshake between Anthony Hamilton and Prince Michael of Kent

Sir Stirling Moss meets Bernie Ecclestone and Prince Michael of Kent on the grid

David Richards comes across Bernie Ecclestone and Prince Michael of Kent on the grid

VIP guest football star David Beckham with legendary 'British voice of motor racing' Murray Walker

Group photo in front of the Honda pits: Jenson Button, Honda team boss Nick Fry with VIP guests Victoria and David Beckham and Rubens Barrichello

Group photo for global media in front of the Honda pits: Jenson Button, VIP guests Victoria and David Beckham and Rubens Barrichello

Bernie Ecclestone with VIP guests Victoria and David Beckham in front of his mobile office

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug is being interviewed in front of his new viewproof office

The nowadays very busy thumb of Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1 World Champion of 1979 and Honda Sponsor Jody Scheckter arrives at paddock

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in front of Hamilton

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, in front of Liuzzi

Ten thousands of race fans donated online more than 1 Million Pounds for the 'Wings for Life' foundation by uploading their picture for the Red Bull's livery

Ten thousands of race fans donated online more than 1 Million Pounds for the 'Wings for Life' foundation by uploading their picture for the Red Bull's livery

Ten thousands of race fans donated online more than 1 Million Pounds for the 'Wings for Life' foundation by uploading their picture for the Red Bull's livery

Wheel hub and suspension with hidden brake disk of a Ferrari

Wheel hub and suspension with brake disk of a McLaren

Norbert Haug in front of the new McLaren Mercedes motorhome

Presentation of the F1 Opus tome which contains also photos taken by Rainer - check www.Formula1.com for details.

Warm welcome for and introduction of the 'Unas' on Thursday evening

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, winner of the F2 race, Jim Clark Revival 1969

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra Simca-Matra MS120 in front of Hotel Mirabeau