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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

Michael Schumacher retires at first corner

Michael Schumacher retires at first corner

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

Alain Prost has just retired. His McLaren TAG-Porsche had an engine failure on the 4th lap

Jean Alesi jumps out of his retired car

Ferrari driver Jean Alesi

Ardian Sutil walks back to the pits to retire, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Adrian Sutil gets back to the pits after his spun on the start-finish line, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Christijan Albers

Christijan Albers

Christijan Albers as a scooter passenger

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

Ralf Schumacher runs back to Toyota pits after his start incident

Giancarlo Fisichella crosses the track during a safety car period after start crash

Alonso is being brought to paddock after retiring with engine failure in lap 35

Unlucky Fisichella crosses the track after crashing into Nakajima at first corner

The just retired Vettel drives back to pits himself

After the start accident caused by Vitantonio Liuzzi of HRT, the race has ended for Vitaly Petrov and Nico Rosberg, too

Sebastien Buemi is returned to paddock after his Toro Rosso-Ferrari lost a wheel

An unknown driver becomes an unintended pedestrian

A crane moves Jacky Ickx' crashed BMW on a tow-away truck

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

Jacky Ickx descends the Ferrari 312B2, retiring with battery problems after 46 laps

Jackie Stewart retires in an accident one lap before race ends but becomes 11th placed

The Abarth 2000 of Scuderia Brescia Corse did not start

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

Ian Ashley (born in Wuppertal/Germany 1947) in the 2nd Williams FW03 Ford-Cosworth had a big accident at Pflanzgarten and suffered serious ankle injuries but is still able to walk away from his car! It is his sole Grand Prix in 1975.

Leader Rene Arnoux in the Renault spun and stalled on lap 15

Brazilian GP 1996

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

David Coulthard pushes his McLaren with the help of two kind marshals

David Coulthard retires

Mika Häkkinen retires with engine problems in lap 19

Unloading the Ferrari wreck of Rubens Barrichello

GP Australien 2001, Mika Hakkinen walks through pitlane after retiring

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Michael Schumacher out of the race after Sato bumped his car into the Ferrari

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

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

Ralf Schumacher leaving his retired car

Webber walking and watching Massa passing by

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

Christian Klien retiring after a spin in lap 6

Jarno Trulli breaks his suspension in Friday afternoon practice session

Ralf's Toyota is pushed backwards into pits

Retired Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel is being guided by a doctor

Alonso arrives at Renault pits after retiring with engine failure in lap 35

Lewis Hamilton retires during Q1 and walks back

Unlucky Sebastian Vettel has just retired

Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso-Ferrari retires after 47 laps with a gearbox failure

Schumacher's Mercedes under cover after the race, just retired after 9 laps with a lost wheel nut

A sad retired Raikkonen walks back to pits after the race finish

Jenson Button walks back, out of the race under the safety car at the start of lap three, after a McLaren-Mercedes mechanic left the cover over the left-hand side radiator

Heinz Schiller (CH) and Ben Pon (NL) drive this Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT 122 991, is the engine or rather the loose pants the reason for a DNF?

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 Porsche 904/8 #008 of Colin Davis (GB) and Gerhard Mitter (D) retires after 244 laps with a clutch failure

A damaged Ford GT40 besides the track, a lonely Porsche 910 #016 (S-ZL 693) passes by

The Ford Mk IIB #1031 of Frank Gardner (AUS) and Roger McCluskey (USA) retires after 179 laps in an accident

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.

An accident during practice made the Porsche 910 of Ignazio Capuano (I) and Ferdinando Latteri (I) an interesting studies object for the sicilian spectators

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, Spanish Grand Prix, 1970

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

Scuderia Filipinetti's Ferrari 512 M #1050/1032, driven by Corrado Manfredini (I) and Giancarlo Gagliardi (I), retires with a broken transmission in pits

Jackie Stewart cannot start as his Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 stalls in pitlane with clutch problems before formation lap

Jim Crawford's Lotus-Cosworth 72E spins off in the difficult changing weather conditions

Race leader James Hunt is out of the Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1977

Nelson Piquet retires with engine failure on his 1.5 t/c Brabham BT53-BMW 4

Jarno Trulli leaving his car

Nigel Mansell is being pulled by rope into pitlane, retiring after 32 laps of the Austrian GP 1986

Alain Prost

Belgian GP 1998

Belgian GP 1998

Retired Mika Häkkinen is passed by team mate David Coulthard

French GP 2000

Giancarlo Fisichella walks back after retiring in lap 32

Kimi's rear wing rescued by a flag marshal

Takuma Sato returning through the forest

Fernando Alonso has to stop his Ferrari with a problem in the Energy Recovery Systems (ERS), 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

Fernando Alonso has to stop his Ferrari with a problem in the Energy Recovery Systems (ERS), Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

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

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

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

Christijan Albers leaving his cockpit after a gravel bath

Ralf Schumacher walking his way back to the pits

Webber jumping over the barrier after retiring with exhaust problems

Kimi Raikkonen walks back to pits after retiring at qualifying

Kimi Raikkonen retires in lap 55 with a differential failure as a result from touching a wall after a spin

Five laps before race finish Raikkonen walks back trough pitlane after retiring with failing engine in lap 53

Old champ Stefan Johansson retires in a Speedcar race

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes is being towed away from track during Q1

Lewis Hamilton retires during Q1

David Coulthard walks back under yellow flag after his slide and collision with Bourdais in lap 7

A disappointed Alonso waves at the fans after his retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix after 26 laps

Red Bull Raciing's Mark Webber walks through pitlane after an accident on Friday evening

Adrian Sutil's Force India-Mercedes out in pits after the collision with Alguersuari and Heidfeld

Massa parks the perished Ferrari on the straight besides the pitwall

A frustrated Raikkonen walks to Ferrari pits

Kimi Raikkonen leaves the retired Ferrari

A frustrated Raikkonen walks away from a retired Ferrari car

A very frustrated Rubens Barrichello returns from the crash area with Kobayashi in his wake

Jaime Alguersuari walks back to pits after retiring with a blown engine

After the start accident the race has ended for Nico Rosberg, but he poses politely with souvenir chasing locals

Nico Rosberg returns to pits, he parked his Mercedes car with three wheels only at the end of the pitlane

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP, retires during practice session

Bruno Senna discovers the power of G-force on his Lotus Renault GP car

Bruno Senna's damaged Lotus Renault GP car is removed from the track during practice session

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

Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus-Cosworth crosses the finish line with a burning rear 3 laps before the end of the race

Keke Rosberg's Wolf-Cosworth retires after 15 laps of the Austrian GP 1979 with electrical problems

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

Herbert Müller (CH) returns unsuccessful to his pits

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

Vic Elford's Porsche 908/02 #007 T-car, entered by Porsche System Engineering, has an accident in practice and does not start at the actual Targa Florio 1969

The Porsche 917K 016 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) is being repaired besdides the track whilst a red car passes

During practice fans look interested behind a retired Porsche 908/02 015 which cannot be repaired in time for the race by the Martini International Racing Team

Jackie Oliver rides out in the BRM P153

J. W. Automotive Engineering mechanics try to repair a Porsche 917L at night

Henri Pescarolo damaged the front wing of his March-Cosworth 711, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

Herbert Müller's (CH) own Ferrari 512 M #1044 retires in an accident after 17 laps only

Ian Ashley (born in Wuppertal/Germany 1947) in the 2nd Williams FW03 Ford-Cosworth had a big accident at Pflanzgarten and suffered serious ankle injuries. It has been his sole Grand Prix in 1975.

Ian Ashley (born in Wuppertal/Germany 1947) in the 2nd Williams FW03 Ford-Cosworth during qualifying. He has a big accident at Pflanzgarten and suffered serious ankle injuries. It is sole Grand Prix in 1975.

The engine of Alan Jones' Surtees Ford-Cosworth blew up, resulting in an accident.

Jochen Mass' recovered McLaren-Cosworth

Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari car retires with a broken engine during the British GP Brands Hatch 1980

Juan Pablo Montoya leaves his Williams FW26-BMW P84 after crawling across the finish line and becomes 13th placed

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth, hits the rails during a practice session

Nelson Piquet of Brabham-BMW, retires again with a turbo failure on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT53-BMW 4

Fernando Alonso checking the back of his Renault

Portuguese Lotus driver Pedro Lamy goes off during practice

Ralf Schumacher leaves his car at pits with pneumatic valve trouble.

Rubens Barrichello retires with fuel pump problems

Rubens Barrichello was up to fourth when his fuel pressure dropped, he had run out of fuel and did not rejoin.

Pedro Diniz

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Olivier Panis has to leave his BAR-Honda car during practice

McNish's engine blow up

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

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

Adrian Sutil spun and his engine switched off, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

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

The stewards ruled Alonso caused the accident with Maldonado, who has to retire, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Nick Heidfeld retires in pits with brake failure in lap 9 after a collision during first lap

Nick Heidfeld retires in pits with brake failure in lap 9 after a collision during first lap

Michael Schumacher retiring 3 laps before finish with a broken track rod after a collision with an overtaking Heidfeld, the intermediates nearly became slicks

Michael Schumacher being pushed back into the pits

Heikki Kovalainen's retired Renault, he becomes last positioned on Friday afternoon session

Marshals remove leftovers from Trulli's incident, not before taking the official evidence photos ;)

Trulli exits his damaged car. "When I pitted for the last time I came back out in last place I pushed too hard to catch the field and went into the wall." (Trulli's quote from Formula1.com)

Ralf Schumacher parks on the lawn after an accident at start

Ralf Schumacher's Toyota retires in lap 22 with a suspension failure caused by wheel damage

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').

A disappointed Sebastian Vettel is being pushed out of danger with a broken nose

Johanssons damaged Speedcar

The damaged side of Johanssons Speedcar

Nico Rosberg's Williams is being removed from the track

The race ends for Renault's Fernando Alonso with a broken fuel pump after 15 laps

Unlucky Force India driver Adrian Sutil retires with gearbox failure in lap 13

Sutil's Force India car is being removed from the track

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

BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica retires with technical problems

Raikkonen's car is being pushed backwards into pits

Barrichello retires with gearbox failure at Honda pits

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.

A seemingly sad David Coulthard greets his fans after retiring so early at his farewell F1 race

Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes after pulling off the track from fifth place with a broken gearbox

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

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

Willy Mairesse (B) returns injured to pits after his accident in the Ferrari 250P #0812

During the race Jim Clark retires with engine failure in the Casino approach.

A Porsche 911 passes a retired Ford

Jacques Bourdon's (F) and Jean-Claude Aubriet's (F) Chevrolet Corvette 194378S410300 retires in an accident after 37 laps

Jo Siffert walks back on the track after retiring with oil pressure failure

Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires in an accident during the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M23 retires after 53 laps of the Italian GP Monza 1973

Gilles Villeneuve's retired Ferrari is passed by John Watson in a McLaren-Cosworth

Jean Alesi walks back

Alex Zanardi (Lotus) in friendly discussion with Michele Alboreto (left, Minardi), both walking back to pits after retiring with engine failures

Mika Häkkinen watches his stalled car after spinning out in La Source

Pedro Diniz car is towed away after start accident, with the roll bar cut off

Jacques Villeneuve

Jarno Trulli greets his fans after retiring in lap 12 with mechanical problems

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Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli walk back from start incident in first corner

David Coulthard greeting Mercedes fans on his way back to the pits

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, ends a rainy session with a walk back to pits

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, walks back to pits after retiring with alternator problems

Mark Webber's BMW WIlliams suffering a puncture during the race.

Heikki Kovalainen watches how his retired Caterham race car is towed away

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

David Coulthard of Red Bull Racing after his retirement.

Michael Schumacher back to the pits after his collision with Takuma Sato.

Felipe Massa, Williams, gets away unharmed after the collision with Magussen in the 1st corner, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Ralf Schumacher's engine emitting blue smoke in lap 44

Franck Montagny being pushed back into pits with drive shaft failure

Nico Rosberg passing his teammate¥s legacy

Nico Rosberg being towed away with electronical problems

Takuma Sato passing his Super Aguri team mate Sakon Yamamoto who is disconnecting from his car after spinning into gravel

Trulli's retired Toyota is being towed away

Slightly bent suspension of Trulli's Toyota

Nearly all retired cars together - What a race, how exiting F1 can be!!! Willkommen am Nürburgring! :)

David Coulthard's Red Bull is being towed away after Q2

Trulli gets out of the Toyota after the start accident

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

Nico Rosberg retires at the pit straight with engine failure in lap 41

Nico Rosberg's Williams is being removed from pit straight after an engine failure in lap 41

After Adrian Sutil retires with gearbox failure in lap 13, the brakes of the Force India car need a relief of a fire extinguisher

BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica retires with technical problems

Unlucky Massa's ambitions for victory evaporate into greasy smoke three laps before the chequered flag

Kimi Raikkonen leaves the retired Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen's damaged Ferrari is being brought to pits during podium ceremony

Jenson Button leaves the McLaren-Mercedes, overheating out of the race under the safety car at the start of lap three, after a mechanic left the cover over the left-hand side radiator

Jenson Button blows his McLaren's Mercedes engine up

Sebastian Vettel climbs out of the car after the collision with team mate Webber

Sauber's Kobayashi could not hesitate to engrave his mark into the 'wall of fame'

Alguersuari's Toro Rosso is being towed away from the gravel trap at the final corner and is out of the race

Nick Heidfeld's damaged Lotus-Renault after an incident with Buemi

The marshals from the breakdown truck take a souvenir photo with Hamilton's McLaren car

Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso-Ferrari lost a wheel after a tyre change and is removed from the gravel trap

Schumacher's Mercedes car is being returned to pits after a collision during the Korean GP

Schumacher's Mercedes car is being returned to pits after a collision during the Korean GP

Schumacher's Mercedes car is being returned to pits after a collision during the Korean GP

During Friday's practice session, Lewis Hamilton stops the McLaren Mercedes car besides the track

During Friday's practice session, Lewis Hamilton watches the marshals who drag the McLaren Mercedes car besides the track

During Friday's practice session, the marshals lift Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes car besides the track

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, retires after 25 laps with hydraulic problems

Edgar Barth (DDR) has to push his and Herbert Linge's (D) Porsche 718 WRS (047) back to pits for th last few 100 metres because it lost a wheel. No help allowed by racing rules!

Jim Clark retires with gearbox problems of his Lotus

Richard Attwood (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) have parked the damaged Lola Mk 6 GT Ford besides the track

Jim Clark retires with gearbox problems

Willy Mairesse (B) being led by a Croix Rouge helper, with fire wounds after his accident in the Ferrari 250P (0812) which he shared with John Surtees

On lap 78 Jim Clark has to stopp his Lotus with a locked up gearbox while leading and is out of the race

Vic Elford's Cooper-BRM T86B retires after two laps of the Italian GP 1968 with broken brakes

Vic Elford (GB) in the Porsche 908/02 #007 T-car, entered by Porsche System Engineering, has an accident in practice and does not start at the actual Targa Florio 1969

The Porsche 908/02 007 of Vic Elford (GB) retires by accident in practice

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

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen's (SF) Porsche 917K #016, entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering, BOAC 1000 Kilometres World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch 1970

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2, retires with engine problems after 51 laps, Monaco GP 1971

Sylvain Garant (F) and Pierre Greub (CH), Porsche 911S

Emerson Fittipaldi' Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires with a Cv joint failure after 36 laps of the British GP Silverstone 1973

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

John Watson's Brabham-Alfa Romeo and a Shadow-Cosworth besides the track after a practice session prior to the 1977 Austrian GP

Carlos Reutemann's Williams-Cosworth retires with a driveshaft failure after 3 laps of the US West GP 1980

Rene Arnoux' Renault out of the race on lap 15, while Patrese passes the scene

Juan-Pablo Montoya greeting his cheering fans after his race retirement

Riccardo Patrese's Brabham-BMW (1.5 t/c Brabham BT54-BMW 4) retires with engine failure during the British GP 1986 in Brands Hatch

Gerhard Berger on McLaren-Honda retires in an accident after 9 laps

Ralf Schumacher jumping out of his car

At first corner on second lap leader Damon Hill slides off the track and crashes his Williams-Renault FW17 into the barriers

Jean Alesi leaves last corner with a blown-up engine

Belgian GP 1998

San Marino GP 1999

San Marino GP 1999

Sadly retired from leading the race, Mika Hakkinen is passed by his competitor Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari

Race ends for Jarno Trulli

Johnny Herbert retires with a gearbox problem after 50 laps

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Montoya walks besides the track after retiring, marshals push his Williams FW24-BMW P82 back to pits

Heinz-Harald Frentzen's car being taken away after the race

Heinz-Harald Frentzen's car being taken away after the race

The Mercedes GP crew packs together straight after the race (this seems to be Schumachers car going to scrutineering)

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton posts the race's only retirement

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari, has to retire with brake problems, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Webber escaping his burning car

Michael Schumacher's Ferrari being returned after the race

Kimi Raikkonen parks his Ferrari in Rascasse hairpin

Liuzzi's damaged Toro Rosso being towed away after spinning of

Mark Webber's Red Bull being pushed back to pits with hydraulic problems

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.

Lewis Hamilton retires during Q1

Sebastian Vettel returns from race control after a short hearing about the start incident with Raikkonen

Sebastian Vettel's retired car undergoes close inspections in Red Bull pits

Massa's Ferrari engine distributes oil on the track and smoke in the air

Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber-Ferrari retires with engine problems

In lap 45, Raikkonen's Ferrari emits a wall of smoke and halts

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

Jarno Trulli's Lotus is shoved back to pits with clutch sensor problem.

The female marshals often had to do the hardest work - like pushing HRT's retired Karthikeyan away from the track

Mark Webber's destroyed Red Bull-Renault is removed from the track after a horrifying crash with Kovalainen, he walks away without injuries

Jenson Button walks back to McLaren pits after retiring with a loose wheel nut

Nick Heidfeld's damaged Lotus-Renault after an incident with Buemi

A retired Trulli walks back to pits

Jaime Alguersuari with smoke coming from his Toro Rosso-Ferrari car

Jaime Alguersuari with smoke coming from his Toro Rosso-Ferrari car

Jaime Alguersuari with smoke coming from his Toro Rosso-Ferrari car

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

Jaime Alguersuari with smoke coming from his Toro Rosso-Ferrari car

Héctor Rebaque retires after an accident with Daly

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

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).

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

Herbert Muller (CH) leaves his damaged Ferrari 512M #1044 on the track after 17 laps only

Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland's Lola T280 Ford HU2 in pits

Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72E retires in an accident after 41 laps of the French GP Paul Ricard 1973

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

Ivan Capelli on AGS-Motori Moderni retires with a tyre puncture after 31 laps of the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1986

Gerhard Berger on McLaren-Honda retires in an accident after 9 laps

Mika Hakkinen retires with his McLaren-Mercedes MP4/10 already in first lap

Jean Alesi retires after a flight over Eddie Irvine

Nick Heidfeld on his way back to the pits.

Juan-Pablo Montoya experiencing engine trouble on his BMW.Williams

Start: Kimi Raikkonen is out of the race

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

After a collision with Bruno Senna, Felipe Massa has to give up and returns to pits

Pastor Maldonado, Williams, retires besides the track

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

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

Safety car out to secure safe removal of Webbers smoking car

Sebastian Vettel's front wing repair did not pay out, he is being rolled backwards into Red Bull pits

Jenson Button stops at pit lane exit because of a loose wheel nut

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, retires with hydraulics issues

Monza 1963: Dan Gurney on Brabham-Climax BT7 retires after 64 Grand Prix laps with fuel injection failure

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

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)

The Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/148 of Picko Troberg (S) and Bjˆrn Rothstein (S) was too damaged in practice to be repaired in time for the start

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.

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 043/044 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) is about to retire with oil pipe and engine problems

Hans-Joachim Stuck's March-Cosworth 761 retires after 16 laps with gearbox problems, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1976

Pedro Diniz being rescued after start accident

Canadian GP 1999

At the start, Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari was kicked off by Fisichella's Benetton

Kimi Raikkonen out

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

Mark Webber is reversed to Red Bull pits and retires with alternator problems

Felipe Massa's Ferrari race car is rescued by the track marshals at the last turn

Heikki Kovalainen's Caterham is secured by the marshals at the tunnel exit

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

Sakon Yamamoto's Honda being pushed out of the gravel by helful Turkish hands

Kimi Raikkonen stops his Ferrari during flying lap of qualifying, holding off team mate Massa at Rascasse

Not having completed the first lap, Coulthard retires too early at his farewell Grand Prix

Mark Webber's destroyed Red Bull-Renault is removed from the track after a horrifying crash with Kovalainen, he walks away without injuries

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

Sebastien Buemi's race ends because the Toro Rosso-Ferrari engine had a rare failure

Henri Pescarolo (F) jumps out of the Matra-Simca MS650 03 which retires with engine problems

Barrie Smith (GB) cannot even finish the first lap due to an accident with his Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/144

A frustrated Vic Elford is being interviewed in pits after his retirement

Herbert M¸ller (CH) navigates the damaged De Tomaso Pantera 2263 through the rain

Jackie Stewart starts from third grid place in Monza 1972, but a broken clutch on the Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 causes him to stop very soon

Héctor Rebaque could not pass the pre-qualifying with a damaged Lotus-Cosworth, a towrope hangs on its rear side. Only 20 cars were allowed on Monaco's grid back then.

Olivier Panis crashes his Ligier-Mugen Honda JS41 in lap 65 opposite Cafe de Paris

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.

Under pressure from Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher hits the wall with his Ferrari on lap 29. The second McLaren of Coulthard passes the scene.

Canadian GP 1999

Jean-Eric Vergne's retired Toro Rosso race car

Jean-Eric Vergne's retired Toro Rosso race car

After a collision at the start with Schumacher, Romain Grosjean's Lotus retires in turn one

Christian Klien finally retiring in lap 26 with dropped hydraulic pressure

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

Vitaly Petrov retires in Lotus Renault GP pits after a collision with Schumacher

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

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

Jacky Ickx (B) and still seated Clay Regazzoni (CH) discuss the overheating problems of the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Lotus driver Alex Zanardi retires with a burning Mugen-Honda engine

Austrian GP 2000

Blow up of Coulthards engine

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham, retires with a smoking engine at the tunnel exit

David Coulthard and Dr. Helmut Marko discuss possible retirement reasons

Followed by compassionate journalists, Edgar Barth (DDR) pushes his Porsche 718 WRS #047 without the right rear wheel through the pitlane towards his pit crew, no help allowed by racing rules! He will finish the 24h race in 8th position, 39 laps behind the winner.

Unexpected pit stop of Juan Pablo Montoya with smoking brake disks

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, retires after an unsuccessful overtaking attempt against Bruno Senna

Kobayashi's Sauber-Ferrari has a problem after a spin and touch at turn one after the start

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 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 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

24h Le Mans 1970: The destroyed Porsche 917K 026 of David Hobbs (GB) and Mike Hailwood (GB) is being removed from track

Giancarlo Fisichella and Kazuki Nakajima both retire at first corner

Giancarlo Fisichella and Kazuki Nakajima both retire at first corner

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Michael Schumachers Mercedes car suffers heavy gearbox problems and forces him to retire

The de Adamich/Galli Alfa Romeo retire on lap 18 with suspension failure.

Heikki Kovalainen has to retire with a front left suspension problem on his Caterham-Renault

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has to retire from qualifying, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Luckless Jo Bonnier (S) and Reine Wisell (S) on Ferrari 512 S 1008 retire in a collision after 36 laps

In Monza 1962, a thoughtful Jim Clark sits on the pitwall behind his Lotus 25, he will retire later in the race.

Mark Webber being pushed back into his pits for a repair attempt in lap 39, to retire soon with a tire puncture

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

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems on the Porsche 917L of Porsche KG Salzburg

The Ford Capri RS of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) retire after 23 laps with a broken camshaft, 1000km Nuerburgring 1973

After the collision between Vettal and Kubica the safety car deploys, Raikkonen just arrives in pitlane to retire in lap 55 with a differential failure

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire after 225 laps with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

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)

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

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

John Surtees (GB) and Willy Mairesse (B), before the race in pits with Mauro Forghieri, retire in an accident with the Ferrari 250P #0812 after 252 laps

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2.5 Spyder, entered by Autodelta SpA, retire after 6 laps with an engine failure

Nino Vaccarella (I) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/2.5 Spyder, entered by Autodelta SpA, retire after 6 laps with an engine failure

In lap 26 Christian Klien's 1st refueling stop, soon to retire after two unplanned stops in lap 1 and 4 after crashing his suspension at Raikkonen's car

Rolf Stommelen (D) - at the wheel - and Piers Courage (GB) love to jump with the Alfa Romeo T33/3 #75080-004 until a shock absorber failure forces them to retire

24h Le Mans 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg

Patrick Depailler (F) and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) on the banking with the Alpine A220 Renault 1733 retire during an accident in last lap but still become sixth placed after 1000 kms

Despite the turbo-charged BMW engines inside the Brabham cars (1.5 t/c Brabham BT50-BMW 4) show a good performace during the season, both cars retire here in Austria with minor problems

Vic Elford jokes around with Cooper mechanics and journalists sitting on his Cooper-BRM T86B in pits before the German Grand Prix 1968, in which he will retire during the first lap due to an accident

Starting from 16th position on the grid in a Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0576 R5 (no. 66), entered by Martini Racing/Porsche AG, George Follmer (USA) will later retire after 6 laps in an accident

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

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

Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) in Porsche 917K #0014 (car no. 24, will finish on 10th position) follows the unlucky drivers pair of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Leo Kinnunen (SF) in the Porsche 917K #004/017 which will retire later in the race

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.

24h Le Mans 1970: Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) retire in lap 225 with engine problems - the Porsche 917L #042 is entered by Porsche KG Salzburg - seen here in front of Jo Siffert's (CH) and Brian Redman's (GB) Porsche 917K 004/01 which retires after 156 laps with engine problems, too.

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Jochen Rindt

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

BMW 750iL (E32), 1987, driven by Niki Lauda

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Graham Hill (right hand) chats with Phil Hill, Italian GP Monza 1962

Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Driver's briefing befor the start for the Belgian Grand Prix, 1962 (left to right hand): Trevor Taylor, Tony Maggs, Jim Clark, John Campbell-Jones, Bruce McLaren, Jo Siffert, Ricardo Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Richie Ginther, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M14A leading Henri Pescarolo's Matra Simca, speeds up Beau Rivage curve

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)

Helmut Marko (A)

A BMW 2002, entered by BMW Alpina Essen, driven by Thomas Fervers (D) and Peter Kuhlmann (D), 6h touring car race at the Nurburgring, 1971

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

John Surtees driving a McLaren chassis for his Team Surtees the last time: Next race in England he had a full-Surtees F1 motorcar ready.

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Carabo, based on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1968

mit stewart

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1970

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970