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Alonso speeds trough a rubber-covered last turn

Tyre warmers, not in use

Rubber marbles besides the racing line at the last turn

Piles of tyre sets

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

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

Tyre warming area at Renault for different track conditions

Rubber marks and cracked armco barrier show the path of Rolf Stommelen's tragic accident caused by a rear wing failure. His Hill Cosworth then bounced back accross the track and flew over the barrier, killing five people and seriously injuring Stommelen. This accident marked the end of notorious Montjuich street circuit.

Tyre rubber mark.

Berger's mark at the wall from an accident during practice

Piles of tyres warming up

Barrichello passing the Piscine chicane

Mechanics roll their equipment to the grid through a gap in the pitwall

Friday afternoon collected rubber is being removed for further usage of the tyre

Wheel nut screw driver

Felipe Massa and tyre marbles.

Black rubber on the empty grid

Lotus Racing keeps the softened Bridgestone tyres under a tent in the paddock

Tyre rubber marks.

Canadian GP 1996

Rubber marks at pit lane exit

Rubber marks at the end of the pit lane

Tyre barrier.

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

Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes car arrives in parc ferme after the Turkish GP

The Toro Rosso tyre manager

Rubber marks at Ferrari pits

Nap brake behind the tyre wall

Tyre abrasion on the main straight with Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, Spanish Grand Prix, 2014

Rubber marks in the pits

Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber, soon having to take a 10-slot drop on the grid after engine exchange

Tyre warmer.

Bridgestone tyres, prepared for the race, Shanghai 2007

The Brawn-Mercedes on the way to scrutineering

Kimi's Ferrari is being prepared on the grid

Force India mechanics roll some pre-warmed tyres to their pit's back door

Kimi's Ferrari with mechanics on grid

Formula One racing shows its support for the FIA's Make Cars Green campaign by running on unique green-grooved tyres

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

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

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

Red Bull's Dr. Marko in Red Bull pits during the race

Tyre abrasion, Schnitzer-Racing-GmbH (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Deutsche Automobil-Rennsport-Meisterschaft ADAC (round 12), European Touring Car Championship (round 4) 1974. Nürburgring 6 Hours

Warming up the tyres was not really necessary

On lap 22 Rene Arnoux' Renault went straight into the barriers at Tarzan when a wheel fell off. The monocoque broke but absorbed the impact and the Frenchman could emerge unscathed.

Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren Mercedes on the grid

Jacques Villeneuve

Adjustments on the grid before the start

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

Rubber marks at pit lane exit

Montagny heading to Piscine

Robert Kubica lays rubber during a BMW Sauber pit stop practice

Ferrari mechanics in pits during qualifying

Kubica's car is being prepared on grid

Because the curbs at Cricket Club are subject to controversal discussions ...

Vettel's tyres are prepared for the race

Lewis Hamilton in a slow McLaren Mercedes with two flat rear tyres, after a spin in notorious turn 8

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

A used tyre of a Red Bull-Renault car in parc ferme after the race

Tyre rubber is being polished away from the garage's shiny floor

Aiguns on the pitlane

British GP 1998

Lotus-Renault pits

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

Jarno Trulli navigating through a "rubber marble" field

Ferrari mechanics immediatly overcome Michael's red lady on arrival at grid postition

Kimi Raikkonen's mechanics install the tyre warmers

Kimi Raikkonen on jacks on the grid

Robert Kubica puts rubber on the right spot during a BMW Sauber pit stop practice

Cars jacked up for scrutineering after qualifying

BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld leaves to race track

Felipe Massa takes place at his grid position

Sebastien Buemi in the Toro Rosso Ferrari marks the back of Silverstone's grid

Nick Heidfeld waits on his grid position in a jacked BMW Sauber car

David Coulthard practices a pitstop with the Red Bull pit crew

On Sunday before the race, BMW Sauber mechanics push their car from scutineering to pits for the last time

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Ferrari mechanics practice pitstops

Lewis Hamilton puts rubber on the pitlane at McLaren pits

Ferrari pits

Mark Webber heading to his pits on three wheels after being touched by Ralf Schumacher

Rene Arnoux, Renault, going off at Tarzan curve

Kimi Raikkonen one lap after his pitstop returning straight to pits with flat tire

Heinz-Harald Frentzen on the grid

Robber marbles on the tyre collected by a Red Bull-Renault after the race

Pulsating action on Ferraris part of the grid

Takuma Sato at pitlane exit

Rubber marbles at the Piscine chicane

Lewis Hamilton inspects his new company car at grid position

Nick Heidfeld takes a seat

Lewis Hamilton in his car, surrounded by McLaren engineers and mechanics

Robert Kubica puts rubber on the right spot during a BMW Sauber pit stop practice

BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld leaves to race track

Webber's car is being prepared in Red Bull pits

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Nick Heidfeld already sits in his comfortable tyre-warmed BMW Sauber F1 car

Kimi's Ferrari mechanics watch their driver placing a rubber mark at the pit

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

Lewis Hamilton comes to McLaren pits with two flat rear tyres

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, prepares for the race.

After an inpact with Liuzzi in lap 26, Vettel's Red Bull-Renault needs a tyre exchange

After an inpact with Liuzzi in lap 26, Vettel's Red Bull-Renault needs a tyre exchange

After an inpact with Liuzzi in lap 26, Vettel's Red Bull-Renault crawls to pits with a flat tyre

Arturo Merzario (I) brings the Ferrari 312 PB #0890 back to pits on three tyres

Michele Alboreto, Ferrari

Pit stop of Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber, BMW Williams

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, sits in his race car whilst VIP fans watch from their reserved space in pits

Visitors witness a seldomly seen "donut" making (performed by BMW Sauber F1 test driver Dirk Mueller), which is under F1 conditions seriously prohibited by the FIA

Piquet rushes out of Renault pits

Hamilton's McLaren Mercedes is being prepared at its grid position

Sebastian Vettel waits in pits for qualification's third part

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, on the green in the last turn during a rainy Q1

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

The tyre marbles scattered across the swimming pool chicane.

The surprising Toro Rosso car is being prepared for the race on the grid

Sebastien Buemi surrounded by Toro Rosso mechanics on his grid position

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.

Ralf Schumacher waits in BMW-Williams pits for his qualification time slot

Rene Arnoux lost front left wheel and goes off at Tarzan curve; fortunately no one was hurt in this spectacular accident on lap 22 of the Dutch GP in Zandvoort 1981

Japanese GP 1999

Jacques Villeneuve after a spin

Nico Rosberg still in pits, with a little help from his 'fan' and physio Oliver Fengler

Nick Heidfeld's tyres are being heated up in pits before he heads out to grid position

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

Red Bull driver David Coulthard brakes before leaving pitlane

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton adds some rubber marks to pit lane exit

Glock's Toyota pit crew is prepared for the next service

Nelsinho Piquet rushes out of Renault pits at GP Bahrain 2008

Mark Webber puts rubber on the pitlane at Red Bull pits

After an inpact with Liuzzi in lap 26, Vettel's Red Bull-Renault crawls to pits with a flat tyre

1st lap, Vittorio Brambilla, March, leading Depailler, Jarier and the two Brabhams of Reutemann and Pace

Mika Hakkinen, McLaren-Mercedes, has just done his pitstop

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, on the grid with mechanics swirling around

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

Robert Kubica sits in his BMW Sauber car

The two McLaren Mercedes brake into first corner

Collected rubber marbles on Webber's RBR-Renault in parc ferme after the Brazilian Grand Prix

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

San Marino GP 1994

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

Rubber 'marbles' at Piscine chicane

Michael Schumacher takes the chequered flag and wins the San Marino Grand Prix 1994

Tyre work

Front tyre

Tyre wash

Tyre templates

Tyre rubber 'marbles' pollute the track besides the racing line at Piscine

Toyota tyre washer

Tyre supplier Bridestone

Unused tyre walls

Gerhard Berger's tyre sets

Tyre compounds in paddock

Tyre exchange during qualiyfing

Tyre supplier Goodyear's maintenance area

Michael Schumacher tests tyre grip

Grooves of an intermediate tyre

Mechanic cleaning a used tyre

Fernando Alonso's rear tyre explodes.

Tyre washing after practice session

A mechanic measures the tyre temperature

A burst tyre on Nakajima's Williams.

A tyre puncture on Nakajima's Williams

A tyre glows in the sun

Graham Hill, Lotus, cheques the tyre temperature

Rubber marbles on a used Bridgestone tyre

Tattooed McLaren 'tyre manager' watches the race

Nick Heidfeld receives a fast tyre service

A PR lady relaxes besides the tyre truck

A very used Michelin tyre with rubber marbles

Tyre exchange for Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus pits

Pirelli tyre service, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

A Toyota's new tyre surface on Friday evening

The six different Pirelli tyre mixtures on display

Walker-Lotus driver Graham Hill checks the tyre pressure

McLaren's 'tyre manager' takes a break with ice cream

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, driving the Pirelli soft tyre compound

McLaren tyre man takes care of his black gold

Tyre exchange for Vic Elford's (GB) Porsche 917K 020

Eliseo Salazar sits in the rain-tyre-equipped March-Cosworth

Tyre changing with damage check on Montagny's car rear end

Nick Heidfeld pits in lap 55 for a tyre exchange

New tyre regulations for now one and only supplier Bridgestone

A BMW Sauber tyre manager cleans the ungrooved black gold

Tyre exchange for Sebastian Vettel's car at Red Bull pits

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, caught a flat tyre

Lotus' tyre man prepares the black gold for the weekend

Glitter from podium ceremony on a Red Bull car's tyre

Wheel rim storage at the tyre service, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1971

Mario Andretti reads his Goodyear tyre data sheet in the cockpit

Lap 22: Rene Arnoux' Renault went straight into the tyre barriers

Tyre pressure control on Senna's Lotus, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1986

A little bird sits on a tyre barrier before the race

A blocked tyre of Olivier Panis after a engine blow up

Wet-weather tyre – just in case, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

A tyre puncture forces Nakajima to drive slowly back to pits

A tyre puncture forces Nakajima to drive slowly back to pits

A tyre puncture forces Nakajima to drive slowly back to pits

BMW Sauber's tyre manager guards the black gold on the grid

The tyre contingent is piling up in front of McLaren pits

The McLaren pit crew acclaims Hamilton to a fast tyre exchange

Russian tyre promotion beauties shorten the waiting time before the race

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

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

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

Yamamoto's tyre explodes during the qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix 2006.

McLaren Mercedes mechanics hold the air gun ready, a tyre already aside

Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger on the grid besides Lewis' tyre set

The nose cone of Massa's Ferrari after crashing into the tyre wall

The start field enters La Source, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

A Red Bull mechanic cleans a soft Pirelli tyre (red = super soft)

Russian tyre promotion beauties show off in the pitlane on Sunday morning

Russian tyre promotion beauties hang around in the pitlane on Sunday morning

Russian tyre promotion beauties take photographs of each other in the pitlane

Russian tyre promotion beauties take photographs of each other in the pitlane

Russian tyre promotion beauties show off in the pitlane on Sunday morning

Signal to Ferrari pit crew: hard tyre mixture for Raikkonen's yellow tagged car

Hamilton looses his just gained fourth position with a flat right rear tyre

Hamilton leads the pack into first corner, tyre smoke of Vettel braking hard

A busy HRT mechanic pulls a tyre train from Pirelli to his garage

The storage yard of the Goodyear racing tyre service, Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 1973

The tyre problems at both Ligiers were being caused by the wheel rims cracking

There she is, all tarted up, setting a foot on a Ferrari's rear tyre

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

Rubber marbles on a BMW Sauber Bridgestone tyre after a hot 66 laps race

Coulthard and Nakajima slide out of the race, Piquet retires at the tyre barrier

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

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

Takuma Sato had to finish the race in the pit lane after a tyre problem

The McLaren pit crew prepares for Lewis Hamilton's tyre exchange stop, from intermediates to slicks

Faster than a black horse? A Ferrari mechanic on a Bridgestone tyre during pitstop practice

The slick tyre is used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Mark Webber pits and changes from soft to hard tyre mixture, keeping his race leadership

Mark Webber pits and changes from soft to hard tyre mixture, keeping his race leadership

After his collision with Kobayashi, Nico Hulkenberg comes to Force India pits with a flat tyre

After his collision with Kobayashi, Nico Hulkenberg comes to Force India pits with a flat tyre

After his collision with Kobayashi, Nico Hulkenberg comes to Force India pits with a flat tyre

The slick tyre can be used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Paul di Resta's Force India-Mercedes returns to pits with a puncture on his right rear tyre

Paul di Resta's Force India-Mercedes returns to pits with a puncture on his right rear tyre

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, has his rear left tyre put on with a short delay

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, driving the super soft tyre compound in qualifying session, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Michelin as a long-time tyre supplier of McLaren sponsored a public interview with Juan Pablo Montoya

Coulthard returns to Red Bull pits in lap 54 with a tyre ripped by Glock's front wing

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

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

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

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

Scheckter's Ferrari receives a tyre exchange service in a crowded pitlane during a practice session, Jarama / Spain 1979

Mark Donohue and Bruce McLaren pose with advertising girls for their tyre sponsor Goodyear, 24h Le Mans 1967

Later third placed Jody Scheckter on Wolf-Cosworth receives a tyre service, United States West GP Long Beach 1977

Fernando Alonso desroying some aerodynamical attachments of his car with a punctured tyre in third part of qualification session

Mark Webber out of pits with hard tyre mixture, keeping his race leadership with a large distance to Alonso

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

Williams crew at pitwall from left to right: Teammanager Jeff Hazel, Charlie Chrichton-Stewart, a Goodyear tyre engineer and Sheridan Thynne

Williams crew at pitwall from left to right: Teammanager Jeff Hazel, Charlie Chrichton-Stewart, a Goodyear tyre engineer and Sheridan Thynne

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

Targa Florio 1967: Phil Hill's (USA) and Hap Sharp's (USA) Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001 retires with a tyre puncture

Michael Schumacher stops at Mercedes GP pits and like Rosberg, his right rear wheel makes problems, the soft tyre fits too tight

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

After colliding with Hamilton's rear tyre, Alonso has to change the front wing in an unexpected stop at Ferrari pits in lap 46

Jackie Epstein's Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet SL73/121 retired after 143 laps on its final drive with a tyre puncture

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

After his collision with Alonso, Jenson Button comes for an unexpected stop to McLaren pits with a flat tyre, the safety car deploys again

Under the eyes of Helmut Marko and Tommi Parmakoski, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull shakes hands with Hirohide Hamashima, Head of Bridgestone Tyre Development

The Chaparral 2F Chevrolet 2F001 driven by Phil Hill (USA) and Hap Sharp (USA) retires after 8 laps with a tyre puncture

Ron Dennis as a spokesman for all Michelin-equipped teams gives statement to all media about the tyre problems during practice at the US GP

Arriving at the first corner, Hamilton swerves from the start field with a puncture in the right rear tyre after touching Webber's Red Bull Renault

After a pit stop for tyre change, McLaren team boss Ron Dennis gives way to his second placed driver Stefan Johansson, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1987

Giancarlo Fisichella with soft tyres, marked with a white stripe, a new FIA regulation to differentiate them from the other tyre type with harder rubber mixture

After his collision with Alonso, Jenson Button comes for an unexpected stop to McLaren pits with a flat tyre and gets a new front wing, too

After his collision with Alonso, Jenson Button comes for an unexpected stop to McLaren pits with a flat tyre and gets a new front wing, too

After his collision with Alonso, Jenson Button comes for an unexpected stop to McLaren pits with a flat tyre and gets a new front wing, too

Tyre supplyer Pirelli's test driver Nick Heidfeld returns back to the roots as new 'old' driver to the Sauber team, switching with Pedro de la Rosa

After his collision with Alonso, Jenson Button had come for an unexpected stop to McLaren pits with a flat tyre and got a new front wing, too

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

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

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)

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

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

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

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

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

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

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

Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

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

Helmut Marko (A)

mit stewart

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

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.

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

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

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

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

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Jochen Rindt

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

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