2008 European Grand Prix pictures
Timo Glock in action at Valencia's new F1 track during the Grand Prix
It might not have produced a very exciting race but the Circuito Urbano Valencia certainly provided an opportunity for F1′s photographers to create some attractive pictures.
Here’s a selection of 27 photos in high resolution from all the different teams.
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- Fernando Alonso on the grid. Unfortuntely his race ended shortly after this photo was taken
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- Jarno Trulli leads the midfield at the start of the race
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- Nick Heidfeld rounds the flat-out turn one at Valencia
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- Kubica was briefly caught by Kovalainen and Raikkonen but he soon escaped the Finns
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- Raikkonen only saw Massa when he came out of the pits in front of him after his first stop
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- Giancarlo Fisichella comes to a dusty halt in the pit lane
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- Heikki Kovalainen’s fourth place boosted McLaren in the constructors’ championship
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- Lewis Hamilton raced with a neck injury he had injections for
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- Jenson Button had another forgettable race for Honda
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- Nico Rosberg gets close to one of Valencia’s many concrete walls
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- Nelson Piquet Jnr was the only Renault to finish the first lap
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- Lewis Hamilton crosses the distinctive bridge at Valencia
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- Timo Glock scored points for the second race in a row
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- Mark Webber heads for another braking zone
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- What little passing there was was largely supplied by David Coulthard
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- Sebastien Bourdais leads Mark Webber
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- Giancarlo Fisichella passes the pit building
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- Ferrari’s pit stops became a hotly debated topic
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- Jenson Button passes the boats in the harbour
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- Lewis Hamilton started second and finished in the same place
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- Rubens Barrichello flashes past the harbour front
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- Timo Glock finished seventh after starting 13th
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- Nico Rosberg raced to his first point since May
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- Kazuki Nakajima heads Fernando Alonso on the formation lap – the pair collided at the start
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- Felipe Massa led 50 of the 57 laps – including, this time, the final one
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- Felipe Massa celebrates his fourth win of 2008
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- Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica on the podium
More pictures from Valencia: First pictures of the Valencia street track
Matt said on 26th August 2008, 17:54
Why are the pictures of Hamilton always the lowest resolution ones? It’s very frustrating to come to see the pics and my favorite driver’s ones are of the lowest quality.