Santander having that slightly smug tone in their new advert is...2008 European Grand Prix pictures
25 August 2008 by Keith Collantine
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
2008 European Grand Prix, Circuito Urbano Valencia
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- Felipe Massa pips Lewis Hamilton to pole (2008 European Grand Prix qualifying)
- Ferrari engines fill top four places in speed traps in qualifying at Valencia
- Thoughts on qualifying and the start (2008 European Grand Prix)
- Felipe Massa scores flawless win at Valencia (2008 European GP review)
- Rate the race: 2008 European Grand Prix
- Ferrari mechanic injured and Massa faces penalty threat after pit lane problems
- Fine for Ferrari, Massa gets off free, and the FIA gets it wrong on every count
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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.