British Grand Prix Friday – my pictures
19th June 2009, 21:50 by Keith Collantine 23 Comments »
Marshals wheel Mark Weber's stricken Red Bull onto the track
I’ve been traipsing around Silverstone all day taking hundreds of photographs, in the hope that one or two of them might turn out alright.
I snapped Timo Glock’s spin in the first practice session, and got some nice pictures of Mark Webber’s Red Bull when it stopped the second. Here’s some of my photographs from today.
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- Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Giancarlo Fisichella, Silverstone, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Silverstone, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Silverstone, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Silverstone, 2009
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- Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Silverstone, 2009
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- Rubens Barrichello, Brawn, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Silverstone, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, Silverstone, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, Silverstone, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock’s spin, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock’s spin, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock’s spin, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock’s spin, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock, Nelson Piquet Jnr, Mark Webber, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock, Toyota, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock, Toyota, Silverstone, 2009
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- Timo Glock, Toyota, Silverstone, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Nick Heidfeld, BMW, Silverstone, 2009
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- Nick Heidfeld, BMW, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Jarno Trulli, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, Silverstone, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen McLaren, Silverstone, 2009
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- Robert Kubica, BMW, Silverstone, 2009
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- Robert Kubica, BMW, Silverstone, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Nelson Piquet Jnr, Renault, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Silverstone, 2009
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- Nico Rosberg, Williams, Silverstone, 2009
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- Nico Rosberg, Williams, Silverstone, 2009
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jarno Trulli, Toyota, Silverstone, 2009
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- Jarno Trulli, Toyota, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber’s Red Bull stops, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Silverstone, 2009
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- Marshals wheel Mark Weber’s stricken Red Bull onto the track
Zazeems said on 19th June 2009, 21:58
Wish I was there… Went for all three days last year so couldn’t afford it again this year, you know what the bloody prices are like…
Tom Watson said on 19th June 2009, 21:59
Nice pics Keith, anyone would think you did this full time
Keith Collantine said on 19th June 2009, 22:49
Thanks Tom – I claim to have no photographic talent, I just nicked my girlfriend’s camera for the weekend
scunnyman said on 19th June 2009, 23:25
Well seeing as you have the gf’s camera then maybe you get some pics of everyone at the meet and greets this weekend????
It would be nice to see everyone enjoying themselves and put faces to names.
mp4-19b said on 20th June 2009, 4:10
yes that would be nice! getting to know everyone.
al said on 19th June 2009, 22:27
like the new redbull nose.
kinda reminds me of their nose in 2006.
Becken said on 19th June 2009, 22:37
Wow… Good job, Keith!
F1Fan said on 19th June 2009, 22:47
Keith,
do you see any senario in which Vettel will **not** win this race ? The difference between RBR and everyone else today borders on the ridiculous.
Keith Collantine said on 19th June 2009, 23:33
If what happened to Webber on Friday happens to Vettel on Sunday…
TommyB said on 20th June 2009, 0:47
Its only practice. Jenson was 13th and Sutil was 3rd.
Means nothing
Kovy said on 20th June 2009, 2:01
What actually happened to Webber’s car? I missed practice 2.
F1Fan said on 21st June 2009, 1:30
Really Tommy, it means nothing ? When the same team goes 1-2 in **both** practices and **both** drivers are no less than 6 tenths quicker than anyone else in all sessions, and when you know the car is massively upgraded … that means nothing, heh ?
Apparently it does mean a lot. Vettel destroyed them in Q and that was with no less than 3-4 laps of fuel **more** than anyone else in the top-10.
As a side note, I can’t help but make the note that Webber ince again proved he is useless when it counts. He had 3 laps less fuel in Q3 which should have translated into a comfortable pole. And yet he managed to screw it up. And all the talk about being held up by Kimi, etc, is bologni. This is not the first time he’s done this. And now watch him crash in lap-1 or if he manages to keep the car straight he will crash later on.
Tom said on 19th June 2009, 23:30
how did you get such good photos?? i’ve only ever been to albert park and it’s impossible to get any photos without the fence in the way and you’re not allowed close enough to poke the camera through the fence (for obvious reasons). fantastic photos though
Keith Collantine said on 19th June 2009, 23:35
Silverstone is an excellent track for spectators – loads of places where you can get a clear line of sight without debris fences in the way.
Net Sticks said on 20th June 2009, 0:16
Great photos, Keith!
Well, no competition at all. Brown’s closed for the weekend and I don’t think Red Bull with say again to Vettel – ‘don’t pass Webber’ – not it’s theur chance to catch a little the competition and Vettel is the golden boy – Webber such do like DC and retire and go comment races to australian TV…
McLaren were playing with blue paint in that oh so big Silverstone wind tunnel… (ridiculous) and … were was Ferrari? Anybody? I think they were with Kubica playing carts in the paddock or something…
Great show also for the closest home team – Force India (ex-Jordan from across the road from Silverstone main gate).
Spawinte said on 20th June 2009, 2:10
The Red Bulls rear end is getting bigger every race, it looks like a bloody van!
mp4-19b said on 20th June 2009, 4:18
this revised red bull kind of reminds me of the mclaren mp4-20, while its predecessor,the mp4-19 had a narrow nose just like the RB5 old version, ironically all three cars were designed by adrian newey. my observation is that newey has this funny habit of meddling with noses, he hid it all the time when he was with mclaren & now he is doing it again with red bull. i think this revised red bull will obliterate the field. it looks nastily fast.
Brian said on 20th June 2009, 17:07
Yah for Red Bull. I hope they get a one, two finish. Except it would be nive to see Webber get the one spot, if he can get by Vettel. But I think that if Web can get by Bar on the first lap that this race will very likely resemble Ferrari’s race in France last your (minus the exhaust melting through the carbon fibre).
Brian said on 20th June 2009, 17:08
I meant year not your in that last sentence.
Ronman said on 20th June 2009, 17:34
great shots Keith, what camera/lens were you using?
Bud said on 20th June 2009, 18:49
Thank for sharing Keith, excellent shots, particularly of the ‘new look’ Red Bull cars.
David Bénard said on 20th June 2009, 19:51
Cool pics, really !
Scott Joslin said on 20th June 2009, 20:04
Hey Keith – Great Pictures, the exit to Club corner on the banking on the outside has been my favorite place to take pictures this year.
By the way, what camera/lens are you using?
I will post a link to some of mine when I get the chance to get them off my camera.