Suzuka practice washout in pictures
Kamui Kobayashi made his F1 debut at home
The first two F1 practice sessions at Suzuka were disrupted by heavy rain. This was a blow for the eight F1 drivers who haven’t competed in an F1 race weekend at the circuit and badly needed time to acclimatise. But it should make for an unpredictable qualifying session tomorrow.
Kamui Kobayashi made his first appearance in an official F1 session, substituting for the unwell Timo Glock and Toyota. Red Bull and Renault are sporting some new sponsorship stickers – and the latter have gotten round to taking ING and Mutua Madrilena off their team clothing as well.
Here are some dramatic pictures of the cars kicking up vast clouds of spray at the fabulous Suzuka circuit.
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Suzuka, 2009
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Suzuka, 2009
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Suzuka, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Suzuka, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Suzuka, 2009
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- Fernando Alonso, Renault, Suzuka, 2009
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- Rubens Barrichello, Brawn, Suzuka, 2009
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- Rubens Barrichello, Brawn, Suzuka, 2009
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- Rubens Barrichello, Brawn, Suzuka, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Suzuka, 2009
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Suzuka, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Suzuka, 2009
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- Jenson Button, Brawn, Suzuka, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello, Suzuka, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Romain Grosjean, Renault, Suzuka, 2009
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- Romain Grosjean, Renault, Suzuka, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Nick Heidfeld, BMW, Suzuka, 2009
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- Nick Heidfeld, BMW, Suzuka, 2009
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- Nick Heidfeld, BMW, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota, Suzuka, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, Suzuka, 2009
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- Robert Kubica, BMW, Suzuka, 2009
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- Robert Kubica, BMW, Suzuka, 2009
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- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Suzuka, 2009
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- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Suzuka, 2009
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- Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Nico Rosberg, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Nico Rosberg, Williams, Suzuka, 2009
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Suzuka, 2009
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Suzuka, 2009
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Suzuka, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2009
Images (C) Ferrari spa, Brawn GP, Renault/LAT, Williams/LAT, Bridgestone, Daimler, www.mclaren.com, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team, BMW ag
John H said on 2nd October 2009, 13:00
Great pics as always. Has that shark fin on the Force india always been that shape? It looks slightly strange!
Gwenouille said on 2nd October 2009, 13:02
Nice pictures (as usual) !
I love rainy day pictures ! The lighting is much more interesting than plain sunshine.
And I especially like the red backlight, so photogenic !
Matt said on 2nd October 2009, 13:06
Great pics as always, I have just one question though, what new sponsors do Red Bull and Renault have?
cholle said on 2nd October 2009, 13:52
Not sure, but perhaps Keith’s referring to 7-11?
But they’ve had that since Singapore: link
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd October 2009, 15:28
Red Bull have Singha:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/09/18/singha-back-red-bull-but-for-how-long/
It’s just beneath the cockpit aperture.
And Renault seem to have a new one along the flanksof the nose, but I can’t write the name!
HG said on 2nd October 2009, 23:44
&915; and &934; maybe??, probably even harder to pronounce!
Superbus said on 3rd October 2009, 0:39
It’s pronounced Megafon.
I saw that sponsor on the show at Russia, the one where they had the F1 car with 3 seats.
mp4-19b said on 2nd October 2009, 13:21
The pictures are beautiful, but the cars are ugly!! I think the 2005 spec cars were the best looking.
steph90 said on 2nd October 2009, 14:12
2005 cars were very pretty but I do like this years now. I think out of these pictures Vettel is the most stunning
Prisoner Monkeys said on 2nd October 2009, 13:26
Papa’s got a brand new desktop!
cholle said on 2nd October 2009, 13:30
Love the Red Bull photos!
Mussolini's Pet Cat said on 2nd October 2009, 14:08
I like the front of the Toyota…
Kaushal said on 2nd October 2009, 14:12
Grt pics as usual
Michael said on 2nd October 2009, 14:35
here is perhaps the most appropriate picture from the 2nd practise session
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9325/afbeelding12a.png
its the boat force india made to travel down the pitlane river
W-K said on 2nd October 2009, 15:07
Do you think the marshal picked it up so that Force India didn’t get a team penalty for speeding in the pit lane?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 2nd October 2009, 15:28
Nice one!
DanThorn said on 2nd October 2009, 15:15
If you can imagine the Toyota without the shark fin then it looks gorgeous – very rakish.
Shagrathian said on 2nd October 2009, 15:15
Great pics as always. Thanks, Keith. BTW, we want more practice photos. :)
anirudh said on 2nd October 2009, 17:29
Force India on Shark fins again
http://www.formula1.com/photos/597×478/sutton/2009/d09jpn671.jpg
anirudh said on 2nd October 2009, 17:44
oops, i dint know it ws there in Singapore too
taurus said on 2nd October 2009, 19:00
what happened to brawn’s canon sponsorship? one race wonder?
Matt said on 3rd October 2009, 2:59
Yeah it was but they were considering sponsoring them for the rest of the season. They also have abnother one for Brazil, can remember what it is though.
Wesley said on 2nd October 2009, 21:51
I can’t get enough pictures of the Red Bulls!BEAUTIFUL!
martinb said on 3rd October 2009, 0:41
Fabulous picture of Alonso with that huge trail of spray.