Picture gallery: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice pictures
Practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has begun at the Yas Marina circuit.
Here’s a collection of pictures from today’s practice session at Abu Dhabi.
A few livery changes are visible on the cars including a new sponsor on the nose of the Ferraris (more pictures of that here).
Also the alcohol advertising restrictions in Abu Dhabi mean some teams have had to alter the branding on their cars.
Renault have replaced their ‘Flagman Vodka’ logos with ones for ‘Bank of Moscow’.
And Force India have changed their ‘Kingfisher’ logos to read ‘Fly Kingfisher’. Team owner Vijay Mallya is chairman of both United breweries, which makes Kingfisher beer, and Kingfisher Airlines, and both have similar logos.
McLaren’s Johnnie Walker logos have been replaced with those of its parent company Diageo.
Virgin also have new sponsorship from QNet on their sidepods.
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lucas di Grassi, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lucas di Grassi, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lucas di Grassi, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lucas di Grassi, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Timo Glock, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Timo Glock, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Timo Glock, Virgin, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Adrian Sutil, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nick Heidfeld, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nick Heidfeld, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nico Hülkenberg, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nick Heidfeld, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Nick Heidfeld, Sauber, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Abu Dhabi, 2010
- Abu Dhabi, 2010
2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
- Steven’s view of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Drivers’ and teams’ end-of-season photographs
- Alonso’s role in Ferrari strategy revealed in pit messages
- Hamilton: McLaren learned a lot in 2010
- Button vows to address qualifying weakness
- Vettel ends season on a high to snatch title
- Ferrari hit back at criticism of race strategy
- McLaren rediscover their form at final race
- New engines help Renault to best result of 2010
Images © Ferrari spa, www.mclaren.com, Getty Images/Red Bull, Virgin Racing, Williams/LAT, Renault/LAT, Force India F1 Team, BMW Sauber F1 Team






















































































Fixy (@fixy) said on 12th November 2010, 14:51
Wonderful photos. The best are those with a Ferrari ;D
RobertG said on 12th November 2010, 18:18
I think the best is Webber in twilight
US_Peter (@us_peter) said on 12th November 2010, 19:09
I think the best is that crazy one of Kobayashi from high up inside the hotel.
Spectator said on 13th November 2010, 4:08
and redbull have too a new sponsor on the bargeboard maybe the 3rd or 4th different one on that spot
Scribe (@scribe) said on 12th November 2010, 17:15
Doesn’t the whole circuit looks so much better in the day? More spectacular, nicer, less like a neon workers wet dream?
US_Peter (@us_peter) said on 12th November 2010, 19:11
I think it’s best in twilight. It definitely is better in day than full dark though.
daykind (@daykind) said on 12th November 2010, 18:31
How beautiful, it’s amazing.
Mads said on 12th November 2010, 20:57
Some of those shots in the twilight are just fantastic. I especially like the one of Lucas from behind with the red sun going down in the background.
ogamii (@ogamii) said on 12th November 2010, 21:59
Top shots, I love the look of the william’s cars
TommyC said on 12th November 2010, 23:06
haha, that bank of moscow logo on kubica’s renault make it look like it has a moustache. perhaps for movember…
Gaston said on 12th November 2010, 23:26
My wallpaper since the last Abu Dhabi GP is from the Abu Dhabi GP. It’s time to renew it now. Stunning pictures!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 13th November 2010, 2:46
Wow. I change my wallpaper after every session of every race, then pick the best from the weekend to b my wallpaper until the next race …
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 13th November 2010, 0:52
That Vrigin is looking a little bare. I suppose it has to do with local laws against gambling. But you’d think that they’d get the Virgin logo on the car a little more often.
Lenny said on 13th November 2010, 7:59
The photo of Nico R about to go into the pit lane tunnel looks computer generated at first glance.
Some awesome photos…definitely updating the wallpaper.
Piffles said on 13th November 2010, 8:40
Abu Dhabi has to be worst case of cash in abundance but no taste or ideas.
If you’ve got the cash, why build a giant flat parking lot around a hotel and make cars race around some silly blue lines? Why not build a real race track and make the rest of the world look silly?
It just drives me nuts to see all the cars going wide, cutting corners willy nilly and getting away with it.
Jamie said on 3rd December 2010, 17:43
This does sound sad, however i am only 15 so that may be why, but i agree, on F1 2010 on Xbox 360 i don’t particulary like Abu Dhabi, maybe because it’s point and squirt and too many chicanes.