2011 Chinese Grand Prix in pictures
F1 pictures
A thrilling Chinese Grand Prix saw wheel-to-wheel racing throughout.
Look back on today’s race with this collection of pictures.
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Start, Shanghai, 2011
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- Start, Shanghai, 2011
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- Start, Shanghai, 2011
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- Start, Shanghai, 2011
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- Start, Shanghai, 2011
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Shanghai, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Adrian Sutil, Kamui Kobayashi, Shanghai, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Narian Karthikeyan, Mark Webber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Shanghai, 2011
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- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nick Heidfeld, Renault, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Shanghai, 2011
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- Timo Glock, Virgin, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Nick Heidfeld, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitantonio Liuzzi, Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Shanghai, 2011
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- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Shanghai, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Shanghai, 2011
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- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Paul di Resta, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Timo Glock, Virgin, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Sebastien Buemi, Nick Heidfeld, Shanghai
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- Felipe Massa, Nico Rosberg, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Shanghai, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Paul di Resta, Adrian Sutil, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jenson Button, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Timo Glock, Virgin, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Shanghai, 2011
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- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Shanghai, 2011
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- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Jonathan Neale, Mark Webber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai, 2011
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- Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, McLaren, Shanghai
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Images © Ferrari spa/Ercole Colombo, Renault/LAT, Williams/LAT, McLaren, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team, Sauber F1 Team, Team Lotus, Virgin Racing, Motioncompany, Pirelli
GeeMac (@geemac) said on 17th April 2011, 13:12
Good to see Mark Webber smiling again. That drive should get his confidence back up and set him up nicely for the rest of the season.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 17th April 2011, 17:37
Next to Hamiltons drive that was the best driver. Great achievement by Webber.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 17th April 2011, 21:25
Yea it was good, when you get a smile from him you know it’s genuine. Thrilled for him, outstanding stuff.
infy (@infy) said on 17th April 2011, 14:01
Awesome pics this time. Looks like your photographer had his access bumped up?
Still not HD wide though, so cant use them as a wallpaper :(
Any chance of releasing them in 1920×1080 in the future?
box this lap (@sebashuis) said on 17th April 2011, 19:26
I’m also on 1920×1080 and it’s looking really good to be honest. I have a great wallpaper even without the words on the bottom left. You should try, it’s really worth it!
TheScuderia (@) said on 17th April 2011, 21:58
Just crop the photos to 16:9. That’s what I do. They fit my desktop perfectly now.
DaveF1 (@davef1) said on 17th April 2011, 15:32
I love the picture of the two McLaren’s side by side. Its my new desktop background and I’m not even a McLaren fan!
Fixy (@fixy) said on 17th April 2011, 17:25
Wonderful shot – I’m waiting for a Ferrari one!
Hatebreeder (@hatebreeder) said on 17th April 2011, 18:09
More f1 wallpapers!
sato113 (@sato113) said on 19th April 2011, 23:07
shame there’s no pic of Button in the red bull pit box.
driftin (@driftin) said on 17th April 2011, 19:42
Nice shot of Lewis spitting the champagne out.
Maciek said on 17th April 2011, 20:28
How about Button fully cheering his team on there? Pretty good team player. People often talk about cojones in motorsports. Seems to me like it takes some serious ones to be beaten by your teammate, directly on the track and then some, yet celebrate the team’s victory without a sign of a pout. Maturity. Good on Jenson.
Todfod (@todfod) said on 18th April 2011, 7:40
Maturity? Maybe. Honestly, I think Jenson is satisfied with finishing behind his teammate.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 17th April 2011, 21:23
The massive stands in Shanghai really are something to behold. That one of Hamilton with it in the background? Impressive is not the word.
George (@george) said on 17th April 2011, 21:58
Yeah it seemed to be fairly packed this year (albeit with some empty stands), it’s good to see.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 18th April 2011, 13:49
Just hope those tickets were paid for and not sponsors trying to put a pretty face on things.
SuperTomcat (@supertomcat) said on 18th April 2011, 0:33
this time Hamilton-McLaren have LUCKY, but it was clear that RED BULL could have won easily.
Stubie (@stubie) said on 18th April 2011, 0:37
OK, so, what’s with the new (F-?)duct on the Mercedes?
It suddenly appeared on the car at this race, and I just caught it during a pitstop, and these pix confirm. It is just behind the Car # and integrated into the black graphic / logo behind that
Any ideas anyone?
pemsell (@pemsell) said on 18th April 2011, 13:15
Im not sure what you are seeing, all I can see is the Pitot tube which is used to measure air pressure/speed over the nose of the car.
Stubie (@stubie) said on 18th April 2011, 13:52
@pemsell: Dead center, from the pitot tube, working backwards…
You have:
Pitot tube
>> another vertical rod (anttenae?) immediately behind
>> the Car number decal (8 or 7)
>> the mystery slot / duct (which is almost integrated (hidden?) in
>> the black logo/graphic
>> then the teal blue Petronas logo
>> then that longitudinal bulge
>> then the windshield
>> then cockpit…
so the mystery slot is after the Number decal and on the leading edge of the Black Graphic. See it??
Fixy (@fixy) said on 18th April 2011, 14:03
I see it but I can’t imagine what it is.
pemsell (@pemsell) said on 18th April 2011, 14:26
Ah yes I see it Stubie, no idea what it could be. Have they found a loophole in the f-duct law, or is is simply cooling or measurements. Suppose it might come out in one of the tech blogs like Scarbs. Well spotted!
Stubie (@stubie) said on 18th April 2011, 14:35
@pemsell & @Fixy: so I am not going insane! whew! I spotted it during a pitstop and rewound the DVR a couple times, but it took the pix to confirm.
@pemsell: I did send @ScarbsF1 a tweet asking about it… so we’ll see if he responds.
Stubie (@stubie) said on 20th April 2011, 3:41
So, I was wrong.
That duct/slot actually appeared during the Malaysian weekend.
But…
You would never know…
Why?
Try to find a picture of the Mercedes during the Malaysian GP weekend in the gallery on this site. Hmmmm… not that many, huh? There is one pic of Schu locking the fronts during practice, but other than that… nothing, except a few race shots… and those were supplied by other teams…
I smell a conspiracy!!
:-)
this is fun…
any clues as to what that duct is about? anybody?
TommyC said on 19th April 2011, 0:03
usually ducts like that are for airflow to the cockpit, a kind of air conditioning in a sense. Interesting that they have it in china though given it wasn’t really that hot so perhaps it is for something else.
Mike said on 18th April 2011, 6:09
That Schumacher/Alonso picture is one for the ages. Just perfect. A culmination of history. Perfect.
The New Hope said on 18th April 2011, 13:17
Which one?
Mike said on 18th April 2011, 15:19
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/schu_merc_shan_2011.jpg
silencer (@silencer) said on 18th April 2011, 6:17
is there’s any picture of button in red bull pitbox? that would make a perfect wallpaper for me
Fixy (@fixy) said on 18th April 2011, 14:06
I wished there was one too!
Istok said on 18th April 2011, 11:26
Your watermarking and resizing work stolen!
http://www.grandprix.com.hr/fotografije-s-utrke-za-vn-kine
Fixy (@fixy) said on 18th April 2011, 14:05
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.192539624122366.41830.173778265998502
All of ‘em!
Fixy (@fixy) said on 18th April 2011, 14:04
How is it that Liuzzi initially had the fin, then it disappeared?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 18th April 2011, 14:08
Hmm. I was under the impression both those pictures were from the race but clearly they’re not. Will have a look and change them accordingly.
dbdb (@dbdb) said on 18th April 2011, 15:19
Hi Keith – your website is very good!
However, I do have one suggestion… can you improve the way the site displays photos? It feels as though this aspect of the site isn’t quite right as it is quite cumbersome, compared with modern websites (eg. how’s about a jquery image gallery?)
Are there any plans for change in this area?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 18th April 2011, 20:48
It’s not a priority area at the moment – there’s a lot of other things I want to fix or improve first. I’ll keep it in mind though.
ajokay (@ajokay) said on 18th April 2011, 14:28
Also good to see that the trophies look like they’re in keeping with the country or origin, and not some strange abstract piece or a sponsor logo.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 18th April 2011, 15:28
Yeah, I like them for being something with a connection to the country.
And I loved how Lewis poored champagne in his!
JK said on 19th April 2011, 13:15
This gallery really is a testament to what a great race this was, I have not seen so many great shots of cars in close combat and overtaking scenes in images…..Fantastic stuff :)