2011 Indian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures
F1 pictures
The Buddh International Circuit held its first ever F1 qualifying session today.
Here are pictures from the decisive hour of qualifying plus the final practice session ahead of the Indian Grand Prix.
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Bruno Senna, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Bruno Senna, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
- Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
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Manter MBS (@sridharbhanu) said on 29th October 2011, 15:22
Nice pictures.
Fixy (@fixy) said on 31st October 2011, 13:40
I didn’t think the sun would’ve been so low at the time of the sessions.
sumedh said on 29th October 2011, 15:39
Empty grand stands… The cancellation of the Metallica concert (which was part of the F1rocks event) might have been a factor for the reduced crowd.
hope it improves for tomorrow.
MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein) said on 29th October 2011, 17:53
Apparently there was an issue with the barricades around the stage. It’s sad, but true.
Anyway, they’ll be playing Delhi in a couple of days.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 29th October 2011, 21:42
@MVEilenstein Well, I guess nothing else matters really…
MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein) said on 30th October 2011, 4:38
Thanks for getting that.
BTW, I meant Bangalore, not Delhi. They’re playing the Bangalore Palace Ground tomorrow.
George (@george) said on 29th October 2011, 17:24
love this one http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/will_mald_budd_2011-2.jpg
MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein) said on 29th October 2011, 17:53
Again, I see lots of smog, and lots of dust. Reminds me of Interlagos.
MattHT (@mattht) said on 29th October 2011, 18:01
The middle Lewis Hamilton one is my favourite today :)
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 29th October 2011, 21:43
How young does di Resta look there?!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 30th October 2011, 2:19
At a guess, I’d say he’s about 25.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 30th October 2011, 1:03
Is it just me, or does the pit lane look weird? It’s not straight, and there’s a big open space halfway down. I wonder how the teams feel about that, since pit allocations are based on WCC standings, so being at a certain end of the grid offers an advantage – but because of the kink in pit lane, a mid-tier team is going to get that same advantage themselves.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 30th October 2011, 3:57
Keith, I’m surprised you didn’t find this one:
http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/384315_10150371363522210_42653387209_8211633_1469143185_n.jpg
Sandeep said on 30th October 2011, 6:13
It seems, it will be a another victory for Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Leads in Indian Grand Prix.