2016 F1 season in pictures: Best shots

2016 F1 season review

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Formula One’s epic 21-race journey this year is at an end. Here are the most spectacular and striking images from the 2016 F1 season.

Australian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Albert Park, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Albert Park, 2016
Esteban Gutierrez, Fernando Alonso, Albert Park, Melbourne, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Albert Park, 2016

Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Bahrain International Circuit, 2016
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Bahrain International Circuit, 2016
Sergio Perez, Force India, Bahrain International Circuit, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Bahrain International Circuit, 2016
Felipe Massa, Williams, Bahrain International Circuit, 2016

Chinese Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Fan, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Start, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Daniil Kvyat, Sebastian Vettel, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016

Russian Grand Prix

Bernie Ecclestone, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Williams, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Felipe Massa, Williams, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Red Bull, Sochi, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Haas, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Start, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Sochi Autodrom, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Sochi Autodrom, 2016

Spanish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Carlos Sainz Jnr, Daniil Kvyat, Max Verstappen, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Photographer, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Maurizio Arrivabene, Toto Wolff, Toro Rosso, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Start, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2016

Monaco Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas, Williams, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Rio Haryanto, Manor, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Jolyon Palmer, Renault, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monte-Carlo, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monte-Carlo, 2016

Canadian Grand Prix

Felipe Massa, Williams, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Sergio Perez, Force India, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Rio Haryanto, Manor, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016
Valtteri Bottas, Williams, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2016

European Grand Prix

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Baku City Circuit, 2016
Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Baku City Circuit, 2016
Valtteri Bottas, Williams, Baku City Circuit, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Baku City Circuit, 2016

Austrian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Kevin Magnussen, Renault, Red Bull Ring, 2016
Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, Red Bull Ring, 2016

British Grand Prix

Cars, Silverstone, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2016
Valtteri Bottas, Williams, Silverstone, 2016
Grid, Silverstone, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Silverstone, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Silverstone, 2016

Hungarian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Hungaroring, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hungaroring, 2016
Rio Haryanto, Manor, Hungaroring, 2016
Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Hungaroring, 2016
Jolyon Palmer, Renault, Hungaroring, 2016
Start, Hungaroring, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hungaroring, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hungaroring, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hungaroring, 2016

German Grand Prix

Felipe Nasr, Sauber, Hockenheimring, 2016
Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Hockenheimring, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Hockenheimring, 2016
Start, Hockenheimring, 2016
Sergio Perez, Force India, Hockenheimring, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Max Verstappen, Hockenheimring, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Hockenheimring, 2016

Belgian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Romain Grosjean, Haas, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Esteban Ocon, Manor, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Start, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Spa-Francorchamps, 2016

Italian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Monza, 2016
Jenson Button, McLaren, Monza, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monza, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Monza, 2016
Romain Grosjean, Haas, Monza, 2016
Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Monza, 2016
Jolyon Palmer, Felipe Nasr, Monza, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Monza, 2016

Singapore Grand Prix

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Singapore, 2016
Jolyon Palmer, Renault, Singapore, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Singapore, 2016
Red Bull, Singapore, 2016
Start, Singapore, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Singapore, 2016

Malaysian Grand Prix

Jenson Button, McLaren, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Kevin Magnussen, Renault, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Felipe Massa, Williams, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Romain Grosjean, Haas, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Sepang International Circuit, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Sepang International Circuit, 2016

Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Suzuka, 2016
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2016
Start, Suzuka, 2016
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Suzuka, 2016

United States Grand Prix

Romain Grosjean, Haas, Circuit of the Americas, 2016
Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Circuit of the Americas, 2016
Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Circuit of the Americas, 2016
Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, Circuit of the Americas, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Circuit of the Americas, 2016
Start, Circuit of the Americas, 2016

Mexican Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2016
Start Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2016
Fan, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2016
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2016

Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 caricatures, Interlagos, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Interlagos, 2016
Felipe Massa, Williams, Interlagos, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Interlagos, 2016
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Interlagos, 2016
Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, Interlagos, 2016
Felipe Massa, Williams, Interlagos, 2016

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Yas Marina, 2016
Esteban Ocon, Manor, Yas Marina, 2016
Jenson Button, McLaren, Yas Marina, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Yas Marina, 2016
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Yas Marina, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Yas Marina, 2016
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Yas Marina, 2016

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16 comments on “2016 F1 season in pictures: Best shots”

  1. Hey Keith,

    You forgot the best picture of the season. I forgot where exactly it is but it is of Nico Rosberg’s car exiting a corner with one tyre looking lower than the other

    1. It is from Japanese GP. Degner 1 I believe.

    2. Was going to mention this, but you beat me to it. It’s shot of the year–not sure whether it was a reproduction/copyright issue, as I doubt Keith would’ve forgotten about it?

  2. A great choice of shots. Boy do those tires look small in that shot of Max’s car hoisted up overhead.

    1. Ditto, great shots. The pic also accentuates how narrow, long and skateboardy the cars have become. Compare wheelbase to Senna’s FW-16:

      https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1994-11.jpg

  3. That first picture reminded me of this one haha: (nsfw)
    http://i.imgur.com/bLNizUA.jpg

    1. Yeah that’s more like it.

    2. That must be loud for a place to relax like that :)

  4. OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
    23rd December 2016, 14:32

    I didn’t Bottas was so overweight!!!!

  5. OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
    23rd December 2016, 14:33

    I almost saved that photo of Hulk in Singapore… to realize his car has the Halo :(

  6. These certainly are impressive. Cannot wait to see what the best shots will be like next year with the new regulations!

  7. Where’s Vettle in Canada with the seagulls??? That still gives me a good laugh

  8. Love KMag’s face in the Spanish press conference! Awkward!

  9. Fan, Shanghai International Circuit, 2016
    Ummm, that “fan” is a soldier and is standing his post. And should he decide to leave his post, he won’t have to bother himself with who won which race.

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