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 2016 F1 season review
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Krishna Reddy (@krishna)
23rd December 2016, 12:30
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
MartMan
23rd December 2016, 14:49
It is from Japanese GP. Degner 1 I believe.
Imre (@f1mre)
23rd December 2016, 15:15
This one?
https://twitter.com/nico_rosberg/status/785876755085160448/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Newfangled (@newfangled)
23rd December 2016, 16:06
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?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
23rd December 2016, 23:08
@krishna Yep, @newfangled nailed it.
Robbie (@robbie)
23rd December 2016, 12:33
A great choice of shots. Boy do those tires look small in that shot of Max’s car hoisted up overhead.
Boomerzoomer (@boomerzoomer)
23rd December 2016, 19:30
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
HK (@me4me)
23rd December 2016, 12:40
That first picture reminded me of this one haha: (nsfw)
http://i.imgur.com/bLNizUA.jpg
Robbie (@robbie)
23rd December 2016, 13:55
Yeah that’s more like it.
Gabriel (@rethla)
23rd December 2016, 17:53
That must be loud for a place to relax like that :)
OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
23rd December 2016, 14:32
I didn’t Bottas was so overweight!!!!
OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
23rd December 2016, 14:33
I almost saved that photo of Hulk in Singapore… to realize his car has the Halo :(
Strontium (@strontium)
23rd December 2016, 19:59
These certainly are impressive. Cannot wait to see what the best shots will be like next year with the new regulations!
BNKracing (@bnkracing)
23rd December 2016, 21:04
Where’s Vettle in Canada with the seagulls??? That still gives me a good laugh
George (@george)
24th December 2016, 16:00
Love KMag’s face in the Spanish press conference! Awkward!
Dash_Riprock
28th December 2016, 14:19
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.