Timo Glock in action at Valencia's new F1 track during the Grand Prix
It might not have produced a very exciting race but the Circuito Urbano Valencia certainly provided an opportunity for F1’s photographers to create some attractive pictures.
Here’s a selection of 27 photos in high resolution from all the different teams.
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Fernando Alonso on the grid. Unfortuntely his race ended shortly after this photo was taken
Jarno Trulli leads the midfield at the start of the race
Nick Heidfeld rounds the flat-out turn one at Valencia
Kubica was briefly caught by Kovalainen and Raikkonen but he soon escaped the Finns
Raikkonen only saw Massa when he came out of the pits in front of him after his first stop
Giancarlo Fisichella comes to a dusty halt in the pit lane
Heikki Kovalainen’s fourth place boosted McLaren in the constructors’ championship
Lewis Hamilton raced with a neck injury he had injections for
Jenson Button had another forgettable race for Honda
Nico Rosberg gets close to one of Valencia’s many concrete walls
Nelson Piquet Jnr was the only Renault to finish the first lap
Lewis Hamilton crosses the distinctive bridge at Valencia
Timo Glock scored points for the second race in a row
Mark Webber heads for another braking zone
What little passing there was was largely supplied by David Coulthard
Sebastien Bourdais leads Mark Webber
Giancarlo Fisichella passes the pit building
Ferrari’s pit stops became a hotly debated topic
Jenson Button passes the boats in the harbour
Lewis Hamilton started second and finished in the same place
Rubens Barrichello flashes past the harbour front
Timo Glock finished seventh after starting 13th
Nico Rosberg raced to his first point since May
Kazuki Nakajima heads Fernando Alonso on the formation lap – the pair collided at the start
Felipe Massa led 50 of the 57 laps – including, this time, the final one
Felipe Massa celebrates his fourth win of 2008
Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica on the podium
Why are the pictures of Hamilton always the lowest resolution ones? It’s very frustrating to come to see the pics and my favorite driver’s ones are of the lowest quality.
Matt
26th August 2008, 17:54
Why are the pictures of Hamilton always the lowest resolution ones? It’s very frustrating to come to see the pics and my favorite driver’s ones are of the lowest quality.