The full field of drivers present for the final race of 2010 were supposed to assemble for a photograph with their team bosses today.
Unfortunately there was one big name missing from the picture.
Seven-times champion Michael Schumacher couldn’t be found despite frantic efforts to get hold of him.
And somewhere along the lines it seems Bruno Senna and Timo Glock went AWOL too.
Se here are (almost) all the drivers at the end of the 2010 F1 season, the septuple world champion and a couple of others missing:
2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Image © Force India F1 Team
Alianora La Canta
12th November 2010, 22:19
I thought these photoshoots were mandatory?
Midgrid
12th November 2010, 22:43
The ones of the drivers only that are taken every race are mandatory; presumably this was an optional “extra”.
Fixy (@)
13th November 2010, 14:50
Every race? I though only at th first and last GPs.
TommyB (@tommyb89)
13th November 2010, 15:05
Seems like Lewis and Heikki are looking around for Schumi and Timo and Bruno have gone to look for him.
MattB
12th November 2010, 22:20
Where are the rest of them? Pretty poor showing…
David
12th November 2010, 22:20
Senna was talking to the stewards
Glock went to the wrong end of the paddock!
David-A (@david-a)
12th November 2010, 22:23
Heh, MSC missing, Hamilton turning away, Fernando looking down on Felipe…
Kubica’s facepalm says it all…
BasCB
12th November 2010, 22:28
Exactly like those pictures from my school days!
Fixy (@)
13th November 2010, 14:58
Next time, the photographer has to say “3, 2, 1…”. This photo looks taken accidentally!
sumedh
12th November 2010, 22:26
Webber seems to be thinking to himself: “Will he help me, will he not, will he help me, will he not…”
infy (@infy)
12th November 2010, 22:31
And Seb is like “Will I help him, will I not, will I help, will I not?
Ditto for Lonso.
infy (@infy)
12th November 2010, 22:29
Terrible shot!
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Dusty in California
12th November 2010, 22:34
And there’s Ross Brawn looking as zen as ever….
chris sz
12th November 2010, 22:40
probably the worst pic of this year.what a shame. noone took control of the foto session, many of the drivers didn’t take an interest in this pic.it could have been a great one if it had worked out and if these guys would have bothered. just imagine manchester united lining up their players like that…
Metrium
12th November 2010, 22:56
It’s obviously not the official photo…
Though granted, it’s not perfect either (no-one seems to know which camera to look at), here’s one from Formula1.com http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1123/f12010.png
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
13th November 2010, 0:27
I notice Heidfeld seems to think it’s somewhere behind him.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that by the end of the year, Formula 1 drivers have the collective attention span of a group of year eight students who have had too much red cordial?
chris sz
13th November 2010, 0:33
that’s more like it, still three(and a half) missing.
Fixy (@)
13th November 2010, 15:03
Now, that’s a photo. Even if some drivers are still missing.
d-d
12th November 2010, 23:04
no I think this one will be very memorable, becasue most poeple don’t pose but are natural. you can read a lot from faces and behaviour.
really pity that those 3 drivers went missing.
verstappen
12th November 2010, 22:50
maybe michael was having a ****….
fordsrule
12th November 2010, 23:33
Haha good one :D
Tiomkin
13th November 2010, 8:51
Gotta shave those pounds, every once helps. lol
chotazas
13th November 2010, 9:39
Good one! Brundle would be pride of it.
verstappen
12th November 2010, 22:53
of course i was referring to brazil 2006. Grid interview of brundle with kimi…
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
12th November 2010, 22:58
hahahah it’s incredible how NO ONE cared about the picture, except maybe Nico (fashionable as always), Jenson, Rubens and Hulk
Kubica: facepalm
Webber: looking somewhere
Seb: looking somewhere opposite to Mark (says it all :P)
Lewis: looking NOWHERE!
di Grassi: doing ‘the robot’
Klien: doing the ‘even stronger robot’
Vijay: looks like he was scratching his **** and the picture got him by surprise.
incredible.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
13th November 2010, 0:25
Is that an end of term photo, or what? Kubica has something in his eye, Bernie and Stefano discuss Alonso, Hamilton is more interested in Sutil, Kovalainen is distracted by something behind him, whilst Hulkenberg is clearly bored. But perhaps more importantly of all … wat the hell is Tony Fernandes looking at?
James_mc (@james_mc)
13th November 2010, 21:34
It would appear that he is inspecting Franz Tost’s new aero package…
wasiF1 (@wasif1)
13th November 2010, 1:58
Where was Schumacher? Preparing for 2011 season.
What was Hamilton looking at? I thought that they knew that a photo will be taken.They all seemed to be having looking at different direction.
Bernie was angry with Schumacher, I wonder how much did it cost him?/
http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/11/12/ecclestone-angry-as-schumacher-skips-photo-op/
Robbie
13th November 2010, 3:04
Is there a less blurry and higher resolution one? Preferably with all the drivers and team bosses looking forwards.
Theo
13th November 2010, 5:12
Lewis, you’re doing it wrong.
Girts
13th November 2010, 6:58
Well this is definitely the worst group photo of F1 drivers that I have ever seen. My high school class photos usually looked much better.
Calum
13th November 2010, 8:38
I can guarantee that all the drivers ect have fallen out with each other after organizing their photo, if it went anything like our school 6th year photo. :D
joko
13th November 2010, 9:08
mclaren have two team bosses and one driver…..
Mike
13th November 2010, 9:22
Bernie mate, you know you don’t own a team any more right?
Onset of old age anyone?
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13th November 2010, 9:36
Hulkenberg’s looking like standing there is a cruel punish
Icthyes (@icthyes)
13th November 2010, 9:47
Lewis: “Hey, has anyone noticed the hotel looks like a giant pe…”
Fixy (@)
13th November 2010, 15:09
Hahahaha!!! Even if it doesn’t :)
Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
13th November 2010, 12:06
Petrov looks like he’s communicating with hitmen via a hidden mic on his collar…
Calum
13th November 2010, 16:12
One of the worst unofficial photo’s ive seen in a long time lol
JSC
13th November 2010, 16:55
Duff picture undoubtedly! Most of them look like life-size cardboard cut outs or waxwork models! Were they taking their influence from the Sgt Pepper album cover or something???