Sebastian Vettel recorded his 18th career pole position in Shanghai.
And there were some stand-out performances from Paul di Resta and the Toro Rosso drivers, who all qualified in the top ten.
Take a look back at qualifying and the final practice session with this selection of pictures.
F1 pictures
- 2023 Japanese Grand Prix in pictures
- 2023 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
- 2023 Japanese Grand Prix practice in pictures
- First pictures from the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix weekend
- 2023 Singapore Grand Prix in pictures
- 2023 Singapore Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
- 2023 Singapore Grand Prix practice in pictures
- First pictures from the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix weekend
- 2023 Italian Grand Prix in pictures
- 2023 Italian Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
Images ?é?® Ferrari spa/Ercole Colombo, McLaren, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team, Sauber F1 Team, Team Lotus, Virgin Racing, Motioncompany, Pirelli
SD
16th April 2011, 11:08
Whats with the Ferrari like race suits of the McL boys?
Santander/Vodafone influence i guess.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
16th April 2011, 11:14
It’s one of a series of special race suits the McLaren drivers are wearing this year to mark their 30 years of being sponsored by Hugo Boss. They had a special design in Malaysia too:
Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Sepang, 2011
George M
16th April 2011, 13:42
The suits are designed by the fans in a competition, each race having a different one. It’s an awesome idea, but the editor on the website is pretty weird…
Macca (@macca)
16th April 2011, 14:49
What did they wear in Australia?
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 17:43
https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/vett_hami_webb_melb_2011.jpg
Macca (@macca)
16th April 2011, 18:06
Thanks, but what was on the back of it. In Malaysia it was a tiger and in china it is a dragon. I was wondering what Australia was. A Kangaroo?
Mike
16th April 2011, 23:12
A wombat?
The Last Pope
16th April 2011, 19:46
From behind the Mclaren drivers look like they have been run over cartoon style, leaving tyre tread marks :D
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 11:18
I knew he would have changed team!
mateuss (@mateuss)
16th April 2011, 11:26
That would explain why he is 18th.
Laranja Mecanica
16th April 2011, 13:57
or that he’s still a virgin?!?
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
16th April 2011, 11:30
I like the red suits. I prefer the usual ones but nevertheless, a bit of colour :)
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 11:40
When in car they look similar to the Ferrari ones.
nikeee
16th April 2011, 13:03
happy birthday paul :)
box this lap (@sebashuis)
16th April 2011, 14:29
And again!
Thanks for the beautifull pictures Keith! I have a better view from my desktop than the people on the grandstand that paid a lot of Â¥’s
box this lap (@sebashuis)
16th April 2011, 14:30
beautiful*
Macca (@macca)
16th April 2011, 14:59
You could be forgiven for thinking that this is A1GP.
Williams have Venezuela written on there car.
Sauber have Mexico written on there car.
Lotus have Malaysia written on there car.
Ferrari have Italy written on there car.
Force India have India written on there car.
HRT have Spain written on there car.
McLaren are basically a British team.
Mercedes are basically a German team.
That only leaves Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Virgin and Renault.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
16th April 2011, 15:03
With German engines, Bahraini part-ownership and Kiwi heritage.
I take your point about the number of teams with names of countries on them now, though.
just.daz (@nemo87)
16th April 2011, 16:05
with two british drivers old chap i say i say cup of tea anyone
Macca (@macca)
16th April 2011, 16:11
I under stand that it is Kiwi heritage but with the McLaren and the Mercedes I was kind of drawing a long bow in regards to the driver line ups, ie. Mercedes have two Germans and McLaren have two British. I knew that would confuse people when I wrote it. :)
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 17:35
I wasn’t confused. McLaren is a British team with two British drivers, therefore you’re right.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
16th April 2011, 17:44
No confusion – I’m disputing it.
Macca (@macca)
16th April 2011, 18:12
I’m not sure what you are disputing. I agree with you that they are not. The only reason I said it was the driver line up alone.
I think they are about as British as Sir Jack Brabhams 1966 championship.
Dan Newton
16th April 2011, 16:05
Good picture(s) of the last three world champions, strangely in the order they got them. They all look relaxed around each other.
just.daz (@nemo87)
16th April 2011, 16:05
love that head on shot of lewis. 3rd pic in. :D
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 17:55
https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/liuz_forc_shan_2011-2.jpg
Liuzzi :'(
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 18:06
https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mass_ferr_shan_2011-11.jpg
Acer has changed logo!
Fixy (@)
16th April 2011, 18:47
Look:
http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/RedBull/images/rbrstyle-2011/driver_number_2.png
Mark Webber’s official name for his number is “Driver Number 2”
russ mckennett
16th April 2011, 18:54
The low camera angle on some of these photos are the BEST f1 pics Ive ever seen.(merc & ferrari)Fantastic across 2 monitors.
Thanks for the effort.
Xander
16th April 2011, 23:48
Here is the link to the Hugo Boss / McLaren competition for designing the McLaren drivers’ suits.
http://www.hugoboss.com/de/en/emag/mcLaren/?redirect=1#/selectcountry
Xander
16th April 2011, 23:49
The chance to design the suits for the British Grand Prix ends in 13 days. Get cracking!