2011 Indian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures

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The Buddh International Circuit held its first ever F1 qualifying session today.

Here are pictures from the decisive hour of qualifying plus the final practice session ahead of the Indian Grand Prix.

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14 comments on “2011 Indian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures”

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    Manter MBS (@sridharbhanu)
    29th October 2011, 15:22

    Nice pictures.

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      Fixy (@)
      31st October 2011, 13:40

      I didn’t think the sun would’ve been so low at the time of the sessions.

  2. sumedh
    29th October 2011, 15:39

    Empty grand stands… The cancellation of the Metallica concert (which was part of the F1rocks event) might have been a factor for the reduced crowd.

    hope it improves for tomorrow.

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      MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein)
      29th October 2011, 17:53

      Apparently there was an issue with the barricades around the stage. It’s sad, but true.

      Anyway, they’ll be playing Delhi in a couple of days.

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        AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
        29th October 2011, 21:42

        @MVEilenstein Well, I guess nothing else matters really…

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          MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein)
          30th October 2011, 4:38

          Thanks for getting that.

          BTW, I meant Bangalore, not Delhi. They’re playing the Bangalore Palace Ground tomorrow.

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    George (@george)
    29th October 2011, 17:24

    love this one https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/will_mald_budd_2011-2.jpg

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    MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein)
    29th October 2011, 17:53

    Again, I see lots of smog, and lots of dust. Reminds me of Interlagos.

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    MattHT (@mattht)
    29th October 2011, 18:01

    The middle Lewis Hamilton one is my favourite today :)

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    AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
    29th October 2011, 21:43

    How young does di Resta look there?!

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      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      30th October 2011, 2:19

      At a guess, I’d say he’s about 25.

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    Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
    30th October 2011, 1:03

    Is it just me, or does the pit lane look weird? It’s not straight, and there’s a big open space halfway down. I wonder how the teams feel about that, since pit allocations are based on WCC standings, so being at a certain end of the grid offers an advantage – but because of the kink in pit lane, a mid-tier team is going to get that same advantage themselves.

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    Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
    30th October 2011, 3:57

    Keith, I’m surprised you didn’t find this one:

    http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/384315_10150371363522210_42653387209_8211633_1469143185_n.jpg

  9. Sandeep
    30th October 2011, 6:13

    It seems, it will be a another victory for Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Leads in Indian Grand Prix.

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