Pictures from the paddock on Thursday in China.
Today HRT officially presented their new devevelopment driver, Qinghua Ma.
Meanwhile Sauber have new sponsorship from Visit Mexico, whose branding will appear on their rear wing, nose cones and on the drivers’ overalls.
Sebastian Vettel fans, Shanghai, 2012
Jake Humphrey, Mark Webber, Shanghai, 2012
Jake Humphrey, Mark Webber, Shanghai, 2012
Luis Perez-Sala, Qinghua Ma, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Qinghua Ma, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Ma Qing Hua, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Sauber. Shanghai, 2012
Peter Sauber, Sauber, Shanghai, 2012
Sergio Perez, Sauber, Shanghai, 2012
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, Shanghai, 2012
Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Shanghai, 2012
Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Shanghai, 2012
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Shanghai, 2012
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Shanghai, 2012
Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, Shanghai, 2012
Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Ferrari, Shanghai, 2012
Pedro de la Rosa, Dani Clos, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Pedro de la Rosa, HRT, Shanghai, 2012
Mark Webber, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2012
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Shanghai, 2012
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BasCB (@bascb)
12th April 2012, 12:47
Probably a good job by HRT to have their pictures up early and grab some attention for their Chinese signing.
So far it looks as if its largely dry on track, lets see what the weekend brings.
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
12th April 2012, 13:07
I wonder which finger did they have in mind.
Gty
12th April 2012, 13:16
Finger boy??? Surely something has been lost in translation here?!
verstappen (@verstappen)
12th April 2012, 13:46
Well, fingerboy doesn’t look his old happy fingering self, if you look at the last picture…
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
12th April 2012, 14:10
@verstappen It’s Obama’s “not bad” face :)
CarolinaBlue704 (@carolinablue704)
12th April 2012, 20:21
@scuderiavincero http://i.imgur.com/f6vKT.jpg
Cluffy_Wedge
12th April 2012, 17:18
“happy fingering self”… chortle
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
12th April 2012, 14:11
I think someone needs to tell Qinghua Ma what a camera is. He clearly has no idea.
infy (@infy)
12th April 2012, 14:26
Why do you say that? o.0
plutoniumhunter (@plutoniumhunter)
12th April 2012, 18:29
He kind of looks at/away from the camera as if it’s a gun.
FlyingLobster27
12th April 2012, 19:24
Meanwhile, in the garage, PdlR has asked Dani to help him find his pipe.
Lee Sharp
12th April 2012, 14:13
Kimi is smiling, that picture must be worth a fortune
Dobin1000 (@dobin1000)
12th April 2012, 14:33
Probably just wind
alexf1man (@alexf1man)
12th April 2012, 18:11
Sauber had some Mexico sponsorship last year. Here’s a picture from this website at last year’s Chinese GP: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pere_saub_shan_2011-1.jpg
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
12th April 2012, 20:14
@alexf1man They did, but they didn’t have it for the first two races of this year.
I remember Team Mexico running something similar when Perez drove for them in A1 Grand Prix as well.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
12th April 2012, 21:55
@keithcollantine Could this realistically have anything to do with his result in Malaysia? Would sponsors likely react so quick?
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
12th April 2012, 19:26
This has got to be one of the best photos of a driver in an interview I’ve ever seen. Did anyone else notice it?
PJ (@)
12th April 2012, 23:06
That photographer deserves a medal.
AdamRHolt (@adamrholt)
12th April 2012, 19:48
Hope to see me more images of Vettel like in the last pic!!
Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
12th April 2012, 23:18
Always nice to see Kimi smiling. Hopefully it’s a sign that he’s enjoying himself at Lotus.