Top ten pictures from the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix

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Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix weekend.

1,000th race

1,000th race signage, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
1,000th race signage, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

There was no shortage of signage proclaiming the long-awaited 1,000th world championship race.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, Renault, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Daniel Ricciardo, Renault, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Daniel Ricciardo marked the milestone with a Jack Brabham replica helmet, complete with mock stone chips.

Carlos Sainz Jnr

Carlos Sainz Jnr, McLaren, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Carlos Sainz Jnr, McLaren, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Carlos Sainz Jnr sends up sparks during practice. McLaren were not as competitive in Shanghai as they had been in Bahrain or Melbourne.

Alexander Albon

Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Alexander Albon’s huge crash on Saturday gouged a hole in the side of his Toro Rosso STR14. Remarkably, he took his repaired car from the pits to the points on race day.

Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Valtteri Bottas saw off team mate Lewis Hamilton and the rest to take pole position.

Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica, Williams, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Robert Kubica, Williams, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

The struggle goes on at Williams but Robert Kubica continues to persevere with the unco-operative FW42.

Start

Start, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Start, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Lewis Hamilton snatched the lead from Bottas at the start and was never seriously challenged from that moment on.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Mercedes ‘double stacked’ Hamilton and Bottas on their way to their third one-two of 2019.

Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen

Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Max Verstappen beat one Ferrari and tried to pass the other, but Sebastian Veettel reversed the move.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2019

Hamilton signals how many races he’s won this year.

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One comment on “Top ten pictures from the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix”

  1. There are some nice pictures here, but I must say Renault’s choice is my favourite:
    https://twitter.com/RenaultF1Team/status/1118073630339031041

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