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2011 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL GRAND PRIX OF INDIA

  • Clever transportation solutions can be seen on the way to the new Indian circuit
  • McLaren imagery on a large tourist bus
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme
  • A family travels by motorbike near the circuit
  • Colourful scarves and blankets are sold on the market
  • Colourful scarves and blankets are sold on the market
  • An illuminated building attracts the local crowds in the evening
  • A young woman with a henna hand tattoo takes a photograph with her mobile phone
  • Washing feet in the fountain before attending prayers in the mosque
  • Playing children run down the steps of an historic building
  • An ox and cart on its way to the new circuit
  • A Force India billboard advertises the team and test driver Nico Hulkenberg
  • Karun Chandhok's portrait welcomes drivers at the motorway toll booths
  • Hoardings advertise the race
  • TV camera crews take up positions in front of the circuit entrance
  • Traffic is welcomed at the entrance to the newest F1 circuit
  • The key visual in advertising for the newest F1 circuit
  • Some well-used and much-enjoyed local racing cars
  • Massive architecture and fresh tarmac on the newest F1 circuit near New Delhi
  • On Thursday evening during his track inspection, Sebastian Vettel admires the impressive architecture of the new circuit
  • On Thursday evening during his track inspection, Sebastian Vettel is allowed to road test the track marking system
  • Local marshals cheer with the Indian flag
  • Virgin Racing's Timo Glock walks down the pit lane with physio Axel Thielmann
  • Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus, is in a good mood on Friday morning
  • McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh talks with FIA President Jean Todt at the pit wall
  • FIA President Jean Todt speaks with Bahrain's FIA delegate Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa
  • Eric Besson, French Minister of Industry, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, visit Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey for an informal chat
  • Karun Chandhok, Team Lotus reserve driver and son of Vicky Chandhok, President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
  • Colin Kolles, HRT team boss
  • Sebastian Vettel and his mechanics laugh as the song 'Who let the dogs out?' is played in the pits whilst the session is stopped because of a stray dog on the track
  • Fun aside, Sebastian Vettel has to focus on setting up his race car for the new track
  • Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko listens to team boss Christian Horner and Sebastian Vettel in the pits
  • Michael Schumacher, Mercedes
  • Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus, wears a Marco Simoncelli-inspired helmet design as tribute to the recently deceased MotoGP star
  • Jenson Button, McLaren
  • Local hero Narain Karthikeyan, HRT
  • Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
  • Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren pits
  • Vitaly Petrov talks in the pits with the Renault engineers
  • Vitaly Petrov, Renault
  • Bruno Senna, Renault
  • Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
  • Felipe Massa, Ferrari
  • A golden glowing Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
  • Vitaly Petrov, Renault
  • Michael Schumacher, Mercedes
  • Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
  • Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus
  • Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
  • Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso
  • Felipe Massa, Ferrari
  • Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
  • Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso
  • Michael Schumacher, Mercedes
  • Jenson Button, McLaren
  • Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
  • Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
  • Official sponsor Hublot supplies the pit-lane clock
  • Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are pushed back in the pits during qualifying
  • Mark Webber is pushed back to the Red Bull pits during qualifying
  • Ferrari's pit-wall command centre
  • An FOM camera man with his digital TV camera
  • Narain Karthikeyan, HRT
  • Paul di Resta, Force India, with an open DRS wing
  • Sergio Perez, Sauber, in front of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
  • Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
  • Daniel Ricciardo, HRT
  • Adrian Sutil, Force India
  • Jenson Button, McLaren
  • Felipe Massa, Ferrari
  • Vitaly Petrov, Renault
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
  • The helmet of polesitter Sebastian Vettel shows the faces of the Red Bull Racing team
  • Polesitter Sebastian Vettel takes his helmet off in parc ferme after Q3
  • Drivers wait at the FIA scales after qualifying
  • The fastest qualifiers - Vettel, Webber and Hamilton - leave the FIA weighing area after qualifying
  • The fastest three qualifiers pose for the media: (L to R) Red Bull's Mark Webber (third), McLaren's Lewis Hamilton (second), Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (first)
  • Indian Ferrari fans with flags
  • German F1 photographer Mirko Stange explains his trade to some interested race fans
  • Russian promotional staff pose for the cameras
  • Russian promotional staff pose in the pit lane
  • Sachin Tendulkar, India's most famous cricket player, arrives in the paddock
  • The drivers' parade chauffeur for HRT's Narain Karthikeyan concentrates on his task
  • The Spirit of Ecstasy on the radiator of a historic Rolls Royce
  • Di Resta's grid girl attends the drivers' parade
  • Grid girls
  • Sebastian Vettel waves to fans in the grandstands during the drivers' parade
  • Photographers swarm around Sebastian Vettel's historic drivers' parade car
  • Sebastian Vettel gives an interview before the drivers' parade
  • Fans cheer from the grandstands during the drivers' parade
  • Michael Schumacher enjoys the ride in a 1929 Stutz Pikes Peak Special for the drivers' parade
  • Michael Schumacher of Mercedes waves to the fans in the grandstand
  • At the beginning of his drivers' parade lap, Fernando Alonso jokes with the photographers
  • McLaren's Lewis Hamilton jumps out of his historic car after the drivers' parade
  • Busy mechanics make space on the grid for Webber's Red Bull
  • Two grid girls display the Indian flag
  • Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone and a host of drivers pay their respects to IndyCars's Dan Wheldon and MotoGP's Marco Simoncelli with a minute's silence on the grid
  • FIA President Jean Todt, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali, along with a host of drivers and colleagues, pay their respects to IndyCars's Dan Wheldon and MotoGP's Marco Simoncelli with a minute's silence on the grid
  • After the minute's silence on the grid, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone embrace on the grid
  • Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone share a joke on the grid
  • Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone share a joke on the grid
  • On the grid walk Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone listens to legendary Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar
  • The Red Bull mechanics hide the rear of their car from prying eyes
  • Renault-Nissan group CEO Carlos Ghosn, Renault head of communications Jean-Francois Caubet and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner chat on the grid before the race
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel before the race
  • The green lights are ready as the field head off on the formation lap
  • At the start, both Red Bulls lead the field
  • At the start, both Red Bulls lead but McLaren's Jenson Button isn't far behind
  • Both Red Bulls lead the field into Turn One
  • Mercedes' Nico Rosberg in amongst the field at the start
  • As HRT's Narain Karthikeyan passes through Turn One at the start, Rubens Barrichello's damaged Williams car can be seen in the foreground
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads after the start
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel streaks away into the distance after just three laps
  • Sergio Perez, Sauber, battles for position with Force India's Paul di Resta
  • Renault's Vitaly Petrov chases Sauber's Sergio Perez
  • Michael Schumacher's Mercedes leads the two Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
  • Felipe Massa, Ferrari, leads McLaren's Lewis Hamilton
  • Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus
  • Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso
  • Sebastien Buemi's race ends after his Toro Rosso gives out
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
  • Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, in front of Jenson Button's McLaren
  • Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
  • Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, leads McLaren's Lewis Hamilton
  • Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, leads Red Bull's Mark Webber
  • Cars plough down the main straight during the race
  • Mercedes' Michael Schumacher leads team mate Nico Rosberg
  • HRT's Narain Karthikeyan is followed by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen
  • Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins the Indian race
  • Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, team advisor Dr Helmut Marko and team boss Christian Horner celebrate winning the race on the pit wall
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull arrives in parc ferme
  • Second-placed Jenson Button congratulates race winner Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates with his Red Bull team in parc ferme
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel on the podium
  • Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, kisses his trophy
  • Red Bull Racing's chief technical officer Adrian Newey on the podium
  • A champagne shower for winner Sebastian Vettel
  • A large sip of champagne for Red Bull Racing's chief technical officer Adrian Newey
  • Red Bull Racing's chief technical officer, Adrian Newey, proudly presents his trophy in the pit lane
  • A champagne-soaked Adrian Newey clutches his trophy after the podium ceremony
  • Second-placed finisher Jenson Button talks to the press
  • Race winner Sebastian Vettel smiles after his victory in the Red Bull
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