Chinese GP qualifying in pictures

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Fernando Alonso claimed second for Renault in qualifying
Fernando Alonso claimed second for Renault in qualifying

The gigantic Shanghai International Circuit dwarfs the F1 cars and provides an unusual backdrop to the action. Here’s a selection of pictures from qualifying.

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8 comments on “Chinese GP qualifying in pictures”

  1. kallan
    18th April 2009, 14:07

    Is there a reason why all the Mclaren photos are small? Not that I mind, just curious

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      18th April 2009, 20:05

      It depends on the source – the first McLaren one is larger.

  2. ed
    18th April 2009, 16:07

    I thought the mclarens were running the asymmetrical exhausts in qualifying, I guess those pictures are from the practice?

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      18th April 2009, 20:06

      Not sure which pictures/s you’re referring to, but they look asymmetrical on the fourth Hamilton picture?

      Didn’t know about the change in exhausts though, thanks for that.

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    Raceaddict (@raceaddict)
    18th April 2009, 18:54

    At least one was, Ham I think..

  4. cyanide
    18th April 2009, 19:24

    Keith, I cannot thank you enough for the amount of hi-res F1 wallpapers you have given me. I love you.

  5. ed
    18th April 2009, 20:16

    It looked like hamilton had a very small exhaust outlet on the right side compared to the large left opening. It looked more like the cover they had at launch and the early testing. Like this: []0o[] (square brackets are wheels!)

  6. ed
    18th April 2009, 20:37

    Here is a shot of that small exhaust opening on the right side:

    http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c198/mmbib/asymmetricalexhausts.jpg

    Hopefully some one has some high resolution images of it, its quite a strange setup!

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