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.
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jenson Button, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Mark Webber, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jarno Trulli, Lotus, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Daniel Ricciardo, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sergio Perez, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Pastor Maldonado, Williams, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Bruno Senna, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Bruno Senna, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Vitaly Petrov, Renault, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Adrian Sutil, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Paul di Resta, Force India, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Narain Karthikeyan, HRT, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Buddh International Circuit, 2011
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Manter MBS (@sridharbhanu)
29th October 2011, 15:22
Nice pictures.
Fixy (@)
31st October 2011, 13:40
I didn’t think the sun would’ve been so low at the time of the sessions.
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.
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.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
29th October 2011, 21:42
@MVEilenstein Well, I guess nothing else matters really…
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.
George (@george)
29th October 2011, 17:24
love this one http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/will_mald_budd_2011-2.jpg
MVEilenstein (@mveilenstein)
29th October 2011, 17:53
Again, I see lots of smog, and lots of dust. Reminds me of Interlagos.
MattHT (@mattht)
29th October 2011, 18:01
The middle Lewis Hamilton one is my favourite today :)
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
29th October 2011, 21:43
How young does di Resta look there?!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
30th October 2011, 2:19
At a guess, I’d say he’s about 25.
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.
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
Sandeep
30th October 2011, 6:13
It seems, it will be a another victory for Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Leads in Indian Grand Prix.