- Round One Vettel- Australian Grand Prix 2011
- Winter Testing 2011
- Vettel's Title - Abu Dhabi GP 2010
- Awesome Alonso - Korean GP 2010
- Red Bull's Party - Japanese GP 2010
- Master Alonso - Singapore GP 2010
- Forza Italy Forza Ferrari - Italian GP 2010
- Splash Down In Spa - Belgium GP 2010
- Magnanimous Massa - German GP 2010
- Webber Wins In Britain - British GP 2010
- Vettel's Valencia - European GP 2010
- Montreal Magic - Canadian GP 2010
- Red Mist - Turkish GP 2010
- Webber's Wonderful Monaco - Monaco GP 2010
- Webber's Back - Barcelona GP 2010
- McLaren's 1-2 In Shanghai - Chinese GP 2010
- Vettel Wins In Sepang - Malaysia GP 2010
- Start Delayed - Australia GP 2010
- Game On - Bahrain GP 2010
- Testing Testing Testing...2010
- Vettel's Dirty Date With Kate - Abu Dhabi GP 2009
- Button's Beautiful Brazil - Brazil GP 2009
- Land Of The Rising Sun - Japan GP 2009
- Singapore Sling - Singapore GP 2009
- The Magic Of Monza - Italian GP 2009
- The Return Of The Spa Master - Belgium GP 2009
- Barrichello Back To Work With A Win - European GP 2009
- Hamilton's Hungary - Hungarian GP 2009
- Webber Wins In Germany - German GP 2009
- Seb's Silverstone- British GP 2009
- Turkish Delight - Turkish GP 2009
- La Dolca Vita - Monaco GP 2009
- Back To Barcelona - Spanish GP 2009
- Fun In The Sun - Bahrain GP 2009
- Shanghai Surprise - Chinese GP 2009
- Monsoon Rain - Malaysian GP 2009
- Jenson's Coup - Australian GP 2009
- Formula 1 Test Barcelona 2009
- Little Rann Of Kutch
- Welcome To The New PETERJFOX Photography Website
One always wonders what Silverstone will throw up over a Grand Prix weekend. Cobalt blue skys with white fluffy Magritte clouds, dark threatening skies ready to drown anyone who dares turn up, close action packed wheel-to-wheel racing or a runaway winner. Well this year we had the lot!
After the 'spot the crowd' competition of Istanbul, it was Silverstone's job to put the record straight. Formula 1 is massive and adored by the hundreds of thousands of fans that flowed through its gates over the weekend. To say they had cause for concern was to say they had a point. Bang on cue, we had another FOTA/FIA fallout with all the usual ensuing chaos. Photographers and bun fights de rigeur as Max & Bernie glided around the paddock intent on getting their way, with the teams standing their ground.
It all made for unpleasant viewing, but no surprise as 'all news is good news' according to the powers that be. For me, it's time to get real and realise that the world is in 'do we really need to spend all this money' mode, but at the same time there are mouths to feed and will continue to need to be fed. A breakaway championship is a mountain to climb as far as getting it up and running, with a logistics list from here to Saturn. Far better to talk away from the lens, get a few new teams on board, new faces behind the wheel, with the usual suspects competing as before, spending less money. Simple...
When the Red Bulls went out on Friday morning, the first obvious difference was the huge front nose that had appeared. Gone was the Slender Glenda; in came a biggy. A whole new aero package to boot and boy did it work. Mr Brawn was quick to notice the fact that Mr Newey had indeed been busy over the last few weeks, so was not surprised when Mr Vettel took pole with Mr Webber hot on his heels. The Brawns were there with Rubens, but it looked as though Jenson was out of this one, unable to get the car hooked up.
So it proved in the race. With Vettel away from the first corner, never to be troubled. The best duel of the weekend was between the old sparring partners of Hamilton and Alonso, with wheel-to-wheel stuff at the back of the field. It was do or die with nothing to lose. Pity it was for 16th place...
To enjoy my images from the British Grand Prix, please visit the formula 1 section of my a website and select Great Britain.
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