Indy F1 GP 2004 - Saturday Free practice pics - 56K beware
 

I had the good fortune to go the F1 race this weekend. The following pics were taken by me during the first and second practice sessions on Saturday. Enjoy...

Turns 6 and 7
Rubens Barrichello ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/560...ice-Rubens.jpg


Ricardo Zonta ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/595...tice-Zonta.jpg


DC and Button
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/123...CandButton.jpg


DC
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/766...actice-DC2.jpg


Alonso
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/376...ce-Alonso2.jpg


Alonso again ...
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/741...ice-Alonso.jpg


Schumi
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/696...e-Schumi-2.jpg


Cristiano Da Matta
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/705...ta-closeup.jpg


DC again ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/554...ractice-DC.jpg


Fisichella ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/922...ctice-Fisi.jpg


Heidfeld
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/777...e-heidfeld.jpg


Kimi ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/663...ckstraight.jpg


Sato-san
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/720...ckstraight.jpg


Kimi again ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/576...ctice-Kimi.jpg


Giorgio Pantano ... he had a very nervous car
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/560...ce-Pantano.jpg


Ralf Schumacher
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/232...ctice-Ralf.jpg


Rubens
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/144...ckstraight.jpg


Schumi again
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/831...ckstraight.jpg


Sato
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/751...kstraight1.jpg


Klien
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/152...ckstraight.jpg


Pantano again ..
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/123...ckstraight.jpg


Back straight

Sato and Klien down the back straight
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/352...toandKlien.jpg


Klien braking hard - his brakes were glowing - visible even in bright sunlight ...
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/605...itstraight.jpg


Webber's brakes do the same too
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/760...wingbrakes.jpg


Massa locking up at the end of the straight
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/382...alockingup.jpg


Monty braking hard - but no brakes glowing
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/691...ntybraking.jpg


Rubens braking hard - but no brakes glowing -- problem only with the Jags
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/681...ensbraking.jpg


Turns 8 - 11Ralf taking turn 8
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/893...Shelllogos.jpg


Kimi headed to first hairpin (turn 9)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/633...gtohairpin.jpg


Montoya powering down the short stretch after second hairpin (turn 10)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/562...eldsection.jpg


Rubens in the same section ..
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/723...eldsection.jpg


Alonso
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/495...ingthepits.jpg


Sato
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/553...eldsection.jpg


Klien
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/314...tice-Klien.jpg


Schumi
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/797...ice-Schumi.jpg


Schumi again ...
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3002/Schumicloseup.jpg


Me (schumacher fan in the center of picture) predicting a victory for Michael ... I really went on a limb here :wink:
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/869...theresults.jpg[img][/img]

they are some nice pics. i just got back from montreal GP a few days ago and i could not get pics like that, way too many people.

Thanks sameerrao,

very nice pics.
2 small comments:
a) why don't you resize the pics to e.g. 800 x 600 pixels. Thus you will keep the messageboard format intact.
b) Did yo change anything on your digicam's setting when you took the Ralf Schumacher pic :?: As it is so nice and crisp :roll:

It was pure luck. The cars were moving quite fast - so it was difficult for me to get it exactly sharp.

it really was, the biggest problem with the digi cams is they dont snap the picture right away... so by the end of the race, i was getting better at timing thier position around the turn. not to mention the silly auto focus feature sometimes focused on the gate instead of the car.

good shots :)

True.

Although, I remember playing with using infinity focus to see if it de-emphasizes the catch fence in the pictures