Alex's Grand Prix Photos

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You won't believe the trouble I've had getting this damn film processed. It was meant to be ready last Thursday but there were countless delays and I feared I may never get it back. But lo! Here they are.

I took these pictures at Silverstone testing last week and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I thought I'd share the best ones with you...

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Hope you enjoyed them!




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Those are superb! Well done to catch Benoldi's engine blow out, that's a great shot.

The Williams looks really crisp, no motion blur...you must have an expensive camera?

Chris J



'I reserve the right to contradict myself' - Richey Edwards, 1994.

The camera is pretty decent. It's a Konica and when bought about two years ago cost around £100 or something, which isn't particularly expensive when you compare it to some equipment available. Of course, my parents bought it. I don't have that sort of money to spend on cameras! As long as it takes pictures it's OK

Yes the Bernoldi incident was quite amazing. I don't know if you noticed, but it was very nearly a lot worse. The Arrows blew its engine on the entry to Copse, and spun off on it's own oil. Inevitably, the next guy to come charging along was going to be in trouble. Barrichello came barrelling down the straight and slithered around on Bernoldi's oil, flying straight on at Copse, and wasn't far off collecting the stationary Arrows on the way!

Definitely my favourite is the Montoya pic. That came out fantastically well. You probably can't tell from the pic but it's slightly wet, and he was kicking up a little spray. I also like the one of Sato reflected in the pit buildings, that was a neat little touch




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fantastic!when i went i was a vip guest at jaguar racing.i also had a long chat with montoya.it was was just after interlargos01 when jos v whent into the back of him.i asked him"what do you you think about the dutch then?" he replied" they should stick to making bacon!".hes realy intresting and he was telling me about his america days. i also asked ralf s for an auto and he ignored me so i shoted "wanker"!and he turnd round!i would post my pics but dont know how!

What the hell? You spoke to Montoya, and called Ralf Schumacher a wanker? Riiiiiiiiiiiight...........

Um I think about 2 of those shots are in focus, the rest are not. I'd get a better camera or use the motion feature if it has one. Other than that they are nice.



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"Um I think about 2 of those shots are in focus"

em....i'd like to see you focus a camera on an object thats moving at 200mph.

Good pics Alex :D




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i sware that i spoke to jpm and why not i was in the paddock and was outside on his own when some peolpe asked him for his auto then i aproched him asked for his auto and then a asked him some questions he didnt look uncomftable or anything and seemed very relaxed.remember he had just entered the sport as a full driver and not a test driver so he could roam around unlike ms or mh how just get swamped as sone as they make an apperance.and the rs thing did hapen as i felt insulted that he just barged into me as if hes some kind of god and i think hes overrated anway.it s a part of a f1 drivers life to give autos and its there duty to the fans who spend so much money on traverling,clothes,tickets etc.dc realy good with fans and he sighned all the autos he was asked and had photos taken he.and one thing i do remember is this little child with a "i love dc"@!#$ on and he was trying to get his auto with his mam and dad but was getting trappled on so dc picked him up and took him him and his parents into the garage with him! i thought that was fantastic and he earnt my resperct as a man that day.i also asked fisi's auto but he refused but he said to me "not atthe moment" unlike rs who just ignored me!

I believe you, cos in CART they do much more fan stuff, so he would have been used to that and likely to talk.



'I reserve the right to contradict myself' - Richey Edwards, 1994.

cheers mate

The Jordan looks much lower than the others, but such an ugly carshape!


Aesthetics should come ahead of efficiency, dammit!!

Chris J



or maybe I'm wrong....?



'I reserve the right to contradict myself' - Richey Edwards, 1994.

Nice pictures, Alex! I'm fairly jealous, here. :P

How far away from Silverstone are you? And does it cost to get into test sessions?

I could focus on that no problem since my camera can do that feature. My camera isn't worth 100$, I paid over 700$ for mine cause I knew what I wanted.



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I could focus on that no problem since my camera can do that feature. My camera isn't worth 100$, I paid over 700$ for mine cause I knew what I wanted.

Well you're obviously a camera fan. I'm an F1 fan.

How far away from Silverstone are you? And does it cost to get into test sessions?

On a test day (no traffic) it takes about 45 minutes to drive to the track from Stratford. And it doesn't cost a penny! It's definitely worth the journey if you don't want to shell out the ridiculous price for GP tickets at Silverstone, and just want to watch (and hear!) some F1 cars in action. As you can see there's very few spectators so its really easy to move around - but they have blocked off the way down to Maggotts and Becketts and Stowe so you can only really get to Copse, Woodcote, Luffield, Priory/Brooklands, Bridge and Abbey - which is hardly bad! Copse and Woodcote were my favourites just for the sheer mind-bending speed.




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I'd love to be near Bridge, as they scream under the bridge (suprise) at a full throttle.



'I reserve the right to contradict myself' - Richey Edwards, 1994.

Actually at the test I went to last week, the closest you could get to Bridgewas not close enough. I got this pic of Button going through Bridge.






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I'm a big fan of F1 and also love taking pics so I spent a few bucks on a good camera.

Sue me.



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hmm i dont understand how they can block off maggotts, cant you just go through the inside, over the feilds, past the driving centre etc and then over the hanger straight bridge then you should be able to get to stowe or maggots, anyway i will be going to this rediculacly priced GP :D hehe, but ive never been to testing, seriously how "close" can you get, into the paddock? or what?

does anyone want to see some pics (from previous years races) they certainly wont CDN_merlins high standards or alex's for that matter, but they are still pretty good


oh to the person who asked how long it takes, silverstone is an ideal location to get to from any point in the country really, it takes me about an hour from birmingham, but i go a strange way (i get off the motorway at the prodrive/brackley exit)

I sure do want to see some pics, please!

Testing is particularly good because there are very few people there, it's easy to move around, and of course, you get most of the drivers there lapping quickly.

In 1999 and 2000 my brother had centre passes and Benetton pit passes, so you could wonder around and get drivers' autographs, and go into the Benetton pit garage. It was in 2000 that I saw Michael Schumacher trip over on the steps up to the motorhome

Jensen Button was sitting munching lunch so we kind of subtly hung around a few yards down the paddock waiting for him to finish, then pounced - as did half the rest of the paddock. He stood there saying: "Oh, I really haven't got time to do everybody's. I have to go soon. I'm in a real hurry." He gave everybody waiting his autograph. Good on ya Jensen.




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