2015 Spanish Grand Prix

A few snippets from the weekend just past in Barcelona, my first grand prix of the season...


1 - Yet another race weekend dawns (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


2 - Winning style (K-5 IIs, DA300)


3 - Valtteri Bottas explores the Catalan hills (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


4 - The present and future of Spanish motorsport, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz


5 - Young Brit Alex Lynn looked very much at home in Spain, winning the second GP2 race (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


6 - Romain Grosjean passes beneath race control (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


7 - Jackie Stewart rarely shirks a hat contest (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


8 - Seb wonders why the two Mercs seem to have disappeared (K-3, Tamron 70-200)


9 - Backlit... and on the back foot: Lewis Hamilton (K-5 IIs, DA300)

Excellent work, well done!

Very nice Simon, like the backdrop on 3.

Regards

George

Hi Simon,

Numbers 4, 5 & 6 are my favourites. The flags in (5) and the reflections in (6) really make the images and make them stand out from the crowd. Excellent shots.

John.

You enjoyed the sunshine here Simon and made the most of it .... very sharp and full of impact. 1, 2 and 6 are the standouts for me. The opening seascape image is beautiful .... just needed a racing car in silhouette on the end of the water-break there

All good, but No.3 does it for me, dynamic with such a good background.

#2 and #3 are superb Simon, and my picks from a strong set.

Cheers,

Simon.

All very good images Simon.

Best regards

Thanks, all, for the kind words. Much appreciated.

On the road again tomorrow in the general direction of more motor racing nonsense. Photos quite likely to follow...

Not been a racing fan, I'm rather drawn to No 1, but No. 3 is the stand-out image for me. Just enough blur to show speed, but not so much that you cannot appreciate the location. Excellent stuff all round. K.

Hi Simon, as an 'old school' (read: 'the turbo days') F1 fan who is disillusioned with everything in current F1, the usual shots of cars don't interest me anymore (unless it's a spectacular crash). I prefer your driver portraits, reflections and other 'off-beat' shots much more.

John.

No F1 cars involved this coming weekend, John - I'll be focusing on saloons and GTs, ancient and modern, at the Nürburgring. I'll try to incorporate people and a sense of place, though - I always do, when time and circumstance permit...

Simon, some wonderful shots in there. No1, 3 and 6 the standout's for me.

Thanks for sharing.

Great selection! Some specially interesting details.

Martin