
Lewis Hamilton arrived in Barcelona with a new companion - his English bulldog puppy Roscoe. Perhaps a 'pit'-bull would be more apt?

Barcelona was not the best of afternoons for Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who finished off the podium for the second time this season. As those two misses were fourth-places, the world champion's not doing too badly, is he?

With all those buttons, switches and paddles on the steering wheel, F1 drivers have to have amazing hand to eye co-ordination. Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo shows how they develop it

Fernando Alonso was ominously strong on Friday and Saturday, posting good times in practice and qualifying fifth

Celebrity spotting at the track is becoming commonplace, but this clothing is anything but. Check out the natty jacket and shorts (yes, shorts) worn by Felipe Massa's Brazilian footballer friend Dani Alves

Maria de Villota, who lost an eye in a testing accident for Marussia last July, leads children as part of the FIA Safer Roads For All campaign

Red Bull's Mark Webber, who finished fifth, acknowledges the 95,000-strong Spanish crowd during the drivers' parade

Very little doubt who the locals were shouting for. Car Number 3, Spanish guy, drives a Ferrari...

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was quick to point out that the crowds at the Circuit de Catalunya were up on last year, and they had an enthralling race to watch

Perfect conditions for a grand prix as there was barely a cloud in the sky at the Circuit de Catalunya. It was also a near perfect afternoon for Fernando Alonso in front of his home crowd

Nice to see Felipe Massa back on the podium after a strong start to the season for Ferrari. His third place justifies the team's decision to stick with the Brazilian ace after two indifferent years

The teams struggled with high tyre degradation all weekend but as Caterham's Giedo van der Garde discovered, worse things can happen to a tyre than heavy graining

Fernando Alonso celebrates his win on home soil in style and is happy to give his fellow Spaniards "something to smile about"
- Published12 May 2013
- Published12 May 2013
- Published12 May 2013
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- Published11 May 2013