2013 Indian Grand Prix Thursday Snap Shot

The Buddh International Circuit was a busy place to be on the Thursday of the Indian Grand Prix.

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Drivers completed media work, walked the track and prepared for Friday practice with their engineers. Mechanics prepped the cars ahead of their first run out on track, fans caught a glimpse of their idols and journalists hurried from camp to camp, finding out the latest gossip and news. See all the goings-on from the track with my Thursday Snap Shot.

For a look at the race and circuit, check out my blog preview and revisit last year's race with my One Year Rewind for RichlandF1. Also check out my 5 things post for Car Throttle.

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Racing for an Indian team, Adrian Sutil was understandably busy on Thursday with plenty of media and sponsor events to attend.

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Nico Rosberg is interviewed in the Buddh International Circuit paddock as he looks to bounce back from a difficult few races.

(c) Lotus F1 Team

Romain Grosjean signs autographs for the enthusiastic marshals ahead of a crucial race weekend for Lotus, if they want to jump Ferrari and Mercedes in the constructor's standings.

(c) Sahara Force India F1 Team

Sutil and di Resta sign autographs for fans at the circuit.

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The Lotus F1 Team take to the track for a walk of the Buddh International Circuit. Romain Grosjean can be seen in the middle of this group, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen absent as usual.

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The Marussia F1 Team garage is quiet on Thursday, but mechanics and engineers are still hard at work preparing Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi's cars ahead of Friday practice.

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Di Resta talks to the waiting media, including Rachel Brookes (right) from Sky Sports News, ahead of what is a very important race for the team.

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The paddock was a very busy place to be on Thursday with lots of media sessions.

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Kimi takes part in the FIA driver press conference alongside Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber, Max Chilton, Giedo van der Garde and Daniel Ricciardo.

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Sebastian Vettel leaves the comfort of his Red Bull hospitality area for the track walk.

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Force India's Andy Stevenson leads the way with Calado and di Resta behind. Calado will replace di Resta in the VJM06 for FP1 as the Scot is feeling unwell.

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Daniel Ricciardo talks to Will Buxton from NBC Sports and Jennie Gow from BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Jenson Button sports a pair of headphones to talk to fans in a special Vodafone Google+ hangout on Thursday morning.

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Nico Rosberg had a very special ride in to the circuit. He partnered up with Laureus Sport to give 20 young people a special insight into the world of F1, answering questions and showing them around his pit garage.

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The Laureus Sport kids shake hands with Nico Rosberg after their garage tour.

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The McLaren pit garage is a hive of activity as the cars are prepped for FP1.

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Nico Hulkenberg heads off for his track walk under the scorching sun.

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Not from Thursday, but instead from Wednesday. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas had a bit of time to explore New Dheli, sharing this picture from his adventures.

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Pastor Maldonado returns to the pit lane after walking the 3.185 mile circuit with his engineers.

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Kimi Raikkonen signs autograph cards for the fans at the signing event.

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Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi - sporting a new hairdo - are swamped by fans at the signing event.

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Is that a rare smile from Kimi in the FIA driver press conference? Well, almost...

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Esteban Gutierrez chats to Johnny Herbert and Sky Sports F1 after scoring his first points of the season in Japan two weeks earlier...

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Meanwhile fellow Sky Sports F1 team member Ted Kravitz tries and fails to avoid the camera lens of the Williams F1 Team Tweeter, as Bottas talks to the media.

yikes! Just had to swerve on the motorway in india because a cow decided to cross over to the other side! #nothingunusual
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) October 23, 2013

Nico Rosberg puts his reactions to the test on the Indian motorway...
 
Jean-Eric Vergne also spotted a cow during his down time on Wednesday, sharing this snap on Instagram.

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Force India get some pit stop practice in ahead of the race weekend.