Following a short break to recover from the thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix, the F1 circus arrived at the Shanghai International Circuit on Thursday with plenty to do.
Drivers completed media commitments, met with
their engineers and completed track walks ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, while mechanics prepared the
cars for the opening practice session.
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Kimi Raikkonen arrived in the paddock early on Thursday morning ready to complete his media commitments and prepare for the first race of the season without Stefano Domenicali as team principal of Ferrari.
Adrian Sutil, Sergio Perez, Esteban Gutierrez, Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were the six drivers answering questions in the FIA driver press conference.
Fernando Alonso took some time out of media work to meet the fans in the pit lane. He revealed in the FIA driver press conference that he has yet to speak to new Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci.
It may have been his 28th birthday, but Romain Grosjean was more than happy to greet fans and sign autographs.
Sergio Perez took the time to see the enthusiastic fans at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Mexican is confident that Force India can have another strong race in China.
As the sun started to set on Thursday, the Lotus F1 Team crew got to work completing some pit stop practice.
Kevin Magnussen sat down to talk to journalists in the McLaren hospitality area about the weekend ahead.
Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas both completed TV interviews at the circuit on the balcony of Williams Martini Racing's hospitality unit.
Nico Hulkenberg walked the 3.39 mile Shanghai International Circuit with his engineers on Thursday morning.
Lewis Hamilton signed autographs for the Chinese F1 fans on Thursday. The Brit is hoping to make it three wins in a row.
Max Chilton shared his thoughts ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend in his Thursday media session. The Marussia driver is hoping to finish his 23rd consecutive race.
The Shanghai International paddock is one of the most picturesque on the calendar and is surrounded by water. Here, Kevin Magnussen filmed a TV interview on the balcony of McLaren's hospitality unit.
Meanwhile it wasn't just the drivers who were completing media duties. Williams Martini Racing's Rob Smedley was interviewed by Gary Anderson on Thursday.
Lotus F1 Team driver Pastor Maldonado took some time out of engineer meetings and media interviews to sign autographs.
Nico Hulkenberg answered questions from the media on Thursday, ahead of the start of the on-track action in China.
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