F1 2016: Pictures of the year

Charting the year of F1 in its full pictorial glory, part one...

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Image: Fernando Alonso goes airborne during the Australian GP - Picture by Sutton Images
Image: Alonso was unhurt in the crash. The same couldn't be said of his car - Picture from Sutton Images
Image: The two title combatants on the podium in Bahrain - Picture from Getty Images
Image: In one of this last races for the team, Daniil Kvyat takes the Red Bull for a spin in Bahrain - Picture from Getty Images
Image: A dash of colour from the Mercedes at the European GP - Picture from Getty Images
Image: F1 2016: The year of the Max - Picture from Getty Images
Image: Haas youngster Charles Leclerc spins into the gravel during practice for the Hungarian GP - Picture from Getty Images
Image: Fans at the British GP send a message to Nico Rosberg - Picture from Getty Images
Image: Jenson Button runs past the German GP grid girls as they practice the night before race day - Picture from Getty Images
Image: Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the Silverstone crowd after his British GP victory - Picture from Getty Images
Image: Rosberg makes the Mercedes sing in the Hungarian rain - Picture from Getty Images
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