F1 2016: Pictures of the year
Charting the year of F1 in its full pictorial glory, part one...
Last Updated: 24/12/16 4:47pm

Fernando Alonso goes airborne during the Australian GP - Picture by Sutton Images

Alonso was unhurt in the crash. The same couldn't be said of his car - Picture from Sutton Images

The two title combatants on the podium in Bahrain - Picture from Getty Images

In one of this last races for the team, Daniil Kvyat takes the Red Bull for a spin in Bahrain - Picture from Getty Images

A dash of colour from the Mercedes at the European GP - Picture from Getty Images

F1 2016: The year of the Max - Picture from Getty Images

Haas youngster Charles Leclerc spins into the gravel during practice for the Hungarian GP - Picture from Getty Images

Fans at the British GP send a message to Nico Rosberg - Picture from Getty Images

Jenson Button runs past the German GP grid girls as they practice the night before race day - Picture from Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the Silverstone crowd after his British GP victory - Picture from Getty Images

Rosberg makes the Mercedes sing in the Hungarian rain - Picture from Getty Images