A busy day 30 miles east of Istanbul kicks off over fresh juice and pastries: the Formula One Teams' Association and F1 drivers hold a meeting ahead of today's race, no doubt discussing the budget cap stalemate with motorsport's governing body, the FIA
Renault driver Fernando Alonso - no stranger to a smouldering frown - appears unfazed by the burgeoning budget cap row which all parties involved in the sport insist they are anxious to resolve sooner rather than later
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa - winner of the past three Turkish Grands Prix - shelters from the fierce sun as track temperatures escalate into the mid-40s
BBC Sport pundit and former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard makes London-born supermodel Naomi Campbell laugh as he interviews her on a pit-walk before the race
Sebastian Vettel, who clinched pole position in his Red Bull late in qualifying on Saturday, emerges from the Fota meeting in front of a horde of journalists and photographers
Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa comes under the spotlight. Winner of the past three Turkish Grands Prix, he admitted he is disappointed to be starting today's race in seventh on the grid
The Turkish Grand Prix gets under way with pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel maintaining his position off the line. But the Red Bull driver's mistake coming out of Turn Nine lets Brawn GP's championship leader Jenson Button past him to take the lead
Once Button gets past Vettel, he goes on to largely dominate the race and keeps the young German at bay with silky-smooth driving through the high-speed corners of the Istanbul Park circuit
Ferrari fans show their passion for the 'prancing horse' at Istanbul Park - the Italian team's best finisher in Turkey was Felipe Massa in sixth, while Kimi Raikkonen finished ninth
BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica - third in last year's drivers' championship - finished the Turkish Grand Prix in seventh to register his first points of a difficult season
Toyota got their season back on track in Turkey after a wobble in Monaco as driver Jarno Trulli finished in fourth to help consilidate their fourth position in the constructors' championship
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton leaves his McLaren car after finishing 13th, moving up three places from his grid position of 16th, at the Turkish Grand Prix. This weekend the Englishman effectively conceded that he cannot retain his title
Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello suffered a nightmare race. Starting in third, he stalled on the grid to slip to 13th before eventually having to retire with suspected gearbox problems - the first time a Brawn car has not finished this season
Drunk on success? Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, who finished the Turkish Grand Prix in second and third place respectively, celebrate on the podium
Ecstasy for Jenson Button whose brilliant Brawn car and superb driving skills have now seen him win six out of seven 2009 races and build a commanding lead 26 points ahead of his nearest rival at the top of the drivers' championship
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