Reservoir Dogs? Not quite. With less than 24 hours to go until practice for the inaugural Korean Grand Prix, Herbie Blash (centre) and colleagues from Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, inspect the brand new track
The Korean Grand Prix was only given the official go-ahead on 12 October after a full two-day inspection of the circuit, which is four-and-a-half hours from Seoul, from the FIA's technical delegate head Charlie Whiting
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who with three races left trails Red Bull's championship leader Mark Webber by 14 points, tests out the track on his bicycle with some colleagues from Italian team Ferarri
Quite clearly, getting the Korean International Circuit completely ready for its first race weekend is something of a military operation: the harsh spotlight of the Formula 1 world will be trained on it from Friday to Sunday
And if it's not up to scratch, Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone - pictured here (centre) talking to Korea Auto Valley Operation chief Chung Yung-cho (second right) - will definitely not be a happy man
Among various decorative elements adorning the perimeter of the racing track are a posse of scarecrows. Will Korea, the third-last race of 2010, prove to be the final straw for any of the five title contenders?
England's Jenson Button, the defending world champion who is still in with a chance of claiming this year's title, looks relaxed as he does a circuit of the track with some McLaren colleagues (and a giant sweeping broom)
Despite all the last-minute licks of paint, Ecclestone is happy with Korea's progress: "Considering what it was and what they've had to do, and this event has not been easy to do, they've done a good job," he said
The Mercedes garage busily starts work on its car with drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher out of the championship picture, but still looking to upset the apple cart for the five close-to-call title contenders...
Webber wins it by a nose? Red Bull's Mark lines up with title rivals Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, and team-mate Sebastian Vettel - not forgetting F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone
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