For fans of Formula 1 (32 photos)

In 2009, it's only been 4 Grand Prix (of the planned 17) Formula One World Championship. This weather is not spoiled: during the rally in Malaysia and China were heavy downpours, and in Bahrain was a terrible heat: up to 37 C? (100 F). The current leader of the race - British driver Jenson Button of Brawn GP team won three of the past four Grand Prix. Next tour Gran Premio de ESPAÑA will take place on May 10 in Barcelona. Here are pictures from the last three races of the Formula.






British driver Lewis Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton) from Team McLaren Mercedes on the race track in Sakhir during the qualifying arrival Grand Prix Formula One Bahrain. April 25, 2009 in Manama, Bahrain. Italian Toyota driver Jarno Trulli (Jarno Trulli) won the inside of the circle and walked in front of the German pilot Timo Glock Toyota (Timo Glock) and the German pilot of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian Vettel). (FRED DUFOUR / AFP / Getty Images)



Sunset over Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. Thursday, 23 April 2009. (AP Photo / Luca Bruno)



Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes on the track in the rain. He finished seventh in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang track in Kuala Lumpur April 5, 2009. Due to the severe thunderstorm stopped the race after 32 of the scheduled 56 laps. (AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)



In the glasses unknown TV commentator reflects the car Lewis Hamilton British driver. Training Run at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on Saturday April 25, 2009. (AP Photo / Luca Bruno)



The Brazilian Ferrari driver Felipe Massa (Felipe Massa) on the track in the rain during a race at the Chinese Grand Prix, which was held at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 19, 2009. A German Sebastian Vettel, 21, of Red Bull team beat his fellow Australian team Mark Webber (Mark Webber) and won first place. (PETER PARKS / AFP / Getty Images)



German driver of the BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld (Nick Heidfeld) going to his car on the track in Sepang Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sunday, April 5, 2009. On this day, the Malaysian Grand Prix was stopped due to heavy rain. (AP Photo / Bazuki Muhammad, Pool)



Japanese pilot of the Williams Kazuki Nakajima (Kazuki Nakajima) departs from the track during the race the Grand Prix of China on the Formula One International Circuit in Shanghai on Sunday, 19 April 2009. (AP Photo / Greg Baker)



Bumper cars German pilot Nico Roseburg (Nico Rosberg) from the Williams team during a training run before the Bahrain Grand Prix on the International Circuit in Sakhir on Friday, April 24, 2009. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)



British driver Lewis Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton) from the McLaren Mercedes team during the race the Grand Prix of Formula One in China 19 April 2009. (REUTERS / Jason Lee)



The car driver Robert Kubica (Robert Kubica) of the BMW Sauber suddenly caught fire while refueling in the pit lane at the Sakhir track qualifying arrival Grand Prix Formula One Bahrain, April 25, 2009 in Manama. The fire quickly extinguished. (BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / Getty Images)



British driver Jenson Button (Jenson Button) of the Brawn GP team leaves the pit lane during the second training run the Grand Prix Formula One Bahrain in Manama April 24, 2009. (REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah)



Cars Formula One on the third turn during the first phase of the F1 Grand Prix of Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit on April 5th 2009. (REUTERS / David Loh)



British driver Jenson Button (Jenson Button) of the Brawn GP team puts balaclava in the pit lane before the third training run F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Manama April 25 2009. REUTERS / Steve Crisp)



German pilot of the Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) in his car in the pitlane race-track Sakhir during the third training run F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Manama on 25 April 2009. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP / Getty Images)



Finnish pilot of Team McLaren Mercedes' Heikki Kovalainen (Heikki Kovalainen) during the third training run Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir circuit April 25, 2009 in Manama. (GUILLAUME BAPTISTE / AFP / Getty Images)



British driver Jenson Button (Jenson Button) and his Brawn GP team celebrated victory in the Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit April 26, 2009 in Sakhir. (Mark Thompson / Getty Images)



Came second German pilot of the Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) goes for Italian Jarno Trulli, who finished third. Bahrain International Circuit April 26, 2009 in Sakhir (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)



Italian driver Jarno Trulli of Toyota team enjoys victory in the qualifying arrival Grand Prix Formula One Bahrain April 25, 2009 in Manama. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP / Getty Images)



Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello (Rubens Barrichello) during the qualifying arrival F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Manama on 25 April 2009. (REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah)



Mohammed Ben Sulayem (Mohammed Ben Sulayem) driving his Renault F1 during a test session on the segment road, which leads through the desert in Dubai, April 9, 2009. The test was part of the Renault F1 Roadshow in Dubai. (REUTERS / Eric Vargiolu)



Mechanics Toyota preparing for refueling in the pit lane track in Sakhir during the F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain April 26, 2009 in Manama. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP / Getty Images)



The Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet (Nelson Piquet) of the Renault team in a closed ski resort in the UAE during the PR campaign Renault April 12, 2009 in Dubai. (REUTERS / Frederic Lefloch)



German pilot of the Toyota team Timo Glock (Timo Glock) during the third training run F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Manama on 25 April 2009. (REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah)



British driver Jenson Button (Jenson Button) of the Brawn GP team in the race the Chinese F1 Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 2009. (REUTERS / Reinhard Krause)



German pilot of the Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) makes a turn during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain to the Sakhir circuit April 26, 2009 in Manama. (BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / Getty Images)



Illusionist David Merlini inside a transparent 1,000 liter tank, during a presentation before the F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain April 26, 2009. Merlini set a new world record by holding his breath for 21 minutes and 29 seconds. (AP Photo / Luca Bruno)



Spanish driver Fernando Alonso's Renault team during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain to the Sakhir circuit April 26, 2009 in Manama. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB (KARIM SAHIB / AFP / Getty Images)



Rally Champion UAE Mohammed Ben Sulayem (Mohammed Ben Sulayem) crashed on his Renault R28 in a Ford GT (cars are not visible in the photo) at the Dubai autodrome during the ING Renault F1 Roadshow in the UAE on Thursday, April 9th. (AP Photo / Frederic Le Floch / Imacom)



German pilot of the Toyota team Timo Glock (Timo Glock) at the pit stop during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Manama on 26 April 2009. (REUTERS / Fred Dufour / Pool)



British driver Jenson Button (Jenson Button) of the Brawn GP team leaves the pit lane during the third training run the Grand Prix Formula One China's Shanghai International Circuit on April 18 2009. (AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)



Romain Grosjean (Romain Grosjean) (left) and Adam Khan (Adam Khan) (right) test Renault F1 cars on a closed highway in the desert in Dubai. 9 April 2009. (REUTERS / Eric Vargiolu)

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