The Funny Side Of F1's Most Predictable Season

Australia

Giedo van der Garde had a number of off-track moments over the course of his debut Formula 1 weekend, giving the grass at the Albert Park circuit a decent trim...

Kimi Raikkonen managed to fend off competition from Fernando Alonso to win the first race of the season and made a two-stop strategy work, unlike his rivals.

Malaysia

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Martin Brundle had the tough job of interviewing the drivers on the podium in Malaysia. Sebastian Vettel overtook his team-mate to win the race despite the now famous 'multi-21' order not to. Lewis Hamilton was, strangely, unhappy after Mercedes told his team-mate Nico Rosberg not to challenge the Brit for third place.

Hamilton made a rather embarrassing error during the Malaysian GP after accidentally stopping in the pit box of his former team McLaren.

China

The 'Iceman' didn't look too happy after finishing in second place at the Chinese GP, behind Fernando Alonso who dominated the race.

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Mark Webber's season didn't start off too well. His car ran out of fuel during qualifying and he was relegated to the back of the grid.

Bahrain

Sergio Perez was told prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix to toughen up out on track. When he did, he hit his team-mate Jenson Button and was criticised for his aggressive driving. Out front, Vettel won the race.

Spain

Fernando Alonso won the race, but it was a disastrous round for Mercedes, which started in first and second but dropped to sixth and 12th. Rosberg and Hamilton were complaining about tyre wear and Giedo van der Garde was missing one...

Monaco

Pastor Maldonado was needed on his home planet...

It was a pretty big crash between Maldonado and the Marussia of Max Chilton. The TECPRO barrier was dislodged and the race had to be red-flagged in order to repair it.

Romain Grosjean's car got plenty of air during the Monaco GP, because he crashed it four times.

Canada

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The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is unique in that it is situated on a man-made island in the middle of a park, meaning a trip back to the pits isn't as straightforward as it is at the usual Tilkedromes.

Despite other drivers complaining about the wear rates of the 2013 Pirelli tyres, Paul di Resta managed to complete 57 laps on one set of tyres during the Canadian GP; Vettel won again.

Britain

The British GP was, quite literally, explosive with a total of six tyre blow-outs during the race - not the best advert for Pirelli.

Nico Rosberg powered to victory but pretty much the whole field experience tyre issues at Silverstone...

Germany

Vettel took victory but had to avoid Jules Bianchi's out-of-control car en route to the chequered flag.

Hungary

Some people thought Lewis Hamilton was mad to move to Mercedes, but he proved them wrong at the Hungarian Grand Prix by scoring his first victory for the team. Ross Brawn attempted to make a run for it after stealing Kimi's ice cream...

Belgium

Vettel won the race but the biggest talking point was the colour of his hair...

Italy

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Vettel continued to win and Mercedes continued to suffer tyre wear throughout the 2013 season, as shown in the picture above...

Singapore

Daniel Ricciardo probably didn't care too much about his Singapore GP crash, as he had already secured one of the best seats on the F1 grid in 2014.

Webber's car broke down on the final lap of the Singapore GP. His team-mate Vettel, who won the race, didn't provide any assistance but he managed to hitch a lift with his good friend Alonso.

Korea

The Korean Grand Prix is usually a boring one, but the race in 2013 was full of drama. Yes, Vettel won, but he had tough competition in the shape of a Jeep...

Webber's Red Bull RB9 failed him for the second race in a row.

Japan

Vettel almost fell over while celebrating his Japanese Grand Prix victory - his ninth of the year.

India

Vettel was worshiping his Red Bull RB9 after taking his fourth world title in India, but this is the man who really made it happen: F1 design genius Adrian Newey.

Abu Dhabi

Despite finishing in 14th place, Nico Hulkenberg impressed by overtaking both Toro Rosso cars at the same time...

Kimi Raikkonen's day ended early after a first-lap retirement, so he packed up and headed home. It was the last time we would see him in the F1 paddock in 2013.

USA

Despite being the Lotus F1 Team's reserve driver, Davide Valsecchi was overlooked to replace Raikkonen for the final two rounds after the Iceman elected to have back surgery. He should have read the small print...

Brazil

Webber decided to give his hair a dry after a tough race to second, behind his team-mate, at the 2013 season finale.

He then forgot how to use his legs on the F1 podium.