2013 Korean Grand Prix Thursday Snap Shot

It was a very busy Thursday indeed at the Korea International Circuit. There were driver announcements, media sessions, track walks, engineer meetings and much, much more.

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Pastor Maldonado missed the Thursday session due to delay's flying out of Venezuela but for the rest, it was a day jam-packed with activities. See the day in a snap shot below.

For a detailed look at the Korean Grand Prix and the circuit that hosts the race, check out my race preview. You can also re-live the 2010 round with my F1 Flashback, refresh your memory on last year's race with my One Year Rewind for RichlandF1 and see some facts about the circuit with my '5 things you didn't know' piece for Car Throttle.

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Paul Di Resta was one of six drivers to take part in the FIA driver press conference, answering questions from the world's media at the Korea International Circuit.

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Kimi Raikkonen is swamped by media, including NBC's Will Buxton and Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz, as he discusses his back pain. He doesn't know how it will feel until Friday practice but is confident that he will race this weekend.

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Mark Webber explores his pit garage and checks up on the progress with his car.

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Romain Grosjean's Lotus squad mingle with Marussia team members on the usual Thursday track walk. The Frenchman is looking forward to driving in the Korean Grand Prix and feels that the Lotus E21 could suit the circuit.

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Jules Bianchi certainly had a spring in his step on the Thursday track walk, after the Marussia team announced that he will be staying with them for the 2014 season.

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Lewis Hamilton chats to the British media who have made the trip out to Korea, saying there is no stopping Sebastian Vettel this season.

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Nico Hulkenberg chatted to the media outside the Sauber team garage. Inside, preparation was already well underway ahead of FP1 and the German driver is hoping that the weekend can bring points once again.

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Valtteri Bottas walked the track with his Williams engineers on Thursday morning in Yeongam. The Finn is pinning his hopes on a few upgrades that the team are bringing to the race this weekend.

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Vettel answers the media's questions during his press session. He is looking formidable at the top of the championship standings, but anything could happen.

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With no Pastor Maldonado at the circuit due to delay's leaving Venezuela, Bottas was the sole Williams driver available for media to chat to on Thursday.

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Rosberg sits in his Mercedes W04 on Thursday as he gears up for this weekend's race.

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Lewis Hamilton answers questions during the FIA driver press conference.

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Karun Chandhok, Sky Sports F1 analyst, was unimpressed by this sculpture by the airport in Seoul.

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One Williams team member was busy spray painting the driver's initial's on to the side of the tyres.

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Romain Grosjean chats to media prior to his track walk on Thursday at the Korea International Circuit.

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The Williams F1 Team get some pit stop practice in as the sun goes down in Korea.

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Sam Michael talks to the Sky Sports News team in Korea ahead of an important weekend for McLaren as they battle to keep fifth in the constructor's standings.