Bridgestone's 200th Race

Bridgestone is commemorating its 200th race in Formula 1 at the European Grand Prix this weekend. The company first began racing in F1 in 1997, and it is now the only tire provider in the series, after Michelin left a couple of years ago. Today Bridgestone PR people put out a couple of gold - or were they green? I'm color blind - tires outside their motor home and set up some chairs for a group photo shoot of all of the drivers in Formula 1. It's a rare moment to see all the drivers gathered together like that. Fernando Alonso was the first to sit down in the chairs for the photo shoot - but then he was asked to move and stand in the back row...to make room for the title contenders, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, who were sat side-by-side, with Felipe Massa, the other title contender and Ferrari driver, nearby. Fernando wore a black arm band to mourn the victims of the air crash in Madrid yesterday.

Fernando Alonso sits in Valencia today preparation for a photo shoot with all F1 drivers. Photo (c) 2008 Brad Spurgeon licensed to About.com, Inc.