Our resident F1 photographer, Darren Heath spent another fantastic year joining the team on the road (and in the air) documenting the 2017 season.

As the year draws to a close, take a look at your top 10 spectacular Instagram shots Darren captured on his travels to 20 race locations across the globe. 

31k likes: You can clearly see how every aerodynamic flick and winglet – including the T-wing and ‘monkey seat’ – is scavenging for downforce. And that’s even with those Pirelli Intermediates, which can shift 25 litres of water per second!

29.4k likes: Formula 1’s Asian races often bring unexpected deluges, and it’s unusual for a weekend at Suzuka to be completely devoid of bad weather. The drivers never really relish the wet, but it does produce spectacular shots like these!

29.5k likes: Fernando leads Stoffel through the swoops of one of F1’s ‘big’ tracks, Spa-Francorchamps, a staple on the calendar since 1950. To see a grand prix car topping out at 200mph on the run up to Les Combes is to see F1 at its mightiest and most magnificent.

29.4k likes: Formula 1’s Asian races often bring unexpected deluges, and it’s unusual for a weekend at Suzuka to be completely devoid of bad weather. The drivers never really relish the wet, but it does produce spectacular shots like these!

27.8k likes: F1’s early summer jaunt to Montreal is always well received by teams and fans alike. It’s a beautiful, buoyant city, armed with a fast, low-grip track that always produces incident and surprise. Here Stoffel leads Fernando during the early laps.

27.7k likes: F1’s farewell to Europe brought yet more rain, something that’s a relative rarity at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. In the wet, F1 cars create huge rooster-tails of spray as they blast around this most venerated of tracks.

25.8k likes: Changing position can give you a new perspective on things. Getting down to axle height gives us the perfect opportunity to check out just how precisely Fernando can jump the Hungaroring kerbs.

26.3k likes: Melbourne’s late-afternoon race-start produces some spectacular imagery. As the sun lazily sets over Albert Park, the golden hour bathes the track in a vivid orange hue, seen here picking up MCL32 as it negotiates the sweeping street track.

26k likes: Sepang’s media centre affords the perfect vantage point from which to shoot pit-stops taking place directly below. Here, Fernando arrives in his box ready for a switch to the Soft-compound Pirellis.

25.8k likes: Changing position can give you a new perspective on things. Getting down to axle height gives us the perfect opportunity to check out just how precisely Fernando can jump the Hungaroring kerbs.