FIA president Jean Todt, Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Korean circuit boss Yung Cho Chung visit the media centre at the Yeongam circuit before Saturday's third and final practice session
There are seats for up to 130,000 fans at the 5.621-km Yeongam track, which was designed by F1's circuit architect Hermann Tilke. Look out for the 1.2km straight which should mean overtaking features strongly
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton looks impressive in practice, but the 2008 world champion knows he needs to start closing the 28-point gap between him and Red Bull's championship leader Mark Webber
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel emerges from his garage to be greeted by the media. The German is looking to close the 14 point gap on his team-mate and world championship leader Mark Webber in Korea
Also 14 points behind Webber is Ferrari's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard is a model of grim determination as he prowls the pit lane at the Yeongam circuit
Hamilton will be hoping to take his impressive practice form into qualifying. He is certainly making the most of the McLaren's apparent straight-line speed advantage but, how will it cope with the tight and twisty sectors?
McLaren's Jenson Button is a man driving into the last chance saloon. He knows he must realistically close the 31-point gap on Webber this weekend. It's now or never for the defending world champion
Robert Kubica ensures the spotlight is not all on the title contenders as he sets a superb fastest time in final practice in his Renault - two weeks after taking third on the grid in Japan
Michael Schumacher has not enjoyed a successful return to Formula 1, but the German legend has been making some positive noises about the Korean circuit. Could this be the weekend he returns to the podium?
A thrilling conclusion to final practice sees the top four cars - Kubica, Hamilton, Alonso and Webber - separated by just 0.087 seconds - whetting the appetite for an exciting qualifying session
Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi bites the dust in the second round of qualifying but there are no big name casualties in Korea as we go into the top 10 shoot-out
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has a scary moment during third qualifying as he slides off track on his way back into the pit lane, doing well to stay out of the tyre barriers
Red Bull seem to step it up a gear in Q3, with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel putting in hot laps. The Milton Keynes- based team locked out the front row in Japan two weeks ago and seem on course for a repeat
But Fernando Alonso continues to take the fight to the Red Bulls, the Ferrari man tops the timesheets with a blistering late effort, but there is still time for the Red Bull duo to respond
And respond they do, with Sebastian Vettel leading the charge. The 23 year old German secures his ninth pole of the season with a sensational lap, edging out his teammate Webber by just 0.07 seconds
So it is another Red Bull one-two in qualifying, with Fernando Alonso lining up third on the Korean grid, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton starts from fourth after finishing a disappointing half a second behind Vettel
Organisers will have been delighted to see sizeable crowds as Formula 1 makes it's debut in South Korea. Here large numbers of fans queue for an autograph session after Saturday's qualifying
It's all smiles in Korea as Fernando Alonso makes one young Ferrari fan's day with a cheeky grin and a little tickle. The Tifosi will be hoping that the Spaniard is still smiling after tomorrow's race
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