Robert Kubica has won the anotherf1podcast Awkward Launch 2011 ^TM award for this ‘thumbs up’ shot.

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Upping the ante from the awkward sitting on tyre shot, the facial expression is totally at odds with the upward pointing thumb.

This is a masterclass, can it be beaten in the next run of launches?