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With last year's Turkish GP return having been marred by problems with the slippery asphalt, circuit officials recently water blasted the venue to try to improve matters.The changes appear to have worked, with drivers re...

Article To news overview Follow the second F1 free practice session for the Turkish GP live! Lewis Hamilton led the way from title rival Max Verstappen during Friday's first session at Istanbul Park, as the Mercedes driv...

Sebastian Vettel There are concerns that the toll placed on staff working in Formula 1 will grow too great ahead of the announcement of an expected 23-race 2022 calendar. The FIA World Motor Sport Council will meet next ...

Ferrari' driver Carlos Sainz said he had nothing to lose in starting Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to an engine penalty but was upbeat at what he might achieve. The Spaniard, who finished thir...

Double Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso ‘stirred the pot' when he suggested that some drivers were being treated differently to others when it came to track behaviour during races. The Spaniard told reporters o...

Mick Schumacher Mick Schumacher prepared for this weekend's Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix by spending time in the Ferrari simulator. The Haas driver has never raced at the Istanbul Park circuit before but was able to leve...

Lando Norris Lando Norris is taking the positives out of the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in which he narrowly missed out on victory. The McLaren driver commanded the race, heading Lewis Hamilton before late rain saw his...

The Turkish Grand Prix is preparing to welcome 100,000 people through the gates, while Istanbul anticipates a vital economy boost. Formula 1 returned to Istanbul Park for the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, although it was a ra...

Honda's technical director has admitted the company's staff are disappointed not to be racing at Suzuka this weekend. This year's Japanese Grand Prix was set to be quite the event with the race returning to the calendar ...

Max Verstappen travelled to Turkey with high expectations, but the first day can justifiably be called 'disappointing'. The Dutchman realises that he needs to do better if he wants to win at the Istanbul Park circuit. He...

Pierre Gasly has clarified what he meant when he said "my arms are too short to turn the wheel" over team radio in practice in Turkey. As it turns out, it was quite a simple explanation from his point of view, as he arti...

Pierre Gasly has clarified what he meant when he said "my arms are too short to turn the wheel" over team radio in practice in Turkey. The post Gasly explains his ‘arms too short’ radio message appeared first on Plan...

Sometimes horrible things happen to the ones we like the most. With a crash at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January of 2014 that crumpled his (...)

For both Saturday and Sunday there is a chance of rain in Turkey. The chance of rain during the Grand Prix is however decreasing. Honda has done everything possible in the preparations to learn from last year. In the 202...

Better grip than expected at Istanbul Park left teams chasing their set-ups and a wet final practice session will make it hard to assess overnight changes.

Racing at the circuit for the first time since 2011, Fernando Alonso says Istanbul Park feels the same as it did back then. The sport returned to the track last season and it was hugely different to how it had been last ...

Racing at the circuit for the first time since 2011, Fernando Alonso says Istanbul Park feels the same as it did back then. The post Alonso happy he wasn't involved at 2020 Turkish Grand Prix appeared first on PlanetF1.

Helmut Marko knows that Red Bull Racing need to do better if they are to compete for pole position and victory in the Turkish Grand Prix. There is still a lot of room for improvement in the RB16B and it will be a long Fr...

Carlos Sainz would have loved to have been able to take on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but that's not likely to happen this weekend in Turkey. The Ferrari driver will start from the back of the grid after having h...

Article To news overview Charles Leclerc has encouraged Ferrari to not get carried away despite his strong pace during second practice for the Turkish Grand Prix. Leclerc finished in second place on Friday afternoon, onl...

Compared to last year Pirelli will use softer tyres during the Turkish Grand Prix but in hindsight Pirelli regrets this a bit. The wear of the softs was enormous on Friday and therefore the chance that during the Grand P...

Not only Red Bull Racing, but also AlphaTauri didn't have the best Friday at Istanbul Park. Pierre Gasly managed to limit the damage with an eighth place in the first free practice session and a ninth place in the second...