Formula 1: Bottas takes controlled win with Verstappen behind; Hamilton left frustrated

The Turkish Grand Prix was met with overnight and morning rain, causing a wet race throughout the 58 laps around the Istanbul Park. With the rainfall being light, along with the tracks condition failing to create a solid dry line around the circuit, drivers saw their intermediate’s overheat after only a couple laps, before meeting …

Formula 1: Hamilton fastest but it’s pole position for Bottas

In what was expected to be a wet qualifying session, that never was, Lewis Hamilton controlled the day by setting the fastest time in all three of the sessions, with his lap of 1:22.868s proving to be the best of the day. However, his ten-place grid drop for his fourth Internal Combustion Unit, ICE, means …

Formula 1: Advantage Mercedes on Friday as Leclerc starts strong

In a tame day in Turkey, teams and drivers were eager and a tad nervous to find out how much the grip had improved from the previous year, and they certainly got what they were hoping for – lapping over five seconds quicker then the best Friday time in 2020. Rarely for a circuit that …

Formula 1: Who is the favourite for the Turkish Grand Prix?

Last season’s Turkish Grand Prix was certainly one to remember, from a dodgy and slippery tarmac, to a wet qualifying and race, to Lewis Hamilton securing his seventh world title by making his intermediate tyres transform into slicks. However, the majority of the weekend was not well received. The conditions left a sour taste in …