Turkish GP: Force India report
May.31 (YallaF1.com) The Force India F1 Team has secured another points scoring finish in today’s thrilling Turkish Grand Prix. Adrian Sutil claimed ninth position for two points, his fourth top ten position of the season, while Tonio Liuzzi finished 13th overall, five places up from his starting position. Both Adrian and Tonio had good starts [...]
Turkish GP: Sauber report
May.31 (YallaF1.com) Finally both cars finished a race, and the first championship point was scored. At the Turkish Grand Prix Kamui Kobayashi came in tenth, and Pedro de la Rosa took the chequered flag right behind his team mate in 11th. Kamui Kobayashi: 10th C29.01 / Ferrari 056 “I am very happy that we finished [...]
Turkish GP: Williams report
May.31 (YallaF1.com) Poor starts contributed to a mid-field race for the AT&T Williams team at Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit today. A mechanical issue dropped Rubens Barrichello from 15th on the grid down to 20th, from where he pushed hard throughout the race to recover to 14th. Nico Hulkenberg picked up a front puncture in the [...]
Turkish GP: Lotus report
May.31 (YallaF1.com) Lotus Racing were having one of their best days of the season until a double hydraulics failure brought both Jarno and Heikki’s races to an end on laps 32 and 33 respectively, Jarno coming to a halt on track and Heikki retiring in the pit. Jarno Trulli (Lotus Cosworth T127-03) Started 19th, DNF: [...]
Webber: Vettel lost the car when he hit me
May.30 (Yallaf1.com) Mark Webber led most of the Turkish Grand Prix, at Istanbul Park, then on lap 41 he was involved in the most controversial moment of the 2010 season so far when he and his team mate collided while disputing the lead of the race. The incident caused Sebastian Vettel to retire and a [...]
Button: I had to have a go really
May.30 (YallaF1.com) In the wake of Red Bull Racing shooting themselves in the foot Jenson Button orchestrated the cheekiest move of the day by taking the lead, albeit briefly, of the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. The move ultimately did not stick and he settled for second place. Here are highlights of the McLaren [...]
Hamilton: I dedicate this win to my dad
May.30 (YallaF1.com) Lewis Hamilton scored a sensational victory in the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. The McLaren Mercedes once again provided the bulk of the entertainment during his relentless pursuit of the leaders throughout most of the race. He benefitted from the coming together of the Red Bulls who were running 1-2 at the [...]
Teams designing 2011 cars for current F1 tyres
May 30 (GMM) Because the decision about next year’s supplier is taking so long, F1 teams are designing their 2011 cars around the current specification of Bridgestone tyre. The Japanese marque is departing the sport, and it had been expected that the Italian company Pirelli would be unveiled this weekend as successor. But Michelin has [...]
Tyre decision on hold after Michelin talks
May 30 (GMM) The F1 circus will leave Turkey without a decision about the sport’s tyre supplier for 2011. The sport arrived in Istanbul earlier this week amid speculation Pirelli had been selected and would be unveiled as Bridgestone’s replacement before the event was out. But it then emerged that Michelin’s Nick Shorrock had arrived [...]