11.05.2008:
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 Turkish GP review
Istanbul, Sunday 11th May 2008
Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 04
Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 05
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in second place. After 58 laps (309.396kms), he came home 3.7 seconds behind winner Felipe Massa. Lewis’s team mate Heikki Kovalainen had to make an unscheduled stop on lap two (8.4 seconds) following a coming-together at the first corner with Kimi Raikkonen and ended up 12th.
Lewis was on a three-stop strategy and came in on laps 16 (6.4 seconds), 32 (6.2 seconds) and 45 (5.9 seconds). Heikki made his planned stops on lap 27 (9.9 seconds) and 50 (6.2 seconds).
After the fifth of 18 Grands Prix, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is third in the Constructors’ Championship with 42 points; Ferrari leads with 63 points. Lewis is third in the drivers’ rankings with 28 points; Heikki is sixth with 14 points. Räikkönen leads with 35 points.
LEWIS HAMILTON
"I am so thrilled with today’s result, and I think this is the best race ever for me. It’s not about winning, it’s about feeling that you extract 100% from yourself and the car and I did that today.
Before the race our prediction was that all being well I would finish fifth, so second is such a bonus. I was not happy with my performance yesterday and perhaps if I had managed to get the car on pole I could have won.
However, we knew that we would have to use a three stop strategy as a precaution as we had some issues with our tyres. The team did a fantastic job, the pitstops were great, and the balance of the car was superb, and we all kept our spirit up.
There were no problems with the tyres in the race. I managed to overtake Felipe at one point, and I really think we have closed the gap to Ferrari. I am so excited about the next race in Monaco and just can’t wait."
HEIKKI KOVALAINEN
"Not a lucky race for me as I made a bad start from the dirty line on the grid. After the start Kimi and I touched slightly which caused a slow puncture to my left-rear tyre.
Initially I was not sure whether the tyre was damaged or not, but during the Safety Car period I realised that I had to come into the pits for a new tyre. That was almost it for me, because with my heavy fuel load and the traffic it is extremely difficult to gain any places during the race.
However, I did my best but no points. These things happen, and I have had a good weekend and really enjoyed being back in the car. It’s a shame that we were not able to get points today as I have been fast throughout, but I am really optimistic for Monaco."
RON DENNIS
"Today we saw a truly phenomenal drive from Lewis, in which he optimised a three-stop strategy that we were forced to adopt as a consequence of concerns we had with his tyres.
As a result of the eight points that his second-placed finish netted him, he closed the gap on Kimi in the World Drivers’ Championship to just seven points. Heikki’s race was spoiled by a punctured left-rear tyre, the result of contact with Kimi at the first corner.
As soon as the pit lane had reopened, we called him in for tyres and fuel. Thereafter he drove forcefully and well all afternoon. But for that puncture, he would have scored heavily today. I believe we have closed the gap to our main competition which gives the team a great boost before heading for Monte Carlo."
NORBERT HAUG
"A really exciting Grand Prix and, as I think, quite entertaining for the spectators. We had an aggressive strategy for Lewis which almost paid off as our aims were first places in both qualifying and race. Lewis drove a great race with a good speed.
His overtaking manoeuvre when he passed Massa was surely enjoyed by lots of television spectators as it does not happen too often in Formula 1 that the leading car is passed.
Kimi touched Heikki at the first corner, and Heikki had to make an extra pit stop due to a damaged tyre. This ruined his race and prevented him from taking a possible podium finish. We all will continue to work very hard and are looking forward to the season’s highlight in Monte Carlo in two weeks’ time."
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2008 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - SUNDAY 11/05/08
Sebastian Vettel (STR2B-04)Pos. 17th
"I had a good start and then, all of a sudden I realised I had a punctured rear left tyre, so I had to pit immediately. My second problem came at the first pit stop, when the refueling rig had a problem, no fuel went in, so I had to come in immediately again.
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The Turkish Grand Prix yielded a valuable point for the AT&T Williams team today as Nico Rosberg drove a determined race to bring his Williams-Toyota FW30 home in eighth place at Istanbul Park.
Nico capitalised on a good start, gaining three places from 11th on the grid within the first three laps. Having defended his position throughout the race, Nico’s result was h weiter >>
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/02):16th: 1:27:51.473 (+1 lap)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):DNF: Lap one Accident
A tough Turkish Grand Prix yielded one finish for the Force India Formula One Team, with Adrian Sutil coming home in 16th position overall. Giancarlo Fisichella's race was brought to an end by the first corner when, after a good sta weiter >>
Car 10, MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 7th, Start Position: 6th)
"I'm happy to get two points. It wasn't the most exciting race; I was just trying to hold on to Fernando (Alonso), which wasn't easy as he was a bit too strong for us today.
It would have been nice to be able to fight him a little bit more. I was cruising a little in the last stint, as ( weiter >>
Turkish Grand Prix - Race Round-Up Sunday 11 May 2008
Today's Weather: Cloudy, air 17-18°C, track 27-36°C
Constructors' Championship Points: 9 (6th)
Drivers' Championship Points: Jarno Trulli 9 (8th)
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Starting 8th, dropped three places into the first corner and wa weiter >>
2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 Winner 1 10
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +3.7 secs 3 8
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 58 +4.2 secs 4 6
4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 58 +21.9 secs 5 5
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Felipe Massa (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro) has set pole position on Bridgestone’s medium compound Potenza at the Istanbul Park Circuit for the fifth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix. This was Massa’s third consecutive Turkish pole posi weiter >>
TURKISH GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING SATURDAY 10 MAY, 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
5.338kms / 3.317 miles
WEATHER: Clear and sunny
Air: 16 - 180C, Track: 28 - 360C
POS DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3
1 F Massa Ferrari - - 1:27.617
2 H Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes - - 1:27.808
3 L Hamilton McLaren Mercedes - - 1:27.923
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Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up Saturday 10 May 2008
Today's Weather: Cloudy, air 14-17°C, track 21-32°C
Best 2008 grid position: 3rd, Jarno Trulli (Malaysia)
Best 2008 race result: 4th, Jarno Trulli (Malaysia)
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Made it through to Q3, taking 8th place PROVISIONAL GRID: weiter >>
No one can say for certain that Sunday's Turkish GP really will be Rubens Barrichello's 257th Formula One race. "There are many alternative futures but I have decided that this will indeed be my 257th appearance on the grid," says Barrichello. "And if anyone has any objections, they're invited to join me in celebrating the next two or three races after that. That's the way we Bra weiter >>
2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.994 1:26.192 1:27.617 16
2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.736 1:26.290 1:27.808 16
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.192 1:26.477 1:27.923 15
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.457 1:26.050 1:27.936 17
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.7 weiter >>
2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:27.030 16
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:27.172 0.142 13
3 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:27.193 0.163 15
4 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:27.365 0.335 16
5 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.530 0.500 13
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:2 weiter >>
Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 04
Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 05
2008 TURKISH GRAND PRIX FREE PRACTICE
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished Friday's second Free Practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in second and fifth positions respectively.
Lewis completed 31 laps and set a best time weiter >>
2008 Turkish Grand Prix
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/02):
FP1: 14th 1:29.756 (23 laps)
FP2: 20th 1:30.832 (9 laps)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
FP1: 15th 1:29.811 (23 laps)
FP2: 14th 1:29.008 (35 laps)
The Force India Formula One Team started its Turkish Grand Prix challenge to weiter >>
TURKISH GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE FRIDAY 9 MAY, 2008
SESSION 1 SESSION 2
AIR TEMP 150C 13 - 140C
TRACK TEMP 230C 19 - 210C
WEATHER Overcast Overcast
TOP 3
F Massa 1:27.323
H Kovalainen 1:27.456
L Hamilton 1:27.752
K Raikkonen 1:27.543
L Hamilton 1:27.579
F Massa 1:27.682 weiter >>
2008 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 09/05/08
Sebastian Vettel (STR2B-04)
"I am quite happy with the way practice went today. Obviously, it was difficult because of the changing conditions, which limited our track time. But I think we completed a good and consistent programme, which produced a lot of useful information, especially for Sunday.
I weiter >>
Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up
Today's Weather: Cloudy and cool with showers at lunch, air 12-16°C, track 18-25°C
Toyota's Best Turkish GP qualifying: 5th, Jarno Trulli 2005, Ralf Schumacher 2006
Toyota's Best Turkish GP race result: 6th, Jarno Trulli 2005
Take Note: The TF108 has further aerodynamic improvements weiter >>
Car 9 DAVID COULTHARD, 1st Practice P17, 2nd Practice P4
"Today was similar to the Friday session in Spain - there were no major problems, it was all about following the track evolution and making sure we had the balance right.
There are a lot of long corners on this circuit, you can see people are going off quite easily, so it's critical to get the front e weiter >>
2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.543 30
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.579 0.036 31
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.682 0.139 29
4 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:27.763 0.220 24
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.954 0.411 27
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Fisichella runs red light, drops three grid places
Stewards at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul have given Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race for exiting the pits under a red light.
The infraction is understood to have occurred at the very start of Friday’s opening practice session, in which the Italian was amo weiter >>
2008 FORMULA 1 PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.323 16
2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.456 0.133 17
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.752 0.429 15
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.284 0.961 16
5 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:28.919 1.596 12
6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-T weiter >>
FAREWELL, ADDIO,ADIEU,ADE,ADIOS, GULE GULE
For many weeks now, it's been a case of what William Shakespeare would have described as "2B or not 2B" as Scuderia Toro Rosso has wrestled with the decision regarding which car to run in the Turkish Grand Prix.
The original plan, having decided as long ago as last year to start this season with a modified version weiter >>
The Force India Formula One Team now heads east for round five of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Turkish Grand Prix, held at the Istanbul Park circuit from 9 - 11 May.
Fresh from its first top 10 finish at the last event in Spain, the team has high hopes of sustaining this momentum for the remainder of the season.
Team quotes weiter >>
Formula 1 is the sport that never sleeps and at Panasonic Toyota Racing's headquarters in Cologne, Germany, dedicated technical experts are working flat-out around the clock in the constant search for extra performance.
Whether it is testing new parts in the wind tunnel, analysing the latest track data to squeeze more performance out of the TF108 or challenging convention weiter >>
Panasonic Toyota Racing heads east for round five of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, for the fourth running of the Turkish Grand Prix at the anti-clockwise Istanbul Park.
For this season, the trip across the Bosphorus comes three months earlier than usual, meaning the teams can expect conditions to be cooler than the mid-summer heat of previous years.
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Istanbul, Turkey
The purpose-built Istanbul Speed Park is an entirely different technical proposition to the previous race held at Barcelona. A modern circuit measuring just over 5.3kms per lap, the Otodrom is a challe weiter >>
The Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Speed Park marks the next stop on the 2008 Formula 1 calendar.
The race was introduced to the sport in 2005, with the inaugural race won by the team. The event takes place at the Istanbul Speed Park in the Tepeören - Tuzla a weiter >>
Istanbul Park, Sunday 26th August 2007
Fernando Alonso, MP4-22 06Lewis Hamilton, MP4-22 01T-car, MP4-22 03
2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso finished the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in third place achieving his 45th podium finish in his 100th Grand Prix. After 58 laps, 309.396 km and a weiter >>
ISTANBUL PARK, TURKEY
58 Laps: 309.396KMS, 192.258 MILES SUNNY
Air 34 - 360C, Track 44 - 550C
POS DRIVER TEAM Time / Gap (Fastest Lap) Grid
1 F MASSA FERRARI 1:26:42.161 (1:27.922, 2nd) 1
2 K RAIKKONEN FERRARI +2.275 (1:27.295, 1st) 3
3 F ALONSO McLAREN +26.181 (1:28.070, 4th) 4
7 N weiter >>
No Delight for us on the Turkish track today, so have this little piece with our compliments.
DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 10th, Start Position: 13th)
"I made a good start and made up a few places, I think four, and thereafter I found the car to be a bit inconsistent which did not help me maintain a good pace throughout the race, especially when I had weiter >>
Panasonic Toyota Racing suffered a disappointing result in the Turkish Grand Prix with Ralf Schumacher finishing 12th and Jarno Trulli 16th at Istanbul Park. Jarno's good qualifying effort gave him 9th on the grid but Ralf had it all to do from 16th. Jarno's race soon became much more difficult when he was nudged into a spin by Giancarlo Fisichella at turn one, dropping him to th weiter >>
2007 Turkish Grand Prix Race Report
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/01):
21st: 1:25:43.994 (DNF)
Fastest lap: 1:30.617
Sakon Yamamoto (car 21, F8-VII/02):
20th: 1:27:48.209 (+2 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:30.951
Today's Turkish Grand Prix brought mixed results for the Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team. New recr weiter >>
2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - SUNDAY 26/08/07
Tonio Liuzzi
(STR2-03)
Pos. 15th
"Overall, this was actually quite a good race from my point of view and the most important thing is that I finished. I had some problems with a harsh upshift in the first stint and towards the end I eased off a bit to look after the engine.
It was good weiter >>
1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 Winner 1 10
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 58 +2.2 secs 3 8
3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 58 +26.1 secs 4 6
4 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 58 +39.6 secs 6 5
5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +45.0 secs 2 4
6 4 Heikki K weiter >>
The 2007 Turkish Grand Prix marks the 100th Formula 1 race for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso. Having only just turned 26 the reigning double World Champion has accumulated some impressive statistics over this period; here are a few of them:
At the weiter >>
Fernando Alonso, MP4-22 06
Lewis Hamilton, MP4-22 01
T-car , MP4-22 03
2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will start Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul second and fourth on the grid respectively. In an exciting qualifying, Lewis set a time of 1min27.373 and missed his weiter >>
Panasonic Toyota Racing suffered mixed fortunes in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park, with Jarno Trulli in 9th place and Ralf Schumacher in 18th. On another hot and sunny day, the track temperature was at 50°C when Q1 began. Jarno was able to get a clean lap and comfortably reach the next session but Ralf encountered traffic on his first flying laps. weiter >>
The AT GBP T Williams team will take to the grid for tomorrow's Turkish Grand Prix in eighth and 16th place, with today's qualifying outcome, while a little less competitive than hoped, providing some margin for improvement tomorrow.
With the cars approaching Sunday's race from different starting positions, the team has a wide range of strategy options which will be cons weiter >>
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/01):
FP3: 21st 1:30.044 (22 laps)
Q1: 21st 1:29.861 (9 laps)
Sakon Yamamoto (car 21, F8-VII/02):
FP3: 22nd 1:30.712 (21 laps)
Q1: 22nd 1:31.479 (7 laps)
Weather: Hot and humid. 33 C / 44 C air and track FP3, 36 C / 48 C in the afternoon.
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team will weiter >>
2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 25/08/07
Tonio Liuzzi
(STR2-03)
"That was a shame to miss out by being just a few thousandths slower than Barrichello. On my final run I might have been able to go a little bit better but I went out in traffic and was not able to get my front tyres up to temperature and that made me lose out a bit in the first thre weiter >>
DAVID COULTHARD, Position 13th
"The balance of the car is teetering on the edge between a little bit of understeer and a little bit of oversteer, so I can't really say there's a fundamental problem with the balance. That was as quickly as I could drive each corner. Maybe I could have gone one or two tenths quicker by doing a tidier lap, but no more than that. We re weiter >>
1 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.488 1:27.039 1:27.329 18
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.513 1:26.936 1:27.373 17
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.294 1:26.902 1:27.546 18
4 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.328 1:26.841 1:27.574 17
5 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:27.997 1:27.253 1:27.722 17
6 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:28.099 1:27.253 weiter >>
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.325 12
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.366 0.041 15
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.506 0.181 16
4 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.743 0.418 13
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:28.056 0.731 16
6 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:28.184 0.859 18
7 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:28.224 0.89 weiter >>
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/01):
FP1: 21st 1:31.445 (31 laps)
FP2: 21st 1:31.153 (32 laps)
Sakon Yamamoto (car 21, F8-VII/02):
FP1: 22nd 1:32.270 (35 laps)
FP2: 22nd 1:31.175 (32 laps)
Weather: Highs of 35 C ambient, 48 C track in the second session, 30 C ambient, 41 C track in the first
24 August 2007 - The T weiter >>
Geoffrey Willis joined Red Bull last month. This is the first race he has attended with us.
Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "After more than a year away from F1, it's good to see the cars in action and up close again. While there have been some regulation changes in that time, the racing challenge is very much the same, so it's interesting to see the differenc weiter >>
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.469 28
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.762 0.293 21
3 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:28.773 0.304 23
4 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:28.874 0.405 28
5 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.884 0.415 25
6 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.947 0.478 24
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:28.995 0.526 weiter >>
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.988 22
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.391 0.403 20
3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.222 1.234 20
4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.261 1.273 10
5 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:29.346 1.358 19
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:29.403 1.415 23
7 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:29.414 weiter >>
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team has been forced to postpone the launch of its new B spec car until the Italian Grand Prix due to unexpectedly failing the rear impact test. The team will now contest this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix with two A spec cars.
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After a three week 'summer holiday' the FIA Formula One World Championship returns to action with the Turkish Grand Prix on 26 August, round 12 of the 17-event series.
The challenging 5.338km Istanbul Park Circuit, designed by circuit constructor du jour Herman Tilke, stands on the As weiter >>
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