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Brawn GP driver Jenson Button used a two stop, hard – hard – soft tyre strategy to win a fast paced Turkish Grand Prix in hot and sunny conditions at the Istanbul Park circuit. Button finished 6.7 seconds ahead of Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber, who used the same strategy. The final podium position went to Webber’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who was the only driver to use a three stop strategy, using the soft tyre for only his final stint. Bridgestone’s hard tyre pro
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07.06.2009
Brawn GP driver Jenson Button used a two stop, hard – hard – soft tyre strategy to win a fast paced Turkish Grand Prix in hot and sunny conditions at the Istanbul Park circuit. Button finished 6.7 seconds a
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07.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL PARK 7 JUNE RACE
Brawn GP's Jenson Button dominated the Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit today, taking the lead on the first lap and driving a superb race to bring his Brawn-Mercedes car home for his sixth victory of
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07.06.2009
ISTANDOUBLEBULL PODIUM
Car 14, MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 2nd, Start Position: 4th)“A good race. I knew I had to hang in there for as long as possible in the first stint. It worked out pretty well and I managed to
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07.06.2009
Weather: hot and dry, 32°C Air, 48-49°C TrackRobert Kubica came seventh and scored two more points at the Turkish Grand Prix to add to the BMW Sauber F1 Team’s tally. These are the first two points for the Pole in 2009. His team mate, Nick Heidfeld, came 11th in the heat of the Istanbul Park.
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07.06.2009
Turkish Grand Prix - Race Round-UpSunday 7 June May 2009Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-06)Grid: 5thRace Classification: 4th (+27.843s)Pit Stop Laps: 16, 43Timo Glock (Car 10, Chassis TF109-05)Grid: 13thRace Classification: 8th (+46.959)Pit Stop Laps: 30, 47
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07.06.2009
TURKISH GRAND PRIX RACE SUNDAY 7 JUNE, 2009
The AT&T Williams team today enjoyed their best finish of the season to date with Nico Rosberg’s fifth place at the Turkish Grand Prix. Both drivers made strong starts, Kazuki gaining two positions off the lin
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07.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX Istanbul Park, Sunday June 7 LEWIS HAMILTONMP4-24-04Started: 16thFinished: &nb
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07.06.2009
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/01):17th: 1:26:46.214 (+ 1 lap)Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/04):DNF: Mechanical (Lap 4)The Force India Formula One Team's Adrian Sutil has finished a hot and physically demanding T
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07.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY 07/06/09Sebastien Buemi(STR4-03)Pos. 15th“It was a tough but a good race for me, as I attacked as hard as I could. We have to stay positive and today, we looked a bit more competitive than over the rest of the weekend. For me, after the last two races, it was a good experienc
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07.06.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 Winner 2 10 2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 58 +6.7 secs 4 8 3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 58 +7.4 secs 1 6 4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58
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06.06.2009
NO TIME FOR A HOLIDAY?It’s race seven and there’s still eight weeks to go until the August break. But, don’t despair! Turn this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix into a mini-holiday. TURN OVERfor your Turkish Tours ‘ISTANBUL
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06.06.2009
Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-UpSaturday 6 June 2009Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-06)3rd Practice: 2nd, 1m 28.022s (+0.039s), 21 laps1st Qualifying: 7th, 1m 27.529s (+0.199s), 10 laps2nd Qualifying: 2nd, 1m 27.195s (+0.179s), 7 laps3rd Qualifying: 5th, 1m 28.666s (+0.350s), 7 lapsTimo Gl
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06.06.2009
Turkish Grand Prix 2009Weather: dry and sunny, 26-30°C Air, 40-47°C Track
Qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul saw an obviously improved performance from the BMW Sauber F1 Team. Tenth and 11th on the grid for Robert Kubica and Nick
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06.06.2009
TURKISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING SATURDAY 6 JUNE, 2009Istanbul Park, Turkey5.338kms / 3.317 milesWeather: Hot and sunnyAir: 28 - 29°C Track: 45 - 47°C
POS DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3
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06.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL PARK 6 JUNE QUALIFYING
Brawn GP's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello qualified their Brawn-Mercedes cars in second and third positions today ahead of Sunday's 58-lap Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul
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06.06.2009
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/01):FP3: 16th 1:29.050 (18 laps)Q1: 15th 1:28.278 (11 laps)Q2: 15th 1:28.391 (7 laps)Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/04):FP3: 20th 1:29.421 (17 laps)Q1: 19th 1:28.717 (9 laps)
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06.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – SATURDAY 06/06/09To see how far we’d get in qualifying, we employed experts in predicting the future by reading the Turkish Coffee grounds and as you can see abo
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06.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – QUALIFYING ANALYSIS Istanbul Park, Saturday June 6
HEIKKI KOVALAINENMP4-24-03
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06.06.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:27.330 1:27.016 1:28.316 17 2 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.355 1:27.230 1:28.421 22 3 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.371 1:27.418 1:28.579 19 4 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:27.466 1:27.416 1:28.613 20 5 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:27.529 1:27.195 1:28.666
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06.06.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX1 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.983 26 2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:28.022 0.039 21 3 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:28.094 0.111 23 4 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:28.122 0.139 19 5 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.320 0.337 20 6 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:28.332 0.349 21 7 22 Jenso
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06.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – Istanbul Park, Friday HEIKKI KOVALAINENMP4-24-03P1 programme &n
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05.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – FRIDAY 05/06/09Sebastien Bourdais(STR4-01)“A tough day and I wish we could have been a bit higher up the order. We are not such a long way off, but there is a little bit missin
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05.06.2009
2009 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL PARK
The opening day of practice for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit got underway today with Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button taking to the track two weeks after the team's one-two finish in
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05.06.2009
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM02/01):FP1: 12th 1:29.864 (22 laps)FP2: 17th 1:30.081 (33 laps)Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM02/04):FP1: 18th 1:30.729 (22 laps)FP2: 18th 1:30.091 (38 laps)
The Force
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05.06.2009
TURKISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICEObjectives P1• Aero and mechanical set-up work• Evaluation of ride stiffnessObjectives P2• Short and long run tyre tests• Further mechanical set-up work
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05.06.2009
Turkish Grand Prix Jarno Trulli (Car 9, Chassis TF109-06)1st Practice: 3rd, 1m 29.271s (+0.319s), 26 laps2nd Practice: 6th, 1m 29.207s (+0.366s), 41 lapsTimo Glock (Car 10, Chassis TF109-05)1st Practice: 13th, 1m 29.934s (+0.982s), 26 laps2nd Practice: 14th, 1m 29.518s (+0.677s), 40 laps
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05.06.2009
"Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love." - Turkish ProverbMARK WEBBERFirst Practice SessionPosition: 15, Best Time: 1:30.176, Laps:22, Chassis No. 2
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05.06.2009
Wetter: trocken, Sonne und Wolken, 23-27°C Luft, 31-45°C AsphaltDas BMW Sauber F1 Team tritt in Istanbul mit einem neuen Aerodynamik-Paket an, zu dem auch ein Doppel-Diffusor gehö
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05.06.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX1 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.841 37 2 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.847 0.006 35 3 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:29.056 0.215 35 4 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:29.091 0.250 37 5 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:29.202 0.361 4 6 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:29.207 0.366 41
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05.06.2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX1 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:28.952 24 2 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.263 0.311 23 3 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:29.271 0.319 26 4 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:29.337 0.385 18 5 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:29.342 0.390 22 6 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:29.371 0.419 21
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03.06.2009
What are the team's chances for the Turkish Grand Prix?I believe we have a very good chance in Turkey. We are third in the Constructors' Championship and, with the exception of Monaco, we have been competitive everywhere this season. Both our drivers are performing really well at the moment and we know our car is fundamentally strong on normal circuit layouts so
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02.06.2009
TURKISH GRAND PRIXVIEW
Sebastien Bourdais: “The Monaco weekend went pretty well, bringing home a point, which is always good for morale, especially at such a prestigious race. It was a good race and I hope we can continue t
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02.06.2009
Nico “I had hoped for slightly more than sixth place in Monaco. Having found a really good set-up, I felt I had settled into the track well and was comfortable in the car. That showed in practice on Saturday and then during Qs1 and 2 of qualifying. Only getting sixth in Q3 because I was caught up behind Barrichello on my fastest lap, was therefore disappointing. I was pus
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02.06.2009
TURKISH GRAND PRIX PREVIEW At a Glance
When Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June, 2009Where Istanbul Park, TurkeyRound 7 of 17Standings AT&T Williams 7.5pts (7th), N Rosberg 7.5pts (11th), K Nakajima 0pts (20th)Turkey’s Hot Topics
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02.06.2009
With such a track record of victories at circuits that suit his driving style, Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa speaks of his confidence ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix. Massa also talks about his chances at the season finale in Abu Dhabi – a circuit layout that already exc
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02.06.2009
Pat, waren Sie mit der Leistung des Renault R29 in Monaco zufrieden?Pat Symonds : " Teilweise – wir lagen etwa ein Prozent hinter dem besten Auto, was gegenüber dem Saisonstart eine klare Verbesserung darstellt. Im Rennen gelang uns die viertschnellste Runde. Wir hielten also das Tempo der Spitze. Allerdings muss man bei dieser Z
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02.06.2009
Nelson, in Monaco sah es für dich richtig gut aus, aber dann hattest du Riesenpech …Nelson Piquet : " Das war ein absolut frustrierendes Rennen für mich. Mit einem guten Start machte ich vor der ersten Kurve einen Platz gut, doch schon nach wenigen Runden schoss mich Sébastien Buemi ins Aus. Mein Auto war zu stark be
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02.06.2009
Fernando, du hast in Monaco zwei unerwartete WM-Punkte geholt – wie hast du das Rennen gesehen?Fernando Alonso : " Es war – wie immer in Monaco &ndas
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02.06.2009
... (5. – 7. Juni), siebter von 17 WM-Läufen zur FIA Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft 2009.„Istanbul Park müsste dem Renault R29 liegen“
GP Türkei: Technik-FokusDer eigens f&uum
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31.05.2009
The work continues and there’s no time for licking our wounds. After the disappointing result in Monaco, the BMW Sauber F1 Team will be turning up on the grid for the Turkish Grand Prix with a batch of further developments for the F1.09.
An initial aero update spark
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