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Brawn sees no issue with slippery Istanbul Park

F1 managing director Ross Brawn denies that the lack of grip drivers encountered at the Turkish GP held them back. All 20 drivers appeared to be united in their frustrations over the extremely slippery surface which they raced on at Istanbul Park. Already the newly-laid asphalt was offering little grip in Friday practice, and when the rain fell on Saturday and Sunday many drivers said it was like driving on ice, or worse. Sebastian Vettel said the conditions had 'not been seen before', while George Russell said the slippery tarmac was not what Formula 1 is about. Max Verstappen called it 'ridiculous', 'sh*t with a capital s' was Lewis Hamilton's description, but Brawn isn't buying it. He...
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