News Details

Mercedes looks fast: 'I feel this could be a strong weekend'

During the Turkish Grand Prix last year the drivers had a lot of trouble with the new asphalt. There was little grip and with the rain during the race, it was extremely slippery on the track. According to Valtteri Bottas Istanbul Park is now one of the circuits with the most grip on the F1 calendar. Work has been carried out on the tarmac to ensure the same problems do not recur this weekend. The lap times of the second free practice session were already about five seconds faster compared to last year. Bottas also feels the grip has improved, he is quoted on Motorsportweek.com. Read more Verstappen not happy after Friday: 'Have a long evening ahead of us' “It was a lot faster, I think it...
Full Story »
4y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Leclerc hopes Istanbul track 'will still be slippery'

Charles Leclerc doesn't expect Istanbul Park's track surface to be as bad...
4y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc has podium hopes in Turkey: "Hopefully...

The extremely slippery track of Istanbul Park was a major source of...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Istanbul Park no longer an 'ice rink' in 2021: 'Should...

The Turkish Grand Prix is the next race on the calendar and with last...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

F1 expecting grippier Istanbul Park for 2021 round

Formula 1 teams are expecting greater levels of grip at this year’s...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Fabio Quartararo shares emotional Yamaha MotoGP...

Fabio Quartararo has broken his silence on his confirmed departure from...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins to leave Yamaha MotoGP...

Yamaha has confirmed that Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will leave the...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

David Malukas: Road course gains due to hard work off...

David Malukas is still looking for his first IndyCar win, but the Team...

Rosenqvist set to depart MSR at end of season

Recent Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist is set to depart Meyer...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Penalties for Josh McErlean and Adrien Fourmaux...

Josh McErlean and Adrien Fourmaux were summoned to the Stewards office...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal step up talks to sign 70m winger after...

Arsenal are expected to intensify their interest in Paris Saint-Germain...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Romano: Arsenal have contacted Premier League club for...

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Arsenal made contact with Bournemouth...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal and Man United handed fresh obstacle in the...

Bruno Guimaraes has been linked with a move away from Newcastle United...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool set for £30m...

Wolves have been relegated from the Premier League, and Mateus Mane could...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.