Otmar Szafnauer said the team trusted the judgment of Sebastian Vettel regarding his dry tyre switch in Turkey, but it ultimately backfired. read more »
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Despite Esteban Ocon's epic tyre management, Alpine's Marcin Budkowski felt the team should have scored more than just one point in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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Ex-F1 racer Christian Danner can not comprehend Sebastian Vettel's decision to try the dry tyre during the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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Lance Stroll finished ninth in Turkey to score two points for Aston Martin, but Sebastian Vettel's gamble for dry tyres meant he ended eighteenth at the chequered flag. read more »
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Lance Stroll scored two points in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, but a dry tyre gamble on a still wet track cost Sebastian Vettel the chance of a top ten finish. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed he finds it difficult to follow team instructions when he does not "fully know the whole picture" after a tricky tyre call left him down... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff maintains that Lewis Hamilton was not in the ideal position to decide on his strategy at the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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The German was running in 10th place when he was told there was a pit stop window as other drivers were stopping for a second set of intermediates.Asked on lap 36 if he might... read more »
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Russell made his life harder in Sunday race with a mistake at the last corner of his final run in Q2, an error that left him only 13th on the grid when he had the pace to make... read more »
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has insisted it was safe to keep Charles Leclerc on balding intermediate tyres to the end of the race despite eventually stopping at the... read more »
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There were plenty of 'what-ifs' surrounding pit stops and tyre strategies as the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix unfolded in damp conditions. Jolyon Palmer looks back on the... read more »
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But it was a more difficult weekend for Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton started 11th after an engine penalty, and although he fought his way back up as high as... read more »
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How did a slight amount of rain have such a huge impact on the Formula 1 Turkish GP? Between Bottas dominating the race, Hamilton's pitstop frustration and intermediate... read more »
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"We have no problem with tough conversations," says Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff, as Lewis Hamilton admits tyre call was wrong. read more »
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Paul di Resta has backed Mercedes' decision to pit Lewis Hamilton in Turkey, taking 10 points rather than risk a DNF on the day. read more »
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Completing the Turkish GP without making a pit stop, Esteban Ocon wants to hang his point-scoring tyre "on the wall" in the Alpine factory. read more »
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Charles Leclerc insists he has "no regrets" over his and Ferrari's Formula 1 tyre strategy gamble at the Turkish Grand Prix, despite missing out on a podium finish. read more »
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The only driver to go the entire race distance on one set of tyres, Esteban Ocon insists that the gamble "paid off". read more »
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As Max Verstappen reclaims the title lead, Lewis Hamilton explains why he was at odds with his team over tyre strategy. read more »
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Overruling Lewis Hamilton on tyre strategy is always a bold call, but that's what Mercedes did at the Turkish Grand Prix. Hamilton felt that decision cost him third position. read more »
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Charles Leclerc has insisted he does "not regret" the tyre gamble that ultimately cost him a podium at the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel felt that his switch to slick tyre in the Turkish Grand Prix was worth the gamble after struggling for grip on the intermediates. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel took the blame for what proved to be a catastrophic move onto slick tyres in damp conditions at the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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With track conditions at Istanbul not drying up enough to be suitable for slicks, leaders Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen elected to pit around lap 36 for fresh inters to... read more »
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Charles Leclerc felt he lost out on a podium in Turkey, but admitted he and Ferrari were "confused" by how fresh sets of tyres performed in the race. read more »
