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Steiner not "completely mad" as slicks gamble a risk too far

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes he proved he is not "completely mad" by refusing to take a late Turkish Grand Prix gamble and switching to slick tyres. read more »

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Front wing damage behind Stroll’s drop in pace at Turkish GP

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Racing Point has revealed that Lance Stroll was carrying front wing damage throughout the Turkish Grand Prix which significantly impacted his tyre graining issues. After... read more »

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Latifi: I’ve had more grip in a rally car on ice

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Williams rookie Nicholas Latifi says the lack of grip at Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix was such that he had more feel when driving a rally car in icy weather. Latifi,... read more »

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Perez thought his tyres would ‘explode’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Sergio Perez thought his tyres were going to "explode" as he nursed them to a P2 finish at the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

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Tyres were one lap away from exploding – Perez

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 867 views )

Racing Point's Sergio Perez believes his Intermediate tyres were just one lap away from exploding at the end of the Turkish Grand Prix. Perez claimed his first podium... read more »

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Turkish GP: Race team notes - Williams

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 775 views )

It has been a very difficult weekend throughout but the team in Turkey have acquitted themselves very well and we have gained a lot more experience of the Pirelli tyres,... read more »

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Perez feared tyres would have "exploded" with one more lap in F1 Turkish GP

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1185 views )

Sergio Perez believes his intermediate tyres would have "exploded" had he needed to complete one more lap in F1's Turkish GP. read more »

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Vettel 'could have won' Turkish Grand Prix with slick tyre swap

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1323 views )

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel believes he could have won the Turkish Grand Prix had he made the switch to slick tyres on a drying track in the latter part of the chaotic race... read more »

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Perez worried his tyres would "explode" en route to Turkey podium

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1539 views )

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez said he was concerned about his tyres "exploding" in the dying stages of the Turkish Grand Prix after battling to a sublime... read more »

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Perez: Intermediate tyres would have "exploded" with one more lap

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1158 views )

Sergio Perez feared his intermediate Formula 1 tyres would have "exploded" if he had done one more lap in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, but held on to finish second read more »

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Vettel: Switch to slicks could have given Ferrari chance to win

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 672 views )

Sebastian Vettel believes a late switch to dry tyres could have given Ferrari a chance to win the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix, but was "very happy" with a podium read more »

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‘Stroll made the well-judged call for inters’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 851 views )

Lance Stroll made the call to go on the intermediate tyres with Otmar Szafnauer saying his pole position wasn't "luck", it was "deserved". read more »

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Sebastian Vettel: "We were struggling just to generate heat in the tyres"

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1231 views )

Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will start eleventh and twelfth in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix after a disappointing Qualifying performance for Ferrari. read more »

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Drivers just passengers if tyres don’t work – Ricciardo

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1114 views )

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo says drivers are simply "a passenger" in their car if they can't get their tyres to work, as was the case on many occasions so far... read more »

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Leclerc left puzzled by Ferrari's Turkey qualifying "disaster"

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1292 views )

Charles Leclerc said the Ferrari Formula 1 team's failure to switch on its tyres during Turkish Grand Prix qualifying that resulted in both cars missing Q3 was a... read more »

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Smart Stroll made pole-clinching tyre call - Szafnauer

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 894 views )

Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer has revealed Lance Stroll personally made the call to run on intermediate tyres in the final session of qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

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Bottas rues Mercedes Q3 call in 'mentally tiring' Turkish GP F1 qualifying

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1363 views )

Valtteri Bottas says he could have qualified higher than ninth had Mercedes opted for the intermediate tyres at the start of Q3 in F1 qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

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Verstappen ‘very disappointed’ over missed pole opportunity

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 858 views )

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was left disgruntled after missing out on pole position to Lance Stroll at Istanbul, despite leading every session up to Q3. Verstappen was the... read more »

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Verstappen "upset" by Red Bull tyre call that cost him Turkish GP pole

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1292 views )

Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's decision to switch to "horrible" intermediate tyres that seemingly cost him pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

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FP3: Verstappen ahead as rain further complicates things

over 5 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 927 views )

As if the lack of grip due to the new track surface wasn't enough, more rain during the final free practice session made things even more complicated for the F1 teams. Few... read more »

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Pirelli told of resurfacing too late to change tyres

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Slipping and sliding at the Istanbul Park, Pirelli boss Mario Isola says they were told about the resurfacing of the track when it was too late to change the tyre compounds. read more »

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Albon: Soft tyres and high-fuel needed for quali

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 916 views )

Alex Albon feels using the softest tyres and race fuel levels may be the only approach for qualifying at the Turkish GP. read more »

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Turkish GP: Practice team notes - McLaren

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 882 views )

The conditions we've found today were unexpected, with the new tarmac creating very low grip and the tyres consequently taking a long time to start working. read more »

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Turkish GP: Practice team notes - Ferrari

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 789 views )

We have not seen the real levels out there today as most people struggled to get their tyres to work. Tomorrow's third free practice session will be very important as the... read more »

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Pirelli learned about F1 Turkish GP track resurfacing too late

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 980 views )

Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola admits the Italian company would have brought softer tyres to the Turkish Grand Prix had it known in time the track was being resurfaced read more »