All Posts Tagged With: "Turkish Grand Prix"
Turkey 2009: Fantasy Racers Update
Not only is it round seven of the Formula One World championship, but it is also round seven of the Fantasy Racers competition. Prior to Monaco I made some changes to a couple of the teams, and although things didn’t drastically improve, Inner Pickle Racing managed to scoop up a massive 753 points. Of course, [...]
Turkey 2009: Pitstop & Tyre Strategies
Most drivers started the Turkish Grand Prix on the preferred harder compound tyre and divided the race in to three stints with two stops. However, some decided to be a little daring and try three stops (and even one stop), but it seemed that the two-stop option turned out to be the faster. The talking [...]
Turkey 2009: Jenson Button Takes Sixth Victory From Seven Attempts
Jenson Button has won the Turkish Grand Prix in dominant fashion after he managed to get ahead of Sebastian Vettel on the first lap. Stopping twice Button’s initial pressure came from Vettel, then Webber as the German slipped behind his team mate. It wasn’t a perfect race for Brawn though as they suffered their first [...]
Turkey 2009: Live Race Notes
To keep track of the race, the pitstops and the incidents, the live notes return and will be updated as the Turkish Grand Prix unfolds before us. Jenson Button was fastest in qualifying after the fuel levels were taken into account, but Sebastian Vettel has shown he is capable of winning from pole, although so [...]
Turkey 2009: Race Result
Round seven of the 2009 Formula One World Championship sees the circus in Turkey and the Istanbul Park circuit. We have Sebastian Vettel on pole for the race, who starts on the grippy side of the track. Right behind and on the less-grippy side is Jenson Button, but the Briton can go a lap or [...]
Turkey 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights
The post-qualifying weights of the cars competing in the Turkish Grand Prix have been (not quite) published by the FIA, and from the data provided we can see who did well during Saturday’s running and who did not. Also, from this data and Williams’s reckoning that a normalised distance of 5km around Istanbul Park requires [...]
Turkey 2009: Who Is Your Favourite For The Turkish Victory?
Sebastian Vettel set the Istanbul Park circuit alight earlier with a display of awesome speed to claim pole position for tomorrow’s race. However, right behind the Red Bull pilot are the two Brawn drivers of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, who will want to continue their dominant form into the mid-season. Mark Webber is desperate [...]
Turkey 2009: The Grid
With qualifying completed we now have the grid for tomorrow’s Turkish Grand Prix, held around the demanding Istanbul Park circuit. In the past, Felipe Massa has dominated, but with the shake-up to the general order this season, it is Sebastian Vettel who excited on Saturday and looks set to have a great race. Right behind [...]
