All Posts Tagged With: "Turkish Grand Prix"
Turkey 2009: Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position Ahead Of The Brawns
Sebastian Vettel has taken his second pole position of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, claiming the place ahead of both Brawn cars and his team mate, Mark Webber. Qualifying saw another early exit for Lewis Hamilton, while similarly powered Adrian Sutil in the Force India managed to get through to Q2. Nelson Piquet Jr. [...]
Turkey 2009: Live Qualifying Notes
Round seven of the 2009 Formula One World Championship is upon us, and here are my live notes from all three qualifying sessions. As the 20 drivers battle it out for supremacy around Istanbul Park, any incident will be noted, and the qualifying result post will updated with times and positions following the end of [...]
Turkey 2009: Qualifying Result
BlogF1 returns this weekend for the mighty Turkish Grand Prix. In the past we have seen Felipe Massa perform very well around the Bernie Ecclestone owned Istanbul Park circuit. However, as 2009 has proven, the grid is a little more mixed up and although Massa ran well in the third practice session on Saturday morning, [...]
Turkey 2009: Free Practice Two
Heikki Kovalainen managed to top the second free practice session of the Turkish Grand Prix weekend, steering his McLaren MP4-24 around the Istanbul Park circuit in a time 0.006s faster than second placed driver Fernando Alonso. Once again, Brawn did not feature in the top few positions, although Jarno Trulli kept himself in the mix [...]
Turkey 2009: Friday Practice One
Nico Rosberg of Williams topped the first free practice around Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit earlier today, setting a lap time 0.3s faster than nearest rival Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren. Hamilton had been in the top spot as the 90 minute session drew to a close, but in a last second attempt, Rosberg managed to [...]
Turkey 2008: Massa Roars To Victory
Felipe Massa has underlined his ability to compete well at the Istanbul Park circuit, winning his third race at the track and pulling himself back into contention for the 2008 world championship. And with team mate Kimi Raikkonen finishing in third, Ferrari are looking imperious at the top of the constructors leader board. Lewis Hamilton [...]
Turkey 2008: Race Result
Felipe Massa has won his third Turkish Grand Prix in succession, proving that he really loves the Istanbul Park circuit. Being one of Tilke’s better designs, the track saw fair few overtaking moves, most notable around the McLaren’s. Lewis Hamilton made a great pass into turn one, and Heikki Kovalainen was involved in a [...]
Turkey 2008: Qualifying Report
Having won the fight for pole position and race victory in the 2006 and 2007 Turkish Grands Prix, Felipe has made it a hat-trick for qualifying, and is looking strong for a third race win at Istanbul Park. However, it won’t be easy for the Brazilian driver to run and hide as McLaren are looking [...]
