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TV times:
Istanbul Park, 28-30 May

Friday 28 May
Practice one: 0755-0935, BBC Red Button/online
Practice two: 1155-1335, BBC Red Button/online

Saturday 29 May
Practice three: 0855-1005, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 1100-1330, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live sport extra/online

Sunday 30 May
Race: 1210-1520, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live/online


Standings:

Track:

With two wins in the last two grands prix, things are hotting up ahead of the GP in Turkey for Mark Webber. Allow the current world championship leader to explain the demanding Formula One track in Istanbul.

Track Diagram

Circuit information
Length: 5.338km
Race distance: 58 laps / 309.356km

Full throttle: 63%
Top speed: 315kph
Longest flat-out section: 16s / 1.2km
Right/left-hand turns: 6/8

Tyre wear: Medium/low
Brake wear: Medium
Downforce level: Medium/high
Gear changes per lap: 42

Tyres

2010 tyre compounds: hard (prime, no marking), soft (option, green markings)
2009 tyre compounds: hard (prime, no marking), soft (option, green markings)
2008 tyre compounds: hard (prime, no marking), medium (option, white markings)

Average fuel use per lap: 2.658kg/lap (source: Williams)

Pit lane time loss: 18.5s


Turkey preview quotes - HRT, Bridgestone, Williams, Renault & more
Monte Carlo is a tough act to follow, but Istanbul Park, which will host the Turkish Grand Prix, is more than up to the task. A state-of-the-art facility, which features one of the most challenging corners on the calendar, the already legendary Turn Eight, an unusual anti-clockwise layout and plenty of gradients, it’s a real challenge. And it’s no wonder the drivers - and team personnel - can’t wait to get started on the 5.378 kilometre track…


Turkish - Team Preview
Bridgestone
Cosworth

McLaren
Sauber
Mercedes
Ferrari
Red Bull Not uploaded yet
Williams
Renault Not uploaded yet
Force India Not uploaded yet
Toro Rosso Not uploaded yet
Lotus Not uploaded yet
HRT
Virgin Not uploaded yet


Classic F1

Classic F1 - San Marino Grand Prix 1981
Watch short highlights from the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix as Brabham's Nelson Piquet wins a dramatic wet/dry race.

Classic F1 - US Grand Prix West 1982
Watch short highlights from the 1982 US Grand Prix West as Niki Lauda wins in only his third race back after two years out of F1.

Classic F1 - Swiss Grand Prix 1982
Watch short highlights from the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix as Keke Rosberg catches and passes Alain Prost on the penultimate lap to win at the Dijon-Prenois circuit in France.

Classic F1 - European Grand Prix 1985
Watch short highlights from the 1985 European Grand Prix as Nigel Mansell claims his first win in F1 with a superb drive at Brands Hatch.

Classic F1 - Button wins 2009 Turkish Grand Prix
Brawn's Jenson Button wins his sixth Grand Prix of the season, coming in ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Istanbul Park circuit.

Classic F1 - Turkish Grand Prix 2009 extended highlights
Watch extended highlights as Brawn's Jenson Button wins his sixth Grand Prix of the season, coming in ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Istanbul Park circuit.

Technical Changes - Monaco Grand Prix

Weather Forecast

The long-range weather forecast for next week’s Turkish Grand Prix suggests a dry weekend’s racing in prospect.

Temperatures are expected to be around 20 degrees on all three days with minimal chance of rain.

This is somewhat cooler temperatures than the race used to in its original late-summer place on the calendar. In 2008 the race was moved from August to May, meaning the race is held in less blazing temperatures than it used to be.

This has helped ease tyre wear concerns at one of the most punishing tracks on the calendar. Drivers will use the soft and hard compounds in this year’s race, the same which were used last year.



News

• Button hopes for Turkey breakthrough
  Jenson Button is hopeful this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix will mark the first race where his MP4-25 is fully tailored to his driving style since his move to McLaren.
• Hamilton charged over Oz car incident
  Lewis Hamilton has been formally charged with a driving offence in connection with his incident while leaving the Australian Grand Prix venue in Melbourne in March.
• Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel to change chassis in Turkey
  Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will race on a different chassis at next week's Turkish Grand Prix after a defect was found on the one he used in Monaco.
• Webber not thinking about 2011 plans
  Mark Webber says he has not given much thought to his 2011 plans yet, despite becoming the hottest property on the driver market given his current run of form, but refused to rule out a move away from Red Bull.
• Manager predicts Schumi resurgence
  Michael Schumacher’s manager Willi Weber is convinced the German star will start winning races again once Mercedes provides him with a car to do so and predicts 2011 will be the start of a “new era” for him.
• Loose manhole caused Rubens' crash
  Williams has revealed that a loose manhole cover on the circuit rather than a car issue was to blame for Rubens Barrichello's massive crash in the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Williams forced to use old front wing
  Williams will run with an older specification front wings on its FW32s in Turkey this weekend following the heavy damage both cars sustained in separate crashes in Monaco.
• Kubica eyes step forward on Spain form
  Renault star Robert Kubica admits he can’t expect to repeat his front-running Monaco form at the more conventional Istanbul Park this weekend – but thinks the team can continue to close the gap to the front.
• Sutil: Success has transformed mindset
  Adrian Sutil says Force India’s improved consistency this season has transformed the team’s mindset and instilled a new-found self-confidence.
• Sauber confident of regaining momentum
  Sauber is confident it will be able to resume the uptrend in form it showed at Barcelona earlier this month in next week’s Turkish Grand Prix, after struggling on the slow streets of Monte Carlo.
• Sand and streets for Red Bull in the Dominican Republic
  Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari travelled to the Caribbean over the weekend for a Red Bull Formula One demonstration. Alguersuari wowed 200,000 spectators at the event held in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, on Saturday, before taking to the beach in the RB5 on Sunday.
• Hispania cuts ties with Dallara
  Hispania Racing has ended its partnership with Dallara, the Italian constructor that designed and built the chassis for its debut Formula 1 campaign.
• Cosworth slams new teams' critics
  Engine supplier Cosworth says it has no concerns whatsoever about the financial health or future prospects of the three teams new to Formula 1 this system, despite Bernie Ecclestone intimating that at least one would need help to reach the end of the 2010 season.
• FIA to clear up last-lap safety car rules
  The FIA has confirmed it plans to adjust the wording of the regulations concerning the safety car rules on the final lap of a race following the confusion caused by Michael Schumacher’s pass on Fernando Alonso in Monaco.

The track and TV coverage starts

Technical changes Monaco



Inside F1 - Turkey GP preview Not uploaded yet

FIA Thursday press conference - Turkey


Practice 1

Practice 2

Practice 3

Qaulifying

Race


Standings

 

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