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TURKEY - Istanbul

Friday 6 May
First practice: 0755-0935, BBC Red Button/BBC Radio 5 live sports extra/online
Second practice: 1155-1355, BBC Red Button/BBC Radio 5 live sports extra/online

Saturday 7 May
Third practice: 0855-1005, BBC Red Button/BBC Radio 5 live/online
Qualifying: 1100-1330, BBC Two/BBC Radio 5 live sports extra/online

Sunday 8 May
Grand Prix live: 1210-1525, BBC One/BBC Radio 5 live/online
F1 forum: 1525-1620, BBC Red Button/online
Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three


Standings:

Track:

Track Diagram

Track DRS
The FIA has set the zone for the Drag Reduction System for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Drivers will be able to activate their systems in the race from shortly before turn 11. The systems will remain open until they reach the braking zone for turn 12.

Significantly, the FIA have again not given drivers the full length of the longest straight on the track to use the devices, in a bid to keep it from making overtaking too easy.

The DRS detection point will be in the braking zone for turn nine:

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

Car performance

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

Strategy
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 - Virgin, Lotus, Pirelli, Williams & more
Mention Istanbul Park and talk immediately turns to Turn Eight, the multi-apex left-hander that has become one of the classic corners on the F1 calendar. It’s going to be tough on tyres, so the focus will again be very much on Pirelli’s rubber. On top of that, several long straights will place a premium on KERS and DRS performance. Teams and drivers discuss the challenge that will be the Turkish Grand Prix…

- Team Preview
Pirelli
Cosworth Not uploaded yet


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


Classic F1
Rubens Barrichello - classic F1 2011
Rubens Barrichello is the latest driver to choose his five favourite all-time grands prix for our new-look classic Formula 1 series.

Rubens Barrichello's classic F1 - US Grand Prix West 1983
Watch highlights from the 1983 US Grand Prix as the McLarens of John Watson and Niki Lauda claim a memorable one-two after starting the race from 23rd and 22nd on the grid.

"It was the race when Keke Rosberg did a 360º spin and he kept on going for Williams. In my head it was just phenomenal."

Rubens Barrichello's classic F1 - Portuguese Grand Prix 1985
Watch short highlights from the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix as Ayrton Senna wins his first race in F1 after dominating the field in treacherous wet conditions.

"When Ayrton Senna won his first race in Portugal in 1985, it was also special for me. First of all because I had him as a mentor but also because he was just so fantastic in the way he drove every time he got into the car.

"Though he was to go on to win three championships, that day in Portugal he hadn't won a Formula 1 race before. It was so wet and everyone was crashing out, stopping and so on but Senna held on from pole to lead the race and it was so nice when he hung on to win in the Lotus.

Rubens Barrichello's classic F1 - German Grand Prix 2000
Watch highlights from the 2000 German Grand Prix as Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello wins his first ever F1 race after starting from 18th place on the grid.

"I love to watch my race in Hockenheim in 2000 when I took my first grand prix victory from the back of the grid.

"I had a problem with my car, it wasn't ready for qualifying, and then 20 minutes into the session it started to rain and I ended up qualifying back in 18th for Ferrari. I just wanted Saturday to go and for Sunday to come. I was sad because Hockenheim's a good race track and I knew I had a good chance of a podium.

"But I started the race just wishing the weekend to go and then all of a sudden on Sunday, I was overtaking, overtaking and overtaking. I saw my chance to win the race - and I did."

Rubens Barrichello's classic F1 - British Grand Prix 2008
Watch highlights from the 2008 British Grand Prix as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton wins his first race on home soil with a superb drive in the wet at Silverstone.

"The other one that I love to watch is the British Grand Prix in the wet at Silverstone. We Brazilians do like the rain - and I've had a lot of practice in the wet in the Brazil right from my karting days.

"That race at Silverstone, I was soaked inside the car. When the Honda guys asked me what tyres I wanted, I said 'wet tyres'. Then they told me that others were going out on the intermediates and I said: 'They must be crazy because it's raining really heavily.' But that's how I got up (the order) during the race.

"I was a lap behind Lewis Hamilton's McLaren. He went on to win the race, but I took that back and I was going on. It felt so great to drive a car that was not that good but with better tyres than the others. I was able to overtake the others and finish on the podium."

With each driver, we choose one of their races to highlight and for Barrichello we have picked Monza 1978. That's because we have not shown it before, whereas all his other choices have featured in classic F1 over the last two years.

Usually, we would show the entire 'Grand Prix' highlights programme that was broadcast on the evening of the race. In this case, however, we have had to edit it because we felt some of the coverage of Peterson's crash was inappropriate.

As a result, the video starts with commentator Murray Walker summing up the events at the first start before reconvening for the second one.

The long highlights are embedded below. Underneath them are both short and long highlights of last year's Turkish Grand Prix, to further whet your appetites for this weekend's race.

Classic F1 - Lewis Hamilton wins 2010 Turkish Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton leads home a McLaren one-two from Jenson Button, with Red Bull's Mark Webber in third after an action-packed Turkish Grand Prix.

Technical Changes - China

Weather Forecast
Practice 1 Fri 10:00
Practice 2 Fri 14:00

Practice 3 Sat 11:00
Qualifying Sat 14:00

Race Sun 15:00

News

• McLaren have 'small upgrades' for Turkey
  McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh says his squad will stick to 'small modifications' for Turkey rather than a major update package, but is confident the race will see another step forward.
• McLaren: tyres and exhaust key to catching Red Bull
  McLaren believe they’re between three and five tenths of a second per lap off Red Bull’s pace heading into the fourth round of the season.
• Ferrari admit failure to innovate holding them back
  Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis says the team need to “rediscover the spirit of innovation which maybe we have lost a bit over the past two years”.
• Ferrari eye progress in 'very important month' ahead
  Ferrari hope that new improvements can close the gap on their title rivals over the next month, a period the Italian team call 'very important'.
• Renault 'only scratching the surface' so far in 2011
  Nick Heidfeld believes Renault are yet to deliver their full potential this year and can still raise their game a lot further.
• Heidfeld loving life at Renault
  Nick Heidfeld says he already feels very much at home at Renault despite only taking the injured Robert Kubica's place on the eve of the new season.
• Williams bringing extensive FW33 update to Turkey
  Williams are bringing a substantial aerodynamic update package for the FW33 to this weekend’s race.
• Sam Michael and Jon Tomlinson to leave Williams at end of 2011
  Williams have announced technical director Sam Michael and chief aerodynamicist Jon Tomlinson have resigned.
• Williams appoint Mike Coughlan as chief engineer
  Williams have appointed Mike Coughlan as chief engineer as part of the sweeping overhaul of their technical department announced on Tuesday morning.
• Force India laud drivers' form
  Force India team boss Vijay Mallya believes that with the form his drivers Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil are in, it should be possible for the squad to score at every remaining grand prix this season.
• Virgin promise “new direction” with Turkey upgrades
  Virgin team principal John Booth says the team’s upgrade package for Turkey is “significant to say the least”.
• Kolles: Hispania ready to take on Virgin
  Hispania are poised to take a big step forward in Turkey this weekend and can start threatening the teams immediately ahead, according to the Spanish squad's chief Colin Kolles.
  
  

Driver Chnages


The track and TV coverage starts

FIA Thursday press conference - China



Technical changes Turkey


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

FIA Friday press conference - China



Practice 1



Practice 2

Practice 3

Qualifying

Race

Standings

 

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