Turkish Grand Prix 2011, Istanbul Park - Race 4/19

Glaucus · 7 May 2011 at 15:17

Qualifying - Vettel eases to Istanbul Park pole
Sebastian Vettel’s best lap of 1m 25.049s on his first run in Q3 was so dominant that he didn’t need to make a second, yet still kept pole position. But if that wasn’t a gamble by Red Bull, keeping second-fastest Mark Webber in the garage was a little bit edgier, as the Mercedes, McLarens, Renaults and a lone Ferrari went out to challenge his 1m 25.454s best.

IPlayer - The Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying
Jake Humphrey presents live coverage of qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, which is the first European race of the 2011 Formula 1 season.

Sebastian Vettel's pole lap in Turkey
Ride on board with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel as he sets the fastest time in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Turkey Grand Prix - Top three drivers' qualifying reaction
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg give their reactions after finishing in the top three positions after qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Glaucus · 7 May 2011 at 15:18

Glaucus · 7 May 2011 at 15:20

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 09:35

I'm already board, hurry up will you.. Rubbish late race.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 09:59

Well I'm certainly not going to bet apennyfor every time it's said.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 11:16

This is torture, tick tock, tick tock.. Oh well at least I'm nothing over like I expected.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 12:30

ps3ud0 said:
Any idea how cheap the Turkish GP is to attend? Im tempted considering how empty it always seems to be...

ps3ud0

As little as £30 iirc. Thread earlier in the year, when I looked hard at going. But by the time you add flights and hotel/youth hostel on. It's still like 200.

Road trip next year.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:12

Yay DRS, nice boring"racing" what a crock of ****

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:13

ps3ud0 said:
Hmmm DRS zone might need work for next year...

ps3ud0

Yeah pulling it out and solving the problems.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:16

The biggest thing is they can follow closely due to no double diffuser. You bloody halfwit.. Just look at every single race this year and how close they can follow.
Also tyres don't seem to be affected so much by following.

Someone pass me the chill pill, bloody useless commentators.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:18

Must be a drive through for Massa, or fia fail again.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:19

Flibster said:
A full second faster for McLaren.

Should Ferrari have held him or risked the unsafe release?

With fia you take you chance. If fia fined every one the same. Then you would hold.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:22

Flibster said:
If the FIA treated everyone the same, we would all go to work on flying pigs.

I would love a flying pig with a Saddle.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:29

Mike_P said:
yeah both the mercs are getting mugged on straights!!

Did they go massive rear wing and use DRS on qauli to get so far up. Now with the race no DRS and so slow on straights.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:37

See stuff DRS, solve the dirty air and we have racing. Now fia just need to keep onto of dirty air and when 2013 comes in dirty air will be significantly cut again.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:38

aspirins said:
DRS may be a joke, but there's no denying these races are fun to watch

Not due to DRS, the DRS overtakes have been boring.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:41

aspirins said:
Agree, but I think DRS is allowing the cars to be all over each other, which promotes more overtaking on the rest of the lap.

I don't agree, look at the following distance all over the lap and at ever race this year. It is due to double diffusers and less dirty air. Also wouldn't be surprised if tyres making a difference as well. They don't seem to blister or anything, as they discard so much rubber. So aren't affected nearly as much by following.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:49

Shocking

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:52

dannyjo22 said:
So, just because they can follow closer because the DD's have gone doesn't mean there would be more passing. There wasn't before the DD's and they could follow more closely.

Before double diffuser they couldn't follow as closely due to dirty care cause by other aero dynamics. They got rid of those aero dynamics to reduce dirty air. But like normal some cleaver sod designed double diffuser which replaces all the dirty back in, in one go. Now that's go this is less dirty air and following closer than they have in years. Just look at the over takes we are seeing all over the track. And the gap times again all over the tracks.

Glaucus · 8 May 2011 at 13:56

Yes Martin that's because there's plenty of rule changes, DRS is not the one causing most of the racing. The other rules also aren't unfair. God you two do my head in. If coulthard compares turbos, I may well punch the tv.