McLaren’s plans to renovate its wind tunnel will not be affected by discussions around a possible ban on their future use in Formula 1 from 2030.
2020 Turkish Grand Prix articles archive
Russell to get grid penalty for power unit change
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is set to take a grid penalty for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix after Williams fitted a fourth power unit to his car.
F1 drivers pleased to share race weekends with “underrated” W Series in 2021
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers including Lewis Hamilton praised the addition of women’s championship W Series to eight rounds on next year’s calendar.
2020 Turkish Grand Prix build-up in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, where McLaren are raising money for charity Children in Need.
Drivers concerned Istanbul’s new surface will be as gripless as Algarve’s
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers expect they will have to contend with a slippery track surface for the second time in three races this weekend.
Beating Ferrari to sixth place “becoming more difficult” for AlphaTauri
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri’s hopes of beating Ferrari to sixth place in the constructors championship are fading, its drivers admit, despite the gap between the two teams narrowing at the last race.
Grosjean would “put his fear aside” to race in Indianapolis 500
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean says he is willing to accept the dangers of racing on ovals to compete in the IndyCar series, partly as the championship now has so few of them.
Verstappen: F1 should drop some tracks to make way for “old-school” circuits
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Formula 1 should remove some of the current rounds on the calendar to make way for more “old-school” tracks like those which were added this year.
Gasly says potential lost podium at Imola was his most painful retirement yet
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly says his retirement from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was hard to take as he believes he could have finished on the podium.
Hamilton: Mercedes took a while to convince me to join them
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton admitted he wasn’t initially convinced by the idea of moving to Mercedes when the team first approached him in 2012, as he attempts to clinch a record-equalling title with the team.
Vettel: “Embarrassing” F1 software shortcoming creates risky unlapping situations
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 can avoid potentially dangerous situations when drivers un-lap themselves by addressing a shortcoming in race control’s software.
F1 drivers braced for punishment from Istanbul’s “killer” turn eight
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers expect Istanbul Park’s famed turn eight will prove a ‘neck killer’ at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix.
Perez: Late Red Bull decision means a sabbatical is an option
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has admitted he may have to take a sabbatical from driving in 2021 as Red Bull have not yet decided whether they want him to drive for them next year.
Stroll says his reaction to Imola marshals on track was “as safe as it could be”
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll says he wasn’t warned about a group of marshals he encountered on track during a Safety Car period at Imola, and his reaction was “as safe as it could be”.
Russell explains letter to team apologising for “unacceptable” Imola Safety Car crash
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says the letter he sent his Williams team apologising for his crash behind the Safety Car in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix wasn’t the first time he’s written to them in this way.
Can anything delay Hamilton’s coronation? Turkish GP talking points
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton is expected to make history this weekend by equalling the record for most world championships won by a single driver. Here are the Turkish Grand Prix talking points.
Triple-headers “not ideal” but essential for 23-race calendar, says Steiner
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says teams will have to live with the two triple-headers which have been scheduled on the 2021 F1 calendar in order to accommodate its 23 races.
Dry but overcast weather for Istanbul Park return
2020 Turkish Grand Prix weather
Posted onFormula 1 looks set for a dry end to the season with no rain expected in Turkey, followed by three races at desert venues.
How Hamilton can clinch a record-equalling seventh F1 title on Sunday
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onHow can Lewis Hamilton equal Michael Schumacher’s record seven world titles this weekend? Here are all the championship permutations, including full and half-points.
2020 Turkish Grand Prix TV Times
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onThe Turkish Grand Prix returns to the F1 calendar this weekend and the race start times are on the early side. Don’t miss anything – check the times for all of this weekend’s sessions here.