Carlos Sainz Jnr believes he could have finished in the top five in last weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix had he not lost time with a slow pit stop.
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Giovinazzi ignoring position swap order was “not ideal”, admit team
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo’s head of track engineering Xevi Pujolar says he did not understand why Antonio Giovinazzi refused to let his team mate past when asked.
Bottas becomes 35th Formula 1 driver to reach 10 race wins
2021 Turkish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas became the 35th driver in F1 history to reach 10 victories last weekend and scored his second ‘hat trick’ of win, pole and fastest lap.
Medical Car driver van der Merwe likely to miss further races due to Covid-19 rules
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s Medical Car driver Alan van der Merwe is likely to be absent from further races this year due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Drivers to ask Masi why Alonso and Norris went unpunished for “very clear” incidents
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris and Fernando Alonso’s rivals want to know why they avoided significant penalties for seemingly straightforward violations in the last two rounds.
Hamilton’s radio frustration was to be expected – Mercedes
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes had no problem with Lewis Hamilton’s reaction to their strategy during the Turkish Grand Prix, which the driver denied had been “furious”.
Alfa Romeo fail to score again as Giovinazzi ignores order to let Raikkonen past
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo left a grand prix empty-handed for the 12th time this year on Sunday. But it could have turned out differently had Antonio Giovinazzi followed his team’s instructions.
Mazepin “extremely sorry” for close call with Hamilton
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin apologised to Lewis Hamilton for holding up the Mercedes driver while being lapped, an incident race director Michael Masi called “a bit rude”.
2021 Turkish Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onMick Schumacher, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz Jnr were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Turkish Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Paddock Diary: Turkish Grand Prix part two
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onA strong crowd turned up for the ninth Turkish Grand Prix, but will Istanbul Park get a tenth race? Dieter Rencken reports from the paddock.
Ocon’s non-stop strategy shows pitting Hamilton was correct call – Mercedes
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes say their decision to pit Lewis Hamilton in the latter stages of the Turkish Grand Prix was vindicated by Esteban Ocon’s gamble not to change tyres.
Verstappen wary Mercedes have “stepped it up” despite taking points lead
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onDespite re-taking the lead of the drivers championship at the Turkish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen warned Mercedes raised their game last weekend.
Radio transcript: How Hamilton’s plan to delay his pit stop backfired
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s radio messages show he stayed out too long on his intermediate tyres in yesterday’s race because he expected the track to dry out quicker than it did.
“Incredibly impressive” Mercedes straight-line speed alarms Red Bull
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull believe Mercedes have made significant gains with the straight-line speed of their car, based on last weekend’s performance.
Bottas shows Hamilton the way as he atones for “worst race of my career” in Turkey
2021 Turkish Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton must have wished he’d followed his team mate’s strategy after Valtteri Bottas triumphed in the Turkish Grand Prix.
Ocon could see tyre damage: “One more lap and I would have got a puncture”
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said his strategy in last year’s Turkish Grand Prix inspired his non-stop run today, though his recollection was slightly off.
Vote for your 2021 Turkish Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2021 Turkish Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onDid Esteban Ocon’s strategy show Lewis Hamilton shouldn’t have made a pit stop? The Alpine driver lost a lot of time at the end of the race.
Leclerc has “no regrets” after losing podium with strategy gamble
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he doesn’t regret Ferrari’s strategic gamble in the Turkish Grand Prix, despite dropping out of the top three positions as a result of it.
Alteration to stewards’ verdict explains Gasly’s stiff penalty for Alonso clash
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 race director Michael Masi explained why Pierre Gasly was given a stiff penalty for his first-lap collision with Fernando Alonso.