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Turkish Grand Prix archive


Chinese Grand Prix tickets not on sale yet

8 January 2010 by Keith Collantine

The 2010 Chinese Grand Prix is 100 days away but ticket sales have not yet begun for the event.
F1.com doesn’t have any tickets on sale for the race yet and there’s been nothing on the Shanghai International Circuit’s website, which now appears to have gone down.
It’s the earliest round of the championship which tickets aren’t [...]

Barrichello unhappy after more car trouble (Turkish Grand Prix round-up)

9 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Wrapping up the Turkish Grand Prix coverage at F1 Fanatic, here’s a look back at the rest of the weekend’s stories.
Including Rubens Barrichello’s concerns about his reliability, what went wrong for Fisichella and the other changes to the cars.

It wasn’t just Button that cost Vettel second (Turkish Grand Prix analysis)

8 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel’s three-stop strategy at Istanbul left him vulnerable to team mate Mark Webber. Webber occasionally managed to match Vettel’s pace despite carrying a heavier fuel which, along with Vettel’s delay behind Button, helped Webber nab second off his team mate.
Here’s an analysis of the Turkish Grand Prix including how far McLaren are off the [...]

Turkish Grand Prix facts and stats

8 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Four consecutive wins for Jenson Button – three consecutive no-scores for McLaren. Here’s the Turkish Grand Prix in numbers.

Turkish Grand Prix in pictures

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

From the grid to the champagne – here’s a look at the Turkish Grand Prix in pictures.

Vettel’s mistake lets Button in for another win (Turkish Grand Prix review)

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Jenson Button added Istanbul Park to the growing roster of circuits he has conquered this year.
Pole sitter Sebastian Vettel could offer no more than token resistance to the Brawn steamroller, and he also lost out to team mate Mark Webber.

Vettel questions Red Bull tactics

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel had doubts that Red Bull got his strategy right in the Turkish Grand Prix and made his displeasure plain in the post-race press conference.
And the team trod a fine line with the rule book by issuing a covert order to Vettel late in the race preventing him from overtaking team mate Mark Webber. [...]

Rate the race: Turkish Grand Prix

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Jenson Button notched up his sixth win of 2009 in Turkey.
What did you think of the race? Rate it out of ten and leave a comment below:

Championship standings after Turkey

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

Drivers’ championship
Jenson Button 61
Rubens Barrichello 35
Sebastian Vettel 29
Mark Webber 27.5
Jarno Trulli 19.5
Timo Glock 13
Nico Rosberg 11.5
Felipe Massa 11
Fernando Alonso 11
Kimi Raikkonen 9
Lewis Hamilton 9
Nick Heidfeld 6
Heikki Kovalainen 4
Sebastien Buemi 3
Sebastien Bourdais 2
Robert Kubica 2
Adrian Sutil 0
Nelson Piquet Jnr 0
Kazuki Nakajima 0
Giancarlo Fisichella 0
Constructors’ championship
Brawn 96
Red Bull 56.5
Toyota 32.5
Ferrari 20
McLaren 13
Williams 11.5
Renault 11
BMW 8
Toro Rosso 5
Force [...]

Turkish Grand Prix result

7 June 2009 by Keith Collantine

1. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes
2. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota
5. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota
6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
7. Robert Kubica, BMW
8. Timo Glock, Toyota
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
10. Fernando Alonso, Renault
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW
12. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota
13. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
14. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes
15. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
16. Nelson Piquet Jnr, Renault
17. Adrian Sutil, [...]