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2021 Formula 1 Turkish GP
Oct 8, 2021 to Oct 10, 2021
| Istanbul Park, TR
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Formula 1 Turkish GP
F1 Turkish Grand Prix Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Saturday's F1 Turkish GP action from Istanbul Park
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- Bottas takes pole for the Turkish Grand Prix ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc
- Hamilton qualified top but will take a 10-place grid penalty
- Vettel, Ocon, Russell, Schumacher and Sainz out in Q2
- Ricciardo, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Raikkonen and Mazepin out in Q1
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Leaderboard
- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Bottas, Mercedes
- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Leclerc, Ferrari
- Gasly, AlphaTauri
- Alonso, Alpine
- Perez, Red Bull
- Norris, McLaren
- Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
- Stroll, Aston Martin
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09:19:35 am
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And that's all from us today! We'll see you tomorrow for the Turkish Grand Prix.
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09:19:18 am
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Here's the report from qualifying: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-turkish-gp-hamilton-tops-qualifying-bottas-on-pole/6683792/
09:08:56 am
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09:03:28 am
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Top 10 in qualifying: Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Leclerc, Gasly, Alonso, Perez, Norris, Stroll, Tsunoda.
09:02:31 am
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Hamilton cements the best time in qualifying - but with his 10-place grid penalty, Bottas has pole for tomorrow!
09:02:02 am
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Leclerc fires up to fourth, bagging himself a second-row spot for tomorrow!
09:01:29 am
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Bottas gets within a whisker of usurping Hamilton, but is just a tenth off the fastest time!
09:01:02 am
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Alonso goes quicker, getting fifth off Perez - as Verstappen remains third!
Checkered flag
09:00:40 am
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Chequered is out - Perez also improves but remains fifth for now.
09:00:13 am
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Gasly goes quicker with a 1m23.326s, but can't improve on fourth.
08:59:50 am
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Tsunoda cements ninth with a 1m24.368s.
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08:58:24 am
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And it's a 1m22.868s for Hamilton now; the bar is raised once more.
08:55:56 am
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So there's a bit of a pause for thought, but Hamilton is first to get back out.
08:52:57 am
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After the opening runs, Perez is fifth ahead of Alonso, Norris, Leclerc, Tsunoda and Stroll.
08:52:27 am
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Gasly gets up to third, but gets moved down to fourth by Verstappen.
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08:51:50 am
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Hamilton opens Q3 with a 1m23.093s, which Bottas pips by 0.022s.
Green flag
08:48:27 am
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The final part of qualifying now begins.
08:44:04 am
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In Q3: Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly, Alonso, Perez, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Stroll, Norris
08:42:51 am
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Eliminated in Q2: Vettel, Ocon, Russell, Schumacher, Sainz.
08:41:59 am
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Leclerc moves out of the drop zone, shuffling Vettel back in!
08:41:37 am
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Russell looked good to get out of the drop, but goes wide at the final corner and will not progress!
Checkered flag
08:41:16 am
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Vettel goes 10th fastest for now, as the chequered flag comes out.
Off track
08:40:51 am
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Stroll's had an off at Turn 1, braking too late and taking to the run-off.
08:40:21 am
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Alonso outpaces the Red Bulls to go third fastest, before Gasly shuffles him down a spot with his own bid for third.
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08:39:45 am
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Hamilton scythes another half-a-second out of his best, setting a 1m23.082s.
08:39:19 am
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Leclerc has fallen into the drop zone after Stroll's escape act, meaning he needs to get a move on.
08:38:39 am
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Perez moves up to third, as Verstappen's quickest first sector doesn't translate into top spot with a lock-up into the final collection of corners.
08:37:38 am
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Stroll gets out of the bottom five with a 1m24.601s, good enough for P7.
08:37:08 am
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Russell goes 11th on the mediums, which isn't quite enough to make it through into Q3 thus far.
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08:36:24 am
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"I'm struggling on the mediums with this downforce," Leclerc reports.
Off track
08:35:19 am
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Leclerc's had a spin at the final corner, leaving him unable to improve on 10th for the time being.
08:34:00 am
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"It takes too long to get temps," says Hamilton, unsatisfied with the cold track conditions.
08:33:12 am
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Vettel, Stroll, Schumacher, Russell and Sainz currently occupy the bottom five with seven minutes left.
08:32:44 am
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Alonso then returns the favour by going third, going faster than Bottas.
08:32:21 am
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Gasly gets up to fourth, nudging ahead of Alonso and Norris.
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08:31:56 am
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Verstappen plonks his car into first place with a 1m24.002s, but Hamilton quickly eclipses that with a 1m23.595s.
08:31:12 am
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Schumacher had got up to seventh, but Leclerc shuffles him down a spot by grabbing fourth.
08:30:50 am
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Vettel gets up to P5, displacing Ocon, as Stroll goes sixth.
08:30:25 am
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Perez has had a spin on his opening run, snapping at Turn 1 and ending up sideways. Almost a carbon copy of Tsunoda's Q1 spin.
08:29:30 am
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Alonso displaces Gasly from second, as Tsunoda is just behind his AlphaTauri team-mate.
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By: Autosport Staff
Published: Oct 9, 2021, 1:19 PM
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