Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas believes Turkey's Istanbul Park is now "one of the grippiest tracks" on the Formula 1 calendar following Friday practice.... read more »

F1's return to Turkey after a nine-year absence in 2020 saw drivers struggle for grip due to a late track resurfacing and cold temperatures in the middle of November,... read more »

Lewis Hamilton started the opening day for the Turkish Grand Prix in top form, setting the fastest time of the first practice. His championship rival Max Verstappen finished... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks drivers can expect significantly faster lap times in Turkey this year after the asphalt was treated to add grip. read more »

Formula 1 teams are expecting greater levels of grip at this year's Turkish Grand Prix in the wake of last season's struggles at Istanbul Park. Turkey was drafted... read more »

Michael Masi has informed teams "the entire track surface has been treated to increase the grip level" at Istanbul Park ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

Following last year's 'perfect storm', which saw drivers describe conditions as "terrifying", the entire Istanbul Park track surface has been... read more »

The FIA has confirmed Turkey's Istanbul Park circuit has undergone water-blasting treatment in a bid to increase grip following the chaos that unfolded in last year's... read more »

Having not been used for F1 since 2011, Istanbul Park was resurfaced in 2020 as part of the preparations for the championship's return last year - the venue being one of... read more »

Alonso started on the hard tyres and as others pitted he rose to second place, behind only Sergio Perez, before making a late first pit stop on the same lap as the Red Bull... read more »

Pierre Gasly looked mighty in Sochi ending the opening day in third place, whereas team-mate Yuki Tsunoda struggled with grip in eighteenth. read more »

At Silverstone, the consensus was that everyone would take the safe option and start on the medium tyre. Alonso opted to go with the soft instead, taking advantage of the extra... read more »

The banking was designed with the intention that drivers could open DRS on entry and thus have a better chance of pulling off a passing move on the following straight.However,... read more »

A wet start to Saturday provided plenty of action at Spa, as teams pushed for grip ahead of qualifying. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »

After a rain shower hit the track with 25 minutes to go before lights out, all drivers opted to start the race on intermediate tyres in the low grip conditions.While polesitter... read more »

It's different strategies, it's different grip levels, we've got to get a good start and take the fight to them. read more »

A challenging session with changing grip and wind conditions throughout. This made it difficult for the drivers, together with their engineers, to deliver the perfect lap on... read more »

Max Verstappen says he lost grip in Q3, as his run of pole positions came to an end, but doubted he could have contended for top spot even with a clean lap in Hungary.... read more »

Despite extremely hot conditions during Friday's running for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Pirelli's three compounds stood up extremely well, including the red-walled C4... read more »

Max Verstappen is searching for answers to the lack of front grip which he suffered from during qualifying at Silverstone. read more »

Our conclusions from an Austrian Grand Prix that further strengthened Max Verstappen and Red Bull's grip on the 2021 World Championship. read more »

Max Verstappen strengthened his grip on this season's F1 title race by clinching his fourth win in five grands prix by taking the chequered flag in Austria. read more »

Leclerc bounced back from his nightmare race in France to qualify seventh in Austria but, despite a near perfect lap, he was left frustrated by an almost "scary" gap... read more »

F1 championship leader Verstappen set the fastest time of the opening one-hour session with 10 minutes to go as drivers struggled for grip on the streets of Baku.McLaren's... read more »

The track surface presents a challenge, being low grip and graining is a factor that has affected car performance in all the Grands Prix held here. read more »