Heikki Kovalainen was left buoyed by another strong qualifying performance at Istanbul Park on Saturday afternoon, with the Finn leading the way out of the teams that entered... read more »

Sebastian Vettel continued his 100 per cent pole position record for 2011 in Turkey, his lack of dry running on Friday proving no disadvantage whatsoever as he blitzed all... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has said that he is prepared to go wheel-to-wheel with his rivals with a McLaren victory important in Turkey. read more »

Welcome to live text commentary of the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix from Istanbul Park. You can follow the live commentary via this page, our Twitter (@F1TimesLive) read more »

Despite his crash from yesterday, Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man at Istanbul during the third and final free practice session this morning. The... read more »

Sebastian Vettel shows no effects of missing Friday practice by topping Saturday morning's timesheet in Turkey. read more »

Sebastian Vettel was able to bounce back from the critical error he made yesterday to set the fastest time during the third and final practice session at Istanbul Park on... read more »

Paul Hembery: "We've been delighted to welcome Mr Tronchetti to Istanbul, on what has been a historic day for Pirelli. We've seen our intermediate and read more »

Jérôme d'Ambrosio has been given a 5-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix, with the Belgian driver falling foul of yellow flag rules during the second... read more »

Friday's press conference from Istanbul with Robert Fernley (Force India), Mike Gascoyne (Lotus), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Franz Tost (Toro... read more »

Jenson Button has likened sections of the bumpy Istanbul Park circuit to a motocross track after both McLarens visibly struggled under braking for turn 12 during Friday... read more »

Williams endures a day that is both productive and challenging as the Turkish GP weekend starts in Istanbul read more »

Daniel Ricciardo: “This was my very first time driving at the Istanbul track and the session went well giving me an understanding of why drivers read more »

McLaren enjoyed first and third positions on the Practice 2 timesheets as Istanbul Park finally dried out on Friday afternoon. Although Jenson Button is somewhat disappointed... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says tyre wear around the Istanbul Park is not as bad as many initially feared it would be... read more »

Although Istanbul Park is a track which Sergio Pérez knows well from his GP2 days, the feeder series runner-up of 2010 was presented with a new challenge on Friday afternoon,... read more »

Formula One drivers hope they will not be competing at the Turkish Grand Prix for the last time this weekend... read more »

A round-up of comment after Friday's practice sessions at Istanbul Park read more »

Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet session around the Istanbul park circuit in Turkey, finishing over a second ahead of the two Mercedes read more »

Dry second session sees Jenson Button and McLaren end day one on top in Turkey. read more »

Jenson Button puts McLaren back on top in Turkey, as Sebastian Vettel pays price for FP1 shunt. read more »

McLaren’s Jenson Button moved to the top of the timesheets as conditions improved for Istanbul’s second free practice session on Friday. Behind the 2009 winner, Nico Rosberg... read more »

Jenson Button narrowly beat Nico Rosberg to the fastest time in a dry second practice session at Istanbul Park, while championship leader Sebastian Vettel did not run at all... read more »

Pirelli is trialling modified markings for its Soft compound tyres in Istanbul this weekend. The yellow-marked type now sports a yellow arc between its Pirelli and PZero labels... read more »

Felipe Massa has admitted that he needs a major step forward from Ferrari if he is to return to winning ways in Turkey. read more »