George Russell believes ensuring his Williams is set up correctly could produce gaps of "seconds between cars" as he searched for positives ahead of taking an engine... read more »

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez compared the resurfaced track at Istanbul Park to driving in his kitchen following a tricky day for all during Turkish Grand Prix practice. read more »

Formula 1's first day of action at the Istanbul Park circuit since 2011 was made difficult for all teams and drivers through a combination of factors. read more »

Today was a difficult day throughout. read more »

The conditions we've found today were unexpected, with the new tarmac creating very low grip and the tyres consequently taking a long time to start working. read more »

We have not seen the real levels out there today as most people struggled to get their tyres to work. Tomorrow's third free practice session will be very important as the... read more »

There's a threat of rain for tomorrow and a shower would do a lot to erase any trace of track improvement we've had so far. read more »

It was very tricky out there today and it's not just because of the colder temperatures - the lack of grip is a real factor too. read more »

A slippery, recently resurfaced Istanbul Park circuit proved a challenge for F1's drivers and led to an abnormal day of Friday practice running at the Turkish GP. read more »

Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola admits the Italian company would have brought softer tyres to the Turkish Grand Prix had it known in time the track was being resurfaced read more »

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has said the "shocking" track conditions at Istanbul Park made Friday's free practice sessions "more like rallycross than... read more »

Charles Leclerc hopes Ferrari F1 can build on a positive showing in Friday practice for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen has criticised Istanbul Park's new track surface by saying "it can't get any worse" after drivers struggled for grip in Formula 1 practice... read more »

Charles Leclerc has bucked the trend of near-universal criticism of the Istanbul Park circuit by claiming the slippery track was "fun" to drive in the opening day of... read more »

FP2 in Istanbul = intriguing. Watch all the best bits as the drivers and teams put in more valuable laps on an unfamiliar circuit, ahead of another crucial qualifying... read more »

Lewis Hamilton got straight to the point when criticising the new surface at Istanbul Park ahead of the Turkish GP. read more »

After a slippery opening day at Istanbul Park ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix, plenty of uncertainties remain for the Formula 1 grid. Here's how and when to watch qualifying read more »

Today's press conference with Franz Tost, Frederic Vasseur and Marcin Budkowski. read more »

Today's press conference with Guenther Steiner, Toto Wolff and Mario Isola. read more »

Max Verstappen has joked the teams may have to "switch to spikes on the tyres" for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix after feeling like he was "driving on... read more »

An Aston Martin Red Bull Racing car was on top for the second time today. read more »

Lando Norris joked that he spent his 21st birthday at "drift school" due to the lack of grip during Friday practice for Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix. Formula 1... read more »

On what can only be explained as difficult track conditions, Max Verstappen took the Friday first practice crown away from Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Lewis Hamilton laments 'disaster day' for Mercedes after struggles with "shit" new Istanbul track surface at Turkish GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described the newly-laid Istanbul Park circuit as "terrifying" following practice for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »