Turkey; Bahrain; Sakhir; Abu Dhabi; FORMULA 1 DHL TURKISH GRAND PRIX 2020 - QUALIFYING 12 15 Nov 2020 Intercity Istanbul Park, Istanbul. Max Verstappen has not taken pole this year, qualifying second in Turkey for the fourth time in 2020. hide. There are no points for today and we have good pace, so hopefully we will have a better time tomorrow and show what we can really do around here.”, "Qualifying fourth is good but I think with how competitive we’ve been this weekend we are most probably a bit disappointed as we could have been higher. Nov 14, 2020, 5:30 PM. Hopefully, it will be dry in the race so we can put today behind us and have a strong result.”, ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Pierre Gasly of France driving the (10) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT01 Honda during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Abu Dhabi 2020 GP : Final Highlights. I was quite confident we could improve, but I got to Turn 1 and I locked up. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images), ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. There will be plenty of opportunities tomorrow. Certainly, a lot happened out there today. By: Charles Bradley. I backed off for those yellow flags, but everybody else seemed to be improving as the track was improving. As people know, I always want the best and always try to do better so it is not a great feeling in this moment. share. ... — Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2020. “Today was incredible and one of the best moments of my Formula 1 career. ", "It's been very tricky out there all weekend, but today was particularly challenging. It’s a disappointing result and not a true representation of the performance of our car, as the session was dominated by the tyres and getting them in the right working range. 'We tried our hardest and this was the fastest we could go. We knew that George would have to take a grid penalty this weekend and so we hope that despite the difficult testing conditions, we have been able to give him a decent race car, which he can use to work his way back up the field. F1, Qualifying: live results and updates | 2020 Turkish GP. Nov 14, 2020, 5:30 PM . We've got some freedom to make a few changes to the car tomorrow and we need to have a good look at things ahead of the race because tyre warm-up is going to be critical. Max’s final lap still looked good for pole but a snap at Turn 7 cost him around six tenths of a second putting him P2. The circuit does not have a long history of being home to the F1 championships. 2020 F1 Grand Prix of Turkey — Qualifying results. Lance Stroll scored his very first F1 pole position of his career, during the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix qualifying session today. Lance Stroll took a shocking pole position for the 14th race of the 2020 Formula 1 season, the Turkish Grand Prix at Intercity Istanbul Park. This weekend, Formula 1 makes its return to Istanbul, Turkey, all thanks to the curtailed F1 2020 Calendar due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All drivers went out to try and improve their ranking. Q1 The quali started out dry, but the track was still very wet and slippery. 4 comments. We struggled a lot in the morning, but I think the laps we did in FP3 helped us later in the day. When Q1 restarted for the second time Max Verstappen took over P1 from Ocon and was even almost 2s faster than his teammate Alex Albon. It’s never easy in these conditions and I think especially when it’s on the cusp of choosing between full Wet tyres or Intermediate tyres; it’s does make the strategy very tricky. It was also the first pole for the Racing Point team. But he and Stroll will be reassured, as … Clearly the laps behind Kimi didn’t help but also something did not work for us on that tyre which we need to understand. We must abort the lap, not just simply lift off, if there’s a double yellow flag – which there was. Ricciardo got the better of the conditions to come home fifth, while Ocon might be slightly disappointed given he normally excels in the wet. 5 things we learned from Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, What the teams said – Friday in Bahrain, 'A lot left on the table' – Champions Vettel and Alonso on their low-key first day with new teams, WATCH: Being calm is my ‘weakest point’ jokes Tsunoda after radio outburst in FP1, ‘We didn’t expect to be as competitive’ says Leclerc after positive start for Ferrari in Bahrain. It is what it is. This is racing and you can’t always be happy unless you get the maximum out of the conditions. F1. We only saw the intermediate and full wet tyres used in FP3 and qualifying, with the pole position time set on the Green intermediate as the crossover point was reached during Q3, triggering a tense strategic battle. Everyone else pushed, improved their laps, but I’m knocked out of Q1.”, “It looked like we’d have a good qualifying, but it ended up that we were in the wrong place at the wrong time with the yellow flags in Q1. “For the race the conditions look to be drier again, so we’ll do our best to recover from today.”, “A difficult quali. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. ", ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF1000 on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. However, I think we compromised the session with the intermediate at the start of Q2 which obviously didn’t work as expected, and by the time we were managing to get the Wets to warm up properly, the session was over and I could only do two timed laps before the chequered flag. In Q1, I had to abort my best lap under yellow flags and that almost cost me a place in Q2, especially as others didn’t abort their laps under double waved yellow. But the highlight of 2020 came on Saturday in Turkey, where both drivers put their Alfa Romeos into Q3 to celebrate the team’s 500th GP in style. both being handed grid drops for tomorrow's race. Report Hamilton seals historic 7th title with peerless wet-weather victory in … It’s so much more taxing mentally when conditions are like this. "Conditions were no better in qualifying and the whole field struggled to varying degrees. Seb and Charles are ready for qualifying . Congratulations to the Racing Points - to Lance for his pole position and to Checo for being right up there as well. Full qualifying results for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, Turkey, … googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1526810873155-0');}); making Q3 for the first time this season. (Photo by Joe Portlock - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images). 14-11-2020 14:54 . The conditions out there weren’t easy with low grip and a cold and wet track, but we did a good job: the wet tyres worked well with our package and everyone delivered. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t blinking during a lap. There was no sign as to where the grip was in the corners, and I wasn’t getting much feedback from the track either. There was no way we could carry on. The 2020 Formula 1 Turkish GP, on the F1 Istanbul Park Circuit. Q3 In the final session the track was getting dryer and only Sergio Perez and Ocon went out on quicker intermediate tyres. Kvyat at one point said he was spinning every lap and a final big moment cost him a chance of Q2. The session showed that it was so important to be on the right tyre at the right time and we definitely made the correct call by being on intermediate tyres at the end. By: Charles Bradley. Uitslag kwalificatie Formule 1 GP Turkije 2020 14 november 2020 16 reacties. As for Gasly, he did at least make it into the second part of qualifying but couldn’t extract any speed from the AT01. We can be proud of what we did on an important weekend for the team, but no points are given out on Saturday: we still have to do a good job in the race.”, ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202011140174 // Usage for editorial use only // ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. The drivers were finding it extremely challenging just to keep the car on the track, let alone set competitive lap times. https://f1i.com/news/389937-2020-turkish-grand-prix-qualifying-results.html Posted at 13:55 14 Nov 2020 13:55 14 Nov 2020 Post update Lance Stroll stands on the top of his Racing Point, then, climbs down and runs to embrace all his team. ROUND 19: Turkey Intercity Istanbul Park Length: 5.338 km (3.317 mi) Distance: 58 laps, 309.396 km (192.249 mi) Lap … Nobody who was in the elimination zone could improve enough and the Ferrari team didn't make it to Q3. Getting the tyres to work hasn’t been our strength today, but on the other hand, it’s not normal to drive in conditions like these, they’re very extreme and unusual, and the grip feels insanely low. Stroll grabs wonder pole in wet & wild Turkish GP qualifying, Perez P3 in banner day for Racing Point; unhappy Verstappen settles for P2 after key Red Bull strategy call; Mercedes’ season-long pole streak ends . From these positions we have a chance to do really well, especially if conditions remain like these. It paid off and lap by lap, we were improving and looking quick. The Racing Point driver will start from P1 for the first time in his career in Turkey. Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Lewis Larkam runs through the field’s driver ratings following the 2020 Turkish GP at Istanbul Park, Turkey. Having been in the top three in every session, Leclerc couldn’t turn his tyres on when it mattered and dropped out in Q2. I don’t know what to expect tomorrow, the conditions are tricky in both the wet and the dry, so anything can happen in the race. Nicholas found it especially tough, but George found a little more grip from the tyres and was able to complete his final lap and improve his position, although he was unable to progress into Q2. (Photo by Mario Renzi - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images), ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Daniil Kvyat of Russia driving the (26) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT01 Honda runs wide during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. His team mate did likewise, but at least Vettel managed to out-qualify the youngster for the first time since Hungary. The conditions out there weren’t easy, probably the most difficult in my career, but we put together the laps when it mattered and we achieved our best result of the season so far. F1 Live Stream Turkish GP 2020, Start Time, and Broadcast Channel: Formula 1 is headed to Istanbul, Turkey for the next race of the 2020 season. But as the track dried, the intermediate looked to be the right tyre to be on and the team swapped the Dutchman onto that compound, only for him to struggle to get it working. I had very little grip as it was incredibly difficult getting the tyres working. The track’s proximity to Istanbul gives you a perfect chance to explore this fascinating city – while for the more suntan-focused Formula 1 fans, you’re just a short internal flight away from some of the country’s supreme beaches in the south of the country, or the Black Sea resorts in the east. Gone was the opportunity to finally out-qualify his team mate, but at least the Canadian will be starting ahead of Russell tomorrow thanks to Russell's grid penalties. The out-lap of that last run was much better for me. "It was so challenging out there today and we were all struggling, but for whatever reason some people could switch on the tyres better than us. Here's how and when to watch qualifying. Turkey; Bahrain; Sakhir; Abu Dhabi; FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2020 - QUALIFYING 26 29 Nov 2020 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. “Very disappointed with today. We’re usually pretty fast in the wet but today we couldn’t get the tyres to work. Raikkonen wound up eighth after spinning again in Q3 while Giovinazzi was caught out by yellow flags. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Romain Grosjean of France driving the (8) Haas F1 … The circuit of Istanbul created by Hermann Tilke is one of the trickiest circuits. As for Albon, a decent showing netted him fourth, but he needs to do his talking tomorrow, and is at least well-placed to do so in a car that seemed suited to this track. I didn’t go all guns blazing in Q1, and I kept chipping away at it throughout Q2 and Q3 and to end fifth at the chequered flag is a decent result. 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(ENGLISH) F1 Turkey Qualifying 2020 1080P. 23. We tried to switch to inters for Q3 but in the end I couldn’t get them to work as well as I wanted: still, we can be very happy with what we achieved as a team. Tyre performance was the story of the day and Lance with his team made the call in Q3 of switching to the intermediates at the end. “To be honest it is very disappointing to finish second in qualifying today. Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020 Turkey 2020 Qualifying results. At this point Renault driver Esteban Ocon was on P1. Full results from qualifying in Turkey: Stroll takes pole, Verstappen P2. The team looked strong yesterday but as the rain rolled in, their pace diminished. Posted by 1 day ago. F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020 - Full Qualifying Results (Feb 03, 2021) ... Full qualifying results for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, Turkey, round 14 of the 2020 F1 … I expect it will be a tricky start to the race because it’s going to be difficult to get the tyres up to temperature quickly, but hopefully we can take advantage and bring home a special result for the team.”, “It’s a great day for us and it’s amazing to see Lance Stroll and a Racing Point on pole position. I’m hoping for a dry race tomorrow.". Maybe we didn't choose the right tyres for the start of Q2, so we were a couple of laps behind the others. 2020 F1 Turkish Grand Prix qualifying results, full grid lineup . 2020 F1 Turkish GP: Qualifying - As it happened. “It was a very disappointing day for us. There are a lot of things to review and understand for the race if we have similar conditions like we had today. Formula 1 Worst Cars Who Won The Title o... Ferrari F1 Season 2019 Gone Worst Except... F1 … The conditions out there were incredibly slippery and it was very tricky to drive, but my confidence in the car was just building throughout qualifying and I was piecing it all together. We opted not to run in the conditions as there was nothing useful to learn. On his opening runs in Q3, he was at one point over four seconds ahead of the rest. When I was told over the radio that I had taken pole position, I was thinking: ‘pinch me, I’m dreaming!’. It was the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic that has led to Turkey hosting the race this year after a gap of nine years. At the moment they’re predicting rain for tomorrow – so a lot could happen then as well. — Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2020 12:51 Einige Experten hatten nach den Eindrücken vom Morgen Zweifel daran geäußert, ob ein Qualifying unter diesen Bedingungen überhaupt möglich sei. As part of F1's reshuffled 2020 race calendar the championship revisits to Turkey after a nine-year absence, with drivers' and fans' favourite Istanbul Park making a welcomed return. Congratulations to Racing Point for taking the initiative to switch to intermediate tyres first, and then claiming first and third on the grid". However, especially on the extreme wets, the drivers were just unable to push. ", "It was probably the lowest grip conditions that you will ever get to drive in Formula 1. Not so today, when at times it looked as if their cars might not even make the top 10. I’d never been to Istanbul before this weekend, but I definitely love it now!”, “It’s a great day for the team and I’m very pleased. 2020 F1 qualifying data. Turkey 2020 GP : Qualifying Highlights 193 views. Turkish Grand Prix 2020 Winners, Qualifying, Circuits, Track. 2020 Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying results The morning rain that had hit final practice might have moved on, but conditions at Istanbul Park remained tricky for the start of qualifying. It’s a little bit frustrating because from FP1 the car has felt amazing and pace wise we have been very strong but today was all about switching the tyres on and we just struggled with the inters in Q3. ", Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director, "We were struggling to get the tyres into the right window today, it's a problem that we had been battling with since we arrived here. ", ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Williams Racing FW43 Mercedes on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. As part of F1's reshuffled 2020 race calendar the championship revisits to Turkey after a nine-year absence, with drivers' and fans' favourite Istanbul Park making a welcomed return. Haas: Grosjean vs Magnussen Grosjean 7-8 Magnussen Hopefully it will be an interesting race. I respected the rules. Nov 28, 2020, ... Turkey poleman Lance Stroll, George Russell (Williams) and the luckless Sainz. The last pole scored by a Canadian driver was scored by Jacques Villeneuve back in 1997 for the European Grand Prix at Jerez. On my first run I wasn’t doing a good job. Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Bottas struggle as Lance Stroll takes pole position in Turkey. We just could not make the tyres work in quali, we were struggling in the rain and being so far off the pace is really not good. The Racing Point driver will start from P1 for the first time in his career in Turkey. (Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images), ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Second placed qualifier Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing looks on in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. We have seen Lance’s talent in wet conditions at first hand before and it’s no surprise that he was in his element today. This year the track was extra slippery because 10 days ago it was resurfaced with new tarmac. ", “Both drivers drove incredibly well in treacherous qualifying conditions with Max dominating Q1, Q2 and the beginning of Q3 on the extreme wet tyre. The event was added to the revised 2020 calendar after other races were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn't enough. It might seem strange to say that, as it is a good starting position, but when you are first in every session with such a big gap we expected more and it is a hard one to take. What really matters is tomorrow, we have to do our best and see where we end up. Required fields are marked *, Third Free F1 Practice Results 2020 Turkish GP, Updated F1 Starting Grid 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, Mercedes made worst start of the season in seven years, McLaren's team boss doesn't feel sorry for Vettel, Alonso says the new Alpine is a little slow, Russell says Alfa Romeo made the biggest step this season, Team boss admits Red Bull Racing is much faster than Mercedes. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images), ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W11 in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 14, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. I’m pretty annoyed with that. 10 comments. They didn’t look in excellent form yesterday, the portents were there but the Silver Arrows so often step things up when they need to and find a way to gap the field against the odds. 378 votes, 9.1k comments. A few drivers tried to clock quick lap times on the intermediate tyres, but came back for full wets. 22. We don’t know about the weather yet, so let’s see.”, “We’re happy with today’s qualifying session with both drivers inside the top ten. F1 Live Stream Turkish GP 2020, Start Time, and Broadcast Channel: Formula 1 is headed to Istanbul, Turkey for the next race of the 2020 season. We made some changes to the car to try and address that going into qualifying and we made a step, but clearly, others were able to manage the tyre temperatures in qualifying better than we were able to today. All rights reserved. "The conditions meant that it was hard to draw many conclusions from today, with extremely low levels of grip, cool temperatures, and rain. It was so unpredictable, and I would compare it to driving on a skid pan. It was tricky for everybody to keep it on the track; I literally couldn’t do a lap and the only lap that I did was before the first red flag as there was too much water on the track. Read the latest F1 news about the Turkish GP on GPblog.com. When the car is feeling this good and the tyres are switched on, it’s like a dance and I love driving in those situations. To witness a race filled with thrill and action, one must watch the Turkish Grand Prix. Full results from qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, round 14 of the 2020 Formula 1 world championship season. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images). spoiler. However, it’s the same for everyone and I didn’t drive as well as I wanted to. I think it will be a bit of a mess and hopefully we can take advantage of that.". I felt we did well in Q1 and Q2, but not quite so good in Q3. 2020 F1 Turkish Grand Prix qualifying results, full grid lineup . Yesterday, in the dry it was very tricky but was also fun. Qualifying took the best part of two hours to complete after Q1, the opening 18-minute running, was suspended on two occasions. We know the Mercedes are going to come through the field and Max will be strong, but hopefully we can have a good first lap and go from there. We can be proud of how much we improved the car overnight and we were very strong in the wet conditions. Mercedes' 100% pole record has been halted in 2020, but they maintain the record as an engine supplier thanks to the team in pink. Copy link Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook In a crazy qualifying session, Lance Stroll finally grabbed his first pole position of his career. Come and join the WTF1 team as we watch-along with the 2020 F1 Sakhir Grand Prix Qualifying! They are in a great place to do so tomorrow after Stroll pulled a perfect lap out of the bag in the closing seconds of Q3 to storm to his maiden pole position, which had looked to all the world to be going to his team mate after Perez displaced Verstappen earlier on. At that point I don’t think we managed to get the wet tyres in the right window to improve enough and make it to Q3. BTCC 2020 - Brands Hatch - Final - BTCC Only! — Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2020 Leclerc, down in 14th place, went off at Turn 1 while his team-mate Vettel moved up to 11th place with only seconds remaining in the session. Previous / Norris feels F1 doing "F2 or F3 car" laptimes in Turkey Next / Leclerc labels Ferrari's wet weather performance a "disaster" Formula 1 / Turkish GP / Results . But two cars in the top 10 and no one in the barriers marks a job well done for today. 2020 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying results, full grid lineup . But we will do our best, as always, to bring home as many points as possible. Lance Stroll captures first F1 pole in chaotic qualifying session for Turkish Grand Prix Associated Press Nov 14, 2020, 9:45 AM EST Mario Renzi - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images By Adrian Kita on November 14, 2020 Formula One, News, Other Sports. As for Magnussen, he was fuming post-session after he lost his flying lap to yellow flags. Seb and Charles are ready for qualifying . 2020 Turkish F1 GP Race Notes. Are tensions brewing between Hamilton and Russell. "Hopefully tomorrow’s conditions will be better and will allow for an exciting race. We probably made the wrong decision to run Intermediates at the start instead of Wets as I felt we could have been in the top five. Daniel Ricciardo revealed he was “just glad I made it” after a dicey qualifying session at the Turkish Grand Prix overnight.