Before the race in Istanbul, Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton was given a penalty, but Max Verstappen has a good starting position.
The live ticker for the Turkish Grand Prix.
The sixteenth Grand Prix of this Formula 1 * season will take place on Sunday in Istanbul.
Sochi winner Lewis Hamilton has to start from eleventh despite qualifying victory after a penalty transfer.
We follow the Turkish Grand Prix in the live ticker, the race starts at 2 p.m.
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Turkish Grand Prix: The starting grid
1 Bottas |
2 Verstappen |
3 Leclerc |
4 gasly |
5 Alonso |
6 perez |
7 Norris |
8 stroll |
9 Tsunoda |
10 Vettel |
11 Hamilton * |
12 Ocon |
13 Russell |
14 Schumacher |
15 latifi |
16 Giovinazzi |
17 Raikkonen |
18 Masepin |
19 Sainz ** |
20 Ricciardo ** |
* postponed by 10 places after engine change ** postponed to the end of the list after engine change
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Lewis Hamilton started from eleventh, Vettel started from ten.
However, the seven-time world champion already overtook the German at the beginning - the beginning of a race to catch up for the British?
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And off we go!
Bottas got off to a good start, Verstappen doesn't come off very well, Leclerc is all the better.
However, there are no changes up front.
Alonso lost control a bit, but was able to fight his way back into the field.
The Spaniard was probably touched.
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Update, 1:59 p.m.:
The pilots are ready, in a few moments the treacherous start is off.
It's only 170 meters from pole position to the first braking zone.
Update, 1:56 p.m .:
"One and two would be good," says Toto Wolff
when asked
about his desired result for his Mercedes drivers.
Max Verstappen in particular doubts whether the double victory will work.
The Dutchman wants to make up his minimal deficit of two World Cup points.
Will there be a new leader in the drivers' championship after the race?
Formula 1: All twenty drivers start - difficult conditions in Istanbul
Update, 1:38 p.m.:
All twenty drivers made it
onto
the grid despite the difficult conditions.
In view of the wet track, some teams have already announced that they will start with intermediate tires.
Today it will also be about the right strategy.
Update from October 10th, 1:24 p.m.:
The tension is increasing, the start of the race in Istanbul is getting closer and closer.
The conditions on today could be fatal for some drivers, it will be a “wet race”, during the qualification on Saturday it was still dry.
In the rain of Istanbul, a difficult race awaits the drivers, who will pay close attention to their tire choice.
Formula 1: Next lap in the neck-and-neck race between Hamilton and Verstappen
Update from October 10, 12:58 p.m.:
Just over an hour until the start of the Turkish Grand Prix!
Another exciting duel in the title fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton is imminent in Istanbul.
In the drivers' championship *, the Briton was able to overtake his Dutch competitor again, Verstappen is only two points behind.
However, there are still a few races to go this year.
Update from October 10, 12:31 p.m.:
After Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz, McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has also been transferred to the Turkish Grand Prix after an engine change.
The Australian, who surprisingly came first in Monza, has to start from last place on the grid.
Formula 1: Hamilton at a huge disadvantage - will Verstappen win this time?
First report from October 10th:
Istanbul - In the last race in Sochi, Russia, Max Verstappen fought his way back despite a difficult starting position, but had to admit defeat to his opponent Lewis Hamilton. This time it could be the other way around, because the seven-time Formula 1 world champion * was postponed to eleventh place after an illegal engine change, even though he had taken pole position in qualifying. Before Verstappen, who starts from second place, Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas begins.
Mick Schumacher * will drive a Formula 1 race for the first time on the track in the Intercity Istanbul Park.
The Haas driver surprised in the qualifying and starts from 14th place, his best starting place so far in the premier class *.
The 22-year-old was “very, very happy”, and the “trend is upwards”, added the German.
Thanks to a new seat, which the Schumi son described as a "lucky charm", he really got involved this time.
Formula 1: Vettel on the grid in front of Hamilton - but the Aston Martin driver stacks deep
The second German in the race is Sebastian Vettel *.
Due to Lewis Hamilton's penalty transfer, the driver started with the most overtaking maneuvers of the season so far, even ahead of the Briton.
But the 34-year-old is still a bit on the spot, his poor qualifying results remain an undesirable constant.
"I'm not entirely happy because there was a chance to do more," said the four-time world champion.
In terms of speed, Vettel could probably compete for points, but he did not exude much optimism in view of the development of the car aimed at 2022.
"We know that there is nothing more to come and we are having a hard time," said the Aston Martin * driver.
Nevertheless, he and his team will “try to make the best of it”.
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