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Istanbul - TURKEY Grand Prix 2009 - Race 7/17
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Istanbul - TURKEY Friday 5 June First practice: 0800-0930, BBC Red Button/online & BBC Radio 5 Live sports extra/online Second practice: 1200-1330, BBC Red Button/online & BBC Radio 5 Live sports extra/online Inside F1: 1830-1845, BBC News Channel, then repeated on the Red Button Saturday 6 June Third practice: 0900-1000, BBC Red Button/online & BBC Radio 5 Live sports extra/online Qualifying: 1110-1315, BBC One/BBC Red Button/Radio 5 Live/online Qualifying re-run: 1415-1215 (Sunday), BBC Red Button (Not available on Freeview) Sunday 7 June Race: 1210-1500, BBC One/BBC Red Button/Radio 5 Live/online Race re-run: 1500-2200 (Tuesday), BBC Red Button (Limited availability on Freeview) Interactive Forum: 1500-1600, BBC Red Button/online Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three/BBC Red Button/online Standings:   Track: BBC Circuit Guide very good Circuit video, will be using these in all new threads http://www.f1-fansite.com/circuits/turkey.asp Track Diagram   Circuit information Length: 5.338km Race distance: 58 laps / 309.356km Full throttle: 63% Top speed: 315kph Longest flat-out section: 16s / 1.2km Right/left-hand turns: 6/8 Tyre wear: Medium/low Brake wear: Medium Downforce level: Medium/high Gear changes per lap: 42 2009 tyre compounds: hard (prime, no marking), soft (option, green markings) 2008 tyre compounds: hard (prime, no marking), medium (option, white markings) Istanbul Park - a Formula One set-up guide The purpose-built anti-clockwise circuit on the outskirts of Istanbul offers a mix of challenging low and high-speed corners and has already established its position as a firm favourite with the drivers. Overtaking is difficult, especially in the first half of the lap, but the long back straight leading into the tight hairpin of Turn 12 offers the ideal opportunity for a lunge under braking. Combine this with the challenge of Turn Eight, which is one of the most demanding of the year, and you have all the ingredients for an exciting Grand Prix. Renault explain how they plan to ready the R29 for racing… Suspension As a relatively new facility the track surface at Istanbul is in good condition and the kerbs are not especially aggressive, which makes it quite straightforward to find a stable car balance. Renault will seek a compromise between stiffer settings for the high-speed part of the lap to give a good change of direction, and softer settings for the low-speed section, particularly the final few corners to ensure good mechanical grip. Driver Nelson Piquet explains: "It's quite difficult to find the right compromise with car set-up at Istanbul because the lap is so varied in terms of corner speeds and grip. The last three corners of the lap are the slowest on the circuit, taken in second gear at around 80 km/h. Turn 12 after the long back straight is the biggest braking zone of the circuit and offers the best overtaking opportunity of the lap. It's easy to make a mistake here and go in too deep, which puts you out of position for the final couple of corners and can cost you a lot of time." Aerodynamics There are few critical high-speed corners at Istanbul Park, but the team will still run with medium downforce settings in order to carry good speed through the long left-hander of Turn Eight, which puts high g-forces through the drivers' necks. Fernando Alonso explains: "Turn Eight is one of the quickest and longest left hand corners of the year. It's really a series of corners with four apexes, although we treat it as one apex and try to be as smooth as possible with the steering inputs. We don't touch the brake at any stage through the corner, and simply lift the throttle slightly to keep the car online. In the middle of the corner we're doing about 260km/h and you can really feel the g-forces on your body. It's easy to understeer wide in this corner, which will cost you a lot of time, but there's plenty of run-off to save you." While the aero grip keeps the cars glued to the track through Turn Eight, it is mechanical grip that predominates between Turns Three to Five and Turns 12 to 14. Brakes The braking zone into Turn 12 after the long back straight is the most significant on the circuit. It also represents the best overtaking opportunity and will normally see plenty of action during the Grand Prix. Overall the circuit is not particularly demanding on the brakes, which have enough time to cool on the long straights before the main braking zones, although with medium downforce settings the drivers may struggle with locking of the rear brakes. Tyres The Turkish Grand Prix is quite a demanding track on the tyres, largely due to Turn Eight which puts high loadings through the tyres, particularly the front right. To avoid any potential problems, we can adjust suspension settings and front wing angle; however, we must always be mindful of finding the correct balance between protecting the tyres and maintaining mechanical grip, to ensure the car is quick in the more technical parts of the circuit. Bridgestone will supply the hard and soft compounds from their 2009 range, as was the case for the Spanish Grand Prix earlier in the year. Engine Istanbul presents a varied workout for the engine, requiring both good top speed and low end performance. Turn Eight remains a constant concern where the engine is concerned as it is important to ensure effective power delivery at high revs for good performance in this high-speed corner. Overall around 65 percent of the lap is spent on full throttle, which is about average for the circuits on the calendar Classic Turkey Grand Prix Classic F1 - Turkish Grand Prix 2005 Watch highlights from the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix as McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen wins the inaugural race in Istanbul ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso. Classic F1 - Turkish Grand Prix 2006 Watch highlights from the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix as Ferrari's Felipe Massa takes his maiden F1 victory ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso and the second Ferrari Michael Schumacher. Classic F1 - Turkish Grand Prix 2007 Watch highlights from the 2007 Turkish Grand Prix as a puncture costs Lewis Hamilton third place with Felipe Massa leading home a Ferrari one-two. Classic F1 - Turkish Grand Prix 2008 Watch highlights from the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix as Ferrari's Felipe Massa wins his third race in a row at Istanbul ahead of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren. Technical Changes - Monaco  Weather Forecast  News
The track and TV coverage starts Technical changes turkey  Inside F1 - Turkey GP preview Not uploaded yet Practice 1  Highlights - Carpet chaos in Turkish practice Williams' Nico Rosberg is fastest in Friday's first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, the session is disrupted due to some of the carpeting round the track coming loose. Replay - Turkish GP first practice A full replay of the first practice session for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix. Rosberg tops Turkey GP practice Williams's Nico Rosberg was fastest in Friday's first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led for most of the session before the German snatched the top spot with a time of one minute 28.952 with his last lap. Practice 2  Highlights - Kovalainen fastest in Turkey McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen posts the quickest time in Friday's second practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix Replay - Turkish GP second practice Replay - Turkish GP second practice Practice 3  Smooth Massa tops Turkey practice Ferrari's Felipe Massa was quickest in a tight final practice session for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. Qaulifying  Vettel beats Button to grab pole Highlights - Vettel storms to pole in Turkey (UKonly) Vettel beats Button to grab pole Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position in a thrilling finale to qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. Drivers' news conference in full Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel appears surprised but pleased with the speed of his car as he secured pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix, ahead of the Brawn GP drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. Replay - Vettel's Turkish pole lap Watch a in-car replay of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel securing pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix Fuel Loads  Race  Brilliant Button on top in Turkey Highlights - Button wins in Turkey Drivers' news conference in full Jenson Button says his Brawn GP car was "immense" and the best it has been all season as he wins the Turkish Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. Replay - Turkey F1 forum Not uploaded yet Standings 
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