F1 2021 Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

Results from the first practice session at the Turkish Grand Prix, Round 16 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.

08 Oct 2021

F1 2021 Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

2021 F1 Turkish Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m24.178s
2	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	1m24.603s
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m24.654s
4	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m24.842s
5	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m24.860s
6	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine F1 Team	1m24.909s
7	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m25.347s
8	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m25.382s
9	Fernando Alonso	CHI	Alpine F1 Team	1m25.383s
10	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing	1m25.459s
11	George Russell	ISR	Williams Racing	1m25.685s
12	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m25.750s
13	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m25.810s
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	GBR	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m25.813s
15	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Racing	1m25.863s
16	Kimi Raikkonen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m25.933s
17	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m26.361s
18	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m26.424s
19	Mick Schumacher	GER	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m26.636s
20	Nikita Mazepin	RUS	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m27.019s

Formula 1 heads to Istanbul Park for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix.

With rain on the weather forecast, we could be set for another thrilling grand prix as the title race between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen continuing to heat up as we approach the final run of races.

Istanbul Park is a fan favourite with its infamous Turn 8 corner a real challenge - especially if the forecast is correct for this weekend.

The track surface was incredibly slippy in 2020 due to how new it was, however, this year is expected to be a lot better.

The battle between Mercedes and Red Bull is incredibly difficult to call, although there have been rumours that Hamilton and several of the Mercedes customer teams will take fresh power units and thus start from the back of the grid.

This could leave Verstappen with a great opportunity to reclaim the championship lead but Valtteri Bottas will no doubt be in the mix with his pool of fresh engines.

Recent Winners:

2020: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2012-2019: Not held

2011: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

2010: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

2009: Jenson Button (Brawn)

2008: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

2007: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

2006: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

2005: Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren)

The remainder of the 2021 F1 calendar:

United States Grand Prix - October 24