Formula 1 begins preparations for this year’s Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. Work began on the circuit in Akfirat, around an hour’s drive east of Istanbul, in 2003, with the Hermann Tilke-designed track readied in August 2005, having had $40 million lavished on it.
No sooner had the track opened than it was hosting the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix on August 21, a drama-filled race won by McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen, with Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher famously coming together when Webber tried to unlap himself.
Join us for the latest info, news, updates and live results from the Istanbul Park, as the first practice session for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix is about to get underway, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the Maranello team’s SF21 car, ready to start evaluating the tyres and identify the best set-up ahead of qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
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