Istanbul: mercedes Driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his first checkered flag of the season to win Turkish Grand Prix as of sunday Max Verstappen He took the lead in the race for the title.
NS red Bull The driver finished second to take a six-point lead in the championship ahead of Bottas’ teammate. Lewis Hamilton Who raised the fifth voice with the strategy of the team.
In the second Red Bull, Sergio Perez took third with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari in fourth.
Although the rain subsided by the start of the race, wet conditions remained throughout, making strategy around the tires and pit timing all the more important.
Bottas started from pole, avoiding a tangle between Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso on the opening lap, and led until standing on the 38th lap of the 58-lap race.
This gave Leclerc the lead, but as his tires faded, his pace picked up and the Finn quickly took the lead, earning his 11th Grand Prix victory and his first since Russia a year earlier.
“It’s been a while. Looks good,” said Bottas, who is leaving Mercedes at the end of the season to join Alfa Romeo.
“From my side, probably one of the best races I’ve ever had.
“With these conditions it is not easy to choose strategy here and when to stop and which tire but I am glad that everything went smoothly for me for once.
“When there’s only one drying line, it’s not much to go on. I definitely need to focus on everyone during the race. A tough one, but a well-earned one.” Looks like.”
Verstappen, who started the race two points behind Hamilton in the title race, made no effort to challenge Bottas and focused on damage limit drills, knowing that Hamilton was three places ahead, to take home easy. Stuff.
“It was not easy today,” said the Dutchman, who took a slim six-point lead in the championship with six races remaining.
“The track was very smooth, we had to manage the tires throughout the race, so couldn’t really push.
“Just looked like Valtteri had a bit more speed, could take care of all the race tires. Happy to be second in these conditions, it’s easy to go wrong so you’re back.”
Hamilton was fastest in qualifying, but had to start the race in 11th due to a grid penalty incurred for replacing his engine.
The seven-time champion took two places in the opening lap before finishing fifth where he was stopped by Perez.
As other cars came in to change their tyres, Hamilton stayed out, finished third and looked good for the podium.
Hamilton declined the initial call to come in for new tyres, but eventually accepted the instructions from the Mercedes team, boxing eight laps from the end.
Hamilton lost two places as Perez and Leclerc flew ahead and the Englishman did not hide his frustration over the radio.
Struggling to stop Pierre Gasly at McLaren, an angry Hamilton told his team, “We shouldn’t have come in. Massive grain man. I told you.”
A disgruntled Hamilton later reported that Alpine’s Esteban Ocon scored it with a set of tyres, informing him that he could have stayed out.
“After all. I should have either stayed out or come much earlier because when you’ve got eight laps to go you don’t have time to differentiate.”
NS red Bull The driver finished second to take a six-point lead in the championship ahead of Bottas’ teammate. Lewis Hamilton Who raised the fifth voice with the strategy of the team.
In the second Red Bull, Sergio Perez took third with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari in fourth.
Although the rain subsided by the start of the race, wet conditions remained throughout, making strategy around the tires and pit timing all the more important.
Bottas started from pole, avoiding a tangle between Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso on the opening lap, and led until standing on the 38th lap of the 58-lap race.
This gave Leclerc the lead, but as his tires faded, his pace picked up and the Finn quickly took the lead, earning his 11th Grand Prix victory and his first since Russia a year earlier.
“It’s been a while. Looks good,” said Bottas, who is leaving Mercedes at the end of the season to join Alfa Romeo.
“From my side, probably one of the best races I’ve ever had.
“With these conditions it is not easy to choose strategy here and when to stop and which tire but I am glad that everything went smoothly for me for once.
“When there’s only one drying line, it’s not much to go on. I definitely need to focus on everyone during the race. A tough one, but a well-earned one.” Looks like.”
Verstappen, who started the race two points behind Hamilton in the title race, made no effort to challenge Bottas and focused on damage limit drills, knowing that Hamilton was three places ahead, to take home easy. Stuff.
“It was not easy today,” said the Dutchman, who took a slim six-point lead in the championship with six races remaining.
“The track was very smooth, we had to manage the tires throughout the race, so couldn’t really push.
“Just looked like Valtteri had a bit more speed, could take care of all the race tires. Happy to be second in these conditions, it’s easy to go wrong so you’re back.”
Hamilton was fastest in qualifying, but had to start the race in 11th due to a grid penalty incurred for replacing his engine.
The seven-time champion took two places in the opening lap before finishing fifth where he was stopped by Perez.
As other cars came in to change their tyres, Hamilton stayed out, finished third and looked good for the podium.
Hamilton declined the initial call to come in for new tyres, but eventually accepted the instructions from the Mercedes team, boxing eight laps from the end.
Hamilton lost two places as Perez and Leclerc flew ahead and the Englishman did not hide his frustration over the radio.
Struggling to stop Pierre Gasly at McLaren, an angry Hamilton told his team, “We shouldn’t have come in. Massive grain man. I told you.”
A disgruntled Hamilton later reported that Alpine’s Esteban Ocon scored it with a set of tyres, informing him that he could have stayed out.
“After all. I should have either stayed out or come much earlier because when you’ve got eight laps to go you don’t have time to differentiate.”
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