The leader of the World Championship will start 11th: “It won’t be easy to recover, but there is a nice straight line”. The Dutchman: “I think we are doing better in the race than in qualifying”. Bottas: “Mark Max? I’ll do my race”
Okay, Valtteri Bottas will start in the first box but the F1 Turkish GP sends another top performance by Lewis Hamilton on file, who will start from behind only due to a penalty, but from the best possible position given the engine change: 11th. “And then we’ll see,” hisses the seven-time World Champion, announcing a silent battle.
comeback hamilton
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The Brit thanked the audience promising fun: “It’s nice to be back in Turkey, I won the seventh World Championship here. Qualifying? It was difficult to get the tires up to temperature but we went out on the track at the right moments thanks to the strategy. It’s easy to overtake at Istanbul Park and we all have the same tires, so it won’t be easy. We’ll see, there’s a long straight and I’ll try, also to entertain the fans. “
verstappen ice
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The follower in the standings – two points behind Hamilton – shows the calm of the strong. Max Verstappen knows that he has a great chance to win over his rival, even more after that in Sochi, in reversed positions with the Dutchman last to start, with his Red Bull he had limited the damage and finished second behind Hamilton. Verstappen seemed very confident for Turkey: “Qualifying was complex for the weather but we managed to make a positive turn. I did some pretty good laps, we lose some speed on the straight but I don’t think I was able to play. pole. Starting from the front row is good, we’ll see how much the wind will affect. Attacking Bottas immediately? I think I have more chances in the race, the tire degradation will count but I really like the track. The goal is to recover points in the championship. “
bottas between two fires
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The first on the grid will have a fundamental task from a Mercedes perspective: Bottas should start strong and keep Verstappen behind counting in a quick comeback from Hamilton. But the Finn knows that the theory and F1 races are very distant at times: “In the meantime we did good qualifying in complex conditions in Q1, and also in Q3 Turn 1 was still wet, I had understeer but I enjoyed it. Lewis he has a penalty but it’s minimal and I’m on pole, so from a Mercedes perspective I’d say it went well. Mark Verstappen? I’ll do my race, I think it’s the best thing to do to help the team. “
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