Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes GP were the leading teams at Istanbul Park on Friday, with Lewis Hamilton taking the top spot in the morning. After lunch, Hamilton's team mate Jenson Button was the quickest runner. All the drivers and senior team personnel reflect on their early progress in Turkey…

Practice Two - Button on top in Turkey

Jenson Button turned the tables on McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton on Friday afternoon when, despite a bobble in Turn Eight on his best lap, he set the fastest time with 1m 28.280s. This time, however, the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel separated the silver cars. The Australian lapped in 1m 28.378s, the German 1m 28.590s. Both had problems, however...

Practice One - McLaren lead early Istanbul running

Lewis Hamilton drew first blood in the opening practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday, when he lapped a second faster than McLaren team mate Jenson Button. The 2008 champion circulated in 1m 29.672s to set the pace initially before Button responded with 1m 29.623s. The 2009 champion later trimmed that to 1m 29.615s, but Hamilton's 1m 28.653s was the decider...

FIA Thursday press conference - Turkey

Drivers: Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Karun Chandhok (HRT), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP), Jarno Trulli (Lotus) and Mark Webber (Red Bull). Q: A question to you all about your Monaco experiences. Varying experiences for different people. Jarno, would you like to start? Jarno Trulli: My Monaco experience has not been very successful this year, probably the worst ever. I had a very bad weekend and I couldn't turn it around at all. Then in the race also I was very unlucky as I had a bad pit stop where the team was unlucky because one gun didn't work, so I found myself last after the pit stop. Then I was following Karun and for more than half the race trying to find a spot to pass him as I was quicker. A few laps to go I saw that he was struggling then I tried and obviously the move was not very successful. We collided and I was glad that no-one was injured.

Turkey preview quotes - Lotus, Virgin, Force India, HRT & more

Monte Carlo is a tough act to follow, but Istanbul Park, which will host the Turkish Grand Prix, is more than up to the challenge. A state of the art facility, which features one of the most challenging corners on the calendar, the already legendary Turn Eight, an unusual anti-clockwise layout and plenty of gradients, it's a real challenge. And it's no wonder the drivers - and senior team personnel - can't wait to get started on the 5.378 kilometre track…

Ferrari to celebrate their 800th Grand Prix in Turkey

This weekend's Turkish race will be a very special one for Ferrari, as it will be the Italian team's 800th Grand Prix. And to celebrate reaching such a milestone, a special commemorative logo will be placed on the engine covers of the F10s of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa for the duration of the Istanbul Park event. “Eight hundred Formula One Grands Prix represents a milestone in the life of Ferrari, which fills us with satisfaction and pride,” said Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo. “I want to share our delight in this achievement with all the drivers who have driven our cars in the world championship and with our fans. It is nice to look back and see what we have done together, aware that we are part of a story that is without equal and is ongoing.”

T127 to star at Classic Team Lotus Festival

Lotus Racing have confirmed that their 2010 challenger, the T127, will be running at June's Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton in June. Lotus drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and tester Fairuz Fauzy will all appear at the UK event, adding to an already packed bill that will see an example of every single car Lotus raced in Formula One competition from 1957-94 on track together. “First I want to say what a fantastic job Clive Chapman and everyone at Classic Team Lotus have done, not just with the upcoming event but also to keep so many dreams alive on tracks around the world,” said Lotus team principal, Tony Fernandes. “The Festival is going to be a great event - very emotional for many of those attending, and a great way to celebrate the Lotus motorsport heritage.

Neale: Watch out Red Bull, McLaren are coming through

Red Bull may be riding high in both championships, having scored every pole position plus three victories from the opening six rounds of 2010, but McLaren's Jonathan Neale is certain their advantage won't last the entire season. And during a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 'Phone-In' session, Neale revealed he believes his team could close the gap to the frontrunners very soon. “Let's suppose Red Bull are maybe 0.8 second or a second ahead at some circuits,” began the McLaren managing director. “Based on our own experience, we know that we closed a 2.5 second-a-lap gap between the start of the season and Hungary last year. So we've demonstrated that kind of gradient is doable. They have a quick car so now it's just up to the rest of us to get the job done.

HRT and Dallara to end chassis partnership

HRT have announced they are to bring their partnership with Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara to a close. The two companies collaborated ahead of the team's Formula One debut at the start of the 2010 season, but have decided to end the joint venture following talks held over the last few months.

Soft Pauer launch iPad version of the Timing and Track Positioning App

Soft Pauer announced on Thursday that their official Formula One™ 2010 Timing and Track Positioning Application for the iPad is now available from the App Store. The smash hit five star-rated App, which was already available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, utilises the iPad's large 9.7 inch screen to show the 19 Grands Prix™ in even greater detail. All the same fantastic features from the original App are available, including the unique dynamic/interactive track map where the gaps between the drivers and their positions on the circuit are even clearer. Official Formula One™ timing screens, circuit data, live commentary and team and driver info are all at your fingertips with the intimate and innovative iPad from Apple. The circuits and screens are all fully orientation independent so can be used in either portrait or landscape format.

Formula One returns to the United States

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021...

FIA press conference schedule - Turkey

Mercedes GP's Michael Schumacher and Red Bull's Mark Webber are among the five drivers answering questions on Thursday, while Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali will face the media alongside other senior team personnel on Friday. The line-up in full…

Sand and streets for Red Bull in the Dominican Republic

Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari travelled to the Caribbean over the weekend for a Red Bull Formula One demonstration. Alguersuari wowed 200,000 spectators at the event held in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, on Saturday, before taking to the beach in the RB5 on Sunday. "It has been amazing to be in the Dominican Republic,” said the Spaniard, who will race for Toro Rosso at this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix. “I am very happy that I shared this moment with the best audience ever. I enjoyed every minute on the track.”

Manhole cover behind Barrichello Monaco shunt

A loose manhole cover was the cause of Rubens Barrichello's spectacular crash during the recent Monaco Grand Prix, the Williams team have confirmed. Barrichello went out of the race on lap 31 while running in tenth place...

Yas Marina becomes F1 in Schools centre of excellence

Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit has acquired the United Arab Emirates (UAE) franchise for the F1 in Schools programme, which challenges students to design miniature Formula One cars. The circuit will host a national final of the competition in early June, which will see a UAE school team qualify for the competition's world finals in Singapore in September. Yas Marina Circuit will also set up an F1 in Schools Centre to enable visitors to the track to experience all aspects of the F1 in Schools challenge, making it the only Grand Prix circuit to have such a facility.