Hamilton wins Turkish GP 2010

Lewis Hamilton wins Turkish GP

Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two after an extraordinary clash between Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Turkish Grand Prix.

The incident happened on lap 40 of 58 when Vettel flew off the track after colliding with Webber in an attempt to take the lead from his team-mate. read full story

Hamilton wins thrilling Turkish GP

Lewis Hamilton outduelled McLaren team-mate Jenson Button – and profited from a dramatic collision between Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel – to take his first victory of 2010 in breathtaking style at Istanbul Park.

Polesitter Webber led the majority of the race, but was hotly pursued by Hamilton until the pit stops, when Vettel relegated the 2008 world champion to third place and closed onto his team-mate’s gearbox. read full story

Race – McLaren one-two as Red Bulls tangle in Turkey

t seemed the McLaren duo had been handed the race on a plate but the drama wasn’t over. There was a small amount of rain, but around this time the McLaren drivers were also told to conserve fuel. Button sliced into Hamilton’s lead and got a similar run on him going into Turn 12 on Lap 48. But he was on the outside, and as Hamilton hung tough on the inside they went side by side through that corner. And 13. And 14. read full story

Istanbul Park Circuit Information

Circuit length: 5.338km
Race distance: 58 laps / 309.356km

Full throttle: 63%
Top speed: 315kph
Longest flat-out section: 16s / 1.2km
Right/left-hand turns: 6/8

If he wins again in 2009, they may well call it the Massa Grand Prix, not the Turkish Grand Prix!

The circuit itself is one of the many new born children of the famous German engineer Hermann Tilke. Unlike the other circuits created by him, Istanbul Park Circuit has somehow incorporated features from some of the older and more famous circuits like Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

It has received mixed reviews though, Bernie Ecclestone labelled it the best circuit in the world in 2005, but some drivers did not spare their criticism about the track and in particular Turn 8, which has caused problems to some of them.