Turkish Quali: Lewis fastest, will start P11
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the tricky Turkish GP Quali session. However he is taking a new Engine and thus will be starting 10 positions back. Bottas is P2 and Max Verstappen is P3.
Lewis fastest in Turkish Quali
It was a very tricky Turkish Quali session with rain playing hide and seek. The conditions were just good enough to start the Quali session on slicks. The entire FP3 session was done on Inters by everyone. Mercedes looked good in all the practice session and the Mercedes boys did not disappoint when it mattered. The seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton kept on chipping at the time-sheet and ensured to get the best lap in Q3, when it mattered the most. He knew well beforehand that he will be taking a 10-place grid penalty due to a new Engine being taken and thus wanted to minimize the damage as much as possible.
The other outgoing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas did a fine job too. He was in good touch in all the practice sessions and just missed Lewis by 1/10th of a second. Thanks to the Lewis penalty, the will be starting from Pole tomorrow. His main goal would be to hold off Max Verstappen as much as possible.
Red Bull has some work to do
Red Bull does not seem to have the pace to match Mercedes at the Turkish GP. Max is lucky that Lewis will be starting from the back of the grid. He will be starting from the front row and would love to overtake Bottas as soon as possible. Max is just 2.5 points behind Lewis and this one of the most intense title fight in recent times.
Stunning Lap by Charles Leclerc
The Ferraris were all over the place in the practice session. Carlos Sainz is taking a new engine this race and thus will be starting from the back of the grid. Charles Leclerc seemed twitchy all the time but put in a fantastic lap when it mattered the most. He will be starting P3 tomorrow.
Gasly was also in superb touch in all the practice sessions and continued his good form in Quali. He will be starting P4 tomorrow. In fact both the Alpha Tauri managed to get in Q3.
Alonso pulled off a stunner yet again, extracting the maximum of that Alpine and he will be starting P5 tomorrow. Checo would be disappointed with his performance yet again as he will be P6 tomorrow. He will be hoping to gain places quickly tomorrow and try to keep Lewis behind him as much as possible.
Lacklustre McLaren
McLaren had a great last few races but seemed a bit out of touch at the Turkish Circuit. The Monza race winner Daniel Ricciardo was surprisingly out in Q1. Lando managed to put in a decent show and will be starting P8 tomorrow.
Lance Stroll made in to Q3 too despite having a slip-up in his final run in Q2. On the other hand George Russell would be very disappointed as he looked all set to get in Q3 but the last turn slip-up meant that he will be starting P13 tomorrow. Mick Schumacher managed to get into Q2 in his HAAS and was very happy with his performance.
Turkish Quali Classification: Lewis fastest, Bottas Pole
