The long awaited Formula 1 Turkish GP has finally started. Just before the podium of the Turkish Grand Prix, where we will see the free practice on Friday, the qualifying race on Saturday and the big race on Sunday, is set, we wanted to commemorate the unforgettable moments experienced by F1 drivers in Istanbul Intercity Park until today.
Formula 1 teams took their places at Intercity Istanbul Park and there are only a few days left until the big race. Selected as the best race of the season last year Turkish GP is expected to be full of surprises again and with so little time left, we wanted to remember the unforgettable events that took place in the Turkish Grand Prix together with you.
As you know, the F1 Turkish GP was held between 2005 and 2011, and after a long hiatus, it returned without an audience last year. While the race, which has been added to the calendar again this year, is now expected to take a permanent place, You will be convinced again why Turkey should stay in F1 Let’s look at the events together.
Kimi Raikkonen Win, 2005
As you know, the first year of the Turkish GP was 2005. Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen, who was in the McLaren-Mercedes seat that season, starting from the pole position and maintaining the lead throughout the race He was the first to achieve victory in the Turkish GP.
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This win was extremely important for Raikkonen at that time, as there was a fierce battle between him and Fernando Alonso, who was sitting in the Renault seat that year. Although the Finnish pilot came first in this rainy race, just like last year, he won the next races. Slightly handed the Formula 1 championship to Alonso he got caught.
Raikkonen broke the record for fastest lap on the track, followed by teammate Juan Pablo Montoya.
Raikkonen, the first leader of the Turkish GP, also went down in history as the first person to break the record for the fastest lap on the track in the same year. Finnish driver in qualifying This track, which he rotates counterclockwise in his McLaren MP4-20, it finished in exactly 1:26:797 seconds. Later, this record was broken by another driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, who was also in the McLaren-Mercedes seat, and Montoya completed Istanbul Park in 1:24.770 seconds.
Two McLarens face off: Hamilton fights Button, 2010
Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button were racing for McLaren in the Formula 1 2020 season. If you’re a die-hard F1 fan, Hamilton’s how ambitious you are to become a champion you know. His rivalries with Roseberg before Verstappen continued with Button at that time.
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The fight between Hamilton and Button, wheel-to-wheel, was one of the most talked about events of the 2010 Turkish GP. After this great competition, the names that took the podium were Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, respectively. Jensen Button finished fourth.
Turkish GP broke the record for the race with the most passes in the dry race in 2011
As you know, Intercity Istanbul Park is not just for Formula 1 fans. one of the tracks where pilots love to race one. In fact, if you remember, Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton declared that the Turkish GP held in 2020 was his favorite race. The Turkish GP held in 2011, thanks to this track, where we saw a lot of action because there was a lot of crossing opportunity, Set the record for the most overtaking in a dry race. broke.
2020 Turkish GP was chosen as the best race of the season
At the end of the race, the 2020 Turkish GP, where we saw Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez and Sebastian Vettel on the podium, respectively, Race of the year by F1 fans chosen. Other races that followed the Turkish GP, which managed to win the hearts of 33% of those who voted for the races. Italian GP and Sakhir GP owas done.
Schumacher-Alonso’s fight: 2006
As you can see from the video, Schumacher and Alonso, who fought fiercely in the Turkish GP in 2006, Extremely enjoyable moments for F1 fans made it live.
The fight between Alonso, who was sitting in the Renault seat at that time, and Schumacher, who was racing for Ferrari, started from the first moment of the race. Alonso, after seeing the green light with a very close following distance He first chased Schumacher, and the opposite happened on the 11th lap, following Alonso, this time becoming the driver of Ferrari. At the end of the race, the names that took the podium were Felipe Masa (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, respectively.
Hamilton hits same record as Schumacher
As you know, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the winner of the 2020 Turkish GP. Finishing the race with a victory, Hamilton shared the record of legendary pilot Michael Schumacher, who held the record of 91 races at that time with this podium. Hamilton, who also won the Bahrain GP held right after Turkey, thus broke Schumacher’s record.
The successful pilot set a new record in the Russian GP held in the past weeks. Hamilton finished the race in the first position again. The first driver in history to win a total of 100 races it happened.