ISTANBUL – Racing Formula One (F1) GP Turki 2021 at the Istanbul Park Circuit, Sunday (10/10/2021), evening WIB. Mercedes AMG Petronas Racers, Vallteri Bottas, being the fastest in this race.
Road Race
Starting the race with a slightly wet circuit, Bottas was able to maintain his position as the leader. Behind him are Max Verstappen (second) and Charles Lecrerc (third).
Fernando Alonso had bad luck on the first lap. The Spaniard was nudged by Pierre Gasly at the first corner so he had to jump from fifth to 15th.
For the incident, Pierre Gasly had to receive a penalty for five seconds. The same thing was also given to Fernando Alonso who had contact with Mick Schumacher.
Bottas’ teammate, Lewis Hamilton, was able to show his ability in this race. Starting the race from the order of 11, the British racer was able to occupy the fifth position on lap 14.
Approaching lap 20, Verstappen approached Bottas to take first place and shift Hamilton’s position as the leader of the standings. However, Bottas also tried to go faster to secure his position.
Mercedes asked Bottas to follow Verstappen’s lead to enter the pits on lap 38. After exiting the pits, Leclerc was in first position with a difference of five seconds from Bottas.
However, with fresh tires, Bottas was able to catch up to Leclerc and reclaim the first position on lap 47. The Finnish racer was able to overtake Leclerc at the first corner.
Leclerc also struggled to maintain his position. After deciding to pit at the third corner, the Ferrari driver lost his podium position after being overtaken by Sergio Perez on lap 51.
These results lasted until the race ended. Bottas was able to become the winner, followed by the Red Bull Racing duo, namely Verstappen and Perez. Meanwhile, Leclerc and Hamilton were behind them.
2021 Turkish GP F1 race results:
1 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team 58 Laps
2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing + 14.584s
3 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull Racing + 33.471s
4 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow + 37.471s
5 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team + 41.812s
6 Pierre Gasly FRA Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda + 44.292s
7 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team + 47.213s
8 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow + 51.526s
9 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team + 82.018s
10 Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine F1 Team + 1 Lap
11 Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen + 1 Lap
12 Kimi Raikkonen FIN Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen + 1 Lap
13 Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren F1 Team + 1 Lap
14 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda + 1 Lap
15 George Russell GBR Williams Racing + 1 Lap
16 Fernando Alonso ESP Alpine F1 Team + 1 Lap
17 Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams Racing + 1 Lap
18 Sebastian Vettel GER Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team + 1 Lap
19 Mick Schumacher GER Uralkali Haas F1 Team + 2 Laps
20 Nikita Mazepin RUS Uralkali Haas F1 Team + 2 Laps
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