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Istanbul Park: No grip, it's shit, it's fun, it's crazy, it's cool…

While some Formula 1 drivers claimed they had a good time in the slippery conditions of Istanbul Park's slippery new tarmac, on day one of the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix weekend, others were not impressed with the lack of grip offered by the newly laid tarmac. Ahead of the return to Istanbul, all relished the prospect of the fastest F1 cars ever powering around one of Herman Tilke's finest, although unappreciated and almost neglected racing arenas, the reality was it was like an ice rink out there, literally the blokes were struggling to get to grips with the gripless and super-green track. Max Verstappen topped the timing screens at the end of the day by four-tenths of a second, Charles...
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