A Fine Day For the Finn

A drying track with plenty of hydration for intermediates and a very mixed grid saw a unique Grand Prix in Istanbul with everyone making it to the finish, one even on the same set of tyres he had started on

- Jim Gorde

WITH LEWIS Hamilton slapped with a 10-place grid penalty for getting a new V6 combustion engine outside his allocation, his storming lap to pole position meant little as his Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate, Valtteri Bottas, placed his car at the head of the order come race day, with Lewis's championship rival, Max Verstappen, in the special redand-white livery Red Bull Racing Honda alongside him on the front row.