It was like shit, with a capital B

First free practice session of the Turkish Grand Prix in 15th place and in fourth place Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Lewis HamiltonIstanbul Park new terrain criticized. “Anyway, this terrain is pretty smooth. As the tracks get older, the gaps between the asphalt get bigger, so the tires work better, but the asphalt here is overly covered, rather flat and shiny, and I think the ‘oil or whatever they put in is leaking from the asphalt. It’s officially like shit. he said, with the big B

After 9 years of break re-entering the Formula 1 calendar, Turkey, organized in the Intercity Istanbul Park, Formula 1 DHL Turkey will be the scene of fierce battles with the drivers of the Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton, who had the chance to declare his championship in Istanbul and equalize legendary driver Michael Schumacher’s record of “ driver with the most championships in Formula 1 ” with 7 times, complained about the track during training tours held before competitions.

Complaining about the slippery track and driving difficulty, championship leader Hamilton said: “To be honest today is a shame. I don’t know why … As this is a perfect track and they’ve spent millions to clear the ground, I’m aware we haven’t been racing here in a long time, but instead of spending so much money, maybe just cleaning it up would be enough, “he said.

According to Efe Kahya news from Motorsport.com, Hamilyon said: “At the time, the track was in worse condition than Portimao, which has just been paved.”

“From our point of view, the tires don’t work well and it shows. It’s like we’re driving on a puz skating rink. Normally, you can’t get the pleasure you get from Istanbul on a tour right now and I don’t think has changed, “continued Hamilton:

“I had this feeling all through the tour. It was like there were wet spots everywhere and you were also on dry tires. This is because the tires brought here are at very low temperatures.

Tires so hard that if you stay below 10 or 20 degrees, the tires won’t work. If you are 20 degrees above your desired range, this time it won’t work again.

And somehow this floor is quite smooth. As the tracks get older, the gaps between the asphalt get wider, so the tires work better, but here the asphalt is overly covered, rather flat and shiny, and I think the oil or whatever they put on is leaking from the asphalt. It was like shit, with a capital B.
Especially later in the second session, we saw that the riders performed better by switching to softer tires, but this time they also complained about tire wear. “

When asked what kind of change would be made using softer tires on the track, Hamilton replied:

“That would definitely help. The hard tires are useless, the middle tire is not bad and the soft tire is a little better. I think it would have been better if we had used the current soft tire as a hard tire. But this is a very difficult track. You’re killing the right tire at turn 8 “, who knows. Maybe it could be better than now, but what happened. “

Hamilton, on the other hand, obtained the 4th best result in the second training sessions with a time of 1.29.180.

Minister Karaismailoğlu said they “successfully completed it”

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said in a statement on November 7: “You know, we were here on October 10. We started scraping and renovating the asphalt. Our friends did a great job. success. they completed it, “he said.

Stating that Formula 1 races are given by 250 broadcasters, Karaismailoğlu said: “This will be an event that will reach 2 billion people. We also give all our support to successfully complete this work on behalf of our country. Of course, on the other hand, we are responsible for the work we do ”.