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Why Istanbul’s slippery ‘ice-rink’ could set up F1 Turkish GP thriller

A slippery, recently resurfaced Istanbul Park circuit proved a challenge for Formula 1’s drivers and led to an extraordinarily abnormal day of Friday practice running at the Turkish Grand Prix.  Check out the Crash F1 YouTube channel - CLICK HERE Drivers were left struggling for grip throughout both of Friday’s 90-minute practice sessions at the Istanbul circuit, which was resurfaced just two weeks ago.  The bizarre conditions resulted in a fascinating watch, particularly in FP1, with drivers grappling with their cars just to keep them facing the right direction as their machines squirmed around the 5.338km, 14-Turn track, even at slow speeds. Conditions were so tricky that drivers...
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