This weekend the 2021 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix, at Istanbul Circuit. It is the sixteenth round in this world championship of Formula 1. English driver Lewis Hamilton has regained the leadership of the world with his victory in the past Russian Grand Prix, with a small advantage over the Dutch Max verstappen.
In the past Russian Grand Prix, both cars occupied the first two positions of the championship, with Hamilton as champion in Sochi, followed by a Verstappen who made a great comeback. The Spanish Carlos Sainz was the other big name in this last race, which completed the podium and added another remarkable result for Ferrari.
The leadership of the drivers’ classification has returned to the hands of Lewis hamilton, which adds 246.5 points with five wins and 11 podiums. Max verstappen he follows very closely, with 244.5 points with seven wins and 11 podiums, a reflection of the equality that exists right now in the Formula 1 Drivers World Championship.
The English seven-time champion is leader of the F1 World Cup, since he was the strongest of the weekend in Sochi. Now in the Istanbul Circuit it will be a new scenario. Verstappen comes to Turkey with the intention of regaining the leadership, since in Russia He saved a very complicated situation where he rallied from the last positions of the grid to second place.
The third place in the F1 World Cup is the other pilot of Mercedes, Valteri Bottas, who has surpassed the young English runner of the circuit, Lando Norris of McLaren, to get up to the third place. The Finn has 151 points, with a 12 advantage over Norris. The companion of Verstappen, the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez, is fifth with 120 points, although the one who took a big step forward has been Carlos Sainz, which occupies the sixth place with 112.5 points.
As to Ferrari, in addition to the great role of Carlos Sainz, his companion, the young man Charles Leclerc, it’s just behind in seventh place. The Monegasque pilot of ‘Il prancing horse’ add 104 points with The Scuderia, so it occupies the seventh place in the World championship. The parity between both pilots is total, in addition to the complicity.
The other Spanish driver on the grid, the great Fernando Alonso, keep fighting on your return to the F1 like a proven veteran. With Alphine Team, the Oviedo played another good role in Sochi, where he was in sixth position. He currently adds 58 points and occupies the tenth place in the classification. His partner, the French Sebastian ocon, is eleventh with 45 points.
F-1 2021 Turkish Grand Prix Schedule
Friday October 8
Free Practice 1 10.30-11.30
Free 2 2 2 pm – 3 pm
Saturday October 9
Free 3, from 11.00 to 12.00
Classification, from 14.00 -15.00
Sunday October 9
Race, at 2:00 p.m.
Where to watch the 2021 F-1 Turkish Grand Prix?
During this season you can see the F-1 and consequently the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix through various options such as DAZN platform or by Movistar Plus. The thematic channel of Movistar Plus Formula 1 has been renamed DAZN F1 and the channels are already enabled DAZN1 and DAZN2. You can follow all the live information about the event on the Mundo Deportivo website.