A pattern begins to emerge – Race day morning, Turkish GP
The paddock arises as the Turkish sun makes its first
appearance of the morning. The Istanbul Park Circuit is a picture perfect
scene this morning, with the sun glimmering off the motorhome windows,
and all the teams’ people pounding the paddock have a noticeable
spring in their step – it’s Race Day.
Looking at the classification of the top 10 positions
after yesterday’s Qualifying, there was a feeling amongst the media
fraternity that it was somewhat predictable. Red Bulls at the top, Mercedes
beginning to show their true colours, McLaren pushing hard, and the Ferraris
and LRGP amongst it. Complacency, however, can be poisonous and with today’s
race likely to feature three or more pit stops it could all become rather
interesting.
After a choppy start to the season for some teams still
looking to find their feet, the hierarchy in the grid is beginning to
form its pattern. There will, undoubtedly be surprise results here and
there. There will be tracks that suit some teams more than others, but
the teams in the grid are now beginning to acclimatise to 2011 Formula
1 life – KERS, DRS and the tyres are now more familiar than they
were in Australia or the far reaches of Asia.
With the popular Spanish Grand Prix just around the
corner – and a much tighter corner than the renowned Istanbul Turn
8 – all twelve names in the paddock will be looking to solidify their
position in the pecking order and make moves further up the ranks as the
European season begins in earnest.
Come 3pm today, all of us in black and gold will be
looking for one of our strong starts off the grid and hoping for a delightful
race performance before the Turkish sun finally sets.
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