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Istanbul FP3: Shut-up and drive or delay the farce?

On Friday drivers, including Formula 1 World Champion elect Lewis Hamilton, complained about the slippery nature of the new tarmac laid out at Istanbul Park ahead of the return of the Turkish Grand Prix this weekend. But the gods got more miserable on Saturday morning as they sprinkled the venue with rain, which only exacerbated matters for FP3 as drivers struggled in wet conditions, magnified by ice-rink-like conditions which this generation of drivers have never experienced. Furthermore, the Pirelli rubber on offer has not yet switched on in Turkey, drivers complaining about their ineffectiveness throughout the one-hour session. Halfway through the session, Sebastian Vettel radioed his...
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