Hamilton unhappy with surface at Istanbul Park

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16:08, 13 Nov 2020

Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton were not the dominant team on Friday at Istanbul Park for the first time in a long time. Hamilton admitted his frustration at the new surface that had been laid.

“It was a bit of a disaster today, if I am honest. This is such a great circuit and I don't quite understand why they spend millions on re-paving. I know it hasn't been done for a long time, but maybe we should have just cleaned it up instead of wasting that money," Hamilton told Formula 1.

Softer tires might have helped

Hamilton revealed he did not enjoy the first day very much and that that is unlikely to change for the rest of the weekend.

"That would certainly have helped. The hard tire is useless, the medium is so so and the soft tire is slowly improving. If we had had the softest tire in the world, maybe that would have been better."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Hamilton unhappy with surface at Istanbul Park

Softer tires might have helped

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