Internet jokes about lack of rain: 'What about that 100 percent?'

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17:07, 09 Oct 2021

The qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix has brought a few surprises, but most of all a lot of excitement. Beforehand the FIA predicted a 100 percent chance of rain during the session and although that rain did come, it largely stayed away from the circuit in Istanbul. This is how the internet reacted to all the events on Saturday!

Excitement in the rain

GiantWaffle

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Man this slight bit of rain has made this F1 Quali really interesting.

12:41 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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David

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So... About that 100% chance of rain? #F1 #TurkishGP #WTF1

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12:36 PM · Oct 9, 2021

Mick Schumacher the big surprise

TGR Haas F1 Team

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What can you say about that qualifying performance from Mick?! 👏👏👏 #HaasF1 #TurkishGP #Quali

1:04 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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Nice work @SchumacherMick

12:20 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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Happy Mick, Happy Team 😁😁 #HaasF1 #TurkishGP

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1:25 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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Bottas and Hamilton on top

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Best way to spend a Saturday ✊

1:21 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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VALTTERI BOTTAS IS ON POLE!! 🇹🇷 With Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty, Bottas has been promoted to pole and beats out Max Verstappen. #theintermissionsports #Formula1 #f1 #TurkishGP

1:27 PM · Oct 9, 2021

Verstappen makes his team proud

Max Verstappen

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Overall, I’m pretty happy, starting the race from front row. We made good progress and our qualifying lap was pretty good #KeepPushing #TurkishGP 🇹🇷

1:58 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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Oracle Red Bull Racing

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On the front row for Race Day 🤍 @Max33Verstappen 💪 #TurkishGP

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1:02 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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Other teams have reason to celebrate too

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team

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that is P5 for @PierreGASLY!! ⛽️ 🔥 @yukitsunoda07 caps off a solid day for us in P10 👏

1:01 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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It’s P4 for @Charles_Leclerc after an intense #Quali! He will line up in P3 and @CarlosSainz55 will start from P20 for tomorrow’s #TurkishGP 👊 #essereFerrari 🔴

1:14 PM · Oct 9, 2021

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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
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8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
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