The Turkish Grand Prix served a proper show last year, with wet qualifying, a wet race and a grip-less track all ingredients for a thriller; ditto this year but despite the damp there was far more grip which turned the race into a bore. We can thank Sergio Perez for his robust defending on Lewis Hamilton because that was the only highlight of the race with a mention of Carlos Sainz, whose slice through the field was entertaining as well, earning him Driver of the Day.. With Friday running, showing that Mercedes had superior pace, while Red Bull’s RB16B fell victim to Istanbul Park’s water blasted surface (for more grip), the decision to give Lewis Hamilton a new engine seemed to make...
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