Heikki Kovalainen is certain that McLaren has made progress since the Spanish Grand Prix and has closed the gap to Ferrari, although he concedes that the Italian team is still the one to beat.

With cooler than usual conditions at this year's Turkish Grand Prix, pole-sitter and Istanbul circuit expert Felipe Massa says that getting the tyres warmed up properly on the way to the grid will be critical.

Istanbul - Race 1 Quotes

Australian Mark Webber confirms that he has opened contract talks to remain with the Red Bull Formula One team next season.

Turkish GP: Qualifying notes - Renault

Turkish GP: Post Qualifying press conference

Pantano takes dominant win in Race 1

Istanbul Race 1 - Result

Turkish GP: Qualifying notes - Bridgestone

Turkish GP: Qualifying notes - Ferrari

Turkish GP: Qualifying notes - BMW

For the Turkish Grand Prix both BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers have again made it into the top ten qualifying session. For Robert Kubica this was for the 23rd consecutive time, while for Nick Heidfeld it was the 28th time in a row. In Istanbul Kubica qualified fifth and Heidfeld ninth - therefore the aim of both of them is to pick up positions in the race.