Hamilton is dazzled by Mercedes and Ferrari......

Lewis Hamilton is adamant he's "in the fight" for the Turkish GP victory after qualifying in fourth place for Sunday's race.

The McLaren driver, the winner of the last grand prix in China, was one of the favourites to at least secure a spot on the front row of the Istanbul grid.
However, he had no answer to the pace of the Red Bulls while Nico Rosberg also put his resurgent Mercedes GP ahead of the McLaren driver.
"It's not pole position but it's better than nothing," Hamilton told the BBC.
"We're starting on the dirty side, but we're in the fight.
"We're not far away but now you see the Mercedes have picked up their pace and also the Ferraris have.
"I'm looking forward to a strong race. It's a long one here but there are chances to overtake and it should be good."
The one thing, though, that Hamilton doesn't have which aided his climb to the top step of the podium in China is an extra set of the softer option tyres.
And that, he admits, could cost him this Sunday.
"We don't have an extra set, we went out, whether that was right or not I don't know."

More i pushed, More it went wrong.....Schumi says

Despite finally making it into the top-ten shoot-out in Turkey, Michael Schumacher was not happy with his P8 on the Istanbul grid.

Schumacher has struggled this season in qualifying, failing to get the best out of his Mercedes W02.
However, the team turned a corner in China and followed that up with a strong showing in this weekend's Turkish practice session.
Schumacher, in fact, finished Saturday's final session with the second fastest time, just 0.001s behind Sebastian Vettel.
But the German failed to turn that pace into a solid grid slot despite making it into the top-ten shoot-out for the first time this season.
"I'm not happy at all, being so far off, that's a bit unusual," he told the BBC. "It didn't really work out at all. The grip for whatever reason wasn't there compared to what I had this morning.
"I struggled already in Q2. The track certainly was better than it was this morning, but we couldn't reproduce what we did this morning. So, we need to understand what's going on.
"The more I pushed, the more things went wrong, and in the end there was no grip left."

Views of drivers about tukish GP Qualifying round

Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position in Turkish qualifying, finishing ahead of his team-mate, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton...

Red Bull:

Sebastian Vettel: "I'm very happy. It was a bit funny in Q3 today, as both Mark and I decided we would skip the second run and so we finished earlier than normal. It was a strange feeling, as the other cars are on track setting times and you are in the garage watching - they might beat you, but you can only watch the screens and there's nothing you can do. It was an odd feeling but a good decision to save tyres for tomorrow's race. I messed up the car yesterday morning, so we missed the session in the afternoon, but the guys fixed it for today and I think they did a very good job. We have been up there with the times today, although we didn't have a trouble free morning and we had a bit to catch up. I like the track here which helps and it was nice to see that, without many laps, I was able to come back and find the rhythm, so all-in-all I'm very happy today."0

Metallica is going to perform at indian GP

Metallica will be performing at India’s first ever F1 Rocks concert this October, it has been confirmed by the American heavy metal band.

‘At this stage in the game, there are very few places in the world that we have not dragged our gear and crew to, so that makes this show announcement extra special,’reads a message on the Metallica website. ‘For the first time ever, we will be visiting India for two shows! It’s about time, wouldn’t you say?!?!’

F1 Rocks will be held in capital city New Delhi on Friday 28 October, with a further performance scheduled for the Los Angeles group on race day Sunday in Bangalore. 

Mallya wants points in every race.....

Vijay Mallya has set his Force India team the target of scoring points in every race, confident his drivers have the ability.

Force India's 2011 campaign got off to the perfect start with both Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta bringing their cars home in the points in Australia.

Ross Brawn say "Mercedes is good" but....

Ross Brawn is adamant that Mercedes GP have a "fundamentally good car", they just need to "achieve its full potential."

Despite being billed as potential race winners ahead of the season-opening Australian GP, Mercedes GP failed to live up to expectations.

The team failed to reach the chequered flag in Melbourne while at the following race in Malaysia only Michael Schumacher succeeded in finishing in the points.

Bernie trying to save Turkish GP

Bernie Ecclestone is determined to see the Turkish GP remain a part of the F1 circus despite local officials saying they will not pay his increased fee.

This weekend's grand prix could be the last time F1 visits Turkey for several years as Ecclestone reportedly wants to increase the price of hosting the race from $13 million to $26 million.

"It (the government) found this figure very high, it looks like it will not make the payment," said Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Murat Yalcintas. "That is the reason the race is not happening."

Fia's statements on bahrain race reschedule

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, have refused to be drawn on when a decision will be taken over the future of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

It was reported on Monday that the deadline over the decision, originally set for yesterday, had been moved forward 24 hours.

When asked if the deadline had been moved, an FIA spokeswoman said: "As far as the FIA is concerned we do not have any information.

there will be a race in bahrain or not....Read out.....

Organisers of the Bahrain GP continue to live in hope that the race can take place later this year after the FIA granted an extended deadline to determine if a new date can be set.

Motor sport's governing body confirmed on Monday that organisers now have until June 3 - the date of the next FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Barcelona - to prove that it can safely stage the event.

The Gulf Kingdom was originally pencilled in to host the opening grand prix of the 2011 season on March 13, but the race was postponed in February due to the civil unrest in the country.

The FIA originally announced a May 1 deadline to determine if the event could be rescheduled for later this year, but revealed on Monday that the deadline has been extended by a month.

Ferrari expect to be better in turkey....!!!

Ferrari will introduce a new front wing at the Turkish Grand Prix, but chief designer Nikolas Tombazis warns that it is unlikely that they will be in the position that they "should be".

The Scuderia have made a disappointing start to the 2011 campaign and Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are yet to claim a podium position three races into the season. The team have also struggled with their pace in qualifying with Alonso claiming their best grid position of P5.

After a lengthy break between the Chinese Grand Prix and the upcoming Turkish GP, Tombazis feels they have improved.

"I think we will be closer, but I don't think in Turkey we will be in the position we should be in," Tombazis said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

F1 teams will face more strict custom checks

F1 teams will now face more stringent custom checks after a team truck from the Superbike World Championship was allegedly found carrying drugs through Dover last month.

According to the Daily Telegraph, "on board the Kawasaki Racing Team trucks, officers allegedly discovered 18lbs (8kg) of cocaine, 157lbs (71kg) of amphetamine tablets and more than 220lbs (100kg) of cannabis - as well as a handgun and 35 rounds of ammunition

The four technicians on the truck, which was from the Paul Bird Motorsport based in Lancashire, were arrested and later bailed.

The bust is set to have consequences for all motorsport teams, including those from Formula One.

A UKBA source the newspaper: "Our intelligence analysts will be looking much more closely at motorsport vehicles from now on, including Superbikes and even Formula One.

"They have been pulled over very rarely and that will now change."

Bernie and FIA at odds over renewal date of Behrain

Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA appear to be at odds over the deadline for a final decision on whether or not the Bahrain GP will be rescheduled.

The Gulf country was due to host the 2011 season opener on March 13, but the race was cancelled due to the ongoing political unrest.

F1's governing body originally told organisers they had until May 1 to decide whether the race could be rescheduled but Ecclestone on Thursday promised to give them until "early June or something like that".

Bahrain wants returns in F1 near future...!!!

The organisers of the Bahrain GP are keen to see F1 return to their circuit, however, are not sure if it will be this season.

The Bahrain GP was scheduled to take place in March but was postponed after political unrest swept through the island kingdom.

And although Bernie Ecclestone is determined to give the country until "early June or something like that" to resolve their issues, the Bahrain organisers concede their first priority must be to resolve the political issues within the country.

"We gratefully acknowledge the understanding of Formula One Management and the FIA in what have been difficult times," Bahrain International Circuit chairman Zayed Rashid Alzayani said in a statement.

F1 will get more intense...!!! Schumi says

Michael Schumacher believes Mercedes GP can build on their Chinese GP progress when they head to Turkey next weekend.

Schumacher's team-mate Nico Rosberg came to the fore last time out in Shanghai, claiming fourth place on the grid. The younger German eventually finished P5 after leading the grand prix for a number of laps.

It was, Schumacher is hoping, a sign of things to come.