Britons Lewis Hamilton and David Coulthard had a tough start to their Turkish grand prix weekend here in Istanbul.
With just 10 laps on the board for the entire 90 minute opening session on Friday, it is understood that Hamilton’s McLaren, confined to the garage for most of the morning, suffered from a technical problem at the rear of the car.
Coulthard managed a decent 23 laps, but his session ended with marshals having to extinguish a fire from underneath his Red Bull.
In hot conditions of 33 degrees, nearly every runner had spins on the slippery track.
The Ferraris emerged with clearly the quickest pace, followed by the two McLarens.
