SPORTS

Formula 1 fever hits Istanbul streets for second straight year

Last year Lewis Hamilton secured F1 title in Turkish GP with drivers facing gigantic challenges due to weather conditions

The 16th race of this season will take place over 58 laps of the 5.4-kilometer (3.4 miles) Intercity Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday on Oct. 10. AA

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Formula 1 returned to Istanbul for the first time since 2011 last year, and on the weekend, the Turkish Grand Prix will host the F1 race for the second straight year.

The 16th race of this season will take place over 58 laps of the 5.4-kilometer (3.4 miles) Intercity Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday on Oct. 10.

The 2020 race saw Lewis Hamilton secured the last season's F1 title at Istanbul Park with a first-place finish on a wet track.

Having won the seventh title in Istanbul, Hamilton finished the 58-lap race at 1:42:19, equaling F1 legend Michael Schumacher's record by winning the seventh Formula 1 title.

Sergio Perez from Mexico was the runner-up -- 31.633 seconds behind the leader-- while German driver Sebastian Vettel came third with 31.960 seconds behind British driver.

Having kicked off the race in the pole position, Racing Point's Canadian driver Lance Stroll finished ninth.