Motor racing-F1 drivers praise grippy Istanbul track after 2020 'ice rink'


Marshals clean the track before the third practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Formula One drivers hailed the Istanbul Park circuit's grippier surface on Friday, saying the Turkish Grand Prix track was fun to drive again and very different to last year's wet and slippery "ice rink".

Turkey returned to the F1 calendar in 2020 after nearly a decade away with a resurfaced track that lacked grip in wet conditions.

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