Lewis Hamilton has described a lap of the Istanbul Park circuit as “terrifying” after low-grip circumstances noticed drivers lap a number of seconds off the anticipated tempo throughout apply for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix.

Hamilton, who can win his seventh title this weekend, completed the session fourth quickest as all 20 drivers struggled for grip.

The Istanbul Park circuit was not too long ago resurfaced forward of the grand prix and the graceful floor, which had seen little or no use forward of Friday’s apply session, made it tough to get the tyres as much as temperature.

“It is terrifying the entire means round,” Hamilton stated. “It is virtually like there’s moist patches throughout since you are on slicks, accelerating and it [the loss of grip] simply goes so quick.

“It is since you are means, means under the temperature window [for the tyres]. These tyres, they’re so onerous and solely work in a sure window, so in case you are 10 or 20 levels under they don’t seem to be working.

“For some motive this floor is so clean, numerous the older circuits, are much more open between the stones, so it really works the tyre extra. This one is tremendous closed, flat and glossy and I suppose there’s oil seeps from the tarmac.

“It is s*** with a capital S.”

Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen topped Friday apply with a time 0.850s quicker than Hamilton, however the Mercedes driver believes it’s all all the way down to the tyres.

“I’ve not modified a single factor with the automobile in the present day as a result of if the tyres aren’t working you do not actually know what the stability is,” he stated, “It is actually simply the tyres.

“You see different individuals are getting them to work. You may go from one lap to the opposite and you’ll find a second as a result of the tyre works in a few corners. You may see the Pink Bulls are doing very well with it and we have undoubtedly obtained some work to do tonight to try to work out what we will change.

“It is going to be tough for the followers to grasp however there’s elementary issues on the automobile you may’t change, so we have simply go to work with what we now have and try to do one of the best job we will.”