Team Summary:
After a rain affected Saturday practice qualifying would commence with a dry track for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix, but there were clouds at the circuit and a chance of rain which could see an early dry tyre time as a priority. There would be a queue at the pit exit all on the soft tyre, with the Williams cars close to the front of the queue. Rain was expected in a few minutes with all twenty cars out running. Nicholas would go quickest but Gasly moved ahead with a 1m:29.499 but Norris was ahead with a 1m:28.079 with the Williams drivers now fifth and sixth.

Such was the rapid change in times that with ten minutes remaining we had Bottas quickest from Norris, Verstappen, Alonso, Hamilton, and Nicholas sixth. This would become eighth as the second Williams moved into sixth. But it would all change as Gasly went fastest with a 1m:25.486 followed by Alonso, Leclerc, Bottas, Norris, Verstappen, Ocon, George, Ricciardo, and Hamilton tenth. The second Williams was 11th and running on a new set of soft tyres. With four minutes remaining Hamilton was now quickest from Bottas and Gasly. The Williams pair were currently 10th and 12th as the final minutes of the period started. Verstappen was able to go fastest with a 1m:25.033 but Hamilton would move ahead with a 1m:24.585. The Williams pair were 9th and 10th.

Gasly was now in second followed by Bottas, Norris, Alonso, Ocon Perez, Stroll, Leclerc and Ricciardo tenth. The Williams pair were 13th and 14th as the period ended. But as the final lap times were set we would see the Williams pair finish in 11th and 17th so one car was out of qualifying. The order was Hamilton, Verstappen, Gasly, Leclerc, Perez, Bottas, Norris, Alonso, Sainz, and Tsunoda tenth.

With the start of the second period there would be quite a few drivers using the medium. Bottas would set a 1m:24.142 to be quickest from Alonso, Gasly, Tsunoda, Ocon, Leclerc, Hamilton, Vettel and Norris tenth. Sainz was not running as he would be starting from the rear of the field with engine penalties. Hamilton was now quickest with a 1m:23.595 from Verstappen and Alonso. Leclerc would spin at the final corner ruining his lap as more drivers were returning on new sets of tyres. With the next set of times the order would be Hamilton, Bottas, Perez, Verstappen, Alonso, Gasly, Tsunoda, Stroll, Norris and Ocon with under two minutes remaining. Hamilton had set a 1m:23.082 on his quickest lap and this would see him remain fastest from Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly, Alonso, Perez, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Stroll and Norris tenth.

With the final period it would be Hamilton who would go fastest with a 1m:22.868 with Bottas second followed by Verstappen, Leclerc, Gasly, Alonso, Perez, Norris, Stroll and Tsunoda tenth. But Hamilton would have to take his ten place grid penalty with an engine component change. So Bottas would start from the front with Verstappen along side him. For Williams they would finish qualifying in 13th and 17th. It was very much a session where both Williams drivers could have been better had it not been for a mistake from George and for Nicholas not been on the track at the right time.

George Russell:
George would follow Nicholas out in Q1 also using the soft tyre. A 1m:30.880 to see George second but he would drop to eighth but with a 1m:28.047 would see him fastest then dropping to third then eighth as others went quicker. A 1m:27.505 would see George seventh dropping to ninth. But he would drop down to 15th as more lap times were set. He would set a 1m:26.379 to be sixth, dropping to seventh. He would join Nicholas in pitting and taking a new set of soft tyres. He would return and would set a 1m:25.915 to be ninth. He would drop down to 15th but a 1m:25.417 would see him ninth dropping to 11th. In the second period George would slowly starting his period with a slow 1m:38.173 for his first time using the soft tyre. But he would pit without improving his time. He would return but this time on the medium tyre. He would set a 1m:25.007 to be 11th then 12th. But on what was a better lap George would make a mistake at the final corner not improving on his current 13th, so he was out of qualifying. He would say to the team "Sorry guys ... no no that was a good lap."

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would be first out for Williams in Q1 using the soft tyre. Nicholas would set a 1m:30.251 to be quickest. he would drop down the order but a 1m:28.097 would see him currently seventh. As others went quicker Nicholas would be 14th but a 1m:26.523 would see him sixth. This would become seventh then eighth. Nicholas would pit after a six lap run currently ninth. In his pit he would dropt o 11th and would return on a new set of soft tyres. A 1m:26.086 would see Nicholas tenth. But in the closing moments of the session Nicholas would drop to 17th and he was out of qualifying. All about timing for Nicholas and he just was not on the right lap at the right time as others went quicker around him. he would later reveal that he was forced to pit with not enough fuel to stay out seeing others able to improve on the final two laps of the period.